City of San Antonio - File #: 19-5623

• File #: 19-5623
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 9/5/2019
• Posting Language: Ordinance adopting the UTSA Area Regional Center Plan as a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, for a 15.8 square mile area generally bound by Camp Bullis Road, the City Limit Line, and Camp Bullis boundary to the north; Northwest Military Highway, Loop 1604, and the City Limit Line to the east; De Zavala Road and Babcock Road to the south; and Hausman Road, Loop 1604, and Babcock Road to the west. There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the UTSA Area Regional Center Plan. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Bridgett White, Director, Planning]
• Indexes: Comprehensive Planning, SA Tomorrow
• Related files: 19-6696

DEPARTMENT: Planning Department


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 8


SUBJECT:

Consideration of an ordinance adopting the UTSA Area Regional Center Plan as a component of the City's Comprehensive Master Plan.


SUMMARY:

Consideration of an ordinance adopting the UTSA Area Regional Center Plan as a component of the City's Comprehensive Master Plan. The UTSA Area Regional Center Plan aims to create a realistic and implementable strategy to address projected growth in the UTSA Area Regional Center, one of thirteen (13) Regional Centers identified in the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan is one of three growth-related plans addressing how the City of San Antonio's expected population growth will be balanced with social, economic, and environmental resources. The Comprehensive Plan provides strategic direction for decision making and public investment to prepare our communities for anticipated growth at the citywide level. The major "building blocks" of the Comprehensive Plan include:
* Regional Centers
* Urban Centers
* Corridors
* Neighborhoods

The UTSA Area Regional Center Plan aims to create a realistic and implementable strategy to address projected growth in the UTSA Area Regional Center, one of the thirteen (13) Regional Centers identified in the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. Anchored by the University of Texas at San Antonio, the UTSA activity center is a focus of entertainment and retail for the northern portion of the City. Located at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 1604, the UTSA Area Regional Center includes major destinations such as the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, The RIM Shopping Center, and the Shops at La Cantera. The main topics covered by the Plan include Land Use, Mobility, Amenities and Infrastructure, Focus Areas, Catalytic Projects, Economic Development, Housing, and Neighborhood Priorities.

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