City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge

HORIZON PLAN

Horizon Plan Update Public Meeting Presentation
 

The Horizon Plan is the 20-year Comprehensive Land Use and Development Plan for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge. The plan acts as a blueprint for the future by serving as a guide for officials making decisions about land use and development within the City-Parish. The Horizon Plan's primary emphasis is to identify major issues that will influence future growth, to decide the actions necessary to address these issues, and to propose specific strategies that will help the City-Parish target its resources in the most efficient manner.

HORIZON FIVE YEAR UPDATE 2007

The Five-Year Update Process serves as a guide that allows the City-Parish to evaluate its progress in addressing and monitoring growth and development trends, as well as identifying and targeting new and continuing issues within the City-Parish. The most recent five-year update is the Five Year Update, completed in 2007.

The Horizon Plan is a dynamic process. The goals, objectives and policies will be impacted by demographic, economic and social changes. Therefore, it is imperative to establish an ongoing systematic review and amendment process.

The Horizon Plan identifies the need for two types of review including Plan amendments and major, five-year updates of the Plan. The purpose of Plan amendments is to consider relatively minor revisions such as land use changes on a regular basis, and to ensure that the Plan is consistent with the Plan of Government. The purpose for conducting Plan updates is that future population growth and land development make it necessary to update the data upon which the Plan is based and to make responsive changes to the contents of the Plan.

Horizon Five Year Update Final Plan Update 2007

HORIZON FIVE YEAR UPDATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Executive Summary of the Horizon Plan Five Year
 Update was completed in March 2008 and is available for download.

Horizon Five Year Update Executive Summary

HORIZON PLAN EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORTS (EAR)

Two types of Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EAR) are produced on an annual basis. The Annual Mid-Year EAR includes an implementation program update, identifies Action Items for the current year and is used to assist the annual budget preparation process by Lead Agencies. The Annual Year-End EAR updates the Planning Commission and Metropolitan Council at the end of the year regarding Plan implementation progress and accomplishments, as well as, outlining the work program for the next year. These reports serve as an assessment to determine the effectiveness of the Plan and for improving the implementation process. These reports also assist in the preparation of proposed amendments to the Plan.

Horizon Plan 2008 Mid-Year Evaluation and Appraisal Report