Imagine Austin A city’s comprehensive plan provides guidance on city-wide, cross-departmental issues
Master plans The comprehensive plan helps to clarify how different city systems work together and what stakeholders are involved in each area of city business. Working with that guidance,
to achieve the vision the community wants for its future, through such broad questions as: • How do we coordinate land use and transportation planning?
Small area plans The comprehensive plan articulates what the citywide interest is at a broad scale.
• How can we shape our regulations to improve household affordability?
Small area plans—such as neighborhood plans, station area plans—provide an alter-
master plans provide detailed
• What are the city’s goals for economic and
nate perspective: a detailed
department planning for their
workforce development?
view based on local condi-
system.
tions — what intersections are difficult to cross? What parcels The comprehensive plan guides master and small area plans, but should also be able to change in response to new information.
are appropriate for redevelopment? Updates and amendments to neighborhood plans continue to use the plan amendment process.
Zoning decisions Should be guided by Imagine Austin and consistent with the text of the small area plans and Future Land Use Map or equivalent.
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