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One of the most spectacular places on earth, Coconino County is home to the Grand Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, San Francisco Peaks, and Oak Creek Canyon, among other unique natural features. Each year, it attracts millions of visitors and hundreds of new residents who are drawn to its welcoming communities and open spaces. Citizens express widespread satisfaction with Coconino County as a place to live; however, they also want to manage growth and development to ensure that the qualities they value are not destroyed in the process of accommodating change.
This Coconino County Comprehensive Plan serves as a roadmap for the future by establishing goals and policies to direct growth responsibly, solve problems, and improve the quality of life for county residents. The Comprehensive Plan's main objectives are to:
- Preserve and promote stable, safe, attractive, rural communities where residents share a sense of pride.
- Safeguard the choices residents expect for living, recreation, and circulation.
- Coordinate strategies for economic development, transportation, and affordable housing so that we can better link the places where people work and live.
- Protect our unique natural resources, ecosystems, and habitats.
Not only will the Comprehensive Plan guide land use decisions, but it will also serve as a comprehensive reference and blueprint for community programs, as well as for public- and private-sector initiatives. This plan is driven not only by issues that citizens have identified as critical, but also by long-range goals based on our vision of the future.