Comp Plan Update
Cranston’s Comprehensive Plan is supposed to be updated every 5 years, but the current plan is dated 1992.
The first Comprehensive Plan Update Workshop was held on May 13, 2008 at
Cranston City Hall. The Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan Update was introduced and to be discussed at the next workshop (Date TBA) are the Natural Resources and Open Space components of the update. There are 9 components of the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Map will be discussed at the last workshop. The agenda and format of the future workshops will be announced in the near future. The Planning Department will be posting the updated sections of the Comprehensive Plan online to allow for residents to review the sections and provide an online forum to share feedback. Once the Comprehensive Plan and discussion forum are posted online, SCOS will provide a link for those who which to read the updates and participate in the online discussion.
Below is the portion of the existing Comprehensive Plan that refers to the Mulligan's land (the Cornfields) and it is important that residents provide feedback that shows our desire to protect this land and other property in the City.
“...the “Cornfields,” is not recommended for major economic development initiatives because of its proximity to nearby residential areas and a recreational site.
...The results of this survey, public hearings, and the meetings of the Citizens Advisory Committee were instrumental in establishing the overall major themes for this Comprehensive Plan.
THEMES
1. Sound growth management in Western Cranston based upon the preservation of significant tracts of open space through land regulatory techniques and other means. Open space in Western Cranston should be viewed as an important natural resource, worthy of preservation, for all of Cranston’s residents-those here today and those who will live here in future generations.
2. Enhancing quality of life opportunities within the more urbanized environment of Eastern Cranston-through rediscovery of the potential use inherent along natural resource corridors, such as rivers and urban ponds, and through creative adaptive reuse and improvements within the already built environment.
The Comprehensive Plan is founded upon these two themes.”