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Our Vision for Layton illustrates what the city will become over the next 35 years. This vision is the guiding document for Layton’s General Plan update and describes the kinds of neighborhoods, housing choices, economy, transportation choices, trails and open spaces that the City’s policies should be designed to create… in sum a great place to live!

It is a product of unprecedented public engagement, developed with the guidance of hundreds of residents, stakeholders, city staff, and an executive committee. Through this vision, Laytonians are setting the city on a new course while preserving what they love about their city.

With help from surveys, workshops, town hall meetings, and growth scenarios, the shared vision for Layton’s future is represented by a vision statement, vision principles and strategies, and a vision map.

Layton lies nestled between the beautiful Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake, just north of Salt Lake City. With a unique natural setting and tremendous access to the region and beyond, Layton’s residents enjoy remarkable quality of life and economic opportunity. The city’s residents enjoy diverse opportunities for life-long learning, creating, working, playing and relaxing, all within the city itself. Residents enjoy a friendly atmosphere and ample places to know and enjoy one another, whether in vibrant urban districts with a regional draw, where many live and enjoy employment, shopping, dining and other activities; or in quiet neighborhoods that feature gathering places with churches, schools, shops, cafés and places to enjoy other activities. Residents also appreciate Layton’s open lands, taking advantage of creek side trails running from the mountains to the lake, where nature and rural character are treasured and neighborhoods are specially designed to preserve and enhance natural lands and agricultural heritage and operations.

Local Trails

Creekside amenities

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Like the blueprints of a new home, these vision principles serve as a foundation for how Layton will move forward to realize a strong, well-constructed and innovative future. This set of vision principles is a collection of Layton residents’ shared values and will shape our city, preserving what we love and introducing needed changes.

1. We value living in Layton. We choose to preserve and enhance existing neighborhoods.

Support the existing network of neighborhoods and strengthen them by bringing neighborhood services and amenities closer to home through redevelopment of underutilized land.

2. We love our farms. We protect opportunities to live in a rural atmosphere.

Permanently protect agricultural heritage, history and small farming operations by weaving them into the fabric of developing neighborhoods.

3. We are a regional city. We embrace our urban identity, with a range of places to live for people of all stages of life.

Provide a wide range of housing options in new neighborhoods, neighborhood centers and urban districts with place-appropriate amenities and services, so that residents can comfortably live their entire lives in Layton.

4. We have tremendous access to the region and beyond. We build on our connectedness.

Take advantage of opportunities for existing and new urban districts and mixed use centers where we are most connected to our region and to national and global enterprises—near Salt Lake International Airport, commuter rail, the I-15 corridor, and Hill Air Force Base.

From this . . .

5. We’re a regional leader. We embody economic opportunity in our region and contribute to its prosperity and quality of life.

Support existing industry clusters of hospitality, recreation and tourism, military, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, trade and logistics. Promote and expand existing industry clusters to provide a diverse range of job opportunities for family sustaining jobs and people of varying skills, education and interests. Create new industry clusters to diversify the job base for increased economic stability and opportunity.

6. We have space to grow our economy. We direct

investment toward areas of opportunity. Invest in underused land and buildings to realize new urban centers with family-sustaining jobs and housing to keep and attract a gifted workforce. Secure and improve space for new and expanded job centers near existing business and industry.

7. We’re proud of our gifted workforce. We attract and keep talented people by providing diverse opportunities for living, learning and working.

Provide a wide range of housing choices and high quality healthcare, recreation, education and employment opportunities so that residents can live, learn and work in Layton in every stage of life.

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Fairfield Road & Gordon Avenue

Traditional Neighborhood Development

8. We are economically sustainable. We take fiscal responsibility seriously; we make strategic investments for a high quality of life.

Invest in keystone projects and programs to meet quality of life goals and address the needs of Layton residents and businesses. Carefully plan for long term sustainability and maintain an affordable city in which to live and work.

Neighborhood Center

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Like the blueprints of a new home, these vision principles serve as a foundation for how Layton will move forward to realize a strong, well-constructed and innovative future. This set of vision principles is a collection of Layton residents’ shared values and will shape our city, preserving what we love and introducing needed changes.

9. We love to play. We enjoy recreation, from the mountains and canyons to the lake and its islands.

Create a robust citywide parks and trails system that makes the most of our unique location. Complete a creek side trail system that links the mountains to the lake and beyond. Build awareness of proximity to ski resorts, urban fisheries, Antelope Island, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, and other recreational amenities.

10. We walk every day. We knit Layton together with local trails and pathways so we can all get around more easily.

Craft local systems of trails and pathways that make it comfortable for people to easily walk and bike to parks, plazas and open space, to neighborhood destinations like schools and shopping, and to other nearby neighborhoods.

11. We treasure our agricultural heritage. We preserve agriculture and rural atmosphere, recognizing that it is a part of Layton’s character.

As we further develop the city, preserve agricultural

heritage sites and working farmland.

12. We value convenient ways to get around. We provide a range of transportation options, to give all residents access to our city.

In urban districts and neighborhoods centers, focus on creating opportunities for walking, biking and taking public transportation to move between local destinations and out to other regional destinations.

Improve driving conditions in suburban areas by bringing daily destinations closer to home and improving existing roadways. Create opportunities for walking and biking by enhancing systems of trails and pathways, and improve ability to access public transportation network.

13. We are a transportation hub with access to the region and the world. We enjoy easy access to economic and recreational opportunities.

Build awareness of easy access to local mountains and their opportunities for skiing, camping and enjoying the great outdoors as well as tourism opportunities inherent to living nearby a major airport. Illustrate our transportation connections that make industry and business enterprises uniquely simple: I-15, I- 84, industrial rail, commuter rail, and nearby Salt Lake International Airport.

