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Comprehensive Plan
What is the Comprehensive Plan?
A comprehensive plan is a guide for the future! It establishes a framework to guide decisions about growth, preservation and change within our City. The document, officially adopted by City Council, will describe Bristol's direction for future development and will recommend policies and projects to achieve desired results.
The process will involve a variety of stakeholders including Elected Officials, City Staff, a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, Regulatory Agencies, a Consultant Team led by Design Workshop, and the General Public.
Topics
Our Comprehensive Plan will address some of the following topics:
- City Services
- Economic Development
- Housing
- Land Use
- Parks and Open Space
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Utilities
The Comprehensive Plan is community driven and citizen participation is a vital component of the planning process! We need to hear from you!
Get Involved
- Follow the City's Facebook page
- Follow the City of Bristol Twitter account
- Attend a Community Meeting (PDF)
- Community Workshop #1 - Keypad Polling Questions (PDF)
- Community Workshop #1 - Keypad Polling Results (PDF)
- Community Workshop #1 - What is a Comprehensive Plan Presentation (PDF)
- Community Workshop #2 - Presentation (PDF)
- Community Workshop #2 - Keypad Polling Results (PDF)
- Community Workshop #3 Presentation (PDF)
- Comprehensive Plan Online Survey Results (PDF)
Existing plans are an important part of the Comprehensive Plan process. A careful analysis of existing plans and studies will be conducted to inform the new plan. Some of these documents include:
- Bristol Regional Medical Center Exit 74 Plan (PDF)
- Land Use Plan and Policy (PDF)
- Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan (PDF)
- Fairmount Neighborhood Plan (PDF)
- Long-Range Transportation Plan Year 2040 (PDF)
- Comprehensive Trails and Greenways Master Plan (PDF)
Community surveys will be used to gauge community needs and to obtain background information for the project.
- Take a survey!
- Survey Results
In June 2017, the City Council appointed a committee to help guide the comprehensive plan process. The role of this Committee is one of engagement and outreach, and members will have an active role throughout the planning process.
Committee members were appointed by the City Council to:
- Represent and be a voice of their community(
ies ) - Help guide the process based on local knowledge
- Participate in the meetings
- Be part of the public outreach program
- Build community support and enthusiasm
- Review the document and offer constructive feedback
- Communicate with and engage key interest groups
- Communicate with and engage under-served or under-represented groups
List of Committee Members
- Brad Adams
- Mark Byington
- Mark Canty
- Margaret Feierabend
- Carolyn Ferrell
- Tasha Foy
- Jill Harrison
- Karen Hester
- Ella Kane
- Judge Randy Kennedy
- Tim Landis
- Logan McCabe
- Alice McCaffery
- Jeff McCord
- Greg Neal
- Lea Powers
- Marques Puckett
- David Shumaker
- Kathy Waugh
- Alexander Whitaker
- July 27, 2017: Community Workshop # 1 – Introduction and Keypad Polling Exercise
- November 2, 2017: Community Workshop #2 – Strategies, Goals, Group Planning Exercise
- January 2018: Community Workshop #3 – Review Frameworks, Policies, and Implementation steps
- February to March, 2018: Consultants will draft Comprehensive Plan Document
- April to May, 2018: Planning Commission and City Council Review of Comprehensive Plan
- June to
July, 2018: Revisions - August to September 2018: Adoption of Final Plan Document