State Requirements

Under Arizona’s Growing Smarter/Plus legislation, towns are required to adopt a 10-year plan, also referred to as a General Plan. The overall purpose of the act is to help Arizona communities plan for growth, protect open space, and manage growth-related issues. A comprehensive effort to engage community members must be used to update the plan every 10 years. As Oro Valley’s last General Plan was adopted in 2016, Oro Valley’s Path Forward serves as the required update.

In addition to the overall purpose and community engagement requirements of Growing Smarter/Plus, the state also outlines specific elements that must be covered in the plan. The required topics depend on the community’s population.

As residents of Oro Valley, we value excellence, especially when it comes to making decisions about our quality of life. That’s why we have not only met all state requirements, but have exceeded expectations by truly involving residents and incorporating topics that, while not required by the state, are important to us. Together, we have made this very much our community’s plan.

The state-required topics and those added by residents are shown in the table below. To learn more about each of the state requirements and their fulfillment through this Plan, please see click HERE.