Title
Update on ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Initiative
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: February 19, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, Planning Manager
Brian Lockley, AICP, CPM, Director of Planning
Michael Quint, Executive Director of Development Services
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Receive presentation from staff.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• This presentation is the second in a series regarding the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative.
• The focus of tonight’s presentation is to review the Preferred Scenario map, District Diagram concept, and the mobility components that have been previously developed and supported by city leaders and stakeholders as part of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Initiative.
• Details and complete information on the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Initiative can be viewed online at www.onemckinney2040.com <http://www.onemckinney2040.com>.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update was launched in the summer of 2015 as an initiative to update the city’s current Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted in 2004.
• Since 2015, the city has hosted and attended numerous public outreach events as part of the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative, and many of the key elements of the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan have been in draft form since late 2016.
• However, in late 2016, regional discussions about transportation and, specifically, the US 380 corridor became a major topic for Collin County. The result of these discussions was the launch of the US 380 Feasibility Study by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to determine the feasibility and potential location(s) for limited access roadways (LARs) in Collin County.
• Given the potential impacts of this on the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City of McKinney temporarily suspended progress on the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative in order to participate and, ultimately, integrate the regional choices regarding US 380 into the draft ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
• As progress on the US 380 Feasibility Study continues to move forward, Staff recommends that the ONE McKinney 2040 Initiative begin to move forward again as well.
• A Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the community’s vision for today and tomorrow. It represents the desires of the citizens and their goals for the community.
• A Comprehensive Plan focuses on outlining a physical plan and business plan for the City. It is typically comprised of a number of interrelated elements such as land use, transportation, utilities, public services, socio-economic, and open space elements.
• Upon adoption, a Comprehensive Plan provides the basis for Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The plan should also be referred to in capital improvement planning, zoning changes, annexation actions, and other choices made by the City.
• The current McKinney Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2004 after a lengthy public input process and planning effort. When the 2004 Comprehensive Plan was adopted, the McKinney population was roughly 86,000. Today, the City is home to almost 180,000 people. With this significant growth comes a change to the physical environment around us and the needs and desires of the community.