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Ord. 1517 2015-09-21ORDINANCE NO. 1517 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, adopting a Comprehensive Plan to act as a guide for regulating land use within the incorporated limits of Pearland; containing a savings clause, a severability clause and a repealer clause; and providing an effective date. WHEREAS, Local Government Code §211.004 requires a municipality desiring to regulate the use of land within its corporate limits to adopt a comprehensive plan for future development; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set goals, objectives, policies, and criteria for Pearland's physical growth; and WHEREAS, it is within the context of the Comprehensive Plan that zoning ordinances and other development regulations are enacted and have legal standing; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on August 17, 2015, to provide citizen input regarding the proposed comprehensive plan; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. That City Council hereby adopts the Comprehensive Plan attached hereto as Exhibit "A" as a guide for regulating land use within the incorporated limits of the City. Section 2. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Ordinance shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. ORDINANCE NO. 1517 Section 4. Repealer. City of Pearland Ordinance No. 943 and all subsequent amendments thereto are hereby repealed. Section 5. Effective Date. The Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon approval of its second and final reading. PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the 14th day of September, A. D., 2015. TOM REID MAYOR ATTEST: PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the 21St day of September, A. D., 2015. TOM REID MAYOR ORDINANCE NO. 1517 ATTEST: / �� W •UNG •RFING (ITY S" RETAR' APPROVED AS TO FORM: DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY i Ordinance No. 1517 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA Personally appeared before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for said County and State. Buzz Crainer, Representative for Brenda Miller Fergerson, Publisher of the Pearland Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Brazoria, State of Texas. Who being duly sworn, states under oath that the report of Legal Notice, Comprehensive Plan, a true copy of which is hereto annexed was published in said newspapers in its issue(s) of July 30, 2015. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of Notary Public My commission expires on ublisheer Representative , 2015. t`',: SARAH REBECCA FERGUSON MY COMMISSION EXPIRES January 17, 2016 NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Notice is hereby given that on August 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pearland, in Brazoria, Harris and Fort Bend Counties, Texas, will conduct a joint public hearing in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 3519 Liberty Drive. Pearland, Texas, on the request of the City of Pearland, for proposed amendments to the City Comprehensive Plan. At said hearing all interested parties shall have the right and opportunity to appear and be heard on the subject. For additional information, please contact the Planning Department at 281-652-1765 Ian Clowes Senior Planner Exhibit "A" Ordinance No. 1517 2015 Pearland COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o o o 1 ADOPTED 09.21 .2015 i rilh, 2015 `gyp' PE44ii <1 �._. Pearland 4., COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEX AS Fsr 189 I , - .10 _ .. _ •..,.�., '_1 - . .. . J i 1 •ir4"a- _ -�-4.--=. +ter- • ryk„.. .104;_ir, , _ ri :a , _ r 7�" ` - I ink. Acknowledgments CITY OF PEARLAND PLANNING & ZONING ELECTED OFFICIALS COMMISSION Mayor Torn Reid Mary Starr- Position #1 Mayor Pro Tern Tony Carbone Thomas Duncan - Position#2 Derrick Reed - Position#2 Henry Fuertes- Position#3 Gary Moore - Position #3 Troy Pradia - Position #4 Keith Ordeneaux- Position #4 Ginger McFadden - Position #5 Greg Hill - Position#5 Derrell Isenberg - Position#6 in 0 Daniel Tunstall - Position #7 ^' Former Officials N Scott Sherman Former Commissioners W se Susan Sherrouse Linda Cowles f W 1- Matthew Hanks a W N Elizabeth McLane c W Derrick Reed a 0 c i ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PLAN CONSULTANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Stacy Adams Kendig Keast Collaborative Carol Artz-Bucek Bret Keast, AICP - President Dr Fred Brent Gary Mitchell, AICP-Vice President (Project Manager) Matt Buchanan Kate Wythe-Associate Planner/Designer Linda Cowles Josh Donaldson, AICP-Associate Planner Henry Fuertes Maggie Dalton -Associate Planner Michelle Graham Elizabeth Probst, AICP-Associate Planner/Designer Keith Gray Jessica Duet-Associate Planner Matthew Hanks Frances Kellerman, LEED-GA-Associate Planner Dr John Kelly Michelle Queen -Associate Planner John Loessin Laura Walker-Associate Planner John Lyle Alan Mueller CDM Smith Sean Murphy Robert "Butch" Babineaux, PE - Keith Ordeneaux Client Service Manager Rush' Patel Kimberly Chanslor, P E - Principal Environmental Engineer Steve Saboe Ashish Loney, AICP, PMP- Project Manager Susan Sherrouse Laura Kulecz, AICP -Transportation Planner Kim Sinistore Szu-han Chen -Transportation Planner MindMixer PEARLAND CITY STAFF Clay Pearson - City Manager Jon Branson - Deputy City Manager Trent Epperson -Assistant City Manager Matt Buchanan - Executive Manager of THANKS ALSO TO Individual residents, business owners, property Development Services and President of Pearland Economic Development Corporation owners, and others who contributed their insights and ideas to Pearland's long-range planning Lata Krishnarao, AICP, LEED-ND - process Community Development Director Frankie Legaux, AICP- City Planner Ian Clowes- Senior Planner Special Appreciation... Judy Brown Community Development To the Pearland Chamber of Commerce and to Office Supervisor Kai Lerner Photography(a Pearland resident and professional photographer)for contributing to the Former Staff collection of community images incorporated into the new Comprehensive Plan Bill Eisen - Former City Manager Mike Hodge - Former Assistant City Manager 11101 2015 �DE PE9�`9 -_ Pearland L Z° ... alguNtilg, . • , . .,... . COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEX AS e$T. I S9' Id r - .4 I �---- -- _�. 4' • .. 14 i ... I` i "%siip.. Table of Contents SECTION 1 SECTION 2 INTRODUCTION GROWTH CAPACITY & Purpose 12 INFRASTRUCTURE Guiding Growth Growth Context 2 2 Use of this Plan Population Outlook 2 5 Planning Authority Bottom Line Why Plan? Legacy of Past Long-Range Planning 2 7 Historical Context 1 4 Status and Outlook for Utility Infrastructure 2 8 '" F. Plan Outline 1 5 Water N Regional Context 1 8 Wastewater cr Community Profile 1 9 Storm Drainage CO E Community Context Status and Outlook for Public Safety Services 2 18 a Vision and Guiding Principles 1 12 Police III Cl Your City, Your Plan Fire/Emergency Medical Services w s. Key Planning Considerations 2 24 °c Goals and Action Strategies 2 25 4c I ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 II Goals Transit Funding Action Strategies H-GAC Regional Transportation Plan Other Action Items Legacy of Past Long-Range Planning 3 8 Annexation Outlook 2 29 Status and Outlook for Mobility 3 9 Annexation Factors Existing Transportation System Potential Annexation Phasing Thoroughfare Network Annexation Policies Non-Vehicular Mobility Annexation Parameters Public Transit Growth Guidance Tools 2 34 Key Planning Considerations 3 20 Available Municipal Tools Goals and Action Strategies 3 22 Maps Goals City Limits & ETJ after 2 2 Action Strategies Other Action Items Annexation Ordinances after 2 8 Mobility Tools 3 29 Water Distribution System after 2 10 Available Municipal Tools Sanitary Sewer Collection System after 2 16 Storm Sewer Collection System after 2 16 Maps 2 1, Remaining Vacant Land after 2 28 Thoroughfare Plan after 3 14 2015 Pipelines after 2 28 Figures 2 2, Potential Annexation Phasing after 2 30 3 1, METRO Service Area 3 3 Figures 3 2, Major Mobility Projects Completed Since 1999 2 1, Assumed Future Population of City Limits and Pearland Comprehensive Plan 3 6 ETJ 2 7 3 3, Committed Projects in 2035 Regional 2 2, Expected Water Demand Versus Supply Transportation Plan 3 9 Through 2040 2 9 3 4, TxDOT Traffic Signals Operated by the City of 2 3, Expected Wastewater Flow Versus Treatment Pearland 3 10 Capacity Through 2040 2 14 3 5, SH 288 Managed Lanes Project 3 12 3 6, Roadway Level of Service "Grades" 3 15 Tables 3 7a, LOS F Roadways in 2012 from Pearland Travel 2 1, Smart Growth Principles 2 28 Demand Model 3 16 2 2,Annexation of MUDs in ETJ 2 29 3 7b, LOS F Roadways in 2035 from Pearland Travel 2 3, Primary Factors in Potential Annexation Phasing Demand Model 3 17 231 Tables 2 4, Tools for Advancing Growth Guidance Objectives 2 35 3 1, Major Mobility Projects Completed Since 1999 Pearland Comprehensive Plan 3 5 SECTION 3 3 2, Committed Projects in 2035 Regional MOBILITY Transportation Plan 3 7 3 3,Tools for Advancing Mobility Objectives 3 29 Mobility Context 3 2 Roadway Funding TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 4 Tables HOUSING & 4 1, Monthly Housing Cost Capacity of Households NEIGHBORHOODS 45 Housing and Neighborhoods Context 4 2 4 2,Acreage in Residential Categories Based on Demographics 2009 and 2015 Land Use Plan Updates 4 10 Housing Stock 4 3, Future Potential Housing Needs 4 11 The Affordability Equation 4 4, Housing Types Allowed in Zoning Districts 4 16 Texas and Houston Housing Markets Off the 4 5,Tools for Advancing Housing and Charts Neighborhoods Objectives 4 24 Legacy of Past Long-Range Planning 4 8 SECTION 5 Land Use Plan Update 2009 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Special Area Planning and Implementation Economic Development Context 5 2 Status and Outlook for Housing and Neighborhoods 4 11 Regional Economy Future Housing Needs Labor Force and Employment Growth Future Housing Mix Employment Mix and Need for Primary Jobs Key Planning Considerations 4 14 Demographic Drivers Goals and Action Strategies 4 15 Key Planning Considerations 5 7 Goals Core Strategies 5 9 Action Strategies Implementation Guidelines Other Action Items Economic Development Tools 5 12 Housing and Neighborhoods Tools 4 23 Available Tools Available Municipal Tools Figures Maps 5 1,Job Growth and Wages in Houston Metropolitan Area, 2005-2010 5 3 2015 Appraised Values of Residential Parcels after 4 4 5 2, Top 10 Zip Code Destinations of Residents Who Worked Outside of Pearland, 2010 5 5 Apartment Complexes after 4 14 5 3, Key "Takeaways" from Competitive Assessment Figures 5 7 4 1, Extent of Housing Types in Pearland 4 3 5 4, Core Strategies from Pearland 20/20 Strategic 4 2, Age of Housing Stock in Pearland 4 3 Plan 5 9 0 4 3, Average Sale Price of Homes in Pearland Tables N Relative to Region 4 4 N 5 1, Tools for Advancing Economic Development 4 4, Home Affordability Index Comparison in 2011 Objectives 5 13 46 I- 4 5, Comparative Rental Affordability in 2011 4 7 4 6, Trend in Single-Family Residential Building Permits, 1996-2012 4 12 O 4 7, Trend in Local Absorption of New Multi-Family Units, 1999-2012 4 12 III ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Iv SECTION 6 Further Evolution in Land Use Plan PARKS & TOURISM Land Use Policies Parks and Trails Context 6 2 Key Planning Considerations 7 10 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Goals and Action Strategies 7 12 Trail Master Plan Goals Tourism Context 6 8 Action Strategies Tourism Planning Land Use and Character Tools 7 14 Status and Outlook for Parks and Tourism 6 12 Maps Parks and Recreation System 7 1, Land Use Plan (new) after 7 8 Tourism Land Use Plan (previous adopted) after 7 8 Key Planning Considerations 6 15 Goals and Action Strategies 6 16 Tables Goals 7 1, Designations on Land Use Plan Map 7 6 Action Strategies 7 2, Acreage in Land Use Plan (Map 7 1) 7 7 Other Action Items 7 3,Acreage in Zoning Districts 7 8 Parks and Tourism Tools 6 24 7 4, Tools for Advancing Land Use and Character Objectives 7 15 Maps Public Park Locations after 6 4 SECTION 8 Parks and Recreation System Plan after 6 6 IMPLEMENTATION Future Trail Network after 6 8 Plan Administration 8 2 2014-2018 CIP Parks after 6 12 Education Definition of Roles Figures Action Agenda 8 5 6 1, Trends in Direct Economic Impact of Tourism for Plan Amendment Process 8 6 Pearland 6 8 Annual Progress Report Tables Bi-annual Amendment Process 6 1, Current City of Pearland Parks 6 4 Five-Year Update/ Evaluation and Appraisal 6 2, Pending Park and Recreation Projects 6 13 Report 6 3,Tools for Advancing Parks and Tourism Ongoing Community Outreach and Engagement Objectives 6 25 Tables SECTION 7 8 1, Priority Action Tasks after 8 6 LAND USE & CHARACTER Land Use and Character Context 7 2 Land Use Plan Update 2009 Legacy of Past Long-Range Planning 7 3 Status and Outlook for Land Use 7 5 Land Use Plan W. PE ' • 2015 u.�°` 9'��9Q Pearland PEAR�.AND itE Y n 5IE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .sr. 1sq°` lit r , _ ..- I Mill . , r -w w 1 _r' I M * ,,.� � l i x - .. vino en= ftaMa. '. ' 1 .V:g7 I I 111441111. it Ili OM . 1 SECTION 1 Introduction . . . ....„..,. „, .,_ * Ili' Ilis . „..- awn --416. 4 The 2015PearlandComprehensive Plan is intended to guide and balance future development, redevelopment, infill development, and 1 community enhancement efforts in the City over li' 1 I the next 20 years through 2035 This plan acts as a ie- I air 7L framework for thoughtful community discussion on �+ the real and perceived challenges facing Pearland N currently—as well as the upcoming opportunities r ` that will shape the City's future Today, the City is r '`' h "! Il positioned for continued physical and economic Lii i�i� • . .� - growth Through long-range planning efforts, W o >>' the community can accommodate its projected .. ft growth in a manner that preserves its history and ILAJ • 4 • culture and enhances overall quality of life for W current and future residents and businesses - _. , o • �-6- �Ili 7•tt�i t,l1.11-rei iirt 11 Pearland Recreation Center ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 1 . 2 USE OF THIS PLAN A comprehensive plan, if on target and embraced by the City and its leadership, has the potential to take a p. community to a whole new level in terms of livability and tangible accomplishments The plan is ultimately a guidance document for City officials and staff, who must make decisions on a daily basis that will r determine the future direction, financial health, and 3 .T. : '�' "look and feel" of the community These decisions + _ are carried out through - I ` • targeted programs and expenditures prioritized 4 pew • •; through the City's annual budget process, IP ..-Sii _ including routine but essential functions such as • - +a ' code compliance, i -- • major public improvements and land acquisitions . financed through the City's capital improvements program and related bond initiatives, • new and amended City ordinances and regulations closely linked to comprehensive plan The 2015 Pearland Comprehensive Plan resulted objectives(and associated review and approval from a two-year planning and citizen involvement procedures in the case of land development, process The plan's findings and recommendations subdivisions, and zoning matters), focus on the physical and economic aspects of the • departmental work plans and resources in key City's projected growth and development in the areas, coming years • support for ongoing planning and studies that will further clarify needs, costs, benefits, and Purpose strategies, GUIDING GROWTH • pursuit of external grant funding to supplement local budgets and/or expedite certain projects, A comprehensive plan is usually the most important and policy document a municipal government prepares • initiatives pursued in conjunction with other and maintains This is because the plan public and private partners to leverage resources • lays out a "big picture" vision regarding and achieve successes neither could accomplish the future growth and enhancement of the on their own community, Despite these many avenues for action, a • considers at once the entire geographic area comprehensive plan should not be considered a of the community, including areas where new "cure all"for every tough problem a community faces development and redevelopment may occur, These plans tend to focus on the responsibilities and, of City government in the physical planning arena, • assesses near-and longer-term needs and where cities normally have a more direct and extensive role than in other areas that residents desires across a variety of inter related topics value, such as education and social services Of that represent the key "building blocks" of a community(e g , land use,transportation, urban necessity, comprehensive plans, as vision and policy documents, also must remain relatively general design, economic development, redevelopment, housing, neighborhoods, parks and recreation, and conceptual The resulting plan may not touch utility infrastructure, public facilities and services, on every challenge before the community, but it is cultural facilities, etc) meant to set a tone and motivate concerted efforts to move the community forward in coming years SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION It is also important to distinguish between the WHY PLAN? function of the comprehensive plan relative to the City's development regulations, such as the zoning Local planning allows the City of Pearland to have and subdivision regulations The plan establishes a greater measure of control over its future rather overall policy for future land use, infrastructure than simply reacting to change Planning enables the City to manage future growth and development improvements, and other aspects of community actively as opposed to reacting to development and growth and enhancement The City's zoning regulations and official zoning map then implement redevelopment proposals on a case-by-case basis the plan in terms of specific land uses and building and without adequate and necessary consideration of site development standards The City's subdivision community-wide issues The process used to develop regulations also establish standards in conformance the 2015 Pearland Comprehensive Plan may prove with the plan for the physical subdivision of land more valuable to the community than the plan itself Other standards in the subdivision regulations since the document is ultimately only a snapshot address the layout of new or redeveloped streets in time The planning process involves major and building sites, the design and construction of community decisions about where development and redevelopment will occur, the nature and extent of roads, water and sewer lines, storm drainage, and other infrastructure that will be dedicated to the City future development, and the community's capability for long term maintenance to provide the necessary public services and facilities to support this development This leads to pivotal PLANNING AUTHORITY discussions about what is "best" for the community and how everything from taxes to quality of life will Unlike some other states, municipalities in Texas be affected are not mandated by state government to prepare and maintain local comprehensive plans -- although Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code Reasons for LONG-RANGE PLANNING specifies that zoning regulations must be adopted • To provide a balance of land uses and "in accordance with a comprehensive plan " In services throughout the community Section 213,the Code provides that, "The governing to meet the needs and desires of the body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive City's population. plan for the long-range development of the ■ To ensure adequate public facilities municipality" The Code also cites the basic reasons for long-range, comprehensive community planning to meet the demands of future by stating that, "The powers granted under this development and redevelopment chapter are for the purposes of promoting sound ■ To achieve and maintain a development development of municipalities and promoting public pattern that reflects the values of health, safety and welfare " The Code also gives the community, and which ensures a Texas municipalities the freedom to "define the balanced tax base between residential content and design" of their plans, although Section and nonresidential development 213 suggests that a comprehensive plan may ■ To ensure the long-term protection and 1 include but is not limited to provisions on land enhancement of the image and visual use, transportation, and public facilities, appearance of the community IA 0 2 consist of a single plan or a coordinated set of • To involve local citizens in the decision- N plans organized by subject and geographic area, making process and reach consensus N and, on the future vision for Pearland and its W ongoing development n 3 be used to coordinate and guide the W establishment of development regulations • To guide annual work programs and W prioritize improvements consistent with u, The Pearland City Charter, at Section 7 01(d)(1), the comprehensive plan 0 authorizes and requires the Planning and Zoning ■ To enhance the quality of life of a Commission to "amend, extend and add to the Pearland residents °e master plan for the physical development of the City' 1 . 