ABSTRACT
District plans are short-range multitopic plans for sub-areas of a jurisdiction. District plans are sometimes prepared for problem areas and for areas where rapid change or development is desired. District plans are also prepared for stable areas, where change is not desired or expected. In theory, district plans should cover all parts of a jurisdiction, and be reviewed and updated frequently. Many jurisdictions leave stable areas alone, until they have the staff time to prepare district plans for them; these plans are usually designed to reinforce the stability of the areas. In the urban planning process people are concerned with social and economic activities, and with physical changes. The basic procedure for preparing a draft of the boundaries of a planning area is to get a base map of people's area and draw lines on the base map to show the boundaries of the planning area, using some of these criteria.
