City Plan 2025 Benchmarks

Overall Timeline
Year City Staff Status City Council Status
2006 - 2007 Recommend and rank candidates for complete neighborhood plans Complete Designate areas within City boundaries for developing neighborhood plans Complete
Draft a white paper on TDR programs Complete Amend and approve regulations for a commercial local ordinance district
Create a user-friendly brochure that describes TDR programs Complete Approve a local ordinance district for a commercial historic district
Draft state legislation that enables implementation of TDR programs Complete Review criteria that impact development and add/amend/delete as necessary.
Identify elected officials within the state legislature who might support TDR enabling legislation and introduce the legislation Complete Approve the annexation plan
Submit boundaries for a commercial historic district In-Progress Allow administrative approval for development in complete neighborhood plan areas, beginning with the Downtown Master Plan Complete
Draft regulations for a commercial local ordinance district In-Progress Amend and adopt comprehensive annexation policy
Identify criteria that indicate the impact of development on city services Allow accessory dwelling units as of right Complete
Prepare a land use plan for the annexation to the west Complete Adopt road impact fees
Develop a comprehensive annexation policy
Draft a rental registration and inspection program
Introduce inclusionary zoning legislation to state elected officials Complete
Draft enabling legislation for inclusionary zoning Complete
Year City Staff Status City Council Status
2007 - 2008 Complete Neighborhood Plan #1: Facilitate public participation, draft designs, present a report, and revise as necessary. Complete Amend and adopt Complete Neighborhood Plan #1 Complete
Give presentations to state elected officials about TDR programs In-Progress Give presentations to state elected officials about TDR programs
Study the viability of establishing local ordinance districts for residential historic districts In-Progress Amend and adopt a strengthened concurrency policy
Draft design regulations for residential historic districts In-Progress Amend and approve areas for annexation consideration
Provide policy options with a recommendation that strengthen the current concurrency policy Use annexation policy as a review tool for petition annexation approval and consideration of city-intiated annexations
Identify key areas in the Planning Area that should be annexed into the City of Fayetteville Approve design standards Complete
Use annexation policy as a review tool for petition annexations Approve a rental registration and inspection program with appropriate staff and funding
Draft urban residential design standards Complete
Establish density bonuses in complete neighborhood plans.
Year City Staff Status City Council Status
2008 - 2009 Complete Neighborhood Plan #2: Facilitate public participation, draft designs, present a report, and revise as necessary. In-Progress Amend and adopt Complete Neighborhood Plan #2
Lobby the legislature for TDR programs In-Progress Amend and approve design and development regulations for a residential local ordinance district
Develop land use plans for key annexation areas in collaboration with residents of the City and unincorporated areas under consideration Approve local ordinance districts for residential historic districts where a majority of the property owners support the designation
Draft an ordinance that specifies the elements of a traditional neighborhood development Amend and approve land use plans for proposed annexation areas
Create materials to inform the public about inclusionary zoning Complete
Year City Staff Status City Council Status
2009 - 2010 Complete Neighborhood Plan #3: Facilitate public participation, draft designs, present a report, and revise as necessary. Amend and adopt Complete Neighborhood Plan #3
Develop scope of services for designating tiered impact fees within the City limits Approve a contract for a consultant to study tiered impact fees within Fayetteville
Send out an RFP and select a consultant Amend and approve a traditional neighborhood ordinance
Manage project study Allow for administrative approval of developments that meet the requirements of a traditional neighborhood development.
Draft a TDR program for Fayetteville if and when enabling legislation is adopted Approve an ordinance to approve a special election for annexation
Provide educational presentations on the benefits of local ordinance districts for current residential historic neighborhoods Give presentations to elected state officials as necessary on inclusionary zoning
Begin building a coalition of support around the state for inclusionary zoning
Give presentations to elected state officials as necessary on inclusionary zoning
Year City Staff Status City Council Status
2010 - 2011 Complete Neighborhood Plan #4: Facilitate public participation, draft designs, present a report, and revise as necessary. Amend and adopt Complete Neighborhood Plan #4
Lobby the legislature for an inclusionary zoning policy Adopt a tiered impact fee system
Lobby the legislature for an inclusionary zoning policy