Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request by the City of McKinney to Amend the Transportation Element Section (Section 8) of the Comprehensive Plan, Including Minor Amendments to the Master Thoroughfare Plan; and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: April 3, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
Aaron Bloxham, Planner II
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of this item.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is proposing an amendment to Section 8 (Transportation Element) of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan in order to integrate cross-section concepts developed as part of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update and in association with updates to the Engineering Design Manual. The proposed amendment also includes a minor change to the Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) to integrate the recently completed alignment study and design of Laud Howell Parkway, and some non-substantive updates to Section 8 to refresh outdated information and correct typographical errors. No other changes to the MTP or 2004 Comprehensive Plan are being proposed as part of this amendment.
* As stated in the Implementation Section of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan, periodic refinements are necessary to keep the plan up-to-date and calibrated to community changes. Since its adoption in 2004, there have been numerous minor amendments made on a recurring basis that have included: reformatting changes; correcting typographical errors; updating outdated text, graphics, figures and maps to reflect current conditions; and integrating recently completed engineering and/or planning studies and models.
* Though these minor amendments have helped to keep the Comprehensive Plan current in terms of demographics and recently completed activities, they are considered non-substantiv...
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