3 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 1 .4 HISTORICAL CONTEXT 1892 William Zychlinski bought 2,560 acres of land 1949 Pearland took its first steps toward becoming surrounding the Mark Belt outpost along the Gulf, a town with the development of the Brazoria Colorado, and Santa Fe rail line County Water Control and Improvement District Number Three This helped to generate the 1894 Zychlinski platted the original town site for funding for Pearland's water and sewer systems Pea rland 1950s The Lions Club became responsible for a 1895 The Southern Homestead Company took over the number of improvements to Pearland, including promotion of Pearland to people in the farm-belt garbage collection, sidewalk improvements, and states The area was promoted as having fertile streetlights land bringing people from the Midwest to settle in Pearland Early on, a business district was 1959 The City of Pearland is incorporated formed providing basic needs that supported the 1960 Pearland's population had tripled since 1940, and community the City now had a Mayor, City Council, and City Marshal 1900 The Great Hurricane of 1900 destroyed nearly all of the town of Pearland and drastically cut 1984 Construction was completed on South Freeway its population by almost three-quarters To (SH 288) from downtown Houston The bring population back, the Allison-Richey Land "expressway" portions south of Loop 610 were Company began promoting the new development gradually upgraded to full freeway standards of Suburban Gardens, a model community west through the 1990s of the railroad tracks 1987 City Hall moved from the Old Townsite to Liberty 1912 A two-story high school was completed as well Drive alongside the train depot as roads that began connecting Pearland to other 1990s The master-planned Silverlake development was nearby communities initiated in the early 1990s The Shadow Creek Ranch master-planned development followed in 1915 Pearland was re-populated as new residents the late 1990s moved into the area, and cattle, hay, family- owned dairies, and fig production emerged as 1995 Pearland Economic Development Corporation key activities However, a second Gulf Coast established through voter approval hurricane caused damage and out-migration as 1997 Construction was completed on the south significant as in 1900. segment of Beltway 8 1917 Modernization and infrastructure defined the 2003 Pearland Parkway was completed, providing second rebuilding of Pearland Telephone lines north-south traffic relief and an attractive new were strung and a public phone booth was entry into Pearland from Beltway 8 erected 2009 Pearland Town Center opened as a major new 1930s Pearland profited from the discovery of oil right mixed use development near the intersection of outside of its boundaries as well as the rise in rice SH 288 and Broadway/ FM 518 production 2010 Recreation Center and Natatorium opened on 1940s Throughout the decade, Pearland began to grow Bailey Road, through a partnership between the back to a similar population as before the 1900 City, Pearland Independent School District and Pearland Economic Development Corporation hurricane 2010 Pearland campus of University of Houston-Clear Lake established along Pearland Parkway SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION Plan Outline PAST PLANNING EFFORTS Introduction and Community Overview Comprehensive Plans t Section 1 sets the context for long-range and strategic • 1968 Comprehensive Plan community planning by presenting the purpose and (1st) function of the comprehensive plan, documenting • 1978 Comprehensive Plan community participation and input,and identifying key Update community indicators and trends that will guide future decision-making • 1993 Comprehensive Plan Update 2 Growth Capacity and Infrastructure • 1999 Comprehensive Plan Section 2 addresses the City's intent and policy regarding Update how growth, new development and redevelopment will • 2004 Comprehensive Plan be accommodated This section aims for growth to be Update consistent with other fiscal and community considerations In particular, efficient utilization of land and associated water,wastewater and drainage infrastructure is essential to maintain and achieve a desired urban form and character This section also includes an evaluation of existing utility (a> Plan Addenda infrastructure and public safety capacities and "planning- • 2011 Grand Boulevard: level" improvement needs Pearland Old Townsite Mobility Master Plan Section 3 focuses on the orderly development of the • 2011 Proposed Form- transportation system It considers not only facilities for Based Code For Lower automobiles but other modes of transportation including Kirby Urban Center pedestrian and bicycle circulation,freight movement facilities, public transportation, local and regional airports,and associated needs This element is closely coordinated with growth and infrastructure planning la> Other Planning Initiatives and future land use planning to evaluate the impacts of different transportation investment decisions on future • 2005 Old Townsite development, urban form, and community character Downtown Development District Plan Housing and Neighborhoods • 2006 Unified 4 Section 4 assesses the local housing market to confirm Development Code an adequate supply of housing to accommodate N • 2009 Land Use Plan persons desiring to relocate within or to the community. Update Neighborhood design strategies help to ensure that cg residential development outcomes are meeting W • 2012 Pearland EDC community expectations for quality living environments, W Competitive Assessment and are compatible with adjacent uses and area character ` • 2013 Pearland EDC This plan element also emphasizes policies and initiatives Strategic Plan and for sustaining Pearland's value as an attractive place to Implementation Guidelines live, including neighborhood conservation strategies for older, established residential areas °c 1 . 5 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 1 . 6 KEY ENGAGEMENT POINTS "Issues and Needs"Workshop5 Economic Development This workshop oriented the City Section 5 ensures the City's comprehensive plan is Council and Planning and Zoning consistent with the objectives, priorities and initiatives of Commission to the comprehensive the Pearland Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) planning process.The workshop These strategies were identified in the Pearland 20/20 also yielded early leadership input Strategic Plan, completed in 2013, and are already moving and set direction and priorities for forward Of particular importance to this plan element are the planning effort. the physical planning components that contribute to the community's readiness to accommodate new development 41. Informal"Listening Sessions" and reinvestment These four small-group sessions 6 Land Use and Character engaged residents,business and Section 6 assesses Pearland's long-range development property owners,public officials, outlook and context to establish the necessary policy the development community, guidance for making decisions about the compatibility and and community organizations to appropriateness of individual developments and proposed hear their hopes,concerns,and redevelopment and infill projects An updated Future Land priorities for the City's future. Use Plan map illustrates the type, pattern,and character of desired development outcomes- rather than focusing only RDVirtual Town Hall(MindMixer) on uses and relative densities Both the plan element and This public outreach tool was map align with community objectives for growth and urban organized as an online discussion form,and with associated planning for capital improvements forum intended to solicit community and amenities input at times and locations convenient for individual users. 7 Parks and Tourism Section 7 highlights and provides guidance for enhancing RD "Big Picture"Outreach the community's quality of life amenities These include Workshops Pearland's park and recreation facilities, open space areas These two workshops were and views, historic and cultural resources, educational focused on broad public assets and continuing education options, and other leisure participation organized around opportunities All of these assets are also crucial to ongoing the plans Vision and Principles efforts to expand Pearland's appeal as a tourism destination and Action Agenda and Priorities. RD Workshop Meetings 8 Implementation A Comprehensive Plan Advisory Section 8 utilizes the recommendations of the individual plan Committee(CPAC)vetted all elements to consolidate an overall strategy for executing elements of the updated plan the 2015 Pearland Comprehensive Plan This strategy through five work sessions. encompasses the highest-priority initiatives that will be first on the community's action agenda, as well as a longer-term 11. Joint Workshop series of implementation efforts anticipated over the next This workshop allowed the City decade This plan element also outlines crucial procedures Council,Planning and Zoning for monitoring and revisiting the plan policies and action Commission and CPAC to review the priorities every year,and for completing future plan updates complete draft plan and prioritize at appropriate milestones strategic recommendations. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION /r , ifil ' firr OtA, . ., ' : 0 j .\. 0.11.11111 r 1 b 7°' ''' .t. Vi, m ‘ ‘ 0 ur To-Do List' includes moving the City to the next level by building on Pear/and's growth and achievements and recognition as one of the three `Land' communities around N Houston (along with Sugar Land and N W The Woodlands). " n W M -Mayor Tom Reid in his 2013 State of the City Address L. a O c 1 . 7 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 1 . 8 REGIONAL CONTEXT Pearland is primarily within and occupies the northernmost portion of Brazoria County, but also has small portions of its City limits within Fort Bend and Harris counties. This places Pearland just 16 miles south of downtown Houston, which is at the core of a region that surpassed the six million population mark soon after the 2010 Census. A distinguishing feature of the Houston metropolitan area is that a single major city dominates both in population and geographic size due to a long history of expansion by annexation.As of the 2010 Census,the City of Houston had 2.1 million residents,and the next largest city was Pasadena with 149,043 persons. Pearland was third in size with 91,252 residents, and one of eight cities in the region with 50,000 or more inhabitants including, in rank order after Pearland: League City(83,560), Sugar Land (78,817), Baytown (71,802), Missouri City (67,358),and Conroe(56,207).Three unincorporated population clusters would appear within this list if counted: The Woodlands in southern Montgomery County(93,847),the Atascocita area near Lake Houston(65,844),and the Spring area in far north Harris County(54,298).The nearby cities of Friendswood(35,805)and Alvin(24,236)ranked as the region's 12th and 17th largest cities. Bush IniteIont!nentaI Lake 4LGA --t— Houston 90 N. 4t Ole 610 10 _ . 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Alp -' i , fik. - . . __,. , ** „.• ‘ • ,, \ . a Galveston r An•Or Rom„ SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION Community Profile This section highlights key aspects of Pearland's demographic and socioeconomic profile, with all data obtained from the Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 unless otherwise noted These characteristics and trends pertain to the community's population,housing,economy,educational attainment, and crime Although this summary is only a snapshot in time, it provides insights to the community's strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats toward future progress These and other community statistics are essential for long-range and strategic planning They will be prominently featured in later plan sections that address mobility, housing and neighborhoods, and economic development Population Age of Residents Between 2000 and 2013, the City's An estimated 40.7% of Pearland population increased at an estimated 7.6% residents were in their prime income- average annual growth rate, which made earning years from ages 35-65, as Pearland the fastest growing large city in of the 2010 U S Census In addition, the Houston metropolitan area over that 81.8%of residents between ages 18 to period During this same period, housing 64 were participating in the labor force units nearly kept pace at an estimated as of 2011 7.58%average annual growth rate The median 371 age of Pearland Median Age 105,200 residents in 1 91,252 _ _ 34.0 33 6 2010 indicated 32 3 a slightly 37,640 The City's newest more mature estimate in population December 2014 �P�o �e*k l" e+a`' J`? overall compared was 112,300 from p`� goo to the region and �000 'io.�0 ' building permit Q� ,�o4, state. activity since mid-2014. Under age 18 A little more than one O 29,4% fourth of Pearland's 2010 population was +1 4 2 O Age 65+ under age 18,and less than 10 percent increase in population from 2000-2010 Ages 18-64 was age 65 or older u 0 N .i'/ Implications: es-seImplications: N r W • Housing needs ■ Traffic volumes • Varying purchasing • Senior mobility ri E LU • Infrastructure(water, ■ Park and power at different"life needs cycle"phases a wastewater)demands recreation • Bike/Pedestrian a • Public service(police, capacity • Expectations safety 0 fire,EMS)demands ■ School enrollment for shopping, a. entertainment,and p cultural opportunities C a 1 . 9 ADOPTED SEPTEMIER 21, 2015 1 .10 COMMUNITY CONTEXT When drafting public policy focused on improving the lives of community residents,decisions must rely on data that answer who these people are, where and how they live, and how their lives are changing Demographic and socioeconomic indicators help to answer these questions are essential to policymakers and development planners across nearly every sector of society The facts and figures in this section illuminate the current characteristics of Pearland's population, such as its size and composition Planners place particular emphasis on recurring or projected patterns so that they can fulfill the needs of their constituency and plan for change effectively Housing Economy Pearland is the most affordable community Pearland's median household income was in comparison to several peer cities ;89,113 according to the 2010 U S Census (Franklin TN McKinney,TX,and Sugar Land, These income statistics make Pearland one TX) This ranking is derived from a home of the highest-income communities in the affordability index" which is based on a Houston metropolitan area In addition, the ratio of 2011 median home value($181, 500) labor force has more than doubled from to median household income ($87,033) 23,865 in 2005 to 50,550 in 2012,with more Pearland has a 2.09 ratio,indicating it is also than 4,900 of these individuals added just more affordable than Texas (2 54 ratio)and since 2010 the U S (3 49 ratio) one job 35,920 I per three Housing Units 33,169 ■ working age(18-69) 13,895 residents,given 21,085 j private and public sector 9• Oj __ obs in 2010 i 0o� p1� p11' average annual growth in retail sales from 2006-2011,making This translates into increasing O Pearland#1 among the sales tax revenue for the City, .1.IIII 3 8O top 50 retail markets which reached$22 4 million in statewide 2012(nearly 4x as high as the $5 8 million in sales tax revenue increase in housing units from 2000-2010 in 2000) ifrve Implications: iNe Implications: • Increased attractiveness ■ Stability and growth • Marketable skills and • Increased sales tax of Pearland as a of value of existing prominent occupation revenue which helps destination for housing stock types among the active to fund upgrades to prospective home labor force local infrastructure buyers in and new to the • Challenge of lower Houston area property values ■ Potential nonresidential and amenities • Need for housing relative to cost of land use demands(e g, options sought by serving residential office,medical,industrial, business executives and retail,hospitality,etc) managers SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1 l •• '7i* .. • or:ali fed It t Alk ��' -� ' • Y .; 1 .i r .(a�� 11 '.,` Irm .it 1,40, '10 c. - . . 1..4 7i'-`1.' t 1 I`< aft ' ' 111.14111t1"...--_, Educational Attainment Public Safety Pearland has a highly educated Pearland achieved nearly a one-third population Among those with some reduction in the rate of violent crimes level of college degree, 41% (or 18.5% from 1.76 incidents per 1 000 residents in of the entire age 25 years and older 2000 to 1 34 in 2011 These positive trends group) had also earned a graduate or during a very rapid growth period for the professional degree City are clear This is reassuring given resident perception (expressed during small-group discussion sessions) that increasing crime can be a by-product of a growing city 45.2% - Property Crimes Pearland residents in age 25+group 1 (per 1,000 Residents) I who had earned a bachelor's degree or I 29 6% higher as of 2010 I 18 5% 111 9 /0 , , of Pearland residents in age60 O 25+group did not have a high O school diploma as compared to 14 6%for the U S as a decrease in property crimes whole in 2011 between 2000-2010 In 0 ,,•.f Implications: es.,, Implications: N • Projected demand for • Projected increase in ■ Ongoing monitoring of crime N r a range of jobs and median household trends LLI li amenities available in income ■ Resources and technology for o, Pearland • Maintaining public safety services a W • Projected increase in community to earning potential of attractiveness to a w Pearland residents mobile workforce G with many options a 1 .11 ADOPTED SE►TEMBER 21, 2015 PE INPUT METHODS 2015 ODE Ate •"Issues and Needs" �a Workshop Your City, Your Plan... Pearland •Informal "Listening T E X � Sessions" BE INVOLVED, STAY INVOLVED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN •Virtual Town Hall �sr. t S9A (MindMixer Website) The following quotes are a sampling of comments from community outreach efforts throughout the •"Big Picture" Outreach comprehensive planning process They especially demonstrate concern for Pearland's character, identity �..-.....-- Workshops and appearance in the years ahead •Advisory Committee Workshop Meetings SMALL-TOWN CHARACTER. "Pearland has PARKS AND RECREATION "Houston was 41--fillin _ •Joint Workshop of City something special We have less than zero rated the fattest city last year? Let's be healthy Vision and _ _ -... Council and Planning desire to simply be 'a suburb south of Houston ' and green to not only attract visitors but also and Zoning Commission We are our own entity, and a wonderful be the first to make money and be the model Guiding Principles community, with so much to be proud of I came too at the same time Something such as an ,aF P to Pearland by choice almost 15 years ago, and outdoor mountain bike park, skate board park, a.In the Future, Pearland is �^ - , I can't imagine having raised my son anywhere more public basketball and tennis courts " else It's not easy to maintain that small-town BALANCED l feel, but the end result is so worth it " JOINT-USE FACILITIES "Large detention ■Old and new - ( pond facilities can be used for walkways like AO■Housing for all ages - IDENTITY "The city is very diverse-although those that are near Friendswood This is a great ■Culture and entertainment somewhat segregated That needs to be amenity when there is no rain but still has a si addressed along with improving relations functional purpose " CONNECTED between East and West Pearland It also seems that the city is being more successful with REGULATIONS "The UDC [Unified ■Sense of community attracting multi-job companies which pay well Development Code] needs to be continually ■Streets, sidewalks,trails Those are positives " monitored and updated to meet new ■Transit to/from Houston technologies and construction practices TOWNHOMES, CONDOS, AND The UDC sets us apart from many other ATTRACTIVE BROWNSTONES "We desperately need these cities It should be monitored so that it does •Desirable place to live and work in our city I was raised here and watched all the not impede growth, but guide[s] quality development for the most part This is a missing development " ■Retail magnet piece to the 3rd largest city in the Houston MORE SHOPPING "The Pearland Town Center ■Special destinations area " KEY PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS is beautiful The only downside is seasonal SAFE SENIOR LIVING "Need more cottage/condo limitations- lot of rain and hot summer An ■Bike and pedestrian friendly This list is derived from public and leadership input. It is 55+ active communities There are several we indoor shopping mall as an extension to Town arranged in alphabetical order and does not reflect a specific have visited in Boerne and Austin that would be Center will definitely bring more traffic to Town •Low crime rate ranking. great here " Center" ■Great place for kids ■Comprehensive community beautification REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY "The current light ENTERTAINMENT VENUE "We are in INVESTED ■Emphasis on key locations, corridors, and entries to City rail in Houston is too slow to be a real option desperate need of a cultural arts/convention ■Homeownership emphasis •Expanded commercial tax base for many commuters Any type of service from facility for a city of 100,000 plus People ■Public infrastructure/facilities •Growth management and annexation as build-out approaches Pearland up into Houston would need to be need something to do, something to ■Management of re use, redevelopment and infill development much faster in order to truly appeal to the see, etc Shopping and restaurants are `" •Great place to grow a business g p p masses " not entertainment and do not make us a N ■Recapitalization of core infrastructure systems destination city" N ACTIVE •Recreation, entertainment, and event facilities TRAFFIC "The traffic is heavier, but there were cc W •Healthy living emphasis problems 10 years ago also There are more m ■Regional automobile, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit linkages E •Community events people, but there are also more lanes, and more i F ■Strategic east-west and north-south corridor planning roads [than] there were 10 years ago " ,{ ■Volunteerism . n .� -- v ■Strengthened "sense of community" as one Pearland SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES "There need[s] o HIGH QUALITY ■Targeted economic diversification with focus on to be connected sidewalks It is very difficult to -.' high-value businesses and jobs - 1 ■Development g walk anywhere Biking needs dedicated lanes, ��. f!rt, °c ■Traffic congestion relief within and ■Infrastructure g commuting and bikers need to stay in them " L. to/from City • t •Public services •Wider range of home ownership options li i ' . 1 III ! ' - -` ' I f117 , t FrOF IS, pf'4Q19 _ _ u c Pearland PEAIZ�.AND -;, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SST. 1 $qti Iii I1 1 I . t^ _ _ ..'rt, ' _ i it f _— yam a e �� Mirt -Jo I I as , 1 I t'-4 ..r i''''- I I I niI • ' w , SECTION 2 Growth 1 ,, ... . . Capacity and iItiv.. ,.. .. Infrastructure :----'-. 4 • , . .T‘ . I p..... r t / • 4 I II All indications are that Pearland's growth trajectory of (rr ` recent years will continue over the next few decades I' \ The community's prime location within the Houston I�,,� - i metropolitan area, and the sheer momentum from II I� its rapid population increase and land development ''.� activity of recent years, should continue to make `" Pearland a magnet for commercial investment along N ' thesame IL 1 << with further residential construction At N ! ►� V i time, Pearland also needs reinvestment and updates r 1 !IF' ' _iiiijinej , f to existing properties as the community matures m �� The City continues to plan for and invest in the W to public infrastructure and services needed to support W __.1�" - - 7 further growth, local school districts have likewise In . _ . added campuses to handle growing enrollment, °w .