Clayton Tomorrow 2040
The City of Clayton has completed the exciting and important process of updating our Comprehensive Plan!
Welcome to the Comprehensive Plan website for Clayton Tomorrow 2040. The City encouraged and benefited from citizen participation throughout this process. This website will remain live for the next few months to provide opportunity for citizens to view progress, review engagement summaries, and gain additional understanding about the City's direction in the future. As we begin the process of implementation, staff will translate the plan into an online dashboard and interactive plan.
Implementing Clayton Tomorrow 2040
Implementation of the comprehensive plan is outlined through the Objectives and Key Results section of the adopted document. Some key results are specific tasks, while others will require additional analysis or coordination between various departments. There will be opportunities for the community to participate in the implementation process through discussion session, surveys, presentations, and public hearings. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen will set the implementation priorities for each fiscal year through an annual strategic planning session.
What is Comprehensive Planning?
Comprehensive planning evaluates a variety of aspects of a community to understand strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, values, and vision for the future. Through an open public engagement process, the City of Clayton will create a vision for the future. A comprehensive plan becomes a guiding policy document that outlines goals, principles, and priorities to aid the elected and appointed officials, as well as staff, in decision making over the next decade.
A comprehensive plan focuses on future land use and development decisions. Closely tied to land use are economic development and sustainability principles. The plan will explore goals for residential and commercial development to lay the foundation for the City's zoning regulations. The comprehensive plan does not guide all City policies and spending. For example, evaluating public safety (including police and fire services), capital improvement projects, and other spending decisions (such as waste services or contractual services) are not included in the scope of this project.
Dive into Data!
We have created a data dashboard to explore a variety of aspects of our community. This data is helpful to understand existing conditions and create a baseline for analysis moving forward. The data dashboard is also a great way to get a glimpse of our community! The link below will take you to another page with tons of information, charts, maps, and more to explore. After taking a look, leave a comment, question, or idea on the "Post Comments and Questions" tab below!
Visit the Clayton Tomorrow 2040 Data Dashboard(External link)