1. Moving Forward Together Highway 18 Master Plan Department of Planning and Development Office of City Planning City of Jackson, Mississippi Tony Yarber, Mayor

2.  WHY do we need a change?  WHAT are our Goals and Vision?  WHO is involved ? We Want to Establish Shared Goals & Vision! Why? What? Who? When?

3. Share our findings with you; Gather your experience, knowledge and Expertise; Define our shared values, vision, objectives, and goals; AND PLAN TOGETHER! We Need YOU for a Successful Outcome! What is the process?

4. Study Area

5. As A First Step To Provide A Detailed Assessment Of The Area: We defined our study area boundaries schematically based on the census tracts; We looked through demographics of the area; We did some demographic analysis and mapping; We obtained some data on housing characteristics in the area; We looked to the economic profile of the area and did some market assessment. What have we done so far?

6. Demographics

7. Zoning

8. Existing Land Use

9. Now we need your help to find the problems, define them properly, and find the best solution for them; -What is your biggest concern? -What do you like about your community? -What are things you don’t like about your community? -Where do you want to see a change? What are we trying to achieve?

10. Zoning, Friend or Foe to a Sustainable Community?

11. Zoning is the process by which local governments divide the land area in their jurisdictions into districts or zones to regulate the activities allowed and the height, bulk and density of development in those zones. What is Zoning?

12. MS Code Title 17-1-1 defines a Comprehensive Plan as a statement of public policy for the physical development of the entire municipality or county adopted by resolution of the governing body, consisting of the following elements: Goals & Objectives (The Vision) A Land Use Plan (A Map) A Transportation Plan A Community Facilities Plan What is a Comprehensive Plan?

13. MS Code 17-1-9 states that zoning regulations shall be made in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan. Simply Put: You can’t do Zoning without a Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning Ordinance is the development tool for making the Comprehensive Plan and land use map work. What is the relationship between these two?

14. Let’s See How It Works!

15. Current Land Use for Community

16. Future Land Use for Community

17. Current Zoning for Community

18. Existing Land Use for Hwy 18 Corridor

19. Future Land Use for Hwy 18 Corridor

20. Existing Zoning for Hwy 18 Corridor

21. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Hwy18 Survey