Comprehensive Master Plan

Introduction

The Comprehensive Master Plan (Plan) for the City of Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana) is a long-range plan that anticipates a build out condition. The build out population of the existing City is 76,000 people and the holding capacity of the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) is 327,000 people.

Establishing a picture of the future allows those using the Plan document to stand in that future and look on the present City to determine whether to facilitate or restrict accommodation of growth and development potential. This Plan establishes a generalized pattern for Future Land Use, Thoroughfares, and Open Space. It also recommends strategies to implement the vision contained in this document. The Plan will also provide a valuable reference in the decision-making process of municipal governance.

For this reason, the recommendations of this Plan are built upon resident and property owner generated goals and objectives which articulate the aspirations and concerns of the people who will live and work in Corsicana.

As a result, this Plan becomes a "management tool" for addressing future growth and will initiate change to move Corsicana toward the quality of life desired by its residents.

(Source: The Mesa Design Group. Comprehensive Master Plan Update. City of Corsicana, Texas. Adopted June 19, 2007)

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The Comprehensive Master Plan (Adopted June 19, 2007)

Below please find the Comprehensive Master Plan ("Plan") for the City of Corsicana, Texas as adopted by the City Council on June 19, 2007. All the files containing the complete Plan and the various parts of the Plan are available in the PDF/Adobe Acrobat format. The Plan consists of three (3) parts: Part One: The Assessments; Part Two: The Planning Process; and, Part Three: The Comprehensive Plan. In addition, the Plan features Appendices 'A-D' and a Sample Ordinance. All the parts of the Plan are available in individual files below.

• TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION
  • Table of Contents and Introduction (Pages 1 - 8)

 

• PART ONE - THE ASSESSMENTS
  • The Assessments (Pages 9 - 37: Form Districts One - Nine, Economic Base Analysis, Systems Analysis)

 

• PART TWO - THE PLANNING PROCESS
  • The Planning Process (Pages 38 - 45: The Citizen Process, Workshop One, Workshop Two, Workshop Three)

 

• PART THREE - THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
  • The Comprehensive Plan (Plan) - Framework Plan (Pages 46 - 51: The Matrix, Top Ten Goals/Actions, Framework Plan, Conclusion, Framework Map)
• The Land Use Plan (Pages 52 - 66: Land Use/Zoning Plan, Holding Capacity, Comparison with Previous Plans, Recommendations, Map)
• The Thoroughfare Plan (Pages 67 - 78: Proposed Loops, Key Components, Functional Classification System, Traffic Capacities, Related Maps)
• The Open Space Plan (Pages 79 - 80: Trail Network, Watershed Features, Conclusion)
• The Parks and Recreation Plan (Pages 81 - 83: Park Requirements, Standards for Parks and Open Space, Regional Park Recommendations)
• The Watershed Protection Plan (Pages 84 - 90: Corsicana's Watershed: Creeks & Waterways, Lakes, Soils, Habitat and Detention; Watershed Preservation Recommendations)
• The Downtown Revitalization Plan (Pages 91 - 98: Introduction, Revitalization Plan Elements, Downtown Revitalization Map, Downtown Vision Rendering)
• The Downtown Design Guidelines (Pages 99 - 118: Commercial Frontage Zone, Governmental Frontage Zone, District Support Zone)
• Appendices A - D and Sample Ordinance (Pages 119 - 133: A - Plant Pallette; B - Street, Furniture, Fixtures & Hardware, C - Design Concept; D - Downtown Plaza District Overlay)

 

• THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN - UPDATE
  • Comprehensive Master Plan - Update (NOTE: 21 MB File Size)