§ 9.5. Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Updates

Amendments

The City of Greenwood should regularly evaluate its progress towards achieving the goals, objectives, policies and recommendations within the comprehensive plan. It may be determined that amendments are needed to maintain the effectiveness and consistency established within the plan. Amendments are minor changes to the overall plan and should be done after careful evaluation to maintain the plan as a planning tool upon which decisions are based.

According to comprehensive planning legislation, the same process that was used to initially adopt the plan shall also be used when amendments are made. The city should be aware that as more compliant plans are developed the amendment procedure may be clarified or changed and should therefore be monitored.

Updates

Comprehensive planning statutes require that the comprehensive plan be updated at least once every ten years. An update requires revisiting the entire planning document. Unlike an amendment, an update is often a substantial re-write of the text, updating of the inventory and tables and substantial changes to maps, if necessary. The plan update process should be planned for in a similar manner as was allowed for the initial creation of this plan including similar time and funding allotments. State statutes should also be monitored for any changes, new or removed language.