CITY PLAN At a Glance Vision 2045
What is City Plan?
City Plan is Amarillo’s roadmap to the future. This comprehensive plan was carefully designed to reflect the community’s wants and will serve as a guide for the city’s growth and development, centered around a thoughtful land-use plan.
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Sets a Vision — Using community input, sets the course for Amarillo’s future.
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Enhances the Standard of Living — The plan’s primary purpose is to increase the quality of
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Increases the Tax Base – By being more strategic in managing our growth, we can increase our
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Shapes City Initiatives — City departments will leverage the plan as a guide, aligning
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Allows for Change — As a flexible guide, it will adapt with the evolving needs of the community.
life in Amarillo while maintaining an affordable cost of living. tax base without increasing taxes for individuals.
infrastructure decisions and public investment with the community’s wants and needs.
Why is City Plan important?
City Plan is important because we now have community direction for addressing future zoning decisions and changes to other development policies.
City Plan updates the City’s future land use map, based on a new vision and Complete Neighborhoods Scenario. •
Approximately 80% of the map preserves existing conditions
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Approximately 20% introduces flexibility and new opportunities through mixed-use districts and more housing variety.
The Complete Neighborhoods Scenario future land use map does not change or represent zoning. Rather, it serves as a guide for future zoning decisions.
Our Home. Our Future.
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