What is the Logan County Regional Planning Commission?
The LCRPC is an independent commission formed by the County Board in the late 60s. The purpose of the commission is to develop and maintain land use plans for the county as well as the municipalities in Logan County. The land use plans are called the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan may also include other goals of the County and the Cities, such as economic development, residential development, increasing parks and recreation areas and other quality of life issues. The mission of the LCRPC in its simplest form is to develop plans based on input from the public and use those plans to make recommendations to the County Board or Cities regarding rezoning requests and extensions of infrastructure. Commercial and Industrial areas should be developed around transportation hubs. Residential development should have proper barriers or buffer zones from the Commercial zoning classifications. The members of the Regional Planning Commission include the Mayors of Lincoln, Mt Pulaski and A
