Places2040 is Lancaster County’s comprehensive plan, adopted by the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on October 24, 2018. Hard copies of the plan and executive summary are available upon request.

places2040

• Full Plan (Low-res for sharing)
• Full Plan (Hi-res for printing)
• Executive Summary

Related Documents

• Future Land Use and Transportation Map
• Character Zones Online Map

Supporting Documents

• Lancaster County: Buildable Lands, 2015-2040 – This report contains an inventory of buildable lands inside the county's UGAs and VGAs as of 2015. It also explains the sources and methodology that were used to compile the data.
• Lancaster County: A Changing Place, 2000-2015 – This report is a snapshot of Lancaster County as it existed in 2015, and the journey we took to get there.
• Lancaster County: A Changing Place (Executive Summary)
• Lancaster County: Growing & Preserving, 2002-2015 – This report takes stock of how Lancaster County has changed between 2002 and 2015 – how it has grown (in terms of land development) and what land has been preserved during that time.
• Civic Engagement Report (Phase 1)
• Civic Engagement Report (Phase 2)

Previous County Plan

Envision Lancaster County is the previous countywide comprehensive plan. The plan included a policy element, growth management element, and six functional elements. To learn more, visit Envision Lancaster County.