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Development Workshop November 11, 2013. Vision. Support the rural landscape Help existing places thrive Create great new places Troy, TX Comprehensive Plan. Area. 8 miles of IH-35 maximum or 85,000 linear feet both sides. Project Goals. Stimulate Investment and Revenue Growth
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Development Workshop November 11, 2013
Vision • Support the rural landscape • Help existing places thrive • Create great new places Troy, TX Comprehensive Plan
Area 8 miles of IH-35 maximum or 85,000 linear feet both sides
Project Goals • Stimulate Investment and Revenue Growth • Strengthen Community Image and Identity – A Stronger Sense of Place • Emphasize Quality and Sustainable Development • Build Local Ownership and Involvement • Get the Right Implementation Tools • 8 miles, make ‘em count
Development Tools • Planning • Zoning & Uses that Draw People • Historic Preservation • Signs • Economic Development • Funding • Landscaping & Decorations • Architecture • Transportation • Personnel
Regulation “Hard rules are okay, as long as we know what they are.” Rick Duggan, Schlosser Development
Regulation This
Regulation Not this
Regulation This
Regulation Not this
Design Standards • Cities can regulate aesthetics • Create or perpetuate a look • Exterior Design Standards and Planned Development Districts
Design Standards Before
Design Standards After
Development Tools • Planning • Zoning & Uses that Draw People • Historic Preservation • Signs • Economic Development • Funding • Landscaping & Decorations • Architecture • Transportation • Personnel
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