The City of Plano Neighborhood Planning Program forms a partnership between the city and area stakeholders.  The City respects residents, business owners and other stakeholders in the neighborhood as experts on their neighborhood.  By drawing on the resident’s skills, we can help ensure that the neighborhood plan most accurately represents the wants and needs of the neighborhood.

To accomplish this, a series of meetings are held. A “visioning process” is conducted with the neighborhood to establish how residents envision the future of their neighborhood. Recommendations generally represent the consensus of the stakeholders (residents, business owners, citizens, organizations and institutions, and City departments) who have participated in drafting the plan. The visioning process typically includes the following topics:

1.      Land use, zoning and neighborhood character

2.      Transportation and traffic

3.      Housing

4.      Environment

5.      Crime and safety

6.      History

7.      Quality of life

Through this series of meetings, the neighborhood and their assigned Neighborhood Planner will develop a Neighborhood Action Plan.  The time frame for completing each Neighborhood Action Plan varies with the level of neighborhood participation and topics discussed; a typical plan is completed in approximately six months.