The open house was scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on a Saturday to accommodate as many of the public as possible.  The second Sunrise Manor land use plan update open house was held at the Hollywood Neighborhood Services Center.  More than 260 guests attended and filled out 100 surveys making suggestions to implement into the update.

Recommendations will now be forwarded to the Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee, the Town Advisory Boards, the Planning Commission and, eventually, the Board of County Commissioners.  Adoption is expected in August.

Sunrise Manor’s plan is the fourth update to take place since the board adopted a new ordinance in 2003 to make master plans more reliable.  Spring Valley and Enterprise land use plan updates were adopted in 2004. Winchester/Paradise expects its land use plan update adoption in August. The update process takes about 12 months.  Over the next five years, most of the unincorporated county’s 11 master plans will undergo updates. Citizen participation is considered a crucial link in the process.