2002 Comprehensive Plan

Purpose
Completed in January 2003, the Future Land Use Plan Element outlines the principles and performance standards to be followed for the control and distribution of land development intensity and population densities. Existing land uses are evaluated, and the proposed distribution, location, and extent of future land uses are designated. The principles and standards for implementing the Future Land Use Plan are specifically defined in the city's land development regulations; the zoning code and subdivision regulations. The land development regulations are the foremost means of implementing the guidelines in the Murray Comprehensive Plan and controlling the uses of land in the city.

The Future Land Use Plan Element is the foundation of the Murray Comprehensive Plan. The land use guidelines are presented as statements of goals, objectives, policies, and locational principles and standards in support of the goals. It is intended to provide the citizens and officials of the City Murray with an effective framework for managing and directing the city's development. The uses of land within the city boundaries will define the shape and character of the city in the future. The composition and relationship of the various land uses determine whether the city will continue to develop as a community containing a balanced and appropriate mixture of housing, business, industry, recreation, public, and other uses reflecting the desires of our residents.

Study Area
The study area for the Comprehensive Plan includes all of the incorporated areas of the City of Murray. The unincorporated portions of Calloway County directly affecting the City of Murray are addressed as appropriate. The unincorporated portions of the county influenced by the city include an Urban Services Area surrounding the city; the city utilities service areas; and an area of extraterritorial jurisdiction for development regulation. The study area is shown in Map LU-1, the Murray Urban Service Area. Murray exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction for subdivision regulation with consent of the Calloway County Fiscal Court, in accordance with KRS 100.131. A four-mile radius from the intersection of 12th and Main Streets delineates the area of jurisdiction.

Mapping Note
The maps included in the PDF document below contain information on both land use and zoning district. Labels for zoning district and land use may appear to be the same, so interpreting the shaded areas for each can be confusing. For example, land may be used as single family residential inside a multi-family zone. The use refers to the current use, and the zone refers to the district as mapped by the City of Murray Zoning Ordinance. Land uses in districts designated for other uses do exist throughout Murray, although the designation for that area allows further uses not employed by the land owner. This occurrence is reflected by a somewhat “salt-and-peppered” land use map, compared to much more homogenous zoning district areas.

The Land Use Plan Element is divided into two PDF documents. The document is formatted for letter size paper and will total 107 pages printed, including both documents below:

MUR_FLUPE_A.pdf (3.9MB)
Purpose, Existing Land Use; Proposed Future Land Use; Goals Objectives and Policies; Maps and Tables

MUR_FLUPE_B.pdf (3.4MB)
Objectives, Policies, Standards, and Principles Matrix; Definitions; References; Regional Maps including 1990 Proposed Land Use Map

A public presentation was given in City Hall in February, 2003. A PDF version of the presentation can be viewed here (PDF).