Pitt County, North Carolina is seeking a qualified firm to provide professional consulting services for the development of a major update to the Pitt County Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). The CLUP was initially adopted in 1990 and received major updates in 2002 and 2012. As a requirement of the new Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes, Pitt County must "reasonably maintain a comprehensive plan that sets forth goals, policies, and programs intended to guide the present and future physical, social, and economic development" of the County. Pitt County has continued to experience significant growth since the 2012 update and has recently adopted land use plans for the Southwest Bypass and NC 43 South corridors to plan for future growth and development along these corridors. Pitt County has determined that the CLUP must be updated to comply with Chapter 160D, and to ensure that development decisions are consistent with the County's current vision and priorities.

The planning process is expected to take approximately 12 months, and will include collection of data, analysis of demographic and historical information, an existing land use inventory, as well as an analysis of previous zoning and development activity within the County. This information will be utilized to formulate a future land use map, as well as goals and objectives to manage future growth and development. The selected firm will help facilitate and work directly with a steering committee to develop the plan. The Pitt County Planning Department will serve as the Lead Planning Agency (LPA) and provide support and assistance for the project.

Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00pm ET on October 15, 2021. Submittal instructions are described in the full RFLOI, which may be downloaded at the following link: https://www.pittcountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11459/RFLOI---Pitt-County-CLUP-Update_09152021