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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas Future Land Use intensity zoning district classification. Where there are vacant parcels available for development, the City should allow "Manufactured Home Residential-Design" units, which assures that they comply with site-built home standards. Phased Development. The plan indicates "Long-Term, Low Density Development" where municipal sanitary sewer services are not planned for extension in the near-term time period of the plan. As a result, on-site waste water systems on lots larger than five acres would be allowed. Due to topographic constraints-the ridge line between Sixmile Creek and Stillhouse Creek drainage basins, for example-development around the newly annexed areas of the City becomes inefficient if not planned in a phased way of providing municipal services, especially sanitary sewers. In order to provide municipal services in a phased manner, the City should establish areas designated as "Lonb term, Low Density-beyond the solid colors on the Future Land Use Plan map-that are suitable for on-site septic tank use on large, five acre lots. The closer-in growth areas of Paris would be served in the near-term by municipal sanitary sewer extensions and would comprise the Urban Service Areas of the City of Paris. When so designated, the area should be planned for development only upon extension of municipal services. This policy will allow the City of Paris to target capital improvements in a more comprehensive, phased way. The Urban Service Areas are being planned for coordinated growth under subdivision regulations of the City of Paris in order to maximize local municipal coordination of services. Subdivision Regulations must be administered in the urban fringe Growth Areas and the "Long- Term Residential" Urban Service areas to protect urban land use opportunities. Also, building codes could be extended beyond the City corporate limits and into the Urban Service Areas upon annexation of new territory to ensure that new urban growth is built to code. MAJOR STREET PLAN The Major Street Plan establishes a classification system for various highways and roadways within the City. In addition, access control standards and guidelines are cited which establish minimum distances for intersections and driveways along arterial and collector roads. Individual roads and streets do not serve trips independently, rather, most trips involve movement through a network of roadways. A functional classification system of roadways provides a method for channeling traffic in a logical, efficient and safe manner. Roadway Classification System The existing road and highway network is classified by function. Roads and highways are grouped into classes or systems according to the service they provide. The factors that identify roadway classifications include: ■ the level of through-traffic movement; and ■ access to adjacent land or individual properties. Roadways are not classified by the amount of traffic they carry; however, higher traffic volumes are usually consistent with upper level roadway classifications, as discussed below. 5:\98288\WPOfinul rep)n 2-01.dcx 35 BWR