HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 26,2005
TO: Planning&Zoning Commissioners
FROM: Joey Dunn,AICP,Director of Planning&Development Services
SUBJECT: College Station Comprehensive Plan
This memo has been prepared in support of the workshop discussion item concerning the need and
merits of revising the Comprehensive Plan.
The Plan was prepared by a consultant,HOK,which commenced in 1994 and was adopted in 1997,
and in the last 10 years a plethora of changes have occurred in our community and region which will
be identified below.
Section 8.03 of the Comprehensive Plan,not included in the widely distributed Development Guide,
identifies implementation strategies of the plan's Goals and Objectives. Section 8.07 addresses
Comprehensive Plan Updates,and acknowledges that,"while most plans indicate a timeframe for
their projections (usually 20 years),it makes good sense to revise and update it before the end of that
timeframe...depending on changing conditions,the City may consider a`major tune-up'of the
Comprehensive Plan somewhere near its tenth anniversary."
The Plan also advocates a number of additional methods for maintaining the Comprehensive Plan in
the interim in which staff has undertaken numerous revisions to the Plan since that include,but not
limited to:
Table 1: College Station Population (1940-2004)
• Small area plans
• Neighborhood action laps In no decade has College Station experienced less
• interestplans p than 29% growth and has historically sustained at
Specialleast 3%average annual growth.
• Comprehensive plan amendments
(includes applicant initiated Growth
amendments) Population Decade Annual
1940 2,148 NA NA
Another implementation strategy suggests the 1950 7,925 268.95% 27%
Planning&Zoning Commission and City 1960 11,396 43.80% 4%
Council should schedule joint workshops 1970 17,676 55.11% 6%
where the City staff provides updates 1980 37,272 110.86% 11%
regarding needed adjustments to the 1990 52,456 40.74% 4%
Comprehensive Plan affording the City to 2000 67,890 29.42% 3%
have the tools to react more effectively to new 2004` 80,214 18.15% 2%
development proposals. Such workshops have
occurred periodically;last year,City staff,the Notes:
P&Z and City Council considered an extensive 1.Source:U.S.Census http://www.census.gov
UDO and Comprehensive Plan Annual 2.Source:Planning and Development Services