DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning & Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan
SUMMARY:
The Department of Planning & Community Development will provide an in-depth briefing on 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 will provide strategic direction for decision making and community investment to prepare our community for anticipated growth.
The major "building blocks" of the Comprehensive Plan include:
* Regional Centers
* Urban Centers
* Corridors
* Neighborhoods
Additionally, the Comprehensive Plan is organized around nine Plan Elements chapters, each of which gives an overview of major issues and challenges specific to the element with a set of goals and policies to set the direction for how our community will respond to or address the challenges before us. The plan also includes an overarching implementation strategy formed around an updated approach to the Comprehensive Planning Program for the city and which provides detailed indicators and actions.
ISSUE:
The Department of Planning & Community Development will provide an in-depth briefing of the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan process and components. The draft plan was released to the public for comment on May 2, 2016, and public input will be gathered online through the end of July 2016. The final plan will be considered by City Council in August 2016. The draft Comprehensive Plan can be viewed on the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan website at: www.sacompplan.com.
ALTERNATIVES:
This briefing is for informational purposes only.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated...
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