File #: 09-129M    Name: Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Type: Agenda Item Status: Public Hearing
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 1/5/2010 Final action: 1/5/2010
Title: Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by the City of McKinney to Make Minor Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, and Accompanying Ordinance TABLED FROM THE DECEMBER 15, 2009 MEETING
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Approved Minutes from Oct. 27 2009 Planning and Zoning Commission, 3. Legal Notice, 4. Exhibit A - Executive Summary, 5. Exhibit B - Section 1 - Introduction, 6. Exhibit C - Section 2 - Planning Process, 7. Exhibit D - Section 3 - Goals and Objectives, 8. Exhibit E - Section 4 - Existing Conditions, 9. Exhibit F - Section 5 - Alternative City Form Scenarios, 10. Exhibit G - Section 6 - Economic Development and Fiscal Impacts, 11. Exhibit H - Section 7 - Land Use Element, 12. Exhibit I - Section 8 - Transportation Element, 13. Exhibit J - Section 9 - Parks and Recreation Element, 14. Exhibit K - Section 10 - Water and Wastewater Element, 15. Exhibit L - Section 11 - Urban Design Element, 16. Exhibit M - Section 12 - Educational Facilities and Services Element, 17. Exhibit N - Section 13 - Implementation, 18. Exhibit O - Definitions
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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by the City of McKinney to Make Minor Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, and Accompanying Ordinance TABLED FROM THE DECEMBER 15, 2009 MEETING

Summary
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2009 - Regular Meeting

DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning

CONTACT: Kevin Spath, AICP, CFM, Senior Planner
Craig Sykora, Planner


RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed Ordinance.

BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: On October 27, 2009, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed minor amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.

ITEM SUMMARY: Staff is proposing minor amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.

On December 15, 2009, the City Council tabled the item and left the public hearing open due to technical difficulties with the document’s attachments.

· The proposed minor amendments include: reformatting the document; correcting typographical errors; refining outdated text, graphics, figures, and maps to reflect current conditions; and integrating recently completed updates of supporting engineering/planning studies and models.


PROPOSED MINOR AMENDMENTS:

· 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 also underwent amendments in 2005, 2006, and 2008.

· Since the beginning of this year, Staff has been compiling a list of relatively minor amendments as described below. None of these proposed amendments are policy-related.

· General reformatting of the entire document to reflect the new City logo and color scheme.

· Correcting typographical errors that have been discovered throughout the document.

· Refining outdated text, graphics, and figures to reflect current conditions (i.e. population; city and ETJ...

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