• and the private sector continues to bring quality a. -f and affordable new homes to market New medical, o 4' : ` " office and especially retail development round out i- �' 41 - °"' 0 I this picture of a vibrant city, along with expanded Extensive home construction in recent years lifted the 2�1 City's population past the 100,000 mark 2.2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 and pace of growth to maximize its benefits and limit the potential downsides of growth, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of including the financial implications for City Texas Cities government? As a Home Rule municipality(greater than 5,000 • Has our community deployed the various tools population and with its own City Charter) Pearland has and methods available to Texas municipalities some authority over a larger unincorporated planning area, for managing growth effectively beyond its current City limits,which is known in Texas as Other sections of this plan address the transportation the"Extraterritorial Jurisdiction,"or ETJ In Chapter 42 of implications of continued growth (Section 3, the Texas Local Government Code,the Texas Legislature Mobility), the anticipated housing demands and declares it to be State policy that ETJs be created around new residential areas that growth will bring (Section cities so that municipal governments can promote and 4, Housing and Neighborhoods), the potential for protect the general health,safety,and welfare of persons greater non-residential investment to bolster the residing in and adjacent to"the City limits City's tax base (Section 5, Economic Development), For cities like Pearland that exceed 100,000 population, the development pattern that will emerge through the ETJ is defined as the area contiguous to the corporate further growth (Section 6, Land Use and Character), boundaries of the municipality and within five miles of and the added recreational facilities, green spaces those boundaries However because other cities and their and other amenities that will contribute to long-term respective ETJs are in close proximity,Pearland has much livability and a positive community image (Section less of an extraterritorial jurisdiction than its statutory 7, Parks and Tourism) After outlining the growth allotment as illustrated in the City-prepared City Limits assumptions on which this entire plan is based, this and ETJ Map included in this plan section This means that, plan section focuses specifically on techniques the unlike some populous and fast-growing Texas cities that can City of Pearland can use to influence the location, continue to expand outward,Pearland already knows the extent, timing and nature of the growth it expects ultimate extent of its physical jurisdiction-and is actually to absorb over the next several decades, both in the already providing some services in the ETJ City limits and in its extraterritorial jurisdiction(ETJ) It should be noted that all assumptions in this plan section are based on the Land Use Plan in the Land Use and Character section The planned future recreational and other amenities offered by both the utility infrastructure and storm drainage systems for public and private sectors Pearland, or any extensions to the planhed systems, This Comprehensive Plan and other City plans may not be able to support future land use scenarios project that Pearland has adequate land remaining that vary significantly from the development in its current incorporated area and extraterritorial intensities depicted on the Land Use Plan jurisdiction (ETJ) to absorb further population increases through the early 2040s However, looking Growth Context beyond basic land supply, the purpose of this Comprehensive Plan section is to consider how The City initiated this update to the Pearland prepared the City is for continued growth Such Comprehensive Plan at a time when the following an assessment must start with some fundamental trends and factors were responsible, in part, for questions driving the City's growth,or were clearly having some influence • How much would our community grow if current Texas and Houston Area Growth At the time the City trends were to continue? was preparing its 1999 Comprehensive Plan update, • How much can our community grow? Do the State of Texas was approaching the 21 million we have adequate utility infrastructure and population mark By 2013, Texas was estimated to public service capacity to handle this growth, have surpassed the 26 million mark, making it the especially if we are still catching up from some second highest populated U S state after California of the growth pressures of recent years? at 38 million As Pearland embarked on this current • To what extent will our community strive to plan update in 2013,both Texas and the Houston area influence, guide or even direct the location were widely and regularly recognized in the national SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE media and elsewhere as remarkable engines of economic growth, leading to a renewed population surge after the nationwide recession of 2008-2010 CITY COUNCIL NEAR-TERM GOALS A Time magazine cover in October 2013 featured In establishing its 2013-14 Council Goals, Pearland an illustration of the nation as the "United States of City Council prioritized various items that involve the Texas," with the tagline "Why the Lone Star State is implications of growth,and related considerations that America's Future " The magazine singled out Texas are most directly linked to this Comprehensive Plan as the nation's fastest-growing large state,with three section Among these are of the top five fastest-growing U S cities in Austin, • Dallas and Houston Further, since 2000, one million Public Safety, including emphasis on crime more people had moved to Texas from other states prevention initiatives than had left Texas Also in 2013 Forbes magazine •Finance,including exploration of all City predicted that within 10 years Houston will be known financial management policies as "America's next great global city" ■Land Use/Annexation Plans, including As the entire state was growing by nearly a quarter developing a 3-5 year plan covering all aspects from 2000 to 2013, the Houston metropolitan area of annexation planning grew by nearly one-third, adding more than 1 3 •Regional Detention,especially to advance the million new residents (from 4 7 million in Census Cullen/FM 518 Regional Pond and Lower Kirby 2000 to roughly 6 2 million as of the last U S Census Regional Detention Plan Bureau estimate in mid-2012) Taking advantage Additionally,the Council adoption of its near-term of its location within the fifth-largest metropolitan goals and priorities noted "a constant pursuit of area in the nation, Pearland grew markedly faster, improving the quality of life for the citizens of increasing its population by 170 percent between Pearland"This theme carried over as the first item in 2000 and 2013, from 37,640 to an estimated 101,900 an updated set of Council Goals disseminated in Spring residents The 1999 Comprehensive Plan update had 2014 which also highlighted these priorities relevant to projected that the City's population would increase growth effects by nearly 60,000 persons and be approaching ■Annexation planning 108,000 in 2020(based on average annual growth of 2,600) In making this projection,the 1999 plan noted •Creating a Parks Foundation that, "As in the past, Pearland's growth rate should ■Policy on future residential development(e g, substantially outpace the rate of growth experienced low-density and cluster provisions,high- by the greater Houston area " The Pearland pressure gas pipelines) Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 highlights ■Small business support related to compatible that Pearland ultimately recorded the highest growth re-use redevelopment,and infill development in rate among large cities in the Houston metropolitan older areas area between 2000 and 2013, moving it from the •Police vehicle and equipment needs long term tenth-to the third-largest area city after Houston and •Capital equipment and staffing needs for fire Pasadena, and ahead of The Woodlands, League suppression and emergency medical services City and Sugar Land •Technology tools for traffic congestion South Houston and Brazoria Growth Brazona County reduction "' E. had approximately 243,000 residents as of Census •Ongoing implementation of the Pearland 20/20 N 2000 In the years since the County has added roughly Strategic Plan N 82,000 persons,growing by about one-third to nearly cg 325,000 residents according to a U S Census Bureau •Evaluation of impact fee levelsel LLI estimate in mid-2012 Pearland has accounted for ■City financial management(e g, property tax W a good share of this Brazona growth as the most outlook,"pay as you go"versus debt service a. populated community in the County, and with most expansion of in-city Municipal Utility Districts) w of its incorporated territory within the northernmost •Cultural entertainment facilities W area of the County I- •Multi-family residential trends and policy o More generally, the entire south side of Houston 4 has seen an uptick in growth in recent years This is 2.3 2 4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 partly due to market dynamics and the availability challenge was existing low-income and often of land relatively close to central Houston and blighted neighborhoods and limited retail use in major employment centers as other suburban need of revitalization While the overall study included areas especially to the north and west have been roughly 117 square miles from Loop 610 south to the developed more extensively—to the point of build- Tollway, and from US-90A across to Houston's south out in some directions Growth drivers for Pearland and east City limits, it recommended focusing on highlighted later in this section also apply here, certain corridors including Cullen Boulevard and including Texas Medical Center expansion and Mykawa Road development induced by the Sam Houston Tollway Sam Houston Tollway The opening of the "South This development includes recent multi family and Belt" portion of Beltway 8 in the mid-1990s greatly retail activity along the north side of the Tollway enhanced the accessibility of Pearland within the corridor and near major intersections such as Cullen Houston metropolitan area, further fueling the city's and Monroe(north connection to Pearland Parkway), escalating growth By 2012 the Texas Department of and near the Tollway SH 288 interchange Transportation reported that the Tol Iway was carrying, Additionally, the City of Houston has promoted at a point just east of Cullen Parkway/FM 865, some greater investment in the area, in part through a 55,000 vehicles per day on average This traffic count 2002 Southern Houston Sector Study This study was the second highest along the South Tollway by the City of Houston Planning and Development between U S 59 and IH 45/Gulf Freeway, after a Department focused attention on more than 58,000 count just east of the Fort Bend County Toll 30,000 acres of land (nearly 50 square miles) within Road The Harris County Toll Road Authority recently Houston's southern limits that remained largely completed a $118 million expansion of the Tollway undeveloped and under-utilized despite significant between U S 59 and SH 288, which began in late growth occurring beyond this area in Brazona and 2011 The widening project added two new toll Fort Bend counties The lack of development interest lanes in each direction to the two existing, plus an was partly due to extensive floodplains associated additional EZ TAG lane at each main-lane toll plaza with Sims Bayou and Clear Creek, plus a legacy of oil Final design is proceeding on a similar $200 million and gas drilling, landfills and illegal waste dumping widening of the southeast Tollway segment between in the area Most needed were investments by the SH 288 and IH 45/Gulf Freeway, with construction City of Houston in basic infrastructure and services, expected to begin in 2015 Over the years, the especially roads to open up access, and water,sewer introduction of the Tollway and related traffic growth and drainage improvements The study recognized led to the construction of Pearland Parkway and that such projects would need to be targeted enhancement of pre-existing north-south entries into given the potential cost/benefit and likelihood of the city such as Cullen Boulevard, Main Street/SH generating significant new public revenue Another 35, and Kirby Drive, as well as the Barry Rose Road connection to Hughes Road Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center Growth Potential of the Entire 288 Corridor (TMC) remains the largest medical complex in the world, with more than 50 member institutions A 2010 study of potential transit extension along the 288 occupying a campus of about 1,350 acres Each corridor,conducted by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of day tens of thousands of workers gravitate to TMC, Harris County(METRO),estimated that the corridor study including numerous residents of Pearland,who chose area had just under 144,000 residents in 2009 and would to live in the community for this proximity, among grow to more than 241000 by 2035 METRO noted that the other benefits TMC is the largest employment node entire Houston metropolitan area was projected to grow in the Houston metropolitan area,with approximately by just over one-third during this timeframe while the 288 106,000 workers reported by TMC in 2011-12, study area would grow by roughly two-thirds under this including some 5,000 physicians, 15,000 nurses, scenario The study area encompassed much more territory and 5,700 researchers — plus 17,500 faculty who beyond Pearland,from Wheeler Street in central Houston support 49,000 students in various life sciences TMC on the north to SH 6 on the south but the study further estimates that about 160,000 people visit the "City of underscored the growth potential of this broader area Medicine" on a typical day when also accounting for patients,their visitors and roughly 10,000 volunteers SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE In 2010 TMC's 34 2 million square feet of space alone may arise Therefore, it will be important for the City placed it ahead of the entire downtown business to continue its year-to-year monitoring of population districts in cities such as Dallas, Los Angeles, Denver, and economic growth to account for both short-and Phoenix and Atlanta (and, at some point in 2011, longer-term shifts that can influence development surpassing the approximately 36 million gross activity and trends in the City and larger region square feet in downtown Houston) With the nearly Demographers also caution that population 38 million square feet that was planned through projections become trickier as the geographic area the end of 2014, the TMC campus already ranks as gets smaller, making city-level population the most the eighth largest commercial concentration in the difficult to forecast This is because population change United States after the central business districts of within a city is strongly influenced by less predictable Philadelphia and Seattle TMC projects its ultimate factors such as housing prices, availability of vacant capacity at 59 million square feet,which today would land to develop, and annexation of additional move the specific area of TMC alone to number four territory, which may already have existing residents nationally, well ahead of San Francisco and behind and result in an instant increase in the city-wide total only New York City, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Boston Like Pearland, TMC in 1999 also developed As in most cities, a variety of population projections a comprehensive plan entitled Vision for Growth are available for Pearland Also, as in most places, A 50-Year Master Plan for the Institutions of the "apples to apples" comparisons can prove difficult Texas Medical Center, with other specialized plans The projections may start from different base years, completed in the interim plus a full Master Plan or differ in their base-year population assumptions update in 2006 The numbers may also apply to different geographic Hobby Airport Proximity and Outlook Among the areas, such as only the City limits,the City limits plus locational advantages of living in Pearland, many ETJ, or a particular service area (e g, water service residents cite the proximity of Hobby Airport as area)that differs from the current or future jurisdiction another benefit for both business and leisure travel boundary After more than 80 years of service, Hobby ranks as Each year the annual City budget includes population the 33rd busiest U S airport in terms of enplanements, growth assumptions for the next five years In the with more than 10 million passengers(one-fifth of the 2013-14 budget, the five-year projection for Fiscal Houston Airport System's 50 million total passengers) Years 2014-2018 assumed continued growth of flying to 40-plus U S destinations during 2012 The roughly three percent per year on average This airport also supports roughly 4,000 jobs and is a hub would put the 2018 population at 120,100, which for corporate and private aviation In 2012 the City would bean increase of 29,400 persons(32 4 percent of Houston Airport System and Southwest Airlines growth) over the decade back to 2009 The budget finalized an agreement to seek federal approval for also indicated 2025 as the point when the current and build a $100 million, five-gate terminal that will City limits may be approaching build-out introduce international air service to Hobby Flights For the 2010 update of the City's Parks and to and from Mexico and Caribbean destinations are Recreation Master Plan, various and widely-ranging expected to begin in 2015 population growth scenarios for Pearland through 2030 were assessed The plan was ultimately based Population Outlook on a "middle ground" projection that indicated '^ 193,498 residents in 2030 This was slightly higher but N Population projections are an important component not significantly different from the 2030 projection of N of a long-range planning process Population 186,050 prepared by the City's Planning Department projections help to determine and quantify the • demands that will be placed on public facilities and The Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile f ILI services based on the potential pace and scale of 2013 provided population projections through 2040 the community's physical growth Projections reflect for the current City limits The projections also start local, regional and even national and international from a base-year assumption of97,233 in 2010 relative c trends and offer a basis to prepare for the future to 91,252 reported by Census 2010 The projection However, forecasting population changes can be indicates 48 percent growth over the 30-year period `o challenging,particularly for the long term, because it from 2010 to 2040, when the population is shown is often difficult to account for all circumstances that approaching 144,000 after surpassing 139,800 in 2.5 2.6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 It should be noted that the City's newest available population estimate, through December 2014, had PHENOMENAL GROWTH PHASE the in-City population at 112,300 persons, which already exceeds some of the future-year projections The U S Census Bureau recently identified Pearland as the from other sources cited in this section 15th fastest growing community in the nation among cities with 10,000 or more residents in 2000 Pearland's population BOTTOM LINE growth of 142 percent during the 2000s made it the fastest It is wise for cities to think in terms of a range of growing city in the Houston metropolitan area and the potential growth rather than an absolute number second fastest growing city in Texas during that decade given the uncertainty of any small-area forecast that extends beyond a few years As illustrated in Figure 2.1,Assumed Future Population of City Limits and ETJ, it is assumed for this Comprehensive Plan 2030 Interestingly, this projection also considers the that the area within Pearland's current City limits potential pace of growth, assuming that much of the will reach a build-out population in a range from increase will occur in the first half of the projection 185,000 to 195,000 persons by 2030 (with the period by 2025—with the largest percentage increase extent of ETJ population at such milestone points (14 7 percent)occurring in the first five years(111,478 dependent on the direction and timing of any persons by 2015) The rate of growth drops off in annexation activity by the City) Additionally, it is each ensuing five-year period, although the lower assumed that the combined area within the City percentages still apply to an ever-expanding "pie," limits and ETJ will reach a build-out population resulting in continued strong numerical growth of just under 225,000 persons by 2042. These assumptions are based on In recently updating its Water Master Plan, which focuses on areas that receive water service from • The City's population estimate from early 2014 the City (versus areas served by others, particularly of approximately 106,500 persons within the Municipal Utility Districts in the area), the City City limits and 26,900 in the ETJ, for a combined estimated its service area population in 2012 as total of 133,400 94,100 persons A near-term projection for 2015 was ■ Using 190,000 for the City limits as an 110,400 The next projection was 132,100 in 2022, approximate midpoint between a 2030 with this year selected as an anticipated point when projection of 193,498 in the 2010 Parks and annexation activity will pick up After another20years, Recreation Master Plan and a City-produced in 2042, when the water service area is expected to projection at that time of 186,050, along with encompass the entire ETJ, the projected build-out the stated assumption in recent annual City population at that point is 224,600 budget documents that the community will be Finally, in support of its upcoming 2016 Regional approaching build-out in about 2025 Water Plan, the Texas Water Development Board in ■ Adapting the assumption above from the City's October 2013 released updated statewide, regional water master planning that the combined City and community-level population projections for limits and ETJ will reach build-out soon after 2020 through 2070 As with any such exercise, the 2040, with a projected maximum population of Board's projections rely on certain assumptions and roughly 225,000 persons are not as customized as local projections in terms These build out assumptions would mean the of accounting for potential increases in incorporated addition of just over 80,000 more residents within the territory through annexation With these limitations current City limits over the next couple of decades in mind, as well as the very long-range horizon that Additionally,this would mean that the combined City water planning requires, the Board projects that plus ETJ population (133,400 in early 2014) would Pearland will have just over 115,000 residents in increase by just over another two-thirds, or another 2020, will pass the 150,000 mark in 2050, and will 91,600 persons, over roughly the next 25 years have just under 175,000 residents in 2070 This would represent 52 percent growth in population over the Soon after the projections above were compiled,the 50-year timeframe Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) released new regional population and employment forecasts SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE through 2040 in support of its 2040 Regional Legacy of Past Transportation Plan (RTP) update While the Mobility section of this Comprehensive Plan cites some data Long-Range Planning from the prior 2035 RTP, no 2040 H-GAC data is reflected in this plan or factored into its population The "20/20 Vision Statement" from the City's 1999 projections or the infrastructure and land use Comprehensive Plan update—which is still featured planning in other sections This is advantageous as today on the City's website — set out a marker the City has found that, given the extent to which that Pearland would be "identified as one of the Pearland's immense growth has outpaced the most livable places in the United States in 2020 " region-wide trend, H-GAC data has tended not With regard to promoting and planning for the to be a true representation of Pearland's actual or community's growth, other relevant assertions about projected future population (although more recent desired conditions in 2020 include H-GAC numbers appear to be more in line with City • Pearland offers a vigorous, diversified economy numbers) solidly based upon a pro-growth business Since 2004 the City has maintained and frequently environment updated its own customized population estimates • This family-oriented, Gulf Coast city manages and projections based on residential building its growth through proactive involvement of permits issued, persons per household findings citizens who are committed to improving their from Pearland ISD demographic studies, and quality of life and preserving their community expected future construction of single- and multi- values family dwellings based on land entitlements The A common theme across the 1999 plan sections City routinely monitors its own figures and those addressing Drainage and Flood Control, Water and produced by H-GAC, the U S Census Bureau, and Wastewater, and Community Facilities involved the others This Comprehensive Plan and other key City "challenges" and "struggles" of the City to plan plans and studies (e g ,the 2013 update of the City's for and make necessary improvements amid rapid Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Report)rely on the growth The City's westward growth trend was a more refined and localized estimates and projections further challenge, along with the area's natural the City is able to produce constraints (e g, extremely flat landscape, periodic intense rainfall and tropical storms, limited capacities FIGURE 2.1, Assumed Future Population of City and ETJ Source City of Pearland Planning Department(2014 estimate,projections through 2030) Water Master Plan(2042 build out projection) 225,000 City+Eli Build-Out Population (-225,000 in 2042) 200,000 City Build-Out Population (-190,000in 2025-30) 175,000 90,001 '^ 0 IF 150,000 _ N 125,000 132,32 1 W ill100,000 106,50' ,Zu 75,000 i W 50,000 _ IA c W 25,000 a. 0 i i _.._. ` 2014 2020 2025 2030 2.7 2 8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 of most existing waterways, etc) The plan describes ■ Upgrading existing community facilities and systems "pushed to their limits," especially during acquiring sites for future facilities better the 1990s, and emphasized that continued growth positioned for expanded service areas and for and development would depend upon ongoing future annexations(and for better east side improvement of these essential systems, where emergency access), including site acquisition the City was, in fact, making significant progress and initial planning for a new Public Safety Particular priorities included Center north of FM 518 along Cullen to house • Reducing localized flooding through continued central police,justice, and fire functions, focus on regional and on-site storm water potential east and west police substations, up detention, inter-agency initiatives(especially to six other new fire stations beyond existing regarding Clear Creek flooding), high drainage locations(to maintain a 1 5-mile service area standards for development and associated fees radius), new training facilities for both police to fund improvements, prioritization of needed and fire, appropriate siting of public works functions across the community, and additional improvements, and coordination of Drainage District easements for maintenance—and also administrative, public assembly and library for their potential recreational use and aesthetic space benefit The City-prepared Annexation Ordinances Map • Securing additional long-term water supply, included in this plan section provides a visual plus ongoing water system investments depiction of how Pearland's territorial growth progressed over time, dating back to the original involving additional ground water wells, ground and elevated water storage and associated Old Townsite area in 1959, and then accelerating with the significant westward expansion that started pumping, and targeted distribution system upgrades in the 1990s This annexation history is another legacy of the City's past planning for growth and • Expanding two existing wastewater treatment extension of public infrastructure and services across facilities and constructing two new plants over a much larger geographic area In Pearland this often the next 20 years, especially to address future occurred in conjunction with the formation of in-city growth west of SH 288, along with ongoing Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) as an available collection system expansion and upgrades mechanism in Texas for facilitating necessary • Ongoing coordination with Municipal infrastructure in conjunction with housing and Utility Districts(MUDs) in the area that had economic development needs constructed and operated their own water and wastewater systems, including two non- Status and Outlook for City wastewater treatment plants at that Utility Infrastructure point serving the Country Place/Southdown developments(MUDs 4 and 5) and Silverlake This section highlights strategic issues and needs development(MUDs 1, 2, 3 and 6)on the and provides related summary information about the western side of the city City's water,wastewaster and storm drainage systems • Pursuing opportunities to coordinate With regard to water and wastewater, more detailed infrastructure, parks and aesthetic information and maps are available in the most recent improvements, especially at the 108-acre site of update of the City's Water and Wastewater Impact the Southwest Environmental Center(SWEC)1 Fee Report from May 2013 The Impact Fee Report along Mary's Creek(and future Magnolia includes specific capital project needs involving the Boulevard extension),where conceptual plans water distribution and wastewater collection systems included one of the City's new wastewater and elevated water storage and pumping, which go plants(to be operational by 2000,with beyond the projects described in this section focused capacity to support substantial future growth on major source water and wastewater treatment in the city) plus multiple detention basins and upgrades The report also provides consolidated associated recreational amenities and wetlands information on both water and wastewater planning preservation over a 10-year period, even longer in some cases, and ultimately through a projected build-out point 1 Since renamed the John Hargrove Environmental Complex(JHEC) for the Pearland City limits and ETJ in the early 2040s SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE WATER that is being encouraged, but not yet required, to transition from groundwater to surface water The mission of the City's Public Works Water to help alleviate the subsidence of the Gulf Production division is to safely provide clean, Coast Aquifer Additional surface water supplies superior, high quality potable water for the citizens will be required to meet higher water demands of Pearland, while offering professional and timely customer service The City continually strives to The City of Pearland recently decommissioned adopt new methods for delivering the best quality the Green Tee surface water connection and drinking water and remain vigilant in meeting goals the Old City Hall Water and Alice groundwater of source water protection and development, water plants In addition,the City anticipates City conservation, and community education while of Houston infrastructure improvements that continuing to serve the needs of all water users will allow it to receive its contracted 6 million gallons per day(MGD)of surface water—the STRATEGIC ISSUES AND NEEDS amount of its current contract—at the Shadow Water supply planning is a key issue statewide and for Creek Water Plant in 2015 southeast Texas communities The City of Pearland's The Texas Commission on Environmental expected growth over the next 25 years, from an in- Quality(TCEQ) requires that cities plan to City population of approximately 106,500 in early provide 0 6 gallons per minute of source 2014 to ultimate build-out of its City limits and ETJ water per connection to the water system with a population of approximately 225,000, drives Illustrated in Figure 2.2, Expected Water the need for the City to plan for the development of Demand Versus Supply Through 2040, is the additional treated water sources City's expected average day and maximum day water demand, based on anticipated • Basic Water Supply and Surface Water population growth, compared to the existing Conversion In recent years,the growing supply capacity The existing supply and population and economic development of demand calculation is based on the following Pearland have led to increasing demands for assumptions water supplies Historic reliance on groundwater supplies in the area has caused subsidence in » Pearland is contracted to receive 6 MGD the Gulf Coast Aquifer Pearland is in a district from the City of Houston at Shadow Creek FIGURE 2 2, Expected Water Demand Versus Supply Through 2040 Source City of Pearland Public Works Water Production Division 70 60 O ►. 50 u1 OC q 40 N e ...Future Required Supply Q ■ 30 • — "Existing Water Supply —a—Expected Average Day Demand • a 20 —a—Expected Maximum Day Demand H Ci W LL 10 ~ 0 0 2012 2015 2020 2022 2025 2030 2035 2040 Year 2.9 2.10 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 demand through 2022,the City should plan to • . implement additional source water capacity by • • 2022 through the construction of a new surface Pf water plant located in the southwest area of the A�< City y2o The required capacity by 2022 is a 5 MGD surface water plant with an ultimate build- out capacity of 10 to 15 MGD depending on fsr. 169A the additional capacity obtained at the Alice a , connection It is estimated that a 10 MGD 111„ facility will be required between 2030 and 2035 if the 5 MGD Alice connection expansion is not complete Based on the American Water Works Association's industry standard curve of water treatment facility construction costs,the ratio of construction cost for a surface water plant between 5 and 10 MGD is 1 11 There would be but is only able to rely on a maximum of an 11 percent economy of scale savings from 2 8 MGD with the current connection on construction of a 10 MGD facility for operation high demand days The City of Houston in 2022 versus construction of a 5 MGD facility will remedy this with a waterline capital for operation in 2022 with an additional 5 MGD improvement project by 2015 expansion at a later date Therefore,the City should plan to design and construct a 10 MGD » The City recently eliminated the existing surface water plant that can begin operation Alice well, Old City Hall well, and Green Tee in 2022 Overall,the required additional future surface water connection capacity by 2035 is approximately 10 MGD and » All ETJ areas excluding the Savannah by 2040(ultimate City build-out) is an additional development will be added to Pearland's 15 MGD water system by 2025,with Savannah added • Ongoing Planning and Upgrades to Water by 2030 System Components. In addition to source As shown in Figure 2 2,the City will need to water development projects,the City has water have developed additional source water by transmission, distribution, and storage projects 2022 to meet expected maximum day demand included in its five-year and longer-range Additional source water can come from two capital planning Such improvements are also potential projects needed given ultimate City plans to extend 1 increased supply through the Alice water service to residential and commercial connection from the City of Houston, or customers as the City continues to develop and progress toward build-out The City's current 2 construction of a new surface water plant model-based planning,for interim milestone Both projects were identified through the City's years and ultimate needs, identifies the major long-term water infrastructure planning and water system projects required to take the are documented in the most recent update of City to expected build out of the system the City's Water and Wastewater Impact Fee while still meeting all TCEQ requirements Report from May 2013 Since 14 MGD is needed for source water capacity, pumping capacity, by the point of City build out, increasing the and storage capacity However, it is important capacity of the Alice plant would still require that the City update its water master planning the construction of a new, smaller surface water document every five years, or as dictated plant Additional source water capacity may be by the pace of land development activity, implemented at the existing Alice Water Plant to ensure that projects are developed within the or the future surface water plant However,for required timeframe to accommodate growth optimal operation of the City's water system, induced demands The City-prepared Water and based on the location of the growth in Distribution System Map included in this plan SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE section illustrates the extent of the City's water system As Pearland approaches its build-out Pearland Commitment population and the need for new water to Capital Investment infrastructure decreases,the City will need to turn its attention to developing a plan for Pearland has a well-established record of investing in the replacement and renewal of focusing on utility infrastructure and public existing water infrastructure Such replacement facility investments through a robust capital and renewal is already occurring in older areas improvements planning(CIP)process This is of Pearland, but the City will need to develop especially significant at a time when the"report an overall citywide plan for the future This is card"for the nationwide infrastructure status and to ensure that future City water customers will outlook remains disappointing,as evaluated and enjoy the same level of service experienced by scored each year by the American Society of Civil past customers Engineers(ASCE)' WATER SUPPLY ASCE issues an annual report and call for action The City's water customers are fortunate because that"depicts the condition and performance of they enjoy an abundant water supply from three the nation s infrastructure in the familiar form sources The City draws water from 10 City-owned of a school report card -assigning letter grades wells,which tap the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers that are based on physical condition and needed The City's second source is water purchased from fiscal investments for improvement' The 2013 the City of Houston, which Pearland receives from national Report Card assigned a D+for all forms two surface water connections The third source is of U S infrastructure, ranging from utility and raw water from the Gulf Coast Water Authority's flood protection infrastructure(drinking water, American and Briscoe Canal System wastewater dams and levees)to all forms of transportation infrastructure(roads and bridges, Ground Water freight rail,aviation inland waterways,and transit) ■ The 10 City-owned wells have a combined Both drinking water and wastewater received a D pumping capacity of 13,360 gallons per grade ASCE continues to assign such low grades minute to draw attention to the ever-increasing scale of Surface Water the national infrastructure challenge,and to the ■ The current surface water contract for the Alice costs of continued deferral of necessary capital investments at all levels of government For the Water Plant is a pay-as-you-go contract for up nation to reach an acceptable grade by 2020, to 10 million gallons per day ASCE estimated necessary investment of$3 6 • The current surface water contract for the trillion starting in 2013 Shadow Creek Water Plant is a take-or-pay Even within Texas the City of Pearland excels when contract of 40 million gallons per month considering the last ASCE Report Card issued (1,333,333 gallons per day)with a maximum specifically for the Lone Star State in 2012 At that day capacity of 6 million gallons per day point Texas received a C-grade for wastewater Raw Water infrastructure, D for flood control,and D-for • The City recently entered into a long term N water infrastructure The State of Texas reported raw water supply contract with the Gulf ^' $26 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs Coast Water Authority(GCWA)to purchase m over the next 20 years and$115 billion in needed up to 10 MGD This contract arrangement is E wastewater investments coupled with the City's purchase of the former a. Chocolate Bayou Water Company through N 1 2013 Report Card for Americas Infrastructure American the GCWA for an additional 10 MGD These Society of Civil Engineers(accessed on 03/21/14 at http.//www infrastructurereportcard.org/) waters will be used at the City's future surface water purification plant o 2.11 2.12 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 WATER TREATMENT AND STORAGE metering and meter replacement and repair • Combined, the City's water treatment facilities ■ Increase efficient water usage through a provide roughly three billion gallons of clean landscape water management ordinance drinking water every year ■ Decrease waste in lawn irrigation by • The City provides continuous production of implementation and enforcement of a water to residential and commercial customers, landscape water management ordinance with no current wholesale customers for City • Raise public awareness of water conservation water and encourage responsible public behavior by a • The total available city-wide storage capacity public education and information program is 19 1 million gallons This combines the • Develop a system-specific strategy to conserve 14 6 million gallons in ground storage and the water during peak demands, thereby reducing 4 5 million gallons of available elevated storage the peak use WATER QUALITY • Delay and decrease capital expenditures Water quality is maintained in the distribution required to serve Pearland's future growth system through continuous monitoring of water • Further develop reuse and recycling of pressure and disinfectant residual The Public Works wastewater Water Production division also collects hundreds of Regarding the last goal,the water conservation plan samples each year to determine the presence of any noted that—at that time,2009—the City was treating radioactive, biological, inorganic, volatile organic, or wastewater at four plants with a total combined synthetic organic contaminants as required by the capacity of 10 MGD Reuse water was being used for State of Texas Results of all water quality testing are wash down at the treatment plants It was also noted reported in the City's annual Drinking Water Quality that the City had developed plans with Brazona Report Public water suppliers across the nation must County MUD #4 (encompassing the Country Place provide these reports to their customers each year subdivision, which has since been annexed into the as required by the 1996 amendments to the Safe City) to use effluent for golf course irrigation, and Drinking Water Act also to irrigate a proposed arboretum/nature center WATER CONSERVATION The City is in the process of setting up an agreement with Brazona County MUD#4 for reuse water for golf The TCEQ requires cities to adopt water conservation course irrigation Additionally,the City has two other goals based on a water conservation plan The City of reuse agreements in place but is not yet supplying Pearland completed its required water conservation reuse water One agreement would enable industrial plan in April 2009 and is currently in the process of customer Third Coast to receive reuse water from updating its plan As part of this plan, the City has the Barry Rose Wastewater Treatment Plant for use in developed five-year and 10-year goals for per capita its industrial processes A second agreement would municipal water use The City's average per capita enable the JHEC Wastewater Treatment Plant to consumption is approximately 140 gallons per capita supply reuse water for irrigating recreational grounds per day The statewide goal is for water consumption located adjacent to the plant to be less than 140 gallons per capita per day The Additionally,planned expansion of the Far Northwest City's other goals for water conservation include Wastewater Treatment Plant could lead to reuse • Keep the five-year average water use as of 2014 that would benefit Shadow Creek Ranch Park as below 109 gallons per capita per day(five-year the plant work will include upgrades to the existing goal) disinfection system However, additional disinfection • Keep the five-year average water use as of 2019 modifications and distribution infrastructure would below 107 gallons per capita per day(10 year be required to implement a reuse system from this plant goal) • Maintain the level of unaccounted water in the The City also intends to expand the use of "purple system below 10 percent annually pipes" in Pearland, through which potable water can be conveyed and then converted for reuse In • Implement and maintain a program of universal addition to encouraging incorporation of purple SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE reuse pipes in irrigation plans and systems, the and financial planning for expansion and/or City could potentially require this practice through upgrading of the treatment and/or collection amendments to the Unified Development Code facilities Whenever the 90 percent threshold is reached for three consecutive months,the WASTEWATER permittee must obtain the necessary TCEQ The mission of the City's Public Works Wastewater authorization to commence construction of Treatment division is to efficiently and effectively the necessary additional treatment and/or treat wastewater to protect the environment as well collection facilities as public health, safety and welfare, while ensuring The Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility is the effluent to the receiving stream meets or exceeds currently under design for a 4 MGD expansion all environmental standards and regulations The Because of rapid growth in the western portion City provides wastewater collection, conveyance, of the city,this facility exceeded its permitted and treatment for parts of the urbanized areas within capacity in September 2014 The expansion its City limits and portions of its ETJ in Brazoria, is expected to be complete and operational Harris, and Fort Bend counties At the time of this between the Spring and Summer of 2018 Comprehensive Plan update, the wastewater service The Longwood Reclamation Facility is also area was approximately 48 square miles, which will approaching the limits of its capacity Plans are change as the City incorporates Municipal Utility in progress to redirect the flows from Longwood Districts or otherwise extends service to both the Barry Rose and John Hargrove The City currently has five wastewater treatment reclamation facilities Portions of this project plants John Hargrove Environmental Complex are currently under