Land Use Policy


Plano will support a system of organized land use to provide housing and employment choices aligned with the market, where new and redevelopment areas respect the viability and quality of life for existing neighborhoods, businesses, and institutions.


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  1. Actions
  2. Status Details

Actions

LU1
Review and evaluate the Zoning Ordinance and make appropriate amendments based on guidance from the Comprehensive Plan.
In Progress
LU2
Review development regulations and implement standards that configure development to provide complementary uses and foster good connections, using a combination of streets, trails, and sidewalks for vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle circulation, that enhance the quality of neighborhoods.
In Progress
LU3
Review and update the Zoning Map to resolve land use inconsistencies between the Future Land Use Map and the Zoning Map.
In Progress
LU4
Create regulations that incentivize the redevelopment and revitalization of underperforming retail and multifamily development.
Pending
LU5
Review and ensure residential adjacency standards provide appropriate transitions in building height and bulk that are sensitive to the physical character of adjoining neighborhoods.
In Progress
LU6
Develop locations for special area plans to focus development and redevelopment efforts in conformity with the Comprehensive Plan.
In Progress
LU7
Develop review criteria that provides guidance on the community’s preferences regarding mixed-use developments, such as desired mix of uses, densities, parking, phasing plans, minimum open space, building placement, quality of building materials, residential adjacency, and other urban design elements.
In Progress

View a table of all of the Comprehensive Plan's actions here.


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