05-03-1994 (Planning & Zoning) Minutes DATE: April 22, 1994
TO: Mayor Akin and City Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Steve Norwood, City Manager
SUBJECT: Joint Meeting, 7:00 P.M. , Tuesday, May 3, 1994
Municipal Complex, City Council Chambers
A joint meeting with the City Council and Planning and Zoning
Commission has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 3 , 1994, at 7:00
P.M. , in the City Council Chambers. The purpose of the meeting is
to thoroughly review and discuss the latest draft of the
Comprehensive Development Plan. The meeting will enable the
Planning and Zoning Commission members, who have held five separate
meetings to review the document during the last three months, to
present to the City Council specific revisions to the Comprehensive
Plan. Dr. Doug Cargo, a consultant with Espey, Huston & Associates,
will attend to facilitate the workshop and assist in bringing
closure to several important issues. The work completed at this
joint workshop should lead to City Council adoption of the Plan in
June.
A very significant point was made when this process commenced in
September, 1993 , regarding the importance of the Comprehensive Plan
that cannot be emphasized enough. The Plan contains several
components, including the Thoroughfare Plan, and the Land Use Plan,
which serves as the basis for future zoning designations. These
represent a pact between city government and the private sector.
This maps the right kind of development for specific areas of the
city and particular neighborhoods. It encourages the development
community to bring forward the kind of projects that will help
create jobs and make this a better city in which to live.
Speaking through the Comprehensive Plan, and all City codes and
ordinances, our message to potential investors/developers and
citizens is they have a strong reason to believe all assertions
from the City of Wylie. Make no mistake, in this competitive world
of development, the reputation for delivering oil a promise is one
of the most important assets any city has. It is hard to win and
easy to lose. A practical example of this is a recent, well
publicized incident involving a process to locate a movie theater
complex (Tinseltown) in a large city (Dallas) in the metroplex.
Memorandum - City Council
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April 22, 1994
The point is that as this community is poised for rapid growth and
the citizens will be asked soon to determine what level of
investment they are willing to make in their infrastructure, the
Comprehensive Plan will not sit idle on a shelf collecting dust.
Your staff looks forward to a productive meeting. If you have any
questions or suggestions please call me. A copy of the Draft
Comprehensive Plan is sent for your review prior to the joint
workshop.
Attachment
Comprehensive Development Plan
City of Wylie, Texas
Work Session #9
City Council/Planning & Zoning/City Staff
Tuesday, May 3, 1994, 7:00 P.M.
Municipal Complex, City Council Chambers
AGENDA
I. Welcome and Introduction
II. Highlights: Goals, Objectives, Major Components of the
Plan
III. Presentation: P & Z Revisions
IV. Open Discussion: Specific Section Review
V. Overview: Steps Leading Up To Adoption of Final Document
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Comprehensive Plan
The primary objectives of urban planning are:
• To coordinate public and private investment;
• To minimize conflict between land uses;
• To influence and manage the development of the community;
• To increase the benefits and cost-effectiveness of public investment;
• To predict infrastructure and service needs in advance of demand;
and •
• To ensure that community facilities are located to best serve the
community.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REVISIONS
V. THOROUGHFARE PLAN
1 .
A. Kirby from 78 to Birmingham
Change from 6D to 4D
B. Stone from Birmingham to Kreymer
Change from 6D to 4D
C. Must aquire R. O. W. to make transition
from Kirby to Stone
2.
A. W.A. Allen from Springwood to Dalrock ( FM 544)
Change from 6D to 4D
3.
A. Brown from 78 to Kreymer or beyond
Change to 4U
4.
A. Must be willing to fund R. O. W. aquisition
to make this work
VIII COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1.
A. Along Skyview south to Southern Pacific Railroad
Change to a mix of single and multi-family
B. South of Southern Pacific to AT & SF Railroad
Change to retail / commercial /business
C. Eliminate-various-retail-pockets-and-strive to relocate
the industrial area towards Sachse y�1,,�y) (c) � � S