CITY OF BARLING

GENERAL POLICIES PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PREFACE

The Role of the General Plan

Relationship of the General Plan to the City’s Planning Program

Overview of the General Policies Plan

I. INTRODUCTION

Barling: The People

Barling: The Place

Barling: The Regional Context

II. CITY IMAGE

History of Barling

Physical Features of Barling’s Image

The Shape of Development

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

III. CIRCULATION

Circulation and Traffic

Parking

Alternative Transportation

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

IV. HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION

Preserving Existing Neighborhoods

Description of Existing Development

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

 

V. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

 

VI. HUMAN RESOURCES

Educational and Cultural Facilities and Opportunities

Social Service Needs

Law Enforcement

Medical Facilities

Citizen Participation

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

 

VII. OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND RECREATION

The Functions of Open Space

Open Space/ Parks in Barling

Ways to Preserve Open Space

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

 

VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Environmental Resources and Constraints

Environmental Hazards

Hazardous Materials

Hazards Unique to the Fort Chaffee Site

Provision of Public Utilities

Energy Conservation

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

 

IX. URBAN DESIGN

Natural Features

Circulation Network

Districts and Neighborhoods

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

X. THE POLICIES PLAN MAP

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