City of Quinlan Comprehensive PlanMEETING #1 | CPAC KICK-OFF

Today’s CPAC Agenda• Introductions

• Purpose, Process, and Schedule

• Community Snapshot Preview• Visioning Exercise

• Community Open House Preview

• Upcoming Meeting Dates

Introductions

Who are we?

are Urban Planners and Landscape Architectsof whichFNI Employees

800+

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100+ COMPREHENSIVE PLANSfor cities with populations between 2,000 and 200,000

No one in Texas has done more comprehensive plans than we have.

Local Experience

Current TxDOT “Pipeline” Funding

Quinlan Area – Bond Program Leveraged Projects

• SH 276 Bypass (Design, ROW, Const.)• SH 34 (Prelim Eng. -Feasibility)

Bond Program – On System Bike/Pedestrian and Turn Lane Projects

• SH 34 (from CR 3602 to SH 276)

• Spur 264 (Bike and Pedestrian Improvements)

• Main St. “Old 276” (Curbs and Sidewalks)

Bond Program – On System Capacity Improvements

$2 million Proposed Bond Funding+ $14.4 million Potential Leveraged Funding

(TxDOT & NCTCOG)= $16.4 million Total Project Value

Your Team

Principal-In-ChargeWendy Shabay, AICP

Project ManagerErica Craycraft-Bartlett, AICP, LEED Green Associate

QA/QCDan Sefko, FAICP

Project LeadDaniel Harrison, AICP

Planning SupportColton Wayman

TransportationEdmund Haas, AICP

TransportationStaron Faucher, AICP

Water/WastewaterInfrastructureCullen Carlson, P.E.

Stormwater DrainageJim Keith, CFM

Economic DevelopmentGreg Last, AICP, CEcD

Planning 101

Authority to Plan• In Texas the Local Government Code

provides the authority to manage land development

• Chapter 213 (Comprehensive Plans)• Chapter 211 (Zoning)• Chapter 212 (Subdivision)

• Focused on providing for the health, safety, and welfare of citizens

Planning Overview“Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice.” –William Jennings Bryan

Comprehensive Plan

Zoning Ordinance

Subdivision Ordinance

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council Purpose: Make Decisions

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council Purpose: Make Decisions

How does the Council form their decisions?

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council Purpose: Make Decisions

InputComp Plan

P&Z CommissionPublic Meetings

Staff Input

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council Purpose: Make Decisions

InputComp Plan

P&Z CommissionPublic Meetings

Staff Input

What does the Council do with this input?

How is a Comprehensive Plan Used?

City Council Purpose: Make Decisions

InputComp Plan

P&Z CommissionPublic Meetings

Staff Input

RegulationsZoning

SubdivisionBuildingOther

Project Overview

Plan OutlineCommunity Snapshot

Implementation

Visioning

Land Use Plan

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 6

EXLU, FLUP, Growth Management, Development Standards

Population and Demographic Trends

Input Process, Vision Statement, Goals

Implementation Actions

Public Facilities and ServicesChapter 4

Chapter 5

Transportation, Drainage, Water/Wastewater, Public Facilities

Economic Development Strategy Economic Profile, Strategies/Initiatives, Five-Year Timeline

Schedule• Today – Meeting #1 | Staff and CPAC Kick-Off

• November – Meeting #2 | Community Open House, Website

• January – Meeting #3 | CPAC: Land Use

• March – Meeting #4 | Public Facilities and Services

• April – Meeting #5 | QEDC/CPAC: Economic Development

• June – Meeting #6 | Community Open House

• July – Meeting #7 | CPAC: Finalize Draft

• August – Meeting #8 | Joint Workshop

Community Snapshot

Chapter One: Community Snapshot• Population/Demographic Trends

• Planning Context

• Existing Land Use

PopulationYear Population Percent

Change

1990 1,416 -

2000 1,370 -3.25%

2010 1,399 +2.12%

2016 1,735* +24.02%

Source: American Community Survey

* = Estimate

Age and Gender

Source: American Community Survey

41.1median age

Source: American Community Survey

Source: American Community Survey

Source: American Community Survey

Source: American Community Survey

Source: American Community Survey

Source: NCTCOG

Visioning

Desired OutcomesWhat outcomes should the plan strive to achieve?

Examples:

• Improve quality of life

• Improve infrastructure or services

• Address a community need

• Economic or cultural benefit

• Longevity/sustainability benefit

Issue Identification

SWOT Analysis

Issue Identification Exercise

Economic Development

Land Use

Public Facilities

Public Facilities• Where are the congestion barriers?• What areas are prone to flooding?• Do you have concerns about water supply?• How would you rate the city’s services (police, fire,

library, administration, etc.)?

Economic Development• What development is most desirable? Where?• What are the barriers to development today?• What’s the right balance between attracting

businesses and requiring quality development?

Land use• Where should future residential or nonresidential

development be?• Are there issues with land use conflicts?• Do we have the right types of housing?

Economic Development

Land Use

Public Facilities

• Transportation

• Stormwater Drainage Analysis

• Water/Wastewater Master Plan

• Public Facilities + Services Analysis

Related Questions

• Where are the congestion barriers?

• What areas are prone to flooding?

• Do you have concerns about water supply?

• How would you rate the city’s services (police, fire, library, administration, etc.)?

Economic Development

Land Use

Public Facilities

• Strategies and Initiatives

• Economic ProfileRelated Questions

• What development is most desirable? Where?

• What are the barriers to development today?

• What’s the right balance between attracting businesses and requiring quality development?

Economic Development

Land Use

Public Facilities

Related Questions

• Where should future residential or nonresidential development be?

• Are there issues with land use conflicts?

• Do we have the right types of housing?

• Is preservation of natural open space important?

• FLUP Map • Future Land Use Types Defined

• Physical Constraints

• Existing Land Use Analysis

• Growth Management Recommendations and Ultimate Capacity

Moving Forward

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Joint Workshop

CPAC: Finalize Draft

Community Open House

QEDC/CPAC: Economic Development

CPAC: Public Facilities and Services

CPAC: Land Use

Community Open House

Community Open House• Present planning process to

residents• Visioning exercise

When: Tues, Nov. 20 @ 7:00pm

Where: TBD

CPAC CoordinationWhat days of the week work best for you?

Questions/Comments?

Thank you!