Sedona AZ (April 29, 2011)-One of the great things about Arizona is that cities and towns in Arizona are required by state law to update community plans every ten years providing each community the opportunity to say to its residents “How do you want to see YOUR community develop in the next ten years? What is important to you, to your family, to your neighbors and friends?” Every ten years the citizens of Arizona communities can change goals and priorities and that is what Sedona Arizona citizens are preparing to do in 2011 and 2012.
Sedona community-wide meetings have been scheduled for May 19, 2011 and May 21, 2011 to educate the public on the Community Plan process and how to become involved in its update. A summer meeting schedule for July and August 2011 is in the process of being determined by the Community Plan Update committee, to be made public after Community Plan meetings in May.
The City of Sedona is in the process of developing an update to the current Community Plan that reflects citizens wants, values and goals. The Sedona Community Plan Update steering committee, volunteer Sedona citizens, is referring to the plan development and vision for the City of Sedona’s future as “Imagine Sedona – 2020 and Beyond.” While the Sedona Community Plan is a visionary document, it is also a policy document and addresses many important elements such as land use, growth, transportation, open space, the environment, housing, water resources, historic preservation, and arts and culture.
The first Sedona Community Plan was developed in 1991 and updated in 1998 and 2002. Past Sedona community plans played important roles in establishing current land use regulations, uptown planning, and plans for the west Sedona commercial corridor.
Some examples of past years Sedona community plan goals are:
- Maintaining the City’s overall growth capacity at 1990 levels
- Amendment 12 to the Coconino National Forest Plan to preserve our open spaces
- Adoption of Design Review Manual
- The re-design and construction of SR 179
- Restrictions on the location of hotels and timeshares.
The Sedona Community Plan Update 2002 goals became an intrinsic part of Sedona’s development. The present Community Plan update will be an on-going project into 2012. It is vital that the public participates in the community plan update process, and its citizens have the final approval of the Sedona Community Plan by a public vote in 2013.
The Sedona Community Plan update meetings begin May 2011 for the IMAGINE SEDONA – 2020 and Beyond envisioning. The Sedona community is asked to attend the May 19, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. and May 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. public meetings at the Sedona Creative Life Center. The City of Sedona Community Update Plan is an opportunity to work together as citizens to determine the City of Sedona’s future.
For more information, contact Sedona City Hall or visit www.SedonaAZ.gov/planUpdate. Emails are encouraged to the City of Sedona Community Development Department Senior Planner, Mike Raber, mraber@SedonaAZ.gov or Kathy Levin, Associate Planner, klevin@SedonaAZ.govor by calling 928-203-5035. The Sedona Community plan summer meeting dates will be listed on SedonaEye.com Calendar of Events when scheduled.
Be involved and Imagine Sedona 2020 and Beyond!
The City of Sedona would like to remind the public of the requirements and timeline to install a backwater device Per City Code, Chapter 13.
Per the City Code, Chapter 13, Section 13-5-5 it states the following; “When the lowest drain fixture for a facility served by a gravity sewer lateral is less than four inches higher than the nearest upstream manhole, a backwater prevention device shall be installed on the lateral on private property exterior to and down stream of the facility served by the lateral. A backwater device shall be installed on existing laterals by December 31, 2011 or when the lateral is replaced or repaired, which ever comes first”.
For questions related to requirements, installations or inspections of backwater devices, please contact Sal Valenzuela with the City of Sedona Public Works Department at (928) 203-5030.
This is the community’s first opportunity since the creation of a Citizens Steering Committee to get involved in the City of Sedona’s two-year process to update the Community Plan. Imagine Sedona – 2020 and Beyond — Be part of the community-wide planning process!
Thursday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. or Saturday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Sedona Creative Life Center at 333 Schnebly Hill Road
For more information, contact Mike Raber, Senior Planner at Mraber@sedonaaz.gov or 204-7106, or Kathy Levin, Associate Planner at Klevin@sedonaaz.gov or 203-5035.
Check the website at: http://www.sedonaaz.gov/planUpdate
Thank you.
Kathy Levin
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Kathy Levin, Associate Planner
City of Sedona
Community Development Dept.
