Policy G1.1: New development should be encouraged to locate in areas where municipal services are already present or where utility extensions are planned in the Capital Improvements Program. Planning for capital improvements will be based on prioritized needs, guided by a public policy direction.

Policy G1.2: Target new sanitary sewer improvements in the direction of the high school on U.S. 77 and Country Club Road; and development on East Central (U.S. 54 East) to Prospect.

Policy G1.3: Continue capital improvements programming (CIP) that emphasizes extension of utilities, in a logical fashion as well as the maintenance of existing lines.

Policy G1.4: Plan for new development and redevelopment of existing land east of the city along U.S. 54, including annexation, in response to the state correctional facility.

Policy G2.1: Protect the capacity of Central to function as a primary retail commercial strip.

Policy G2.2: Reserve land for future commercial and industrial development in strategic locations which make best use of available transportation access, rail, water, sewer and compatible land uses.

Policy G2.3: Study the following additional retail districts to set strategic policies for redevelopment, stabilization and/or new development of the city's retail base:

Policy G3.1: Plan with the Butler County Planning Commission to achieve the following objectives as they relate to urban fringe development: Establish extraterritorial zoning and subdivision regulation control in established "Growth Areas"; and provide representation of "Growth Area" residents by maintaining a minimum of two planning commission members from outside the "Growth Areas".

Policy G3.2: Consolidate public service delivery where possible: school districts, utilities and other governmental entities in planning for urban growth.

Policy G4.1: Areas to be annexed should be accessible to cost-effective public service extensions and not possess natural hindrances to these extensions.

Policy G4.2: Plan for annexation to create room for urban growth within the city, expanding the market choice for land, particularly for housing including low- to moderate-density housing and multifamily housing.

Policy G5.1: Continue to place a strong emphasis on the implementation and enforcement of the El Dorado building and other property codes to ensure approved plans are carried out and that violations are corrected.

Policy G5.2: Utilize strip commercial design guidelines and downtown development standards to ensure quality development and compatibility with surrounding development.

Policy G5.3: Ensure compatibility between land uses of differing intensity through the use of landscaping requirements that specify functional buffering as a transition between developments.

Policy G6.1: Renew a local sales tax option in order to maintain consistency in programming funded with this revenue.

Policy G6.2: The Capital Improvement Program will be reviewed and implemented annually to provide an inventory and schedule for maintaining and extending city infrastructure.

Policy G6.3: Emphasize investment in infrastructure that provides long-term solutions as opposed to temporary resolves.

Policy G7.1: Utilize development standards and guidelines to ensure quality and compatibility of new, infill and redevelopment projects.

Policy G7.2: Require landscaping and buffering as means of enhancing community image and ensuring appropriate transition between different intensity land uses.

Policy G7.3: Require new development to provide continued maintenance agreements for private improvements such as signage, landscaping, fencing and screening.

Policy H1.1: Develop a plan to extend basic public utilities to new subdivisions and to replace substandard utility lines in existing neighborhoods.

Policy H1.2: Encourage private investment in neighborhoods through public investment efforts such as the continued effort to resurface streets, replacing curbs and improving sidewalks.

Policy H1.3: Continue to develop and promote neighborhood and citywide improvement programs including clean-up days, adopt a street or highway programs, etc.

Policy H1.4: Pursue creative financing options such as tax abatement for improvements, low interest loans, neighborhood revitalization district development, etc. to help encourage maintenance and updating of older homes by offsetting or reducing associated costs.

Policy H1.5: Develop a neighborhood stabilization program to promote property maintenance and public investment in residential neighborhoods.

Policy H2.1: Require assurances of maintenance of common grounds, appropriate homeowners associations, etc.

Policy H2.2: Provide areas for single-family subdivision development near existing single-family development, at similar densities to promote orderly transition between types of subdivisions.

Policy H3.1: Discourage the incremental conversion of existing single-family dwellings to multi-family dwellings.

Policy H3.2: Locate high- and medium-density residential development conveniently near arterial roads.

Policy H3.3: Strategically zone for higher-density residential housing in the following areas of El Dorado:

Policy H3.4: Use site plan review to ensure adequate transitions areas between high and low-density residential development.

Policy H4.1: Assist the private sector in participation in state financing programs for multifamily residential housing.

Policy H4.2: Encourage multifamily development to help fill voids in the housing market and provide affordable housing alternatives to help stabilize the local workforce.

Policy H5.1: Target infill development in older portions of town by identifying and promoting vacant or non-conforming lots that are served by existing utilities.

Policy H5.2: Develop smaller scale multifamily residential development within walking distance of downtown.

Policy H5.3: Partner with the development community to address the need for smaller homes, retirement centers, continuum care facilities and other housing options for an aging population; encourage turnover of older homes; and investment in older neighborhoods.

