Mountain View County council has approved terms of reference for the steering committee that will update the existing 2008 Bergen area structure plan. The approval came during the Dec. 11 council meeting.
The project's objectives are to update the existing plan to align its policies with the current municipal development plan, deliver the ASP structure plan on budget and on schedule, confirm and validate information collected during the planning process, and create an actionable, measurable and achievable plan.
Land use and development objectives of the plan include to “conserve agricultural land and support agricultural development”, “provide a complementary approach to land use planning with the plan area”, and to “identify commercial and industrial activities that support the surrounding land uses.”
The steering committee will be comprised of three council members, three public members, and one Bergen Community Association member.
Advertising for the new public members will start next month, with the committee's work expected to be completed by the end of 2014, council heard.
