(1) A statement of goals and objectives, which shall serve as
a guide for the physical development and economic and social well-being
of the planning unit;
(2) A land use plan element, which shall show proposals for the
most appropriate, economic, desirable and feasible patterns for
the general location, character, extent, and interrelationship
of the manner in which the community should use its public and
private land at specified times as far into the future as is reasonable
to foresee. Such land uses may cover, without being limited to,
public and private, residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural
and recreational land uses;
(3) A transportation plan element, which shall show proposals
for the most desirable, appropriate, economic and feasible pattern
for the general location, character, and extent of the channels,
routes, and terminals for transportation facilities for the circulation
of persons and goods for specified times as far into the future
as is reasonable to foresee. The channels, routes, and terminals
may include, without being limited to all classes of highways
or streets, railways, airways, waterways; routings for mass transit
trucks, etc.; and terminals for people, goods, or vehicles related
to highways, airways, waterways, and railways;
(4) A community facilities plan element which shall show proposals
for the most desirable, appropriate, economic and feasible pattern
for the general location, character, and the extent of public
and semipublic buildings, land, and facilities for specified times
as far into the future as is reasonable to foresee. The facilities
may include, without being limited to, parks and recreation, schools
and other educational or cultural facilities, libraries, churches,
hospitals, social welfare and medical facilities, utilities, fire
stations, police stations, jails, or other public office or administrative
facilities; and
(5) (a) Provisions for the accommodation of all military installations
greater than or equal to three hundred (300) acres that are:
1. Contained wholly or partially within the planning unit’s
boundaries;
2. Abutting the planning unit’s boundaries; or
3. Contained within or abutting any county that contains a
planning unit.
(b) The goal of providing for the accommodation of these military
installations shall be to minimize conflicts between the relevant
military installations and the planning unit’s residential
population. These provisions shall be made after consultation
with the relevant installation’s command authorities to
determine the needs of the relevant military installation, These
consultations shall include but not be limited to questions
of installation expansion, environmental impact, issues of installation
safety, and issues relating to air space usage, to include noise
pollution, air pollution, and air safety concerns; and
(6) The comprehensive plan may include any additional elements
such as, without being limited to, community renewal, housing,
flood control, pollution, conservation, natural resources, regional
impact, historic preservation, and other programs which in the
judgment of the planning commission will further serve the purposes
of the comprehensive plan.”
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