Comprehensive Plan Process

The Rhinebeck Plan

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Town Board appoints Comprehensive Plan Committee
to prepare a new Town Plan

 

       

 

 

 

Committee &
Volunteers

Town Officials
   

Consultants
   

 

 

PHASES

PREPARE THE PLAN

 

PUBLIC OUTREACH

Phase 1

Public Input

Define Key Issues

       


Public Visioning Sessions and Opinion Survey

Phase 2

Define Existing Conditions & Trends

Collect and Analyze Information

Use GIS to Map Existing Conditions

Conduct Build-out & Fiscal Analysis

Review of Existing Plan

Collaborative Initiatives
Create Planning Toolbox

       


Consult with:

Town/Village Officials
Other Towns
County & State
Civic Groups
Others

Phase 3

Develop Planning Strategies

Draft Plan Goals, Objectives, and Actions

Planning workshops

Draft Comprehensive Plan
Prepare Chapters:
Plan Summary
Existing Conditions
Comprehensive Plan
Implementation


Public Information Meetings

Hold Committee Public Hearing

       


Public Hearing

Phase 4

Comprehensive Plan

Prepare Final Plan Draft
Prepare Draft Code Amendments:
Zoning Law
Subdivision Regulations
Land Use Controls
Refer to Town Board

       


Public Information Meetings

Phase 5

SEQR Compliance & Implementation
Town Board Public Hearings

Environmental Impact Assessment
(SEQR review)		 Dutchess County Referral

       


Public Hearings

ADOPT & IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
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The Town of Rhinebeck Comprehensive Plan
Town Hall
80 East Market Street  -  Rhinebeck, New York  12572
therhinebeckplan.org
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