Town Center

14. We value life-long learning, playing and discovery. We are a regional center for education, culture and recreation.

Create a robust citywide parks and trails system that makes the most of our unique location. Complete a creek side trail system that links the mountains to the lake and beyond. Build awareness of proximity to ski resorts, urban fisheries, Antelope Island, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, and other recreational amenities.

Layton Parkway Interchange

Farm and neighborhood

Adams Canyon - Waterfall Trail

Local and regional trail systems

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Layton draws a distinction between urban and rural areas, with a collection of new and redeveloped neighborhood and town centers featuring a variety of housing and attractions, and more compact, mixed-use neighborhoods. While there is some new suburban-style growth, considerable farmland preservation is possible.

NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING A few focused urban districts and town

centers feature new compact single family homes, townhomes, apartments and some multistory buildings providing a variety of housing options

Limited new suburban-style single-family housing

Existing suburban neighborhoods preserved

ECONOMY Existing job centers enhanced and

expanded

New urban districts and town centers feature a blend of jobs and housing

Regional presence is strengthened with expansion of urban districts and town centers that promote key industry clusters

RECREATION, CULTURE, OPEN SPACE AND AGRICULTURE Robust city-wide parks and trails system

Creekside trail corridors link the mountains to the lake

Agricultural preservation possible due to emphasis on mixed-use centers and compact housing

Emphasis on regional cultural amenities in urban districts (hospitality, performing arts, minor league sports, university expansion)

MOBILITY Emphasis on walkable urban districts and

town centers, and drivable suburban neighborhoods

Good auto, bus, and bike routes connect urban districts to one another and to the train

Improved local access and connectivity to regional trails for walking and biking

Expansion of exisiting major road network

New single family housing options

New urban districts and town centers blend jobs and housing

Walkability and vibrant urban districts and town centers

Agricultural preservation

VISION MAP is an illustration of Layton’s future, as shaped by the Envision Layton participants and stakeholders. This map is not a zoning map or a general plan map; it is simply one plausible way the vision could be carried out on the ground.

How the Vision compares to the Baseline Scenario?

Neighborhoods and Housing Economy

Recreation, Culture, Open Space and Agriculture Mobility

VISION 58% of new housing added is single family with new housing variety in centers and neighorhoods

Preserve existing neighborhoods

More new family sustaining jobs; retail sector remains strong

Household income needed to afford new home: $63,133 (today’s dollars)

14% vacant land for possible open space and agriculture

28 miles of trails and bike lanes

Regional cultural amenities

37 miles of new roads

19 miles driven daily per household

Enhanced local connectivity to regional trails

BASELINE 80% of new housing added is large lot single family

9% of land undeveloped

Household income needed to afford new home: $105,778 (today’s dollars)

Primarily retail job base

9% vacant land for possible open space and agriculture

8.9 miles of trail and bile lanes

54 miles of new roads

25 miles driven daily per household

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Hundreds of Layton residents have helped create this vision for Layton’s future with energy, enthusiasm and love for this special place. The vision is the culmination of 18 months of hard work by Layton residents, all of whom chose to participate in shaping the future of our community. Citizens worked together to take a look at the past, assess the present, and imagine the future.

Robert J Stevenson, Mayor

Joyce Brown, City Council

Joy Petro, City Council

Dave Weaver, Planning Commission

Brett Nilsson, Planning Commission – Co-Chair

Kristin Elinkowski – Co-Chair

Jewel Lee Kenley

Spencer Young

Bruce Davis, City Council

Preston Cox

Brandon Rypien, Layton City – Long Range Planner

Peter Matson, Layton City – City Planner

William T. Wright, Layton City – CED Director

Christie Oostema, Envision Utah

Thank you for participating! Your input has been valuable and helped shape the future of Layton City.

For questions or more information, visit

www.envisionlayton.org

A H R Daneen Adams Wynn Hansen Barbara Riddle

Brent Allen Ben Hart Theresa Russell B Chad Harward Brody Rypien David Bailey Anne Hunsinger S

Jamie Bateman J Bill Sanders Sara Beckstead Cory Jenkins Greg Sargent

Randy Benoit K Craig Saxton Brian Bodily Chris Kimball Verdi Schill

Kathie Bone Ron King Luke Schroeder Mike Bouwhuis Mike Kolendrianos Patrick Scott

Dawn Brandvold L Stan Searle C Mary Lamb Ron Stallworth

Amber Cypers Ron Layton Jake Stapp D Don Lever Sheryl Starkey Chris Dallin Krista Ligman Fred Stettler

Jay Dansie Kris Long Val Stratford Tom Day Scott Lunt Brady Stratton

Nancy Dejong M Bryan Stubbles Daren Deru Marshall McKinnon T

Barbara Dibble Patrick McReaken Clinton Tams E Jim Morris U

Sharon Esplin Jeff Motta Tom Uriona F N V

Brian Fitzpatrick Lynn Nestor Robert Van Drunen Dawn Fitzpatrick Wes Nestor Bill Van Dyke Jed Florence Bruce Nilson W, Y, Z

Jory Francis O Jarren Webb Scott Freitag Steven Oliver David Webster

Janene Fresques Ariel Osmond Jeff Whitesides Norm Frost Mike Ostermiller Don Wilhelm

Pam Fullmer Jeff Oyler Lance Wolfley G P Doug Wood

Gabe Garn Hugh Parke Steve Woolley Gerald Gilbert David Paulsen Jay Yahne

Ed Green Tim Pehrson Chris Young Jared Price Sonia Zisumbo Randy Pulham

Stakeholder Group Meeting