The Northland Plan-Volume II is used as a principle reference document by developers, neighborhood organizations, city staff, the Development Commission, and City Council when making decisions concerning the physical development of the planning area.

The creation of this Plan commenced during the update process of the 1989 Northland Plan.  During the update process, three distinct plan elements were found to be necessary.  These elements were the update of the 1989 Northland Plan, a new plan for the portion of the Northland Community Council east of I-270 (separate from the area included in the Rocky Fork-Blacklick Accord Land-Use Plan), and the Morse Road Market Analysis and Design Study. 

The Northland Plan-Volume II is a cooperative effort between the Northland Community Council and the city of Columbus to provide guidelines for decision-making concerning the area.  A planning advisory group representing public and private interests worked together to develop this Plan.  Included in this process and the subsequent creation of the Plan, were numerous public input, review, and comment periods, which identified issues pertaining to the planning area, and potential solutions.  Each draft of the Plan was scrutinized by area citizens, city  agencies, stakeholders from the development community, public schools, adjacent jurisdictions, and other government agencies.