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FUTURE LAND USE PLANNING VERSUS ZONING

The side-by-side comparison below highlights the distinct purposes and uses of a Future Land Use Map
relative to a Zoning Map.

Future Land Use Map Zoning Map

• Outlook for the future use of land and the • Basis for applying different land use
character of development in the County. regulations and development standards in
Purpose • Macro level – generalized • different areas of the County (“zones”).

Micro level – site-specific focus.
development patterns.

• Guidance for the County’s zoning map • Regulating development as it is
and related decisions (zone change proposed, or as sites are positioned for
requests, variance applications, etc.). the future with appropriate zoning (by
Use • Baseline for monitoring consistency of actions the property owner or the County).

and decisions with the Comprehensive Plan. • Comprehensive Plan and Future Land

Inputs and Considerations • The locational aspects planning priorities • Use map for general guidance.
Existing land use in the County.
•
Zoning decisions that differ substantially from
involving economic development,
the general development pattern depicted
housing, infrastructure, parks and
on the Future Land Use map should indicate
recreation, public facilities, etc.
the need for some map adjustments the next
time the Comprehensive Plan is revised.

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