Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act Amendments to the ONE McKinney 2040 Comprehensive Plan, Including Minor Updates to the Master Thoroughfare Plan
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance Available Resources to Accommodate the Growth and Maintenance Needs of the City)
MEETING DATE: December 12, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Hayley Angel, AICP, Planning Manager
Aaron Bloxham, AICP, Principal Planner
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
APPROVAL PROCESS: The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council at the December 19, 2023 meeting.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this item.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Staff is proposing amendments to the Master Thoroughfare Plan to reflect the final alignments of two state thoroughfares - U.S. 380 Bypass and Spur 399, which were recently finalize by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Additionally, Staff also proposes minor changes for revised thoroughfare alignments and classifications based on the recently approved TxDOT alignments and other completed engineering studies within the last year.
* While the proposed amendment establishes a modified Master Thoroughfare Plan, it does not incorporate any associated land use changes or potential impacts to the Preferred Scenario Diagram or Land Use Diagram of the ONE McKinney 2040 Plan. In the coming year, Staff will be pursuing a separate amendment follow any necessary public engagement regarding impacts to the Preferred Scenario Diagram and the Land Use Diagram.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
The Master Thoroughfare Plan illustrates the roadway alignments of built thoroughfares and conceptual alignments of future or planned thoroughfares. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has determined the alignment of two thoroughfares within the city - U.S. 380 Bypass and Spur 399. It is necessary to align the Master Thoroughf...
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