The Comprehensive Plan
The City of Benbrook is a complex social, physical and economic organization held together and shaped by laws, commonly-accepted social norms and community values, and physical, social and economic conditions and trends. The City's private and public sectors also function within a broader metropolitan, regional, state, and national framework. The parts of the complex structure are interrelated and forces changing one element may alter other elements. Some of the forces and trends can be influenced by the City, while some are immune to local actions. The Comprehensive Plan is a tool to be used to direct some of the forces shaping the City's physical, social, and economic structure in a coordinated manner toward a common goal.
As an official public policy adopted by the City, the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to guide decisions about the physical development and programs of the community. The Comprehensive Plan is not a law, but a well-formed policy guide that indicates how the City intends to shape the many decisions that affect changes in its physical and social character. The Plan is adopted and amended by resolution of the City Council, upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Both representative bodies consider public comment prior to making any recommendation or decision regarding the Comprehensive Plan.
The Comprehensive Plan is based on the premise that the adopted plan accurately reflects what the City wants to become in the future. For the process to be successful over time, the Plan must receive continuing review and support by public bodies and private citizens. As time passes and unanticipated events occur in the City, or the City realizes that it must narrow or expand its goals, the Comprehensive Plan must be updated to retain its relevance to conditions in the City and to retain allegiance from public and private interests. Past predictions and projections must be reevaluated for their accuracy and adjusted to fit reality. To accomplish this continuing review, the City Charter requires that the Planning and Zoning Commission review and make recommendations for revisions to the Comprehensive Plan no less frequently than once every five years. The Zoning Regulations and Subdivision Ordinance also require Comprehensive Plan review and amendment for development proposals which significantly conflict with the current Comprehensive Plan elements.
Adopted Comprehensive Plan:
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction and Framework
Chapter 2: Historical Background
Chapter 3: Factors Influencing Comprehensive Plan
Chapter 4: A Vision of the Future, Benbrook 2030
Chapter 5: Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Planning Principles
Chapter 6: Land Use
Chapter 7: Transportation
Chapter 8: Community Facilities
Chapter 9: Drainage
Drainage Plates Index with Links
Chapter 10: Public Utilities
Chapter 11: Waste Management
Chapter 12: Public Safety
Chapter 13: Economic Development
Chapter 14: Housing, Health and Social Services
Chapter 15: Quality of Life
Chapter 16: Implementation and Monitoring
Chapter 17: Capital Improvements Program |