It's that time of year again...
When leaves on trees turn color and fall to the ground,
When you start thinking about what you will be for Halloween,
When that one coffee on every commercial street corner
introduces the new and improved
pumpkin spice latte,
And Most Importantly
(wait for it...wait for it...)
When we all celebrate
National Community Planning Month!!!
Yes, folks…October means planning is in the air!... But
not any old type of planning…not party planning, not wedding planning, but Monrovia
land use planning, which truly is one of a kind!
Could National Community Planning Month be
the real reason we celebrate Oktoberfest?
Well, that may be a
little bit far-fetched (we can dream, can’t we?)
But there are many
reasons why National Community Planning
Month is so special and deserves an entire month of celebration.
OK, so we're Planners and it is our chosen profession and we believe in the power of planning, but...
National Community Planning Month is celebrated each October as a way to highlight the
role of planners, both professional and citizen planners, and the importance of
good planning in communities across the nation. This is because city planning
is essential for communities to prosper and maintain balance and cohesiveness. Each year, the
American Planning Association identifies a theme to help communities across the
nation highlight an aspect of planning. More on that later...
So to recognize the role community planning
has played in building the Monrovia that we all know and love, the Monrovia City
Council also proclaimed October as Community Planning Month in Monrovia. Thanks Council! With all seriousness, we appreciate the affirmation!
So you ask, how does
this relate to planning Monrovia?
Well, Monrovia has a
lot to write home about! So much so that
we’re going to take the whole month to tell you all about it.
We hope that by
the time Halloween rolls around, you will know a little bit more about Planning, what your community Planners do and how Planning has helped
shaped Monrovia. As
always, our aim is to inform, educate and hopefully, even make you chuckle here and there with our corny asides.
So let's kick things off with this fun fact:
Monrovia adopted its first
zoning ordinance 95 years ago.
That's amazing! It seems like only yesterday...but on that dark and warm evening of September 17,
1923, the Monrovia Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No. 740 which
established five zoning districts in the City and the types of uses that would be allowed.
OK, so we don't really know what the weather was like, but mid-September...in Monrovia...with no air conditioning...chances are it was hot.
Well, it looks like its just about that time...Oh? This year's theme? Stay tuned...In the meantime, check out our website to learn more about Planning in Monrovia.
