Stop Haggard Farms West Rezoning

5900 Clarendon Drive
Plano, TX 75093

Call to Action on Plano Tomorrow Plan

For more information and updates please go the the Planofuture.org website.

It is being kept up to date on activity in January, February and March fo 2015.

In the fall of 2013, the City of Plano sent a survey to all households in Plano asking questions about the city and quality of life. There were 1100 responses from Plano residents. The Planning & Zoning Commission, City Staff and City Council are using the results of this survey to justify some major changes in zoning, including changes to promote the "Urbanization" (high density development) of Haggard Farm West. This appears to be a complete distortion of the survey results to twist the results in a way to support high density development at Haggard Farms West. Posted here are four documents a) the Survey, b)the Survey Results, c) Results Appendix tabulating responses and d) Planning & Zoning's Conclusions and Proposed Rezoning in response to the survey. It is our understanding that the intent of the survey is to lay the groundwork to increase the population by 40,000 to 50,000, mostly through multi-family developments. In advance of completing the Plan, P&Z approved 7,500 multi-family units in 2014 alone, which will likely increase the population 11,000 people and when combined with townhomes, patio home and single family homes, 2014 actions will likely result in at least 14,000 new residents.

In the survey, Plano residents clearly stated that Plano's available land should be used to develop employment, opportunities, with general office employment scoring highest. Residential scored last in desired use of remaining available land (less than 7%of all land), meaning the citizens of Plano do not see population growth as an imperative. The survey clearly shows on page 17 that respondents rated single family detached homes the most desirable for Plano development while high density apartments in urban centers and mid-rise condominiums were rated the LEAST Desirable. Somehow this has been twisted into P&Z and CC saying we need more urbanization in Plano and need to put mid-rise condominiums and high density apartments in urban mixed use developments on Haggard Farms West!! The Planning and Zoning conclusions at the September 29, 2014 P&Z Work Session, page 18 state that Haggard Farm West should be "Urban Center, Neighborhood Center, Midrise Employment Center, Midrise Residential Condominium, Patio Home/Townhome." (Midrise in city parlance is anything five to 20 stories while Urban Center include high density apartments in Urban Mixed Use).

In November, the City's conclusions and Vision for Plano Tomorrow were exposed at four public "Open House" meetings. Consider providing your comments before then to City Manager Bruce Glasscock, your city council members or Christina Day of Plano P&Z. Now is the time to send your comments to the P&Z. In January 2015 the P&Z will hold final meetings to discuss public input before adoption. Please plan to attend and comment at the public meetings.

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Here is the Open House meeting notice.

The dates and place were:

Saturday, November 8, 2014 10:00 am – Noon Harrington Library
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 6:30 - 8:30 pm Davis Library
Thursday, November 13, 2014 6:30 - 8:30 pm Parr Library
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:30 - 8:30 pm Haggard Library

Several of out Plano citizens attended and voiced their concerns. However, they was not formal process to gather people's comments to we must send our comments in writing. See the attached Extended Discussion if you would like to read a more thorough analysis and objections to the Plano Tomorrow Plan. for more information about the Plano tomorrow Plan see the www.planofuture.org website or email committee@planofuture.org

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5900 Clarendon Drive
Plano, TX 75093