CITY OF BARTLETT

Definition

The land-use plan represents a vision for the future, with long-term goals and objectives for development activities that will affect the City of Bartlett. The comprehensive strategy provides continuity across time, balances competing demands, creates development patterns, protects valued resources, guides the community's appearance, promotes economic development, justifies decisions, and expresses a collective image for the future. These long-term plans can include but are not limited to public and private land development proposals, the expenditure of public funds, the availability of tax incentives, cooperative efforts, and pressing issues, such as the rehabilitation of older commercial properties or neighborhoods.

Analysis

The land-use plan is designed to guide the development and management of land resources by identifying current and future land use patterns, assessing their suitability for different purposes, and recommending policies that align with community goals. This process involves extensive research, which took most of 2024. 

Currently, the City of Bartlett Planning Department is collaborating with the University of Memphis to develop and distribute a land-use survey to the public. This phase of the initiative is expected to be completed by May 2025. Afterward, the Planning Department will host a joint work session with the Planning Commission (PC) and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) to gather their feedback on the proposal. Following this input, a final draft will be compiled for presentation to the PC and, upon approval, to the BMA. The goal is to have the plan adopted by the end of 2026.