way with an anticipated (JHEC), Longwood, Barry Rose, Far Northwest, and decommissioning of the facility scheduled in Southdown The current permitted total capacity of approximately 2025 the plants is 11 55 million gallons per day(MGD) The Illustrated in Figure 2 3, Expected existing city-wide sanitary sewerage system consists Wastewater Flow Versus Treatment Capacity of approximately 408 miles of collection system Through 2040, is the City's expected average lines and 76 sanitary sewerage lift stations The City day wastewater flow, based on anticipated treats 100 percent of the collected wastewater The population growth, compared to the existing system relies on gravity to move the wastewater to wastewater treatment capacity The existing the treatment facilities When that is not enough, lift capacity and projected flow calculation is based stations are used The effluent produced is currently on the assumption that the Far Northwest Plant discharged into Clear Creek and Mary's Creek expansion currently under design will provide a STRATEGIC ISSUES AND NEEDS treatment capacity increase of 4 MGD and the average wastewater flow rate per person is 100 Adequate treatment capacity is a principal need in gallons per day the years ahead given the City's rate of population As shown in Figure 2 3,the City will need to growth and land development The wastewater have additional treatment capacity projects collection system also requires attention, both to under design before 2025, in addition to the extend service to growth areas, and to rehabilitate current Far Northwest Plant expansion project, U, portions of the system in Pearland's older developed for the additional capacity to be operational o areas by the required timeframe The City requires N • Added Treatment Capacity The Texas an additional 2 MGD operational by 2025, 5 r Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ) MGD by 2030,6 MGD by 2035, and an ultimate w provides design criteria to be used as minimum additional capacity of approximately 8 MGD x Lu guidelines for wastewater collection,treatment, The City's current Capital Improvements Plan a • and disposal systems As part of the permitting addresses the immediate need for additional N requirements, whenever flow measurement treatment capacity by 2025 by identifying a iu for any wastewater treatment plant reaches expansion projects for existing plants plus two I. 75 percent of the permitted average daily or regionalization projects One project is for a oo annual average flow for three consecutive portion of the Southdown service area,with i months,the permittee must initiate engineering flows to be redirected to the Far Northwest 2.13 2.1 4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 FIGURE 2.3, Expected Wastewater Flow Versus Treatment Capacity Through 2040 Source City of Pearland Public Works Wastewater Treatment Division 25.00 4.C 20.00 pa y2 15.00 CO ma Required Future Capacity a f 10.00 Existing Wastewater Treatment fr Capacity I 5.00 0.00 2012 2015 2020 2022 2025 2030 2035 2040 Year Wastewater Treatment Plant Another is for be expanded to increase the treatment the Longwood service area,with flows to capacity to 6 0 MGD This expansion will help be redirected to the Barry Rose and JHEC the plant meet the wastewater treatment treatment plants needs of future development in the service Based on anticipated growth impacts the area including the flows expected to be following major wastewater projects have diverted from the existing Longwood service been identified to address wastewater capacity area requirements for expected growth in the next » Barry Rose Wastewater Treatment Plant five years Expansion The Barry Rose plant is permitted » Far Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant for an average annual flow of 3 1 MGD In Expansion The Far Northwest plant is the last two years of record flows,the annual permitted for an average annual flow of 2 average daily flow was 48 percent of the MGD During July 2013 the existing flows to permitted flow With the rapid growth in the the plant reached 75 percent of capacity The service area,the City should evaluate the project includes expansion of the existing next expansion to the facility Based on the 2 MGD plant to an intermediate 6 MGD ultimate service area, it is estimated that the capacity and ultimate 7 MGD plant Based average annual flow will be 3 94 MGD This on the ultimate service area that includes project will expand the treatment plant to 4 5 diverted flows from the existing Southdown MGD to serve the growing population in this service area, it is estimated that the average area Also, a large portion of the Longwood annual flow will be approximately 6 75 MGD service area flows will be redirected to the The added capacity to 7 MGD will allow for Barry Rose treatment plant in accordance service to areas outside of Shadow Creek with the Longwood regionalization plan Ranch including the ultimate build-out of the » Longwood Service Area Diversion This diverted Southdown service area project includes a force main diversion » JHEC Wastewater Treatment Plant from the Liberty, Misty, Longherridge and Expansion The existing 4 0 MGD plant will Pirate Alley lift stations in the Longwood SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE wastewater treatment plant service area to that projects are developed within the required the JHEC wastewater treatment plant service timeframe to accommodate growth-induced area The diversion project is the first of demands The City-prepared Sanitary Sewer several such projects to begin removing flow Collection System Map included in this plan from the Longwood wastewater treatment section illustrates the extent of the City's plant service area The first phase diversion wastewater system will reduce by 8 6 percent the flow to the As Pearland approaches its build-out existing Longwood plant The final phase of population and the need for new wastewater the project will convert the site to a regional infrastructure decreases,the City will need lift station that will pump flows to the Barry to turn its attention to developing a plan for Rose treatment plant investing in the replacement and renewal » Southdown Wastewater Treatment Plant of existing wastewater infrastructure Such Expansion or Diversion The existing replacement and renewal is already occurring Southdown plant is permitted for an average in older areas of Pearland, but the City will annual flow of 0 95 MGD with a two-hour need to develop an overall citywide plan for peak flow of 2,639 gallons per minute In the the future This is to ensure a consistent level of last two years of record flows,the annual service, and the sustainability of the wastewater average daily flow was 50 percent of the system, into the future permitted flow Based on the ultimate service area, it is estimated that the average annual STORM DRAINAGE flow will be approximately 3 0 MGD with a The mission of the City's Public Works Streets and two-hour peak flow of 10,420 gallons per Drainage division is to create and maintain a safe and minute The 2002 Comprehensive Master effective transportation and storm water drainage Plan estimated an ultimate flow of 3 0 MGD infrastructure throughout the city to meet the needs The Southdown plant has reported peak wet of the citizens and businesses of Pearland Pearland's weather flow of 1,263 gallons per minute storm sewer system is made up of a series of ditches, under a two-day rainfall event totaling 10 culverts and underground pipes which collect storm inches An alternative to this expansion water runoff and convey it to streams, bayous, and would be diversion of the flows to the Far ultimately Galveston Bay The City-prepared Storm Northwest treatment plant The future Sewer Collection System Map included in this plan expected Southdown service area diverted section illustrates the extent of the City's storm sewer flow is being included in the Far Northwest system Phase 2 expansion design currently in process The City last updated its master drainage plan in • Ongoing Planning and Upgrades to Wastewater 2008 This plan outlined the physical constraints and issues associated with the geology and topography System Components. In addition to wastewater treatment plant expansion projects and service of Pearland The area's natural topography is generally flat with an average slope of two feet per area diversion projects,the City's five-year mile This slope runs from west to east, and the area and longer-range capital planning includes lift station and trunk sewer line projects These from SH 35 to four miles east has the largest slope in system improvements are necessary to extend the City at 16 feet per mile, or 0 075 percent slope N sewer service to residential and commercial Many areas within the City effectively have no slope customers All of the major collection system The railroad corridor through Pearland also creates ix and treatment plant projects are required to a north-south "dam " The east-west crossings of the m take the City to expected build-out of the railroad dictate the current drainage channel paths W wastewater system while still meeting TCEQ The American Canal is another overflow barrier that ` requirements for treatment capacity, lift station causes a "dam" effect in the southwestern area of a pumping capacity, and pipeline collection the city As a result, land south of the American Canal W system capacity However, it is important that must drain to Mustang Bayou a the City update its wastewater master planning Pearland is drained by the following waterways a document every five years, or as dictated by the ■ Clear Creek pace of land development activity,to ensure 2.15 2.16 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Regional storm water detention basins at various do they provide storage or general floodplain locations across Pearland reduce flooding risk and also mitigation provide recreational and aesthetic benefits in some cases >> Lower Kirby Urban Center Regional Detention This project was identified as one of the highest priorities through the City's Regional Detention Study conducted in 2010 The concept is also supported by the Lower Kirby Urban Center Master Plan and Implementation Strategy The project will allow properties within the sub-watershed • boundaries to contribute to the construction of the system or buy into the detention system in lieu of constructing individual ponds on each property The detention project will also increase the overall extent of • Hickory Slough developable land in the Lower Kirby Urban • Mary's Creek Center area • Cowart Creek The Lower Kirby Urban Center Regional Detention project will provide regional storm • Mustang Bayou water detention for the area bounded by Flooding due to the area's relative flatness-in addition Beltway 8(north), Clear Creek(south), Kirby to the after-effects of intense rainfall in short periods Drive (west), and SH 288(east) The system plus periodic tropical depressions and hurricanes - is will consist of one detention pond near the basic drainage planning issue for Pearland Also, Clear Creek based on preliminary studies a layer of water-bearing, erosive sand is under most This detention pond will be combined with of the community This fine sand is generally eight to a widening of the Texas Department of 15 feet below the surface, but closer to the surface Transportation (TxDOT)ditch to provide west of FM 1128 All underground work, including conveyance and storage between Beltway 8 deep channels and detention basins associated with and Clear Creek The drainage study for the storm water management, must take into account area was completed in the 2012 fiscal year this sand layer TxDOT, Harris County Flood Control District, and Brazoria County Drainage District No 4 STRATEGIC ISSUES AND NEEDS approvals and detailed design began moving The 2008 Updated Master Drainage Plan (UMDP) forward in the 2013 fiscal year The initial proposed drainage and detention capital construction phase will consist of the inflow improvement construction projects over the next and outflow structures and pond excavation 20 years However, the UMDP did not address any to improve the City's existing pond of the routine culvert replacements, upgrades, or Subsequent projects will increase the pond minor channel reworks regularly included in the work and drainage ditch sizes and be developer planned through the Department of Public Works driven and funded annual budget » Cullen/FM 518 Regional Detention Pond • Near-Term Capital Project Priorities The This project is a City Council goal and was initiatives described below address specific identified as one of the highest priorities drainage issues and needs identified for through the City's Regional Detention resolution through the City's five-year Study conducted in 2010 This proposed Capital Improvements Plan These projects detention pond, to be located southwest of and improvements will help to facilitate the FM 518/Cullen Parkway intersection,will development and regionalization of small provide the required storm water detention local detention ponds into a regionalized for future development of approximately drainage system The regionalization projects 155 acres of undeveloped land This will do not address repetitive flooding areas, nor facilitate future development along FM SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE 518 and eliminate the need for detention development of approximately 15 acres, ponds on individual properties along FM and also providing regional detention for 518 Along with the detention pond,the the redevelopment or more intensive use project will include upgrades to an existing of approximately 20 acres Additionally,the ditch and construction of underground storm detention pond will mitigate impacts from sewer improvements required to convey expansion of the roadway network within development runoff The Cullen/FM 518 this portion of the Old Townsite The Old Regional Detention Pond project does not Townsite Drainage project does not address address existing issues such as repetitive existing issues such as repetitive flooding flooding areas or the need for additional areas or the need for additional storage or storage or general floodplain mitigation general floodplain mitigation » Cowart Creek Diversion The basis of the » McHard Road Second Outfall The current Cowart Creek diversion and detention drainage for portions of McHard Road flows project is to separate the drainage corridor through the Country Place area and utilizes out of the Bailey Road transportation corridor existing drainage facilities These facilities (FM 1128 to Veterans Drive) This diversion drain south through the subdivision to an will allow for development of both the east-west drainage ditch south of Country ultimate transportation and drainage facilities Place This project will create inlets along in separate corridors The project includes McHard Road to drain to some of the ponds construction of approximately 4,300 linear in the golf course within the subdivision This feet of interceptor box culverts included as project will also provide a second outfall part of the Bailey Road project, 3 2 miles to relieve flows currently running south,which of diversion ditches already constructed, will alleviate drainage issues on McHard Road various road ditch improvements that will be and in the subdivision area to the south completed by the City in 2015, and a 1,200 Budget for this project was included as part acre-foot regional detention facility already of the 2011 bond sale by Brazoria County constructed The City has completed part MUD#4 of the project in cooperation with Brazoria » David L Smith Detention Pond Expansion County Drainage District No 4 under the Phase I In accordance with the City's Master terms of an interlocal agreement Drainage Plan,there is a need for additional » Old Townsite Drainage The City's Sub- storage capacity within the Clear Creek Regional Detention Master Plan identified watershed This storage will mitigate existing an area within Pearland's Old Townsite flooding and provide capacity for future as a potential location for a sub-regional development The detention pond expansion detention pond The 41-acre service area is will lower the 100-year water surface located at the southwest corner of Walnut elevation of Clear Creek, alleviating existing Street and Galveston Avenue and extends floodplain issues This will facilitate future to SH 35 and FM 518,which is within the expansion of the Pearland campus of the southeast quadrant of the Old Townsite University of Houston at Clear Lake, as well The project scope will include developing a as other City facilities on the David L Smith in drainage and detention plan for serving the site To accommodate future development N along McHard Road between Old Alvin area with a sub-regional detention pond A N Preliminary Engineer Report will determine Road and Pearland Parkway, Phase 1 of the cr W the pond location and size and conveyance project will expand the existing David L in to the sub-regional facility Phase 1 of this Smith detention facility by approximately LLI F project focuses on the area between Walnut 150 acre-feet This expansion will occur to a. Street and FM 518 The impracticality of the west of the existing McHard Road outfall v constructing on-site detention in the Old ditch and south of the pipeline easement A W future phase will add another 150 acre-feet, Townsite area has made redevelopment `. difficult Implementation of the project will providing 300 acre feet of total detention for o help alleviate this constraint, allowing for further floodplain improvements and regional detention 2.17 2.18 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 The Pearland Public Safety Buildin , completed Status and Outlook for in 2010, provides a centralized facility for Police Sa fety functions Public Safety Services POLICE I , In 2012 and 2013, Pearland was identified as among '� the top 50 safest cities in the U S Pearland has r also been recognized in many news articles and other surveys for feeling safe The Pearland Police Department takes pride in addressing issues, both 11 ` I t big and small,that affect public safety ss �� it ,,, �. The Police Department provides its services ,,. __ within the current City limits The Department has historically implemented a Community-Oriented Policing approach,by focusing patrols within districts, • Ongoing Planning and Upgrades to Drainage with officers regularly working the same districts so System Components The City has major storm they build relationships and become familiar with drainage regionalization projects included conditions and patterns of activity While this has served as a positive foundation for citizen safety, in its near term and longer range capital planning to prepare for expected development the Department is adding data driven solutions However,the City needs to expand the scope to accomplish the mission of reducing crime and of its planning to address identified repetitive disorder in the 21st century flooding areas along with the regional detention The Department also supports surrounding agencies projects for general floodplain mitigation The by responding to incidents outside its jurisdiction City has identified specific projects required upon request in a mutual aid capacity when the to take the City's drainage system to build- police agency with jurisdiction is unable to respond out capacity However, it is important that the immediately,when officers view crimes in progress,or City update its master drainage plan regularly, when rapid response is needed due to an immediate especially as dictated by the pace of land life-threatening situation The Department currently development activity,to ensure that projects maintains memoranda of understanding with a are developed within the required timeframe number of surrounding agencies, which continue to accommodate growth-induced drainage to add value to public safety in Pearland Through needs The 2008 UMDP is already outdated a Pearland Independent School District (ISD) and requires an update, especially to provide partnership,the Department assigns School Resource necessary and accurate input to the City's five- Officers to the PACE center, junior and senior high year capital budgeting This and all future plan campuses The School Resource Officers also updates must also account for any significant respond to elementary schools and school events as shifts in development trends or patterns that needed The Alvin and Pasadena ISDs maintain their occur as the City progresses toward build-out own police departments which coordinate with the conditions Pearland Police Department The City is also served Just as with the City's water and wastewater by Brazona County Sheriff, constables and other law infrastructure, as the City approaches its build- enforcement out population and the need for new storm STRATEGIC ISSUES AND NEEDS water infrastructure decreases,the City will need to turn its attention to developing a plan Pearland's continued growth will be the most for investing in the replacement and renewal of significant factor in the development of the Police existing drainage infrastructure to provide the Department for the years ahead Department same level of service in the future resources have increased in response to recent City annexations and permits The Department will have further needs depending on the extent and timing SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE of future annexation activity, population growth, Federal mandates,the City migrated to the and development Keeping up with growth is also City of Houston's radio system and purchased intricately linked with changing technology new equipment through their contract with ■ Database and Reporting Enhancements.The Motorola in 2014 The Department continues Department regularly evaluates its equipment, to evaluate this migration and must ensure technology and communications needs and that all communications are within compliance budgets for replacements and upgrades as Communications are critical links in public needed, especially as technology evolves safety and the mapping databases,vehicle In 2009 the Department changed records locations, and coordination with the Pearland Fire Department,which has emergency medical management software, migrating from HTE Crimes to Sungard OSSI The migration dispatch through Harris County provides a platform for deriving useful ■ DDACTS Implementation Data-Driven information from police records, a critical Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety component of the Department's data-driven (DDACTS) is the newest model of policing policing efforts Working with Municipal Coupling community policing outreach with Courts,the Department is looking to switch to data and crime mapping,the DDACTS model electronic citations as this saves manual data is endorsed by the International Association of entry by the courts, reduces paper waste, saves Chiefs of Police, National Institute of Justice, money, and improves the local database National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, A major initiative utilizing technology will be National District Attorneys Association, Federal online reporting This program will allow citizens