Comprehensive Planning

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The city works to ensure orderly growth and to maintain the character and stability of present and future land use and development through comprehensive planning. The comprehensive plan identifies a community's resources and the long range community needs and goals. It provides a process for developing community consensus and for local governments to consider the human, environmental, social, and economic impacts of future commercial and residential land use.  

Imagine GNV: The Comprehensive Plan 2035

The City of Gainesville is in the process of evaluating and updating its Comprehensive Plan.

ImagineGNV, the City's Comprehensive Plan update that began in 2020, adds new goals, objectives, and policies that reflect current efforts that aim to make Gainesville a place where everyone can thrive. In November 2025, Planning staff shared the latest draft of ImagineGNV and the associated ImagineGNV Timeline to the City Commission, which can be viewed below.

ImagineGNV Timeline for 2026(PDF, 850KB)

Imagine GNV Draft

Data and Analysis Draft

 

Community Outreach Events and Public Meetings

Name  Type Date Time Location
 General Policy Committee Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission Thursday, November 13, 2025 1:00 PM  City Hall Auditorium 
City Commission Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission Thursday, November 20, 2025  10 AM - 10 PM City Hall Auditorium
City Commission Meeting  Public Meeting - City Commission  Thursday, December 4, 2025  10 AM - 10 PM City Hall Auditorium 
 General Policy Committee Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission   Thursday, December 11, 2025  1:00 PM City Hall Auditorium 
 Celebrating Peace, Connecting Community 2025  Community Event - Tabling   Saturday, December 13, 2025  11 AM - 3 PM   MLK Center 
 City Plan Board Meeting Public Meeting - Advisory Board to the Commission Thursday, December 18, 2025  6:30 PM City Hall Auditorium 
 Historic Preservation Board  Public Meeting - Advisory Board to the Commission Tuesday, January 6, 2026   5:30 PM City Hall Auditorium 
 Porters Neighborhood Neighborhood Group - Monthly Meeting Thursday, January 15, 2026   6:30 PM  Porters Community Center
Gainesville is for People - Meeting  Community Group Meeting - Discuss Update/Feedback  Monday, January 19, 2026 TBD TBD
 General Policy Committee Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission Thursday, January 22, 2026 1:00 PM  City Hall Auditorium
 City Plan Board Meeting Public Meeting - Advisory Board to the Commission Thursday, January 22, 2026  6:30 PM  City Hall Auditorium
 City Plan Board Meeting Public Meeting - Advisory Board to the Commission Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:30 PM  City Hall Auditorium
 City Commission Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission Thursday, March 5, 2026 10 AM - 10 PM  City Hall Auditorium
 City Commission Meeting Public Meeting - City Commission Thursday, April 16, 2026 10 AM - 10 PM  City Hall Auditorium

 

Currently Adopted Comp Plan

Currently Adopted Comprehensive Plan

Anyone having difficulty accessing the comprehensive plan documents should call the Planning Division at 352-334-5022.

Capital Improvements Element

Conservation Element

Cultural Affairs Element

Future Land Use Element

Historic Preservation Element

Housing Element

Intergovernmental Coordination Element

Potable Water/Wastewater Management Element

Property Rights Element

Public Schools Facilities Element

Recreation Element

Solid Waste Element

Stormwater Management Element

Transportation Mobility Element

 

 

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