James H. Duke

The Haywood Next: Future Land Use Plan serves as a roadmap for guiding growth and development in Haywood County. It is built upon principles of growing and protecting rural character, guiding and focusing investment, investing in existing communities, ensuring accessibility to facilities, promoting high-quality and inclusive places, maintaining attainability, and improving connectivity. The plan aims to preserve the county's values, diversity, history, quality of life, and character while accommodating future growth through various land use scenarios.

The Haywood Next Future Land Use Plan provides a roadmap for managing growth and development in Haywood County, the City of Brownsville, and the Town of Stanton. It is guided by a vision to respect, preserve, and enhance the community's values, diversity, history, quality of life, and character. The plan focuses on seven key Growth Principles: Grow & Protect, Guide & Focus, Invest in Existing, Accessibility to Facilities, High-Quality & Inclusive, Maintaining Attainability, and Improve Connectivity. It aims to balance new investment with the preservation of rural character, agricultural lands, and natural environments, while promoting vibrant communities, diverse housing options, and improved accessibility to services and amenities over the next decade.

This document outlines the Land Use Visioning for Haywood County, TN. Its draft vision is to ensure the county respects, preserves, and enhances its values, diversity, history, quality of life, and character amidst community growth. The plan is guided by seven draft growth principles: 'Grow & Protect' rural character and sensitive areas, 'Guide & Focus' investment in existing communities, 'Invest in Existing' communities for revitalization, ensure 'Accessibility to Facilities' in growth areas, promote 'High-Quality & Inclusive' places, prioritize 'Maintaining Affordability' in housing, and 'Improve Connectivity' for various transportation options. Preliminary market demand estimates project significant residential growth by 2043 and commercial growth by 2048, emphasizing a balance between growth and conservation with density.

The Haywood Next Future Land Use Plan guides future development in Haywood County, Tennessee, over a 20-year horizon. It aims to manage growth, particularly influenced by industrial activity, by adhering to principles such as "Grow & Protect" (preserving rural character and natural resources), "Guide & Focus" (directing investment to existing communities), "Invest in Existing" (revitalizing current assets), and "Accessibility to Facilities" (ensuring convenient services). The plan details various land use "Place Types" and includes market analyses for housing, commercial, and industrial development, seeking to balance economic expansion with the preservation of the county's unique character.

The Haywood Next Future Land Use Plan serves as a comprehensive guide for development and investment in Haywood County, the City of Brownsville, and the Town of Stanton. It is built upon a vision to respect, preserve, and enhance the community's values, diversity, history, quality of life, and character as it grows. The plan is guided by seven core Growth Principles: Grow & Protect, Guide & Focus, Invest in Existing, Accessibility to Facilities, High-Quality & Inclusive, Maintaining Attainability, and Improve Connectivity. The intended outcome is to elevate the quality of life for both current and future residents by informing and guiding future change, ensuring the community benefits from anticipated growth, with projections extending to 2043 for housing unit growth.