Highway Administration, and many others to report certain criminal activity without an The Police Department is implementing the in-person response from a Police Officer With DDACTS model during fiscal year 2016 In 2015, all of the technology needs,the Information the addition of the Crime Analyst position Technology Department works to keep the allowed the development of a comprehensive more than 150 computers and servers up to Crime Analysis program to begin leveraging date with additional equipment to support the data for targeted enforcement in areas with Department's growing needs concentrated criminal activity,traffic crashes, • In-Car-Video and Body-Worn Cameras and traffic complaints The Patrol Division is Additional technological advances have been adding a Specialized Operation Squad with made with in-car-video However,the in-car- personnel assigned to a Proactive Unit and Traffic Unit This team will work together to video camera systems have limitations for certain police actions that are out of view or address the identified areas and positively out of the audio receiver range of the system impact crime and traffic in the area The Department is researching appropriate ■ Fleet Maintenance The Police Department body-worn camera systems to implement currently has a marked fleet of nearly 120 in conjunction with the in-car-video These vehicles servicing the Patrol,Traffic, SRO and newest systems provide critical video evidence Community Services Units The Home Fleet for use in criminal prosecution, employee program, in place since 1994, assigns patrol training and evaluation, public accountability, vehicles to senior officers on the street and In and limiting the liability profile of the City allows them to take the cars home daily The N To effectively deploy body-worn cameras program provides a greater deterrent to - additional considerations need to be taken criminal activity and extends the useful life of ex into account including replacement schedules, the patrol vehicle When Home Fleet vehicles W State and Federal regulations, and internal data are three to four years old with approximately W management policies and personnel 60,000 miles,they are moved to the Share Fleet, W • Radio Communications In 2013, emergency where they are utilized by officers on multiple c services found that radio communications squads Share Fleet vehicles accumulate an W average of 35,000 miles per year and have c equipment utilized was not performing to acceptable standards To address those issues increased maintenance and repair costs The c City Service Center manages the vehicle fleet oc and put the City in compliance with upcoming and determines replacement needs based on 2.19 2 2 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 mileage and resale value Police patrol vehicles anticipating future needs, a Staffing Utilization may be moved to the Spare Fleet and reach Study to be conducted with consultant up to 150,000 miles before replacement In assistance in 2016 will be an important tool general, one-sixth of the Patrol Fleet may be Current planning looks at review of the marked for replacement on an annual basis distribution of officers' directed and self- • Ongoing Training Needs The Police directed time Officers in 2015 generally have Department strives to be a regional provider 48 percent of their time self directed, with of quality Law Enforcement training so as to the remaining 52 percent directed The 48 provide excellent customer service to the percent is well below the 60 percent threshold community The Public Safety Building includes for staffing adjustments The mobility issues two large dedicated training rooms that can facing the City are ever evolving Having accommodate up to 100 persons This space is sufficient units responding quickly through and available to other groups,while the Department around traffic congestion and other barriers also uses a third training room in a secure is managed with scheduling and appropriate area of the building,for up to 25 individuals unit assignments within district boundaries The Department utilizes data to make these engaged in in-house training and distance assignments, considering variables such as learning The Department has experienced a rapid growth in personnel, and approximately response times, roadway miles, population, have been known congestion, and call volume history one-third of all police officers with the department less than five years The The Department objective is to have units available Department has placed great emphasis on for priority calls for service 98 percent of the time training personnel to ensure the best response Following a successful hiring campaign, the possible to the citizenry In fiscal year 2014,the Department reached its full allotment of 155 officers Department provided 162 days of in-service in June 2015 This is only the second time in 20 years training to the officers and employees of that all classified positions have been filled The Pearland and surrounding agencies In 2016, upcoming Staffing Utilization Study will leverage each officer will receive a minimum of 80 hours data to assess departmental resource allocation and of training to include a legislative update and, lay out a plan for effective utilization of sworn and most importantly, certification as Mental Health civilian personnel and resources as the City and the Peace Officers Pearland will be one of the Department continue to grow only agencies in the State of Texas to have all The Police Department recently completed an personnel certified as Mental Health Officers, organizational plan through the 2016 budget This which far exceeds State standards plan moves the newest, yet to be assigned police • Animal Services'Needs. In 2014,the Police positions into support rolls such as Community Department was assigned oversight of Services, Professional Development and Standards, Pearland Animal Services Animal Services detectives, K9, first-line supervision, crime scene, provides impound services for animals that are motors units, crash investigation, and proactive stray, abandoned or quarantined, support to patrol residents and their pets during times of disaster, and pet adoption services, including education FACILITIES and promoting the benefits of spaying/ ■ The Public Safety Building is located at 2555 neutering pets The Animal Services Section Cullen Parkway and was completed in Spring provided 466 adoptions in fiscal year 2013 and 2010 The facility is expected to satisfy Police 507 more in fiscal year 2014 The team works Department needs through at least 2020, to handle the increased call volume, provides with no near term plans for any building seven day a week adoption services and animal expansion The jail currently averages about control services,with part of the day covered by 33 percent capacity with the ability to hold an on call status for emergency cases up to 72 persons The building also includes • Adequate Staffing Personnel needs of the facilities for the Municipal Court,the Utility Police Department are a function of mobility, Billing Department, and the Brazona County availability, and demand In planning and Tax Office The Police Department's long-term SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE space needs may be met by relocating these Response Time other services and repurposing the space for • The Police Department monitors its historical Department use in the future average response time and works to lower or • The Public Safety Building also contains the at least maintain this level of performance In City's Emergency Operations Center,through 2014,the Department pinpointed 4 51 minutes which City operations will be directed in the as its response time for high-priority calls, event of a natural disaster or other major from dispatch to arrival on scene(with 1 05 event Maintaining the technological and minutes of dispatch time and 3 46 minutes communications needs of the Emergency of travel time) Police dispatchers screen all Operations Center is a continuing effort of all calls for service, and calls for Fire Department public safety departments, coordinated through or Emergency Medical Services response are the Office of Emergency Management transferred to a private dispatching service as • The Public Safety Building also houses the detailed further under the Fire/EMS section City's Municipal Courts A thorough security • The Department's Patrol Division is working evaluation was completed in 2015 and closely with the Communications unit to utilize identified structural changes needed to the the Automatic Vehicle Location features of the lobby and court entrance areas of the building Computer Aided Dispatch system to identify • The Pearland Animal Shelter is located at 2002 the most effective response to calls for service Old Alvin Road The facility was originally built One major initiative that started in June 2015 is in 1997 and expanded in 2005 and 2010 The already having a positive impact on response building is located on the east side of Pearland times, involving the assignment of an officer and is more than a 10-mile drive from some to the lobby of the Public Safety Building This locations within the city The facility runs at officer is readily available to address customer nearly 100 percent capacity on most days for needs, allowing other officers to remain on the many animal types Upgrading of the current streets ready to respond to calls for service facility and expansion of services to the west FIRE / EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES side of Pearland has been identified as a priority need for this unit The City of Pearland already provides fire suppression and emergency medical services (EMS) coverage KEY INDICATORS to its entire ETJ, along with the current City limits, Call Volumes which is a combined area of nearly 70 square miles • The Police Department responded to 29,249 with more than 130,000 residents Some ETJ areas citizen calls for service during the 2013 fiscal have only limited development and population, but the City is still the first responder to these low- year, which was up 6 7 percent from fiscal density locations The Fire Department also provides year 2012 During the 2014 fiscal year,the Department responded to 29,752 citizen calls EMS service to the neighboring City of Brookside for service, which was 1 7 percent higher than Village,just north of Pearland, through a contractual the 2013 volume During the same time,the agreement Department saw a drop in the total number The Fire Department has mutual aid agreements 0 of self-initiated calls In fiscal year 2012,there with all other Brazoria County fire departments and N were 63,218 self-initiated calls, and in 2013 there with all other non-Brazoria agencies that abut the - were 69,679 of these calls In 2014,the number Pearland City limits The Department also receives ix dropped to 58,138 which was 8 7 percent lower fire, emergency medical service, and hazardous m than in 2012 The overall decrease in total calls materials mutual aid support from surrounding W between 2012 and 2014 was 3 1 percent fire departments in Fort Bend and Harris counties a ur • The Animal Services Section of the Police including the City of Houstonvr c Department,which keeps separate calls from In Fall 2013 the City formally consolidated the F the Police Department, reported 5,236 calls in previously separate Fire Department and Emergency a 0 fiscal year 2013 A dramatic increase in fiscal Medical Services (EMS) Department Improved o year 2014 led to 6,114 calls, which was up 16 7 service delivery and flexibility are anticipated as a percent from 2013 result of this initiative 2.21 2 22 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 STRATEGIC ISSUES AND NEEDS with a new Fire Station (at Fite Road and Harkey The Fire Department continues to benefit from Road)also by mid 2015 its last departmental study and plan completed • Continued Volunteer and Part-Time Support in 2010, along with various other specialized in Combination Department Maintaining the documents addressing relevant issues and needs volunteer fire fighting function in Pearland is The Department initiated a next strategic planning essential as the City works to expand its paid, process during 2012, but this effort was postponed full-time fire fighting ranks Volunteers were with the demands of the pending Fire/EMS effectively filling 12 percent of staffing as of consolidation and was to be revisited later in 2014 Fall 2013,with another 12 percent covered by Discussions with department leadership for this part-time personnel (many of whom are off-duty Comprehensive Plan update identified the following Houston fire fighters working a second job) key issues and priorities The Pearland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc, • Adequate Staffing Further meaningful increases generates annual funding through a City- in fire suppression and EMS personnel are approved fundraising letter needed based on the population size and • ISO Rating.The challenges faced by the City to geographic area of Pearland Fire/EMS commit more budget resources to Fire staffing, consolidation and resulting cross-training of facilities and general support will ultimately play staff will yield some efficiencies, in terms of out in terms of the Insurance Services Office being able to do more with the same number of (ISO) rating the community receives the next people as existing personnel are able to fulfill time it is evaluated Pearland currently enjoys more functions a "2" rating on the 1-10 ISO scale in which 1 However,the Fire Department currently has is the best and 10 the worst possible rating six stations, with three operating around the The City is addressing facility needs by adding clock,when it should have additional resources multiple new fire stations through its multi-year placed in appropriate areas during days and capital improvements planning and associated nights, based on predictive demand data personnel through its annual budgeting Fire More facilities to meet service demands also Department leadership also noted good water translates into more staff in this combination supply conditions and hydrant coverage with in department of full-time and part-time personnel the current City limits, much of the ETJ and area plus volunteers,who are needed on each of the Municipal Utility Districts, although some ETJ Department's shifts areas have no water service at all ahead of any significant land development in these locations • New and Upgraded Stations.To enhance response time amid Pearland's rapid growth, However, basic response time will continue to capital project funding will provide for design be a key criterion, and the Fire Department and construction of two new fire stations leadership remains concerned with their ability over the next several years Also, two existing to maintain satisfactory performance within a stand-alone EMS stations will be taken out of growing city now as populated and urbanized service as they are replaced by two other new as is Pearland Pearland already provides fire combined fire/EMS facilities A new Fire Station suppression and EMS response in its ETJ, so 3(at Yost Road and Broadway Street)will be future annexations will not change the service designed and constructed by mid-2015, along equation much However, annexation activity would likely further highlight the need to Incidence of Damaging Fires in Pearland improve level-of-service capabilities in general The future of Pearland Regional Airport will Annual statistics compiled by the Pearland Fire also influence emergency services planning, Department show that the number of building and is already a factor in assessing the need fires in Pearland each year is usually in the 55-70 for a tenth fire station at some point to expand range,with a recent high of 69 in 2012 The total south-southeast coverage estimated fire loss resulting from these incidents was approximately$2 4 million in 2012,compared • Equity of County Funding for ETJ Service Fire to a recent low of about$15 million in 2011 Department leadership are concerned that the SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE vehicles Going forward, and considering Citizen Survey Results continued EMS call volume growth,this likely means budgeting routinely for replacement of Nine in 10 respondents to the Pearland Citizen one or more ambulances every year to maintain Survey(conducted December 2014 through a reliable fleet The City's Fiscal Year 2013-14 February 2015)rated fire services and ambulance/ budget pointed out that another benefit of emergency medical services as excellent or good adding a fifth ambulance could be reduced i; reliance on mutual aid from other jurisdictions f' ■ Hazardous Materials Capabilities Fire ,` j_ ! • Department leadership pointed out that, with p. the growth and encouragement of more local p .. industry in Pearland,the extent and potential volume of hazardous materials handled by some area businesses will likely increase The • City currently relies on Houston and Harris County for response to "hazmat" emergencies, 'it " i ;f� so at some point building up internal capabilities will be advisable _ • Impact of Health Insurance Trends An interesting issue for emergency medical services • in the years ahead is whether federal health L. insurance reforms and related expansion and adjustments to coverage,will lead to more or fewer calls for ambulance service and ultimate City continues to receive a share of Brazoria transport to emergency care facilities County funding under a county-wide allocation that dates back some years and does not FACILITIES reflect the extent of population growth and ■ The Fire Department's six stations as of Spring development around Pearland relative to other 2015 included Brazoria communities Equity of funding going forward is the key concern,just accounting for 1 Fire Station 1 at 2020 Old Alvin Road at call volume alone and the extent of ETJ service Orange Street for northeast coverage delivered 2. Fire Station 2 at 2838 McLean Road near • Dispatch Moved to Contract Service. During Apple Springs Drive for east central 2013 Fire and EMS dispatch functions were coverage contracted out to an Emergency Services 3 Fire Station 3 at 1801 East Broadway at District in Harris County that provides this Woodcreek Drive for east side coverage service to multiple area agencies,with the City 4 Fire Station 4 at 8333 Freedom Drive along of Pearland now its largest partner The District Cullen Boulevard for central coverage satisfies unique mapping needs the department O. N has, and also offers dispatching protocols more 5. Fire Station 5 at 3100 Kirby Drive, near in line with Fire and EMS needs In the end, the Pearland Town Center,for west side N contract approach provides cost savings to the coverage W City and its taxpayers in lieu of needing to hire 6. Fire Station 6 at 1511 County Road 58,for f more in-house personnel southwest coverage LLI a. • Demands on Ambulances.Given the volume • A new Pearland Fire Administration Building is N of miles put on ambulances(approximately located at 2703 Veterans Drive, south of Walnut W 40,000 miles per year), and considering the Street,which was the former Pearland Police a layout of Pearland and service provided into the Department location This site also provides for o0 ETJ, a maximum three-or four-year life span department training with classroom space and a a is all that can be expected for these specialty Fire Training Field behind the building 2.23 2.24 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 • Fire Station 3 was recently reconstructed The Department has strived to meet this eight- new station is another combined fire/EMS minute target, even shaving off 20 seconds or facility that is actually at the location of current so on average in 2011 and 2012 EMS Station 3 near the Broadway/Yost Road • Fire Department leadership acknowledges intersection The current Fire Station 3 building the emergency response benefits of the at 1801 Broadway will be demolished railroad overpasses constructed in recent • Fire Station 2 is also slated for reconstruction at years However, other circulation difficulties a new site,with scheduled opening of the new remain, most notably around the SH 288/ station in October 2015 and demolition of the FM 518 intersection given traffic volumes and current facility congestion in the vicinity, and closely-spaced At the time of this Comprehensive Plan update, traffic signals Even with more appropriate Pearland Medical Center was the only hospital in the station coverage over time, Pearland's public city However, Memorial Hermann was constructing a safety services will always face the challenge new hospital that was slated to open in 2015 of navigating a relatively spread out city,with some unique residential enclaves and remaining KEY INDICATORS low-density areas Improvements to major north-south roads such as Veterans, McLean, Call Volumes Harkey, Garden, Roy and Max will improve • Fire Department call volume increased 50 emergency response times percent—from 2,410 to 3,602 calls for service— from 2010to 2013 Key Planning • EMS call volume increased 185 percent—from Considerations 6,472 to 7,688 calls for service—from 2010 to 2012 In 2012 this resulted in about 4,800 Input and discussions for this Comprehensive Plan individuals transported (63 percent of calls)and update, through workshops with City Council and about 6,500 patients treated Planning and Zoning Commission, informal small- Response Time group sessions, a community-wide public open house event, the online Virtual Town Hall forum, • The Fire Department continues to apply the interaction with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory same station location standard as created by Committee, and background discussions with City the Fire Station Location Master Plan,which staff, yielded the following concerns related to this calls for a four-minute travel time This is in line Growth Capacity and Infrastructure section of the with Insurance Services Office (ISO)standards plan One motivation for the current Fire Station 3 reconstruction is to improve east side response • Effective management of growth through the time point when remaining developable land is built Average response time data compiled by the out Fire Department shows that the average was as • The fiscal and public service implications for high as 7 minutes, 18 seconds in 2010 but then City government of future growth in general, declined to 6 22 in 2011 and 5 56 in 2012(with and potential build-out scenarios in particular 5 54 as the Department target for 2013) In 2011 • The potential pace of growth, and the ongoing and 2012,the percentage of calls responded challenges of providing and maintaining to in five minutes or less was roughly in the 50 adequate road and utility infrastructure, percent range, compared to 39 percent in 2010 especially in such an elongated east-west city • The Fire Department monitors EMS response- with needs in both new and old areas time standards of NFPA and others, some of • The potential extent and timing of future which call for a target as low as four minutes annexation activity, and the financial and many based especially on the ideal rapid response other considerations to