February 17, 2011

Dominion Country Club

Leon Springs

Business Association

Michael Taylor, AICP, Senior Management AnalystJohn Osten, Senior Planner

City of San Antonio, Department of Planning and Community Development

Agenda

1. Welcome/Introductions

2. Comprehensive Planning Program

3. Sector Plans

4. Community Plans

5. IH-10 Corridor Design Standards

6. Questions / Answers

Why Plan?• Local Government Code, Chapter 213

– Allows a municipality to adopt a comprehensive plan for the long-range development of the municipality to promote public health, safety, and welfare

• City Charter– The master plan shall contain

recommendations for the growth, development and beautification of city territory

Comprehensive Planning Program

LEVEL ONE:CITYWIDE MASTER PLANS

(e.g. Master Plan Policies, Major Thoroughfare Plan)

LEVEL TWO:LARGE AREA SECTOR PLANS

Growth Strategies for Large Areas(e.g. 50-75 square miles)

(No Specific Sector Plans adopted to date)

LEVEL THREE:NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY

PLANS(e.g. Eastern Triangle Plan)

LEVEL FOUR:COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT PLANS(e.g. Reinvestment Plans)

Master Plan Policies, 1997

Primary Objectives:•Coordinate public and private investment•Minimize conflict between land uses• Influence both the benefits and cost

effectiveness of public investment• Predict infrastructure and service needs

in advance of demand• Ensure that community facilities are

located to best serve the community

North Sector Study Area

Boundaries:•North: City / ETJ

•South: Loop 410 / Grisson Rd. / Culebra Rd.

•East: City ETJ /Toepperwein Rd. / I-35

•West: Loop 1604 / Tx. Hwy.16 / Bandera Rd.

ETJ-Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Why Sector Plans?

• Regional coordination of resources for future and balanced growth.

• Addressing changing trends in transportation.

• Protection of environmental resources.

• Sustainability• Economic strength and diversity

Why plan in the ETJ?

• Local Government Code, Chapter 212– A municipality shall not regulate the use of any building or property in

its ETJ

• Compliance with land use in ETJ will be voluntary, not regulatory– Only upon annexation, shall the land use plan in the ETJ be

implemented

• Presents a unified vision for how the community sees itself in the future

• Provides recommendation for future public and private investment

Community & Neighborhood Plans

• 33 Completed– Approx.

598,480 people

– Approx. 287 square miles

• 3 currently being updated 1 in progress