25 - Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment

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completed for the new North Lamar Elementary School. These lines shown on the map are intended only to show the approximate location of where the roadway may be constructed when development occurs. Each time a property is planned for development the Future Thoroughfare Plan will be used as a guide for the City to work with developers to determine what will actually be the best route for the roadway to be constructed within the development in order to make sure it functions well for the development, yet still provides for continuity with the remainder of the planned roadway network. No planned acquisition of property is considered a part of the plan update. No roadway construction by the City is planned as a part of this plan update. The plan is used, however, to determine required ROW dedication each and every time a plat is presented to the City for approval. INPUTS During the public hearing conducted by the P&Z on 1/3/23 there was considerable discussion and questions answered about the purpose and intent of the City having a Master Thoroughfare Plan. In initiating these changes Staff determined, based upon past input given by property owners, it was best to provide property owner notifications of the parcels which are affected by the proposed changes. This allows the City to remain proactive when working with its citizens concerning future planning in the community. A prime example in this situation is the input that was received from Ryan and Shanna Schmidt. They provided a very articulate response in objection to the plan. I was able to have a conversation with them in advance of the meeting which is what resulted in our Development Review Team responding with a slight re -drawing of the original plan map. The change that resulted eliminates a portion of the North- South C -8b line route through large lot homes sites while being able to rely on the Stillhouse Road segment for connectivity. During the hearing there was also further discussion about making further changes to the revised New Line C-8 to further lessen impacts upon land owned by John Curvino who testified with objections at the hearing. This is the 2„ d revision to the original map sent out to the land owners now before the City Council on the map dated 1/4/23. All other feedback received from the public, including Tommy Hannes whose family owns large tracts of land West of Stillhouse Road and Bobby Smallwood with a large rural lot on Stillhouse Road expressed strong support for the proposed changes. A meeting was also held with North Lamar ISD representatives on 1/3/23 the morning of the hearing to brief them on the proposed changes as well. They were in full support of the City's initiative, but did express concerns about the condition and capacity of Stillhouse road to handle continued development in the area, including their plans for continued new school construction in the future. These will be important discussions the City will have to have with developers over time in this area. RECOMMENDATION Staff and the P&Z recommends approval of the above described amendments to the Master Thoroughfare Plan as shown in the attached revised plan map dated 1/4/23. Page 2 of 2