cardiac emergencies Many standards call • Implications of potential population densities for the arrival of advance life support transport for schools and other facility planning within eight minutes In recent years the SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE • Continued focus on public safety services so Goal 2.2: A balance between investment more growth does not bring more crime in new and extended • The challenges to redevelopment and infrastructure to support first- revitalization of older areas and corridors, time development, and necessary especially as a way to absorb some share of investment in rehabilitation of growth internally within the existing city aging infrastructure in previously • The safety, reliability and aesthetics of utility developed areas infrastructure, including continued emphasis on Goal 2.3: A commitment to sustained multi-use design and incorporation of amenities budget support for police, fire in storm water detention projects and emergency medical services • The importance of maintaining Pearland's to maintain levels of service and systematic approach to capital improvements responsiveness commensurate planning and budgeting, especially given the with projected growth and lead time necessary for major projects resident expectations • As in cities across the nation, the need to focus ACTION STRATEGIES on basic infrastructure maintenance amid Itemized below are a set of potential actions for many other competing community needs and responding to the key issues and community needs wants, and how "recapitalization" of roads, identified in this Comprehensive Plan section In sanitary sewer and storm drainage in older particular, three items are highlighted as strategic areas is crucial to attracting investor interest in redevelopment potential initiatives for the immediate future • The need for community discussion about EN STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1: COST OF growth and the benefits to residents of Q GROWTH/LAND USE STUDY expanding Pearland's commercial tax base From the earliest discussions with City staff and • The need to "think post-boom" and prepare to focus group participants, and through the series of transition from growth to maintenance mode Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meetings, a frequently mentioned desire was to gain a better Library Services understanding of the fiscal implications for City government of how remaining developable land in City and County government jointly provide public Pearland's City limits and ETJ might be used in the libraries in Pearland, requiring ongoing coordination years ahead "Cost of growth and land use" studies are a niche specialty of certain consultants within the urban planning community,and go beyond the scope Goals and Action of a comprehensive planning effort given the level of detail and technical analysis involved However, Strategies these studies often build off a newly updated city- wide plan, as well as more specialized master plans GOALS for transportation and utility infrastructure and public u, A"goal" is a statement of a desired outcome("end") facilities and services N toward which efforts are directed, as expressed Such studies typically focus on both the near- by more specific objectives and action priorities term fiscal impacts of particular land development cg ("means") Below are three goals intended to focus choices, plus the longer-term sustainability of City n plan implementation efforts related to Growth finances based on the projected overall pattern of W Capacity and Infrastructure that follow the adoption growth and land use Relevant considerations for a of this new Comprehensive Plan the City's annual and multi-year budgeting include y the relationship between development location LLI o Goal 2.1: A fiscally responsible pattern of and densities and public infrastructure and service development that supports the costs, the return on municipal investment under 0 City's long-term financial health varying development scenarios, and the City's up-front capital costs compared to the near-term 2.25 2.26 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Thoughts on the Public Costs and Benefits of Development Form Communities often experience some level of disconnect between economic development policy and ensuring sufficient tax revenue to cover the cost of the services the government provides [Data show that] a municipality receives a greater level of revenue from its denser and more walkable urban patterns that its suburban pattern of development" "Thinking Differently About Development,"Joe Minicozzi, Government Finance Review, August 2013 If enhancing revenue is the goal, municipalities are far better off with compact development that generates higher property taxes . Such compact development also would mean a more rapid payback of public investment This is not to suggest, however, that future development in a community should switch to the most intense forms of mixed-use development in a quest for greater revenue Clearly, a city or town isn't likely to be made up only of such high- yielding buildings, nor would its citizens want it to be Indeed, most citizens in suburban areas, even when they are aware of the tax consequences, still oppose density if they feel that it threatens the ambiance and perceived value of their own dwellings" As issues related to revenue generation are increasingly linked to matters of building form and scale, communities should strive to hold more complete conversations about the trade-offs associated with growth" "The Missing Metric,"Peter Katz, Government Finance Review, August 2013 and projected revenue stream This can lead to . STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2. REGULAR adjustments in a range of municipal programs ::Q UPDATING OF UTILITY MASTER PLANS and practices, including development regulation, This plan section emphasizes regular updating of thoroughfare planning, capital improvements the three key utility infrastructure master plans — programming, annexation planning, and whether water, wastewater and storm drainage — especially and when economic development incentives should during periods of rapid land development activity as be offered A core consideration is how the types and Pearland has now experienced for multiple decades relative mix of revenues the City derives from land The City of Pearland is in particular need of a development might shift under different scenarios, comprehensive and in-depth update of its Drainage including the status quo Master Plan (last updated in 2008) for this reason, Going forward, the study results and analytical although the last Wastewater Master Plan is actually tools would enable the City to explore "what if" older, from 2006, and the last full Water Master Plan scenarios, in which the potential value of particular update was in 2007 These plans likewise require a land development outcomes could be weighed complete reassessment and full updates given highly against the projected costs of service This can dynamic conditions in Pearland, with the community include evaluation of how service costs would shift continuing to experience dramatic on-the-ground under varying level-of-service assumptions, typically change through both private and public projects and figuring that most residents will expect a steady or investments Refreshed utility infrastructure master higher level of service over time plans are needed to provide meaningful guidance SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE for crucial decisions related to ongoing utility system • Seeking explanations for limited property use management and associated capital projects As in some cases, including properties wholly or also highlighted in this plan section, all three master partly within floodplains, areas through which plans should place greater emphasis on the need for pipeline corridors pass, undeveloped areas replacement and renewal of existing portions of the within County parks, and City-owned properties systems, along with planning for expanded overall in reserve for future park development and/or system capacities regional storm water detention projects But also recognizing that allocation of some land ESTRATEGIC PRIORITY 3 for essential public purposes like recreational ANNEXATION PLANNING space and flood prevention also contributes to Given Pearland's history of and future prospects the overall "draw down" of Pearland's overall for expanding its physical jurisdiction through remaining land supply (The City-prepared 2015 further incorporation of additional territory, this Pipelines Map included in this plan section Comprehensive Plan includes a special focus on shows the locations of pipelines within the annexation possibilities and planning through the Pearland City limits and ETJ) Annexation Outlook section below The purpose was Calculations from the inventory results shown in Map to review recent and/or planned annexation activity 2 1 yielded the following statistics* by the City and assess the outlook in coming years ■ Just under nine square miles of remaining Then City staff and consultants for this comprehensive vacant land within the current City limits,which planning effort coordinated on a focused evaluation was approximately 19 percent of the City's of ETJ areas eligible for potential annexation to incorporated area (46 3 square miles) based on weigh options and possible timing based on growth the City limits as of May 2014 projections, service implications and capacities, and other considerations, including the framework for ■ Approximately 4 4 square miles of remaining municipal annexations under Texas statutes vacant land within the current ETJ areas,which was roughly 19 percent of the Pearland ETJ Through this Growth Capacity and Infrastructure section and in preparation for the annexation (23 5 square miles)as of May 2014 assessment, an inventory was completed of • So,the combined City limits and ETJ (69 8 remaining vacant land within the City limits and square miles)had about 19 percent of their total ETJ The inventory results are displayed in Map 2 1, area vacant based on this inventory Remaining Vacant Land The inventory exercise `NOTE All calculations were made using Geographic Information System (GIS)data and mapping and are intended for general planning purposes was conducted with the following resources and only as the data is approximate and does not have the accuracy of on the ground land surveys parameters • Using high-quality aerial imagery of the OTHER ACTION ITEMS Pearland area from 2012, and recognizing that certain properties have since or are in ACTION: "SMART GROWTH" AUDIT the process of dropping from the vacant land Pearland should join other communities that are inventory due to recent land development enjoying the economic and quality-of-life benefits activity(and significant such instances were of steady growth, but also wanting to know if they in identified as inputs to the future land use are growing in an efficient and sustainable manner o planning in Section 7, Land Use and Character) The Smart Growth Network suggests that growth is N • Including as "vacant" land not only parcels "smart" when "it gives us great communities, with N that appeared almost entirely unused, but also more choices and personal freedom, good return m large properties that are relatively underutilized on public investment, greater opportunity across W within a developed city in terms of having just the community, a thriving natural environment, and ` a small homestead or only minimal disturbance a legacy we can be proud to leave our children and y from agricultural or limited personal or business grandchildren "2 W use (e g , vehicle/trailer storage, minor clearing 1- 2 This is Smart Growth pamphlet published by the Smart Growth 0 Or excavation activity, etc) Network through a cooperative agreement with the International City/ 0 County Management Association(ICMA)and the U.S Environmental t Protection Agency(publication 06 064) 2.27 2.28 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 2.1, Smart Growth Principles(as identified by the Smart Growth Network) Smart Growth Principle Potential Local Indicator Mix land uses • Total acres in developments designed with integrated and complimentary uses,especially where residential and non-residential uses are mixed within the same master-planned project Take advantage of compact • Local comparisons of percent site coverage among sites with typical auto- building design oriented and horizontal design relative to sites with building footprints that preserve more open and green space Create a range of housing • Percentage of total housing stock not in single-family detached dwellings opportunities and choices • Relative percentage of ownership and rental opportunities within total housing units • Extent of housing options for certain "life cycle" stages(e g,young singles, "empty nesters," senior independent and assisted living,etc) Create walkable • Total linear feet of sidewalk relative to total street length in sample neighborhoods neighborhoods • Number of non-street linkages to/from the neighborhood to nearby schools, parks, adjacent neighborhoods and other destinations Foster distinctive, attractive • Survey residents elsewhere in the region on recognizable place names and communities with a strong destinations in Pearland sense of place • Measures of the total volume of landscaping in public areas at key community entries and along major corridors Preserve open space, • Total acres in Pearland under conservation easements, land trust ownership, farmland, natural beauty, or other non-public preservation measures and critical environmental • Total linear feet of trail along area creeks and in other natural areas to areas facilitate public access Strengthen and direct • Total dollars of public investment to spur redevelopment in the Old development towards Townsite area, in older established neighborhoods, and along the Main existing communities Street/SH 35 corridor • Relative percentage of building permit activity for improvement/ rehabilitation of existing properties and structures Provide a variety of • Ridership trends on local park-and-ride bus service transportation choices • Surveys of City trail network users to quantify those biking to/from work, shopping or other destinations versus purely recreational use Make development • Measures of time savings for applicants, City staff and Board/Commissions decisions predictable, fair from technology and other procedural streamlining steps and cost effective • Annual statistics on approvals/denials,extent of variance requests, and other metrics from the City's development review processes Encourage community and • Total hours of City Council and Board/Commission meeting time devoted stakeholder collaboration in to public hearings and comment opportunities on development-related development decisions matters • Website analytics on number of persons accessing agendas, packet materials,and other online information related to development-related matters SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE The City can consider how well it is applying the contained in Chapter 43, Municipal Annexation, of Principles of Smart Growth identified by the Smart the Texas Local Government Code Growth Network, recognizing that Pearland may just In conjunction with the City's Land Use Plan map (in be reaching a point of maturity in some aspects of Section 7, Land Use and Character), Thoroughfare its growth and development progression for certain Plan map (in Section 3, Mobility), and the outlook principles to even be relevant or attainable locally for utility infrastructure extensions and upgrades Pearland can also identify and apply measurable summarized in this plan section (with more detail in indicators as benchmarks for tracking progress on the 2013 update of the City's Water and Wastewater each of the principles as illustrated in Table 21, Impact Fee Report and related master plans), this Smart Growth Principles Additional resource information provides a broad overview of where and publications include Smart Growth Audits(American when Pearland might grow and extend municipal Planning Association, PAS Report 512),Jobs-Housing services beyond its current City limits Balance(APA, PAS Report 516),and Getting to Smart Growth 100 Strategies for Implementation (Smart ANNEXATION FACTORS Growth Network and ICMA, publication 02-202) Compiled in the list below are five major factors that ACTION: ACCOMMODATION OF "GREEN" typically enter into decisions to annex certain ETJ BUILDING PRACTICES areas soonerthan later,or to defer annexation in some Pearland should continue to monitor trends and best locations until later, if ever Under each major factor are related considerations Beyond this list, other practices in the building code, land development, intangibles include consideration of the potential and public facilities arenas related to "green" building and operational standards (including for degree of contention and opposition that particular energy efficiency, water conservation, capture, and annexation initiatives may provoke, plus the basic re-use,waste reduction and recycling,etc)to ensure capacity of City officials and staff—in a large, rapidly that the City's codes and policies promote and do growing community —to devote the necessary time not discourage such activity locally The National and effort that annexation proceedings require Green Building Program sponsored by the National 1 Fiscal Association of Home Builders is an important • Value added relative to cost to serve(based on information clearinghouse, along with other various factors including land use) governmental and non-profit resources Additionally, the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the U S Green • Municipal Utility District(MUD) debt/timing Building Council, based in Houston (www usgbc (a potential annexation date for each MUD in houston org), provides a regional forum for public the City's ETJ can be projected based on when and private sector coordination and information each district's outstanding debt will be paid off exchange as summarized in Table 2 2, Annexation of MUDS in ETJ) Annexation Outlook TABLE 2 2, Annexation of MUDS in ETJ Source City of Pearland Finance Department This section considers the potential Note Dates are based on the timing of when all MUD debt will be paid off 'n 0 extent and timing of future N annexation of areas currently in the Municipal Utility Potential Date Potential to Issue City's extraterritorial jurisdiction District(MUD) of Annexation More Debt tx (ETJ) and the associated rationale MUD 2 After 02/01/2017 No 0° E This information is included in the MUD 3 After 09/01/2020 No a Comprehensive Plan for general la purposes only More MUD 6 After 09/01/2024 No la detailed study and planning would MUD 21 After 09/01/2039 Yes F be necessary to satisfy statutory Not yet issued any debt o requirements and procedures for MUD 22 but will in the future Yes a initiating specific annexations as 2.29 2.3 Q ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 2 Service Provision POTENTIAL ANNEXATION PHASIN • Proximity to current incorporated area Displayed in Map 2.2, Potential Annexation • Feasibility and realistic timing of service Phasing, are the results from a general evaluation extension—and whether City prefers to be the of ETJ areas eligible for potential annexation and service provider related discussions between City and consultant • Extent of existing population/development personnel that touched on many of the factors itemized above Based on this assessment, 19 • Already providing certain municipal services to areas (labeled "A" through "S" on the map) were area (and ETJ residents already benefitting from classified as appropriate for potential annexation in use of in-City streets, parks, etc) one of three timeframes, subject in all cases to more • Other service providers detailed and area-specific study and deliberation by City officials, staff and other stakeholders • Health/safety(housing/building conditions, • Short Term (0 5 years) emergency response) Y ) 3. Growth • Medium Term (5-10 years) • Proximity to current incorporated area ■ Long Term (10+years) • Available/developable land(including for It should be noted that the timing is meant to convey schools, parks, other public facilities)without when annexation proceedings might be initiated but significant constraints or legacy issues(e g , not necessarily completed Also, while each area unplanned development, brownfields, etc) is identified for a particular timeframe, this does • Market/development community interest and/ not mean that all of the land within an area would or economic development potential necessarily be annexed at that time given the more detailed area-specific analysis that will occur before • Already planned facility/service extensions any final decisions 4 Other Community Objectives As displayed on Map 2 2 and in the accompanying • Orderly growth progression and effective land Table 2.3, Primary Factors in Potential Annexation use management in prime areas and corridors Phasing • Land use compatibility and quality(including • The Short Term category includes eight areas,A to protect nearby in-City neighborhoods and through H,that account for nearly 10 percent of developed areas) the ETJ (1,317 acres and 2 1 square miles) • Resource protection (e g , floodplains,well • The Medium Term category includes four areas, fields, creek corridors) I through L,that encompass 25 percent of the • Asset protection and area planning (e g , airport ETJ (3,458 acres and 5 4 square miles) vicinity) ■ The Long Term category has the seven • Community image/aesthetics (e g , gateways, remaining areas, M through S,which together corridors) are 65 percent of the ETJ (8,939 acres and 14 square miles) • Amenity acquisition or future potential 5. Statutory/ Strategic To elaborate on the summary presentation in Table 2 3, below is a compilation of the primary factors • Ease of annexation (especially the Chapter 43 considered in classifying each of the 19 areas, exemption,from the three-year annexation recognizing that lesser considerations in other or process, of areas with 99 or fewer tracts all five of the "annexation factor" categories might where each tract has one or more residential apply in some cases In general, more checkmarks dwellings) for a particular area in Table 2 3 suggests more — or • Strategic or "defensive" annexations to set the more significant — reasons for expediting possible stage for future actions and/or prevent potential annexation in either the Short or Medium Term adverse actions by other nearby cities relative to areas in the Long Term category l£'Z a o - - - - - S -I v - C - a In m m P. / 0 z w - d m N_ N C - - - 0 O - - - - N C I W (SdY3A +00 Wd131 9N01 - - 1 _ - - N - r 1 I _ Y - C C H I C C 9 C I C - d I C - C - 3 /` ra _ C C 3 C C P. C C 8 C C C V (SdY3A S - 0) W2131 1210HS 3i6a;ea;S sani;�algp uois!AOad Al!unwwo0 wimp 1e3s!1 V3211, /AJO1n;e2S awaas Jay30 (Z Z dew UlIM UOIpUIl1uOU UI)6UIS2gd UOI XaUU`d I ITUa1Od UI SJOP2j AJIUJIJd ,f°z a18Vj 3anl3ntJ1SVddNI aNV A113VdV3 HiMO1J9 :Z NO1133S 2.32 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 SHORT TERM AREA G AREA A ■ Vacant land • Adjacent to planned subdivisions with premier • Development potential with transition of high value residential areas Massey Ranch property AREA B (portion of Area 4 from 2009-2010 initiated AREA H by the City) • Largely in regional storm water detention and • Includes new City water plant(required tie-ins open space near Dixie Farm Road within 1,000 feet of City service) MEDIUM TERM • Intersection of County Roads 48 and 59(Minor I Retail Node on Land Use Plan, current vacant AREA property on northwest and northeast corners) • Existing and potential additional industrial • Protection of nearby in-City areas(Southern development(some vacant property) Trails) • City water service extensions • <100 residential parcels ■ East-west roadway improvements on AREA C Thoroughfare Plan • Vacant land • Tollway/ Beltway 8 proximity • Protection of nearby in-City areas (Country AREA J Place) • Significant existing commercial development • Proximity to Clear Creek(potential trailhead • Strategic location and high-profile area of city location)and Tom Bass Regional Park • MUD debt/timing considerations(2, 3,6) AREA D AREA K(Area 5 from 2009-2010 planning) • Located within the Magnolia Corridor Overlay • Interim services agreement in place District • Surrounded by planned subdivisions and in • Industrial focus on Land Use Plan (extraction close proximity to three schools on Manvel activity in meantime) Road ■ Dixie Farm Road extension on Thoroughfare AREA E(Area 1 from 2009-2010 planning) Plan • Eventual extension and improvement of County • Importance of Bailey Road corridor and related Road 129 and link across Main St/SH 35 to street improvements County Road 128(Hastings Cannon Road)on • Land use management along north Bailey Road Thoroughfare Plan frontage within ETJ • City gateway factor(along with Area L) behind • Intersection of Bailey Road and Cullen Parkway Main St/SH 35 frontage already in city (Minor Retail Node on Land Use Plan) AREA L (portion of Area 6 from 2009-2010 initiated • <100 residential parcels by the City) AREA F(Area 2 from 2009-2010 planning) • Pearland Regional Airport and vicinity to south • Importance of Bailey Road corridor and related (airport protection/buffering and economic street improvements development potential) • Land use management along south Bailey Road • Industrial focus toward Main St/SH 35 on Land frontage within ETJ (with current City limits on Use Plan north side) ■ Pearland Parkway eventual extension on • Intersections of Bailey with Manvel and Harkey Thoroughfare Plan Roads(Minor Retail Nodes on Land Use Plan) ■ East-west link across Main St/SH 35 involving • <100 residential parcels County Roads 414 and 130 on Thoroughfare Plan (airport access) SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE • Extension and improvement of County development with same designation north of Road 129 and link across Main St/SH 35 to airport on Land Use Plan (fiscal factor) County Road 128(Hastings Cannon Road)on • Only some scattered vacant properties Thoroughfare Plan • City gateway factor(along with Area K) behind ANNEXATION POLICIES Main St/SH 35 frontage already in city The written policy statements below may be used by LONG TERM City officials and staff as a guide and reference when making decisions regarding potential annexation AREA M activity or related growth guidance measures • Legacy of scattered residential development FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE with uncoordinated platting and street network, not up to in-City standards 1. All annexation decisions should require fiscal • Necessary upgrades to streets/infrastructure impact assessments to determine that the and other public service challenges(fiscal annexation is fiscally responsible from the factor) perspective of City operations, maintenance, capital investments, and debt • Predominantly Low Density Residential on Land 2 The City should not annex special districts, Use Plan such as municipal utility districts(e g , MUDs) • Limited City interest in FM 521 frontage until the district's debt is paid off and/or the • MUD debt/timing considerations in southern economic benefits outweigh the immediate portion toward SH 6(21, 22- Lakes of Savannah) and long-term costs of assuming the district's AREA N debt and providing municipal services The City can negotiate a schedule to establish a • All public land managed by Harris County(Tom future plan for voluntary annexation Bass Regional Park) 3 When an annexation is not fiscally feasible,the AREA O City should consider service agreements in lieu of annexation agreements to extend aspects • Previously disannexed of the City's regulatory authority without • Minimal vacant land with park and storm water committing to provision of full City services or detention areas plus low density residential use transfer of debt • MUD debt/timing considerations(16) EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AREA P 4 The City should avoid strip and piecemeal • Existing low-density residential development annexations given the potential high cost with same designation on Land Use Plan (fiscal of extending services in such situations factor) Annexations can be used in a strip or • Minimal vacant land piecemeal nature to establish the contiguity necessary for eventual expansion into strategic AREA Q areas if there is a long-term plan to annex the • Existing low-density residential development unincorporated, "passed over" land N with same designation on Land Use Plan (fiscal 5. Wherever possible, existing infrastructure factor) systems in areas proposed for annexation • Only some scattered vacant properties should have near or fully adequate capacities to accommodate current and projected AREA R development demands in such areas without W • Isolated property at edge of city amid low- the City bearing an inordinate burden for density residential use capital investment in the near or longer term a AREA S (portion of Area 6 from 2009-2010 initiated 6. To maximize the use and efficiency of by the City) existing City infrastructure, growth should • Largely existing low density residential first be directed toward vacant parcels and 2 33 2.34 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 underutilized lands within the City limits before 15 The City should consider entering into extensive development is considered or interlocal agreements to facilitate ETJ encouraged within future growth areas beyond boundary adjustments with adjacent the City limits municipalities in exchange for areas of 7 The City should promote reuse and/or strategic importance and equivalent value 0e , redevelopment of obsolete,vacant buildings "ETJ swaps"),when appropriate and underutilized properties to maximize ANNEXATION PARAMETERS the efficiencies of existing infrastructure and municipal services, along with the overall Given the amount of territory already included within community and tax base benefits of restoring Pearland's corporate limits(roughly 46 square miles), such properties to productive use the City has the ability to add considerable acreage through annexation where desired and feasible ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT As specified in Chapter 43 of the Texas Local 8. Annexation decisions should be consistent Government Code, in any given year the City may with the economic development objectives of annex a quantity of acreage that is equivalent to up the City as stated in this Comprehensive Plan to 10 percent of its current incorporated land area and the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan (0 e, approximately 4 6 square miles) If it does not annex all of the land that is allowed, the difference 9. Annexation agreements and voluntary ETJ rolls over to the next year The City can make two agreements should be used as tools to secure such rollovers,meaning it can annex up to 30 percent the City's long-term jurisdictional interests of its land area in a single year(i e, nearly 14 square and protect its growth trajectory and future miles currently) development options in the ETJ The flip side of this opportunity is that, even more QUALITY DEVELOPMENT so since Chapter 43 was significantly amended in 10. The City should prioritize annexations in highly 1999, Texas annexation statutes impose stringent standards for extending municipal services to newly- visible areas at community gateways and along key corridors to ensure sound regulation of the annexed areas in a timely and adequate manner, which must be comparable to pre-existing services type, pattern, and quality of development and service levels in similar incorporated areas 11 The City should weigh the intangible benefits of annexation and the possible costs of Growth Guidance Tools inaction, such as potential lost opportunities to extend the City's proposed zoning authority Cities have an array of strategies for influencing the to undeveloped areas where growth is location, pattern and timing of development Some anticipated methods simply aim to minimize the adverse effects 12. The City should use development agreements of growth without affecting its direction or the nature and/or strategic partnership agreements as a of the development Other techniques allow a city negotiation tool to increase the quality of site to guide and shape growth more directly Given the and building design,when appropriate limitations of Texas enabling laws for city and county 13. Annexation should occur in strict compliance government, there are few, if any, mechanisms with the policies and planning guidance in this currently available to entirely prevent scattered or "leapfrog" development trends, particularly within Comprehensive Plan, particularly the Land Use Plan and Thoroughfare Plan a City's ETJ Instead, Texas cities are faced with a complex set of rules regarding their ability to manage COORDINATION AND PARTNERSHIPS all aspects of future growth and development While there are some ways to better manage peripheral 14. Annexation and strategic partnership development, there are also factors over which agreements should be used as vehicles to the City has little control (e g , no building permit partner with and mutually define growth requirements or code enforcement in the ETJ) objectives with private landowners to ensure land is devoted to its highest and best use Within this context, it is wise for Pearland to consider ways in which it can exert more influence over the whenever possible, along with consideration of other community objectives and priorities direction, timing, pattern, and quality of fringe development that it ultimately must serve The intent SECTION 2: GROWTH CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE should not be to stop or necessarily slow growth in 1 Capital projects the area, but to guide growth toward areas that can 2. Policies and programs best be served with public utilities and services in 3. Regulation and standards a cost-efficient manner The bottom line is that no single "silver bullet" solution is available to the City 4 Partnerships and coordination Rather, Pearland must be prepared to consider a 5. More targeted planning (especially as required combination of ways to better manage its growth to qualify for external funding opportunities) AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL TOOLS Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication of its municipal government, Pearland benefits As a home rule municipality, the City of Pearland is from activities that are done here routinely relative equipped with a number of authorities and methods to smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities for tackling the challenges of local growth guidance — and compared to some larger cities with limited and management Summarized in Table 2 4, Tools will or support to take certain actions Along with for Advancing Growth Guidance Objectives, are the strategic priorities and other actions outlined key mechanisms through which Pearland is already in this plan section, it is important to capture in pursuing its growth-related objectives These tools the Comprehensive Plan ongoing functions of City are shown in five categories that represent the main government, such as those highlighted in Table 2 4, ways that comprehensive plans are implemented that will also help to attain the plan vision and goals TABLE 2.4,Tools for Advancing Growth Guidance Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Overall Framework for Growth and Development Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan » Growth projections and assumptions » Land Use Plan (both new uses and redevelopment) » Thoroughfare Plan Strategic Planning • Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan Capital Projects Multi-Year Programming • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budgeting » Targeted public investments in prime growth areas » Advance land acquisition for public improvements » Improved Insurance Services Office(ISO) rating Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • Utility policies(required connection, extension, oversizing and cost- reimbursement) u, • Engineering design criteria N » Adequate infrastructure in ETJ development N r » "Green infrastructure" provisions W ma • Water rate structure(conservation incentives) w F Financial Management • Fiscal impact analysis `w and Tools tn • Development impact fees 0 1.11 • Cost-sharing and external funding opportunities a 0 Special Initiatives • Regional approach to storm water management a • Brownfield remediation to support redevelopment 2.35 2.3 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 2.4,Tools for Advancing Growth Guidance Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Special Districts • Municipal Utility Districts(MUDs, in-city and in ETJ) • Brazona County Drainage District No 4 • Emergency Services Districts • Municipal Management Districts • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) Regulations and Standards Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations » Appropriate zoning of annexed land » Adequate public facilities provisions » Parkland dedication and fee-in-lieu provisions • Planned Development(PD)option • Cluster Development Plan option Partnerships and Coordination Public/Public • Multi-jurisdiction planning » Water supply » Drainage » Transportation » Parks/trails • Intergovernmental and interagency agreements • Pearland Economic Development Corporation • School districts(Alvin,Clear Creek, Fort Bend, Houston, Pasadena, Pearland) • County, state and federal entities with facilities in city Public/Private • Development agreements • Private property owners,and land development and real estate communities • Advocacy and resource organizations » Pearland Chamber of Commerce • Keep Pearland Beautiful » Old Townsite Business Coalition » Homeowner associations Targeted Planning Annexation Planning • Location,timing and logistics of potential annexations Special-Area Planning • Corridor and district plans • Neighborhood plans City Master Plans • Water,Wastewater, Drainage » Water Conservation Plan • Traffic Management • Parks and Recreation,Trails \ H O U S T O N \ \ i— SAM HOUSTON TO LLWAY/BELTWAY e — '�{ �' r _ it ,` \ �'. - \\ r tr ( fr Turk i / ! } ____---_ -'SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY/BELTWAY 8 , ? v f J rer,l 4 _ I x A — d t t , I y '---- — -c c B R O O K S I D E a /} ~'. { F� , u. i%. . _ i.. 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Miles Acres Fall 2012 aerial imagery and further verification on-the-ground survey and represents only the by City and consultant personnel approximate relative location of property and other ETJ Vacant Land within City Limits Area (approx.) (approx.) boundaries Data is not guaranteed for specific accuracy Remaining Vacant Land N City Limits 8 8 5,642 NOTE "Vacant" land Includes unused or completeness and may be subject to revision at any entirelyA time without notification ETJ Adopted 4 4 2,831 properties plus large properties with just a 0 0 5 1 Miles small homestead or only minimal disturbances September 21, 2015 1 I I Total 13 2 8,473 (e g , clearing/excavation,storage,etc) „,iiiiiiiivr,„ .._ . ----.-•—^, ' ,\. i4 Illii _ -- - / H O U S T O N sAM HousroN Ida-WA - _ �'SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAYI TWAY d- _:,�� - �- Q o / /'rice -} ti.... � Q `.� l�r 04,, __ — --- =— BRsOKSIDE RD r Q� �\ Cam/ -11,5, ' ''.\ '•'1:44'L. 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Re Atiki This product is for informational purposes and may not have been ` Gas Creeks I— ETJ prepared for or be swtable far legal eng riser rig or surveying `� ' riii t x A - purposes It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and �f Liquid Water `''sr. ,l age* represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries 1 � �� I Primary Roads City Limits MAP PREPARED JULY 2015 �, " CITY OF PEARLAND GIS DEPARTMENT ' I I Houston Houston i \ — f Beltway 8/Sam Houston Tollway — x ` ../ J a ll HI Brookside Village / y� Mc v c n McHard Rd 7 e o A > V N m -..shadow-Creek Pkw`l' — x e a a K i c d I 3 a C7 = E a R (�I I a 0 1 — ,„ .„, c • Aiz 4.) I Broadway St J N. Fite Rd Nam ' sOuthwYckPkwy, I >. c U •CR459� - - - SouthfOrklDr— ;—.- _ n 1 — a �� _. g �P " Fad I +' — III O • • 1 L — a_.� E - r=1 Bailey-Rd— — —imi . _ ` ` r 4!esiç <, I I cs, Q� I0..... ft, _ , 7/— J ,, �ry't) rai."riff t • %11 . . , S INIIIIIMMIll JI —1 T'�MIIIIIIIIIM _ I ( Min L i• o I w ( - - . I i RISIIP0 -7--1 OM= L ' CT VP— Alli fo r 1 Manvel / m - i0 r7 "" — I ' — ! 1' o I - - - • DISCLAIMER This graphic representation depicts generalized areas for informational and long-range planning purposes only The illustration may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal,engineering, Sq. Miles Acres NOTE Identified areas are discussed further or surveying purposes It does not represent an MN City Limits IIM Short Term (0-5 years) in Chapter 2 and do not suggest areas to be on-the-ground survey and represents only the Areas (approx.) (approx.)ETJ Medium Term (5-10 years) annexed in their entirety approximate relative location of property and other Short Term 2 1 1,317 boundaries Data is not guaranteed for specific accuracy Potential Annexation MI Long Term (10+ years) NOTE This mapif forageneral planningor completeness and may be subject to revision at any N Medium Term 5 4 3,458 time without notification Phasing Long Term 14 0 8,939 purposes only and does not constitute the 0 0 5 1 Miles Municipal Annexation Plan required by Adopted September 21, 2015 I i I Total 21.5 13,714 Chapter 43 of the Texas Local Government Code re , 2015 A. ��9 1. Pearland0 EARLAND 4- ,. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • ""s� E x m est is9 . 11 ir-ri 4immiap----- ___ .r,,,, .. .. . _ _ . _ '-___ . , ., -1 _,,.... L ' ..„. 4141 '. .' _ , t -1.11. ''... 71.1::: „ .,...... ..."-- ....,T.-,--* •,.% ,-, 1 ..,• - •- ii .,.i,. �J r . , � a IL. IMIRM 1 i .''. . , .: 11 .)•I. J, �. F SECTION 3 ,. •,... t, a . . . , . .. r .. . Mobility . . , i .. - • ,„ .. ., . , . ., . , :, , Pearland is in an enviable location within the `" Houston metropolitan area relative to downtown • 7 Houston, the Texas Medical Center and other major - employment and activity centers, while also offering its residents and businesses quick access to Hobby • Airport However, one of the community's main links to many of these key destinations — the State r. Highway 288 corridor—has reached a point of severe . "' congestion at peak travel times in recent years Relief y of this situation, and for further projected traffic WI 11P- volume growth on SH 288, is planned through the N proposed introduction of managed toll lanes to this N !* +.;%_ '�/. .` freeway corridor and other phased improvements W • „�, ' Furthermore, at the time this Comprehensive Plan f .;. - was under development,the Harris County Toll Road F 'N Authority had just completed a major widening s. W " project for the southern segment of the Sam Houston '^ Tollway between SH 288 on the east and US 59 on W the west Looking ahead, the potential for a future `. o rail transit connection to Pearland remains a "wild 0 Informal walking path along Harkey Road at Old Oaks card" given uncertainty about regional and federal 3.1 3.2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 funding and completing transportation improvement of Transportation (TxDOT), along with other key priorities across the area transportation financing methods It also documents Closer to home, municipal government can invest Pearland's struggle for public transit service through and leverage its own local public dollars toward several potential providers, and references the 2040 specific mobility projects that make an immediate update of the Houston Galveston Area Council's and tangible difference in roadway capacity, safety (H-GAC) Regional Transportation Plan, which is a l pre areal method for allocating mobility funds across and connectivity Through its multi-year Capita Improvements Program (CIP), the City of Pearland plans ahead for an array of such projects, some of ROADWAY FUNDING which are implemented in partnership with other levels of government Through the subdivision Over the last decade,federal and state transportation regulation component of its Unified Development revenue streams have not been keeping up with Code (UDC), the City also obtains needed right-of- needed transportation investments Federal and way for new and expanded streets in conjunction with state tax rates on gasoline sales have not changed the land development that will generate additional since the early 1990s, and increases in oil prices traffic within the community Private development have changed behaviors of people with respect to often constructs such streets as well, in conformance their driving habits and types of cars purchased with City engineering design criteria, and in some Today, the increased options of telecommuting and reduced work weeks have also decreased the cases as part of development and cost sharing agreements that yield benefits to both the private amount of cars on the road This, in conjunction and public sectors Pro rata assessments also help to with more fuel efficient automotive technology, has fund improvements based on traffic impact analyses further decreased the amount of revenue generated from the gas tax per vehicle miles traveled (VMT) Community input for this long-range planning During this same time, many states including Texas effort continues to demonstrate citizen interest in have not raised their gasoline tax rate As of January devoting more resources to connectivity and safety 2013, according to the Institute on Taxation and improvements that will make biking and walking Economic Policy, 16 states had not increased the rate to nearby destinations a more attractive option, of gasoline taxation for 20 years or more' especially in the vicinity of neighborhoods This Specifically,the level of gas tax in Texas is 18 4 cents has implications for the design approach to future roadway improvements, as well as opportunities for per gallon for the federal excise tax and 20 cents per gallon for the state tax 2 The Texas rate of 20 developing more off-street "bike/ped" routes and connections cents has not changed in 21 years To compound the problem, the Texas Legislature has diverted some