Which item is included among the required elements of a comprehensive plan?

• A. Zoning map
• B. Building codes
• C. Economic development strategy
• D. Intergovernmental coordination

Answer: (D)

Intergovernmental coordination is included among the required elements of a comprehensive plan. This element ensures that the plan accounts for how the city or county will work with neighboring jurisdictions, regional agencies, and state entities to guide growth in a coordinated way. It helps align cross-border issues such as transportation networks, water and sewer planning, and shared facilities, so infrastructure and services are planned and funded coherently across borders.

Zoning maps and building codes serve important roles in implementing and enforcing plans, but they aren’t themselves listed as required elements of the comprehensive plan. An economic development strategy may appear in a plan, but it isn’t one of the statutorily required elements.