Title
Discuss Policy Direction for the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, Specifically Related to the Preferred Scenario and Land Use Diagram Decision-Making Tool
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: July 25, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Discuss and provide feedback on the draft Preferred Scenario and Land Use Diagram elements of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The overall policy direction for the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes three important components:
1. A Vision Statement
2. A set of Guiding Principles
3. A Preferred Scenario
* The draft Vision Statement and Guiding Principles were discussed and supported by the Council at the June 20th City Council Work Session.
* Staff is now presenting more detailed information about the preferred scenario and land use diagram elements of the overall policy direction.
* The Preferred Scenario is the graphic depiction of the desired future for McKinney as described by its stakeholders. It provides overall guidance for investors and decision-makers related to the geographic development pattern the community hopes to achieve.
* In support of the Preferred Scenario, a series of detailed Land Use Diagrams provide specific direction for the individual areas identified on the Preferred Scenario. This detail serves as the decision making framework when considering land use, development and investment choices.
PREFERRED SCENARIO
* As proposed, the Preferred Scenario is comprised of 17 individual districts, each with its own identity. In most cases, this identity is defined by an existing natural, cultural or economic feature that is distinct to the district.
* Each district is comprised of a unique combination of placetypes that are representative of the type(s) of e...
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