A Sector Plan is a long-range plan for a specific geographic area of at least 15,000 acres in one or more local governmental jurisdictions. Local governments—or combinations of local governments—may adopt Sector Plans into their Comprehensive Plans. A sector plan consists of a group of neighborhoods where it is possible to provide higher order facilities for larger population.
A Sector Plan is intended to Promote and encourage long-term planning (50 years) for future land uses to meet conservation, economic development and agricultural needs and Emphasize regionally significant resources, such as water and wildlife, and public facilities.
Contents of a Sector Plan:
- Social and physical infrastructure to be allocated based on development control norms laid down in master plan
- Traffic links to be identified between arterials and collector roads
- It is a detailed site plan with broad identification of residential clusters
- Allocation of commercial areas and other facilities based on access requirement
- Formation of a boundary depending on circulation pattern and administrative setup
Functions of a Sector Plan:
- It is the lowest level plan for the implementation of the various levels of planning proposals extensively detailed out.
- Each sector plan has to identify the various neighborhoods with population ranging from 3500-15000 .