Adopted Neighborhood Plans

• 1. Canyon View, Orchard, & Cascade Neighborhood Plan
• 2. Orem North & Sharon Park Neighborhood Plan
• 3. Northridge, Heatheridge, & Windsor Neighborhood Plan
• 4. Aspen & Timpview Neighborhood Plan
• 5. Geneva Heights, Orem Park, & Suncrest Neighborhood Plan
• 6. Orem, Sharon, & Hillcrest Neighborhood Plan
• 7. Stonewood & Lakeridge Neighborhood Plan
• 8. Sunset Heights East & West Neighborhood Plan
• 9. Lakeview & Cherry Hill Neighborhood Plan

What is a neighborhood plan?

The law requires that cities develop and adopt a general plan. A general plan is a comprehensive long-term plan for the physical development of the city. In a way, it is a “blueprint” for future development of the city (the Orem City General Plan can be found here). Because this plan deals with the entire city, it is often fairly general—which is why it’s called a general plan.
A few years ago, Orem City decided to develop more specific neighborhood plans. The City’s neighborhoods were organized into 9 groups. A neighborhood plan was developed and adopted for each neighborhood group. Each plan was developed under the direction of city staff, is in harmony with the City’s general plan, and relied on representative participation from residents and businesses located in the neighborhoods.

How long did it take to develop a plan?

Each neighborhood plan was developed and completed over a several month process. Typically, three public meetings were held: a kick-off meeting, a progress meeting, and a final meeting to present a draft of the plan. In the beginning, residents from the neighborhoods were asked to be on a neighborhood advisory committee made up of neighborhood representatives—residents and local business owners. In between the public meetings, several smaller meetings are held with the neighborhood advisory committees, developing goals, vision statements and learning about city departments and their roles in the neighborhoods. Once a plan has been created, it will be presented to the Orem Planning Commission and the Orem City Council for adoption as an appendix to the general plan. It is anticipated that each neighborhood plan will be updated around every five years.

What is the main purpose of the plans?

Each neighborhood plan is structured the same, with city-level information and specific information around five main areas comprising the chapters of each plan. The primary purpose of the plans is to communicate the major goals, objectives, and concerns of the neighborhood to city leaders—both elected officials and staff. When leaders are making a decision which affects a particular neighborhood in Orem, they will have a plan to refer to that provides a representative vision of what the neighborhood wants.

When was my neighborhood plan completed and what is next?

In 2020, the last neighborhood plans were completed and adopted. The next phase of the Neighborhood Plans is to focus on the goals and objectives that were developed as part of each neighborhood plan over the five year process (see the tab below for more details). It is anticipated at this time that future neighborhood plan updates will be completed in the same order. The map above neighborhood plan groups and the order of completion. The order is as follows:

• 1. Canyon View, Orchard, & Cascade Neighborhood Plan
• 2. Orem North & Sharon Park Neighborhood Plan
• 3. Northridge, Heatheridge, & Windsor Neighborhood Plan
• 4. Aspen & Timpview Neighborhood Plan
• 5. Geneva Heights, Orem Park, & Suncrest Neighborhood Plan
• 6. Orem, Sharon, & Hillcrest Neighborhood Plan
• 7. Stonewood & Lakeridge Neighborhood Plan
• 8. Sunset Heights East & West Neighborhood Plan
• 9. Lakeview & Cherry Hill Neighborhood Plan

If you have any questions or comments about any of the neighborhood plans, please fill out this form or email [email protected].