City Master Plan

Fountain Inn Forward

Top Ten Next Steps


The Planning Team developed the following list of implementation/action items that the City should undertake to begin implementation of the Master Plan. Fulfillment of the following ten items will not complete plan implementation, but will focus the City's short term (5-year) efforts in the right direction. The Top Ten Implementation Steps as prioritized by the community are:

  1. Concentrate on Main Street Phase 1 Improvements (Fairview to Jones)
  2. Adopt Central Business District and Signage Guidelines
    - COMPLETE
  3. Develop a Clear Structure for Economic Development Efforts
  4. Install New Gateways on Main, Fairview, and McCarter Streets
    - RPF has been drafted
  5. Develop a Matching Fund to Encourage Downtown Building Improvements
    - COMPLETE
  6. Leverage Existing Regional Economic Development Initiatives for Support and Funding
    - Ongoing
  7. Make Improvements to City and Woodside parks
  8. Implements Standards to Improve New Housing Developments
  9. Implement a Communications and Marketing Strategy
  10. Explore Open Space Opportunities as Part of New Residential Developments

The Fountain Inn Master plans are available below in PDF format. Be aware that each file is large and can take some time to download to view.

Master Plan (short version)(4mb)

Master Plan (longer version)(23mb)

Central Business District Façade Improvement Application Final Document

Central_Business_District_Guidelines.pdf

Woodside Mill District Study

 Woodside Mill District Historic Survey