102 Roadrunner Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336
928-203-5035
928-282-5348 (fax)
klevin@sedonaaz.gov
Beginning May 22, 2011 through September 10, 2011 City Offices will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. City offices will be CLOSED on Fridays during that time.
The City of Sedona is giving notice that on Tuesday, May 3 2011 in the City of Sedona’s Vultee Conference Room at 106 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona AZ, a meeting is scheduled for the City of Sedona Citizens Steering Committee for the Sedona Community Plan Meeting at 3:00 PM. Please access the City of Sedona’s government web site at http://www.sedonaaz.gov/planupdate for the agenda/packet.
This web site’s Calendar of Events is updated daily with city meetings and links or visit http://www.sedonaaz.gov.
Imagine Sedona – 2020 and Beyond – City Commission Series UPDATE and meeting dates: Check the SedonaEye.com Calendar of Events daily for reminders of Imagine Sedona 2020 and Beyond meetings!
The Citizens Steering Committee for the Community Plan is hosting a “City Commission Series” in the first phase of the planning process during July and August. This series is open to the public and all meetings will be held in the Vultee Conference Room at City Hall.
Each commission has been created with a specific mission and develops a yearly work program that includes goals and projects that are short-range while others are longer range. The Steering Committee will host two upcoming meetings to hear from a few members of specific commissions and learn about the mission, accomplishments, work programs, future plans and coordination with the committee regarding the update to the Community Plan.
The meeting schedule is:
Mon. July 11 at 6:00 p.m. – Historic Preservation and Housing Commissions
Wed. Aug. 3 at 6:00 p.m. – Parks & Recreation and Sustainability Commissions
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.SedonaAZ.gov/planUpdate or e-mail, call or write city staff:
Mike Raber, Senior Planner, mraber@SedonaAZ.gov, 928-204-7106
Kathy Levin, Associate Planner, klevin@SedonaAZ.gov, 928-203-5035
City of Sedona
Department of Community Development
102 Roadrunner Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336
CITY OF SEDONA CITIZENS STEERING COMMITTEE FOR SEDONA COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE AGENDA:
PUBLIC WELCOME
Notice is hereby given that the City of Sedona Citizens Steering Committee for the Sedona Community Plan Update will meet on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the Vultee Conference Room located at Sedona City
Hall, 106 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, Arizona.
NOTE: Times noted on the agenda are approximations only and may vary.
The Order of Business shall be as follows:
1. Verification of Notice, Call to Order, and Roll Call.
2. Announcements from staff and committee.
3. Public comment regarding the update of the Sedona Community Plan – limit of three minutes per person. (10 minutes for items 1-3)
4. Discussion/possible action on the use of social media for the Community Plan update. (10 minutes 3:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.)
5. Discussion of June 30, 2011 community meeting held at West Sedona
School. (15 minutes – 3:50 – 4:05 p.m.)
6. Discussion/possible action regarding community planning process and future public outreach events. (50 minutes – 4:05 – 4:55 p.m.)
7. Discussion regarding future meeting dates and future agenda items.
(5 minutes 4:55 – 5:00 p.m.)
Monday, July 11, 2011 – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 – 3:00 p.m.
8. Adjournment.
Please note that the purpose of the Citizens Steering Committee is to work collaboratively with the community, Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council, staff and others to oversee the formulation of the updated Draft Sedona Community Plan.
The Draft Plan will ultimately be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council and voted on by Sedona’s citizens.
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John O’Brien, Director
Department of Community Development
Posted Date: June 30 2011 Time: 9:00 AM By: SedonaEye.com/Sedona Arizona
NOTE: The Vultee Conference Room is accessible to people with disabilities, in compliance with the Federal “504” and “ADA” laws. Those with needs for special typeface print, may request these at the Clerk’s Office. All requests should be made twenty-four hours prior to the meeting.
NOTE: This is to notify the public that members of the City Council and other City Commissions and Committees may attend the Citizens Steering Committee meeting. While this is not an official City Council meeting, because of the potential that four or more Council members may be present at one time, public notice is therefore given for this meeting and/or event.