People who live or work in Riley County can share input to guide the county's growth and development for the future. The comprehensive planning survey will be available until 5:00 p.m. September 15, 2023.
Project Background
Comprehensive planning is an important tool for counties to guide future development of land. Updates can help ensure a safe, pleasant, and economical environment for residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, and public activities. Planning can help:
Preserve important natural resources, agricultural land, and other open spaces
Create the opportunity for residents to participate in guiding a community’s future
Identify issues, stay ahead of trends, and accommodate change
Ensure growth makes the community better, not just bigger
Foster sustainable economic development
Ensure more efficient and cost-effective infrastructure and public services
Provide an opportunity to consider future implications of today’s decisions
Protect property rights and values
Enable other public and private entities to plan their activities in harmony with the county's vision
Vision 2025
Read the current comprehensive plan, Vision 2025 which was adopted in 2009.
Timeline
Public survey - available until 5:00 p.m. September 15, 2023
Steering Committee - first meetings in July 2023
Final plan - presented to BOCC by the end of 2024
Next planning period - 2040
Riley County's Zoning and Comprehensive Plan History
The Riley County Planning Board was created in 1949. That same year, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a county-wide Master Plan.
In 1951, zoning regulations were adopted for the area surrounding the City of Manhattan.
County-wide zoning and subdivision regulations were adopted in 1974.
The County’s first official “Comprehensive Plan” was adopted in 1987.
Vision 2025, the county’s current Comprehensive Plan, was an update to the original 1987 plan and was adopted in October 2009.
People who live or work in Riley County are asked to participate in a planning process to direct growth and land use for the next 15 years. Take the survey online or volunteer to join the planning committee. Read on...
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