Weatherford General Plan Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2 Draft - July 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... III 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL PLAN A. Why Plan? B. Creating the General Plan C. Plan Structure D. Policy Direction E. Making a Difference for Weatherford OVERALL POLICY DIRECTION A. Role Of Overall Policy Direction B. Vision Statement C. Guiding Principles D. Preferred Scenario CITYWIDE ISSUES ELEMENT A. Introduction B. Housing C. Historic Preservation D. Community Design E. Resilience F. Development Phasing and Annexation i. Annexation ETJ Expansion i Utility Extension LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT A. Introduction B. Land Use and Development Policies C. Place Types THE COLOR PALETTE FOR PAINTING POSSIBLE FUTURES D. Place Type Diagram E. Development Implications F. Citywide Decision-Making Criteria G. Criteria for Specific Uses and Locations i. Criteria for Locating Neighborhood-Serving Commercial Criteria for Design of Higher-Density Residential Communities i Criteria for Blended Estate Residential and Suburban Living Development vi

3 Weatherford General Plan Table of Contents iv. Criteria for Cluster Residential Development v. Criteria for Projects at Gateway Locations 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT A. Introduction to Economic Development B. Overview... i. Trade Area... Market Opportunities... C. Economic Development Policies... i. Retail... Downtown... i Gateways to Downtown & Weatherford... iv. Employment-Generating... v. Agriculture... D. Short-Term Economic Development Actions & Investments... B. Mobility General Policies... C. Design for Complete Streets, Connectivity and Context-Sensitive Design... D. Additional Mobility Options... E. Study Area Thoroughfare Plan... i. Street types... Thoroughfare plan map... i Bike Plan Map... F. Downtown Mobility... i. TXDOT turnback program... Downtown Circulation Plan... i Roundabout/Courthouse Square redesign... G. Public Transportation... i. Potential commuter rail... H. Aviation and Freight... I. Short-Term Mobility Actions & Investments MOBILITY ELEMENT A. Introduction to Mobility... i. Mobility Within the Study Area... Multiple Modes... i Air and Freight Mobility PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT A. Introduction to Parks & Open Space... B. Overview... i. Parks... Recreation... vii

4 Draft - July 2017 i Open Space... iv. Trails... C. Parks & Open Space Policies... D. Short-Term Parks & Open Space Investments INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT A. Introduction to Infrastructure Systems... B. Water System... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. C. Wastewater System... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. D. Stormwater Management... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. E. Electric Utility... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. F. Street System Management and Maintenance... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. G. Solid Waste/Recycling... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. 9. PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT A. Introduction to Public Safety... B. Police... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. C. Fire... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. D. Emergency Management... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. viii viii

5 Weatherford General Plan Table of Contents E. Medical... Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. F. Code Enforcement... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. G. Animal Control... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments QUALITY OF LIFE ELEMENT A. Introduction to Quality of Life... B. Library... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. C. Other City Facilities... Policies... i Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments.. D. Education... Short-Term Infrastructure Actions & Investments. 11. PLANNING AREA STRATEGIES A. Area 1... Description... i Place Type Diagram... v. Downtown Land Use and Design... vi. Design Along US v Major Public Investments & Initiatives... B. Area 2... Description... i Place Type Diagram... v. Design Along US vi. Major Public Investments & Initiatives... C. Area 3... Description... i Place Type Diagram... ix

6 Draft - July 2017 D. Area 4... Description... i Place Type Diagram... E. Area 5... Description... i Place Type Diagram... F. Area 6... Description... i Place Type Diagram... G. Area 7... Description... i Place Type Diagram IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES... A. Introduction... B. Overall Implementation Strategy... C. Implementation Partners... D. Implementation Framework... i. Capital Investments ( C )... Education & Engagement ( E )... i Financial Incentives ( F )... iv. Guidelines ( G )... v. Programs & Partnerships ( P )... vi. Regulations ( R )... v Studies & Research ( S )... vi Tracking ( T )... E. Top Priority Action Items... F. Staff Tracking Information APPENDICES x

7 Weatherford General Plan Land Use and Development Element N. LIST OF EXHIBITS A. Exhibit 1: Top Priority Issues B. Exhibit 2: Preferred Scenario (ETJ) C. Exhibit 3: Preferred Scenario # D. Exhibit 4: Place Type Diagram xi