Growing Smarter Guiding Principles for Arizona

The Arizona Growing Smarter Oversight Council, key state agency representatives and volunteers, were given the responsibility of continuously assessing the successes and challenges of Arizona's planning and growth management legislation, the 1998 and 2000 Growing Smarter Acts. Just as the planning process is dynamic, so must the enabling legislation for planning and growth management provide the best direction and tool box to help communities and counties achieve the best results.

The Growing Smarter Oversight Council utilized a grassroots process to develop a set of Guiding Principles to help ensure that Arizona's growth maintains and enhances our quality of life.  Click here to view a brochure describing the process. 

Over 1300 people from around the state participated in eighteen Listening Sessions and a statewide telephone poll during the summer and fall of 2005 and provided the Council thousands of valuable ideas.  After much deliberation and public input, the Council developed a set of Growing Smarter Guiding Principles to help manage Arizona's rapid growth and long term planning for the next 100 years.  The Guiding Principles were approved by the Growing Smarter Oversight Council in August 2006.

Growing Smarter Guiding Principles
Growing Smarter Guiding Principles (black & white version)

View the Listening Session Comment Compilation


For further questions please contact us:
Kristen Keener Busby, AICP - Director, Office of Smart Growth
Erika Green - Senior Planner