2018-032 Attachment-Comprehensive Plan Update

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SECTION 15: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION One of the short -comings of the 2001 plan was in its limited implementation. This appears to have been due to a lack of follow-through combined with a misunderstanding by the city that adoption of the comprehensive plan made that plan's recommendations enforceable. However, in most cases, implementation required creation and adoption of individual ordinances, including those related to landscaping, building standards, zoning, subdivision regulations, housing, impact fees, etc. Even so, we have succeeded in making a number of ordinance changes, including: revised definitions throughout the comprehensive zoning ordinance, codifying new previously not existing or anticipated land uses, a rental property maintenance code, vacant building registry, revised mobile home regulations, etc. Other implementation measures need to be addressed with this update. 15.1 Meticulously monitor development, especially of impervious surfaces so as to minimize run-off, erosion, and flooding. Implement site plan review to protect established areas from new development. 15.2 Create a stormwater utility to generate funding for capital improvements to drainage infrastructure. 15.3 Implement a Healthy Creeks & Lakes policy to include proper erosion hazard setbacks and defined regulations for floodplain development. 15.4 Continue to fund capital maintenance at both utility plants and both lakes to extend the useful lives of each. 15.5. Develop a plan for the ultimate replacement of both utility plants. 15.6. Update master airport hangar and taxiway plan in 2018. 15.7 Develop a short-term project program to manage annual TXDOT funding, and also to increase annual RAMP revenue. 15.8. Revise and combine the existing flight -based operator (FBO) and maintenance agreements for Cox Field. 15.9 Utilize the Environmental Inventory Checklist to evaluate zoning, site plan, and other development projects. 15.10 Ensure all changes to the Zoning District Map conform to the Future Land Use Plan. 15.11 Provide for sidewalks in all new development projects so as to ensure compliance with ADA standards and the city's approved ADA transition plan. 34