COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING 101

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COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING 101

• or.
• Planning Engineering 101

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COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING 101

• A Comprehensive Plan
• Where did it come from?
• What is it?
• How is it implemented?
• Zoning
• Platting
• Capital Improvement Program

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

• Model Federal enabling legislation was adopted by
  all 50 states in the 1920s
• Texas grants authority to cities to enact zoning
  and adopt comprehensive plans

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WHAT IS IT?

• Policy Document
• Guide decisions about physical development
• Long Range and
• Comprehensive

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WHATS IN IT?

• Goals / Objectives
• Land Use
• Thoroughfares
• Utilities
• Parks Open Space
• Drainage
• Urban Design

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Planning for the future requires thinking about a
variety of interrelated issues

• How people get from place to place
• How land is used
• Where people live
• Where businesses and housing are located
• Building and street design
• Infrastructure development, such as roads or
  sewer lines
• The effect of development on natural resources

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HOW IS IT IMPLEMENTED?

• Through codes adopted by Council such as
• Zoning - establishes land uses, densities, site
  design standards
• Subdivision or platting - legal record of
  property division / mechanism for locating and
  installing infrastructure

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HOW ELSE IS A PLAN IMPLEMENTED?

• Capital Improvement Program (CIP) a financing
  program for City constructed infrastructure,
  parks and buildings

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LETS TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE

• City Owned
• Water
• Wastewater
• Streets
• Drainage

• BTU
• Electrical
• Franchised
• Gas, Cable, Telephone

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WHO BUILDS THIS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE?

• City - thru CIP
• Voters approve bonds for city to sell
• City manages and finances projects
• Developers - thru projects
• Developer manages and finances
• Both thru oversize participation
• Developer City share cost

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THE LAND USE PLAN - THE ZONING MAPWHATS THE
DIFFERENCE??
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EXAMPLE
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In the comprehensive plan there is a..

• Transportation Policy Statement
• Citizens should be able to move into, out of,
  and within the city in a safe and efficient
  manner.

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Transportation Goal
• The city should provide for the safe movement
  of pedestrians and bicyclists within the
  community.

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Transportation Objective
• Sidewalk access should be provided in all
  residential areas and the existing sidewalk
  network should be maintained.

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In the subdivision regulations there is a .

• Section on sidewalks
• Sidewalks shall be required on one (1) side of
  all residential streets.
• Sidewalks shall be 4 feet wide and located 4
  feet from the curb.

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In the capital improvement program there is ..

• Bond money approved by the voters to build
  sidewalks

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QUESTIONS
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ARE YOU READY FOR A TEST?

• Name the implementation tools in the
  Comprehensive Planning toolbox.

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ARENT TESTS FUN?

• Name the implementation tools in the toolbox.
  (zoning, platting, CIP)
• Which one determines how land is used?

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HEY, IT COULD BE AN ESSAY TEST!

• Name the implementation tools in the toolbox.
  (zoning, subdivision, CIP)
• Which one determines how land is used? (zoning)
• Which one tells how to build a street?

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HANG IN THERE

• Name the implementation tools in the toolbox.
  (zoning, subdivision, CIP)
• Which one determines how land is used? (zoning)
• Which one tells how to build a street?
  (subdivision regulations)
• What is the difference in the zoning map and the
  land use plan?

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ALMOST DONE

• Name the implementation tools in the toolbox.
  (zoning, subdivision, CIP)
• Which one determines how land is used? (zoning)
• Which one tells how to build a street?
  (subdivision regulations)
• What is the difference in the zoning map and the
  land use plan?
• Who builds infrastructure?

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Locate industrial uses accessible to
  transportation routes and utilities while
  protecting existing and future neighborhoods
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Locate industrial uses accessible to
  transportation routes and utilities while
  protecting existing and future neighborhoods
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Rehabilitate streets, ditches, subsurface
  structures, and traffic control devices and signs
  to provide safe, accessible roadways for the
  citizens of Bryan and the visitors to the
  community.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Rehabilitate streets, ditches, subsurface
  structures, and traffic control devices and signs
  to provide safe, accessible roadways for the
  citizens of Bryan and the visitors to the
  community.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• The Central Business Corridor (CBC) shall have
  attractive landscaping and area signage that
  identifies it as a major commercial area of the
  City.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• The Central Business Corridor (CBC) shall have
  attractive landscaping and area signage that
  identifies it as a major commercial area of the
  City.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Develop a unified thoroughfare system based
  upon functional classification and providing a
  balanced and well-maintained network of
  freeways/expressways, arterials, collectors, and
  local streets.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Develop a unified thoroughfare system based
  upon functional classification and providing a
  balanced and well-maintained network of
  freeways/expressways, arterials, collectors, and
  local streets.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Encourage industrial development through the
  extension of services to industry in
  appropriately zoned industrial areas.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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In the comprehensive plan there is a .

• Goal
• Encourage industrial development through the
  extension of services to industry in
  appropriately zoned industrial areas.
• How do you implement this goal?
• Zoning
• Subdivision Regulations
• Capital Improvement Program

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YOU ARE SOOOO SMART!!
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HOW DOES ALL THIS FIT TOGETHER?
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ROLES, RULES SCHEDULE

• Define Roles
• Set Ground Rules
• CPAC Meeting Schedule Public Involvement
• Success

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ROLES

• CPAC Members
• City Staff
• Consultant Team

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GROUND RULES

• Be Civil
• Be Diplomatic
• Listen
• Stay Focused
• Be Efficient

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Focus Groups (January)
10 Monthly Meetings
4 Community Meetings (March April)
2 Open Houses (July August)
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DEFINING SUCCESS

• Visionary, yet realistic
• Goals that can be Implemented
• Clear actions
• Supported by the CPAC, the PZ and the general
  public
• Adopted by the Council

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TIME TO BEGIN ....