Rye is asking every resident to weigh in on the city's first comprehensive plan update in more than 40 years.

The city posted a public notice Tuesday, Sept. 1 directing residents to a new project website, cityofryecomprehensiveplan.com, where they can sign up for updates and invitations to public engagement events.

The current plan dates to 1985.

A first public workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Rye Free Reading Room. Registration is not required but encouraged, according to the Rye Record.

Attendees can meet the planning team, learn about the initiative and explore ways to participate.

The City Council voted March 4 to hire White Plains-based consulting firm AKRF Planning to lead the effort. AKRF has completed comprehensive plans for more than 25 New York municipalities, including Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Yonkers and, most recently, Mount Vernon.

Peter Feroe, a senior vice president at AKRF, is serving as principal-in-charge.

The City Council voted June 10 to create a 12-member Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee.

By July 15, the council had expanded the committee to 15 members, adding two Rye High School student representatives, Ava Perota and Paul LeForge, and resident Justin E. Driscoll III.

The committee is using what City Manager Brian Shea has called a "hub-and-spoke" engagement model, with six technical advisory groups covering housing, economy, transportation, environment, parks and recreation, and history and community.

"Neighborhood groups will engage residents from every part of the city to ensure community character, priorities, and challenges in each neighborhood inform the comprehensive plan," Shea told the Rye Record in July, when the planning website first launched.

The committee's Aug. 27 meeting focused on housing and demographics, examining the age and size of Rye's housing inventory, vacancy rates, rentals and affordability.

Members discussed whether younger residents and families can afford to stay in or return to the community and how much capacity remains in areas zoned for multifamily housing.

The project website outlines five phases: kickoff and background research, visioning, initial recommendations, drafting a plan and plan adoption. The full process is expected to take 18 months.

The plan will not produce direct changes once adopted but will guide future decisions on topics including sustainability, housing, downtown, natural resources, infrastructure and land use, according to the website.

The City Council is scheduled to consider a hybrid meeting policy for the steering committee at its Wednesday, Sept. 16, meeting. The steering committee meets next on Thursday, Sept. 24.

Residents can sign up for updates at cityofryecomprehensiveplan.com.