Policy C1.1: Work with the private sector in efforts to attract new business to El Dorado.

Policy C1.2: Specialty shopping centers (e.g. building supplies, home furnishings and automobile sales and accessories) should be allowed where the following criteria are met:

Policy C1.3: The following steps should be taken to protect and enhance the capacity of Central Street to function as a primary retail commercial strip in the city:

Policy C1.4: Smaller commercial uses away from established commercial strips and the downtown shall be encouraged to locate in discrete retail districts to minimize curb cuts on arterial streets and to discourage long commercial strips.

Policy C2.1: The site plan review standards should address screening and storm water drainage in particular when considering development of new commercial strips.

Policy C2.2: Require appropriately planned, compatible development through the use of the site planning process and established strip commercial design guidelines.

Policy C3.1: Establish a historic district overlay to regulate alteration of existing commercial facades; to regulate signage; to amortize non-conforming signs into compliance; other.

Policy C3.2: "Anchor" development such as the community center and activities and government services shall be encouraged to locate in the downtown area.

Policy C3.3: A plan for improved traffic flow should be investigated in an effort to provide for a more efficient traffic pattern in Downtown El Dorado.

Policy C3.4: The city and downtown business owners should work together to ensure continued maintenance, rehabilitation and renovation of older buildings in downtown.

Policy C3.5: Ensure uniformity and the retention of a unique identity in downtown by utilizing development standards that require infill and redevelopment in downtown to be compatible with existing development.

Policy C3.6: De-emphasize parking through the use of landscaping and screening standards.

Policy C3.7: Develop plans to continue streetscape improvements throughout downtown that coordinate with those on Main Street and Central Avenue, and require infill and redevelopment projects to make improvements or contribute cash in lieu of improvements to be placed toward later "block-wide" improvements.

Policy C3.8: Encourage the development of secondary public entrances with awnings and other visual improvements at the rear of buildings where public parking is more accessible.

Policy C3.9: Require signage in downtown to meet minimum signage standards that help create uniformity and emphasize the unique character of downtown.

Policy C3.10: Require developers to conform to Main Street Guidelines by utilizing El Dorado Main Street as an advisory body when reviewing development in the downtown overlay district.

Policy I1.1: Cooperation with the following state of Kansas programs should be increased:

Policy I2.1: Heavy industrial development shall be located on the edges of the community away from existing or projected residential growth areas.

Policy I2.2: Future industrial expansion areas shall be evaluated in terms of impacts on traffic flow.

Policy I2.3: Site plan review of architectural features, such as mass, bulk, material, and appearance from the public right-of-way shall be required as part of new industrial development proposals.

Policy I3.1: Study options to create public/private partnerships to pursue redevelopment of contaminated areas to that no longer serve as viable community assets.

Policy I3.2: Pursue alternative funding sources like "brownfield funding" to offset the cost of environmental clean-up and provides incentives to develop land that is currently unusable.

Policy T1.1: Require developer dedication of roadway rights-of-way in accordance with both the design and classification of the roadway.

Policy T2.1: Plan new industrial sites to allow truck access from arterials and highways without crossing residential areas.

Policy T2.2: Provide for new alignment, signalization and access improvements which allow greater truck travel ease throughout El Dorado to the highways.

Policy T2.3: Through the planning process, establish a major thoroughfare plan which provides continuity throughout the City of El Dorado.

Policy T2.4: Direct access onto major thoroughfares shall be carefully controlled by minimizing the number of curb cuts and the use of frontage roads for adjacent commercial and residential land uses.

Policy T2.5: A computerized signalization should be undertaken to ease traffic congestion and increase carrying capacity of existing intersections, particularly those along Central Avenue and in downtown.

Policy P1.1: Plan for new neighborhood parks within the city.

Policy P1.2: Provide for more community parks and recreational facilities as follows:

Policy P1.3: Plan for new parkland in growth areas of El Dorado when adopting the amended Future Land Use Map: north of McCollum Road, and in future annexed areas.

Policy P1.4: Continue development of the linear park from East Park, south to the Walnut River, north beneath and over the Main Street bridge, to North Main Park and Forest Park; improved with an all-weather surface for active recreation.

Policy P2.1: Develop strategic plans for recreation funding and planning.

Policy P2.2: Continue development of the linear park from East Park, south to the Walnut River, north beneath and over the Main Street bridge, to North Main Park and Forest Park; improved with an all-weather surface for active recreation.

Policy P2.3: Incorporate plans for parks and recreation facilities with school district plans in order to meet common objectives and to share costs, such as in the construction of the indoor recreation facility.

Policy P2.4: Develop a strategic plan for a community Activity Center where a wide range of cultural activities can be provided.