•Implement the City's Comprehensive Plan, known as PlanOlathe; and

•Provide standards and procedures for new development and redevelopment within the City and subject to its regulatory jurisdiction; and

•Conform to all applicable requirements of Kansas and federal law; and

•Provide standards that are appropriate to their context; and

•Establish procedures for processing development that encourage appropriate and streamlined land use decisions; and

•Provide regulations in language that is easy to read and understand by everyone who interacts with the development approval process; and

•Provide standards that, wherever possible, are clear and capable of administration through streamlined procedures; and

•Create incentives for development that is consistent with PlanOlathe, in addition to required standards; and

•Protect neighborhoods from incompatible development; and

•Provide standards that are realistic and work in the market; and

•Accommodate housing that is affordable for the City's entire spectrum of households;

•Encourage mixed use centers that are designated by PlanOlathe; and

•Accommodate the redevelopment of the City's built-up areas, such as Downtown and older commercial areas; and

•Require and encourage open and civic spaces that are appropriate to their context; and

•Encourage energy-efficient, sustainable development practices.