Nash County
Land Use Plan
About
A Land Use Plan (LUP) is a tool used for guiding the growth, redevelopment, and overall improvement of the county for next ten (10) to twenty (20) years. The plan will serve as the official statement by Nash County of its vision, intentions, goals, objectives, and strategies for future land use development.
The Land Use Plan adopted in 2022 will act as an update to the 2006 Land Development Plan. The Plan addresses new issues and priorities that have come forward in the years since the 2006 Plan was completed. The LUP will function as Nash County's comprehensive plan. The Plan addresses several topics as determined by the community but generally a Land Use Plan addresses land use, housing, infrastructure, transportation, economic development, agriculture, and natural resources.
The LUP is a guiding document upon which land use decisions are based. Recommendations in the Plan could call for changes to county ordinances to implement specific decisions as suggested.
A land use plan is not a regulatory document on its own and has no binding legal effect. Rather, it establishes a vision, goals, and priorities through many conversations and community engagement, which are then used to guide future growth and development. It also:
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Documents a community conversation: “Where are we at? Where would we like to be?”
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Provides a basis for decision-making, problem-solving and policy development by government officials
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Establishes priorities for government projects, staff, and services
The planning process will take place over a 12-month time-period beginning in Fall of 2021 and wrapping up in the Fall of 2022. The evolving project schedule is shown here and outlines the three overlapping phases:
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Project Initiation & Analysis,
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Visioning & Plan Development, and
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Implementation & Adoption.
The Plan will be developed by county staff working in conjunction with consultants and a steering committee. Stakeholders in the public and private sector will be interviewed during the process and there will be multiple opportunities for citizens to participate in the process and provide feedback. See the Get Involved page for more information on upcoming meetings and surveys.
The Draft Plan are available to view on the Adopted Comprehensive Land Use page of this website. The Planning Board and Board of Commissioners each met to decide on approving, revising, or adopting the Draft Document. At the conclusion of these meetings, the Plan was fully adopted on November 7th, 2023.