Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by the City of McKinney to Make Amendments to Various Sections of the Comprehensive Plan, Including References to the Northwest Sector Study Phase 1 Report and State Highway 5 Corridor Master Plan, and Minor Amendments to the Master Thoroughfare Plan and Corresponding Amendments to the Future Land Use Plan and Future Land Use Plan Module Diagram, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT: Steven Doss, Planner I
Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Michael Quint, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· Staff is proposing minor map amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, including updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan, Future Land Use Plan, and Future Land Use Plan Module Diagram to reflect boundary changes, actual alignments of recently constructed roads, completed engineering and design projects, and recently approved development agreements.
· Staff is also proposing minor text amendments to refine outdated text to reflect current conditions and integrate recently completed engineering/planning studies.
· Earlier this year, the City Council acted on substantive amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in order to modify the vision for the Regional Employment Center (REC) for today's market conditions. These amendments were approved by City Council at the May 5, 2015 meeting.
· In order to minimize possible distractions from the important REC discussions, non-substantive amendments were not included in the May 5, 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
· As such, Staff is now proposing the following minor amendments to the Comprehensive Plan:
PROPOSED MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN:
· The following are proposed updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan resulting from recently engineered projects/plans and/or roadway construction. All proposed amendments reflect previous policy-based decisions.
· Reclassification of Craig Ranch Parkway, located south of Collin McKinney Parkway and east of Custer Road, from an arterial roadway to a collector road.
· Reclassification of a segment of McKinney Ranch Parkway east of Hardin Boulevard to an M4D Minor Arterial (4 lanes).
· Renaming the FM 543 Connector to Laud Howell Parkway.
· Renaming FM 543 to Trinity Falls Parkway.
· Minor alignment adjustments to Laud Howell Parkway generally from County Road 1006 to US Highway 75.
· Minor alignment adjustments to Lake Forest Drive at the intersection of Bloomdale Road.
· Minor alignment adjustments to Ridge Road, generally from FM 1461 to US 380 (University Drive).
· Other minor updates to reflect the actual alignment of recently constructed roadways.
OTHER PROPOSED MINOR AMENDMENTS:
· Staff is also proposing a list of relatively minor text and graphic amendments as described below. All proposed amendments reflect previous policy-based decisions.
· Correcting typographical and formatting errors that have been discovered in the Comprehensive Plan.
· Refining outdated text and graphics in Section 1 (Introduction) to reflect current conditions.
· Refining outdated text and charts in Section 4 (Existing Conditions) to reflect current population and demographic conditions.
· Integrating recently completed and approved engineering and planning studies such as the Northwest Sector Study and the State Highway 5 Corridor Sensitive Master Plan into Section 7 (Land Use), Section 8 (Transportation), and Section 11 (Urban Design).
· Refining outdated text, maps, and charts in Section 12 (Educational Facilities and Services) to reflect current conditions in student populations and School District boundary changes.
· Refining the Future Land Use Plan (Figure 7.4) and Future Land Use Plan Module Diagram (Figure 7.5) to reflect boundary changes and proposed updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
· Refining the Urban Design Plan (Figure 11.2) to reflect boundary changes and proposed updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
· Refining the Preservation Plan (Figure 9.1) to reflect boundary changes and proposed updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
· Refining the Hike and Bike Trails Master Plan (Figure 9.2) to reflect boundary changes and proposed updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
· Updating the School Districts in McKinney and its ETJ map (Figure 12.1) to reflect boundary changes to Princeton ISD and McKinney ISD.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· As stated in the Implementation Section of the Comprehensive Plan, periodic refinements are necessary to keep the Comprehensive Plan up-to-date and calibrated to community changes. The current Comprehensive Plan underwent a major update in 2003 - 2004 and has also undergone several minor amendments since that time.
· In the coming months, the City of McKinney will launch a major Comprehensive Plan Update that is anticipated to result in a new Comprehensive Plan for the City. Therefore, the proposed minor amendments included with this Staff Report will likely serve as the final amendments to the 2004 Comprehensive Plan.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
· On May 12, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the item as recommended by Staff.