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CHAPTER 10:ACT 272 Updating the Plan The comprehensive plan's policies provide guidance for making decisions related to private land development proposals, for shaping the appearance, economic vitality, and environmental quality of the community, for coordina ng inter-jurisdic onal planning efforts, and for planning and priori zing service needs and capital improvements. The Future Growth Framework Map and the policies included in this plan should be used by Town Staff and Town Advisory Boards when making their recommenda ons, and by the Town Council when making decisions about land development, capital investments, and community programs. One of the primary uses of the Town's comprehensive plan is for evalua ng development proposals. Landowners and develop- ers who wish to develop property o en need to request a new zoning designa on for their site. The Town's evalua on of the rezoning applica ons begins with the guidance provided in this comprehensive plan. Summary of Recommended Strategic Initiative and Major Actions The Cary Community Plan provides a vision for Cary's growth and development over the next twenty years. Through its policies — both wri en and mapped — it provides clear guidance as to the form, characteris cs, and appearance that are desired for future development, and the type and quality of services the Town wishes to provide. However, the vision embodied by this Plan is dependent on the implementa on of strategic ini a ves and specific ac ons listed at the end of each of the subject chapters (LIVE, WORK, SHOP, ENGAGE, MOVE, and SERVE) and at the end of each of the four Special Planning Area (SPA) discussions within the SHAPE chapter: Eastern Cary Gateway SPA, Downtown Cary SPA, Historic Carpenter SPA, and the Green Level SPA. This Plan's strategic ini a ves and ac ons represent a good faith effort to reflect the input of Cary's ci zens, Town staff, and Town Council, but they can be adjusted as me goes by and circumstances change. Implementa on will take effort and commitment on the part of Town staff and its leaders. This Plan's recommended strategic ini a ves and major ac ons obvi- ously can't be addressed all at once, and, as stated above, an interdepartmental Comprehensive Plan Implementa on Team will be needed to priori ze them and assign target comple- on dates accordingly. Some immediate revisions to the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) will be essen al for the Plan's ini al implementa on. On the next several pages is a table containing a summary of this Plan's recommended strategic ini a ves and major ac ons, arranged by chapter. See the "How We Will Achieve Our Vision" sec on(s) in each chapter for addi onal important discussion on many of the ini a ves and ac ons. Implementation of the Strategic Initiative The ac ons listed in the following table are major ones. Implementa on of many of the ac ons will require preparatory and supplementary steps, including but not limited to topical research, dra ing of proposals, and public mee ngs and hear- ings before being recommended to Town Council for review and approval. Implementa on of the strategic ini a ves and ac ons presented here is also dependent on the availability of staff and budgeted resources, and therefore should be reviewed on a regular basis for adjustment and re-priori za on as directed by Town Council. It should be understood that recommended ac ons include explora on and evalua on of op ons, and dis- cussion with and review by internal stakeholders.