The Comprehensive Development Plan is the primary policy guide addressing the location, character, and type of growth and development anticipated over the next 20 years for a community. The Comprehensive Plan is intended to:

I. Promote orderly growth and development for the community;

II. Provide policy guidelines to enable citizens and elected officials to make better informed decisions about the future of the community;

III. Provide a guideline for the location of future development and uses within the planning jurisdiction of Grand Island;

IV. Provide a vision and direction for the future planning period of the city, and;

V. Act as an information and management tool for community leaders to use in their decision-making process when considering future developments.

Lastly, a comprehensive plan serves as the basis for zoning codes, the legal mechanism used to implement the vision for the future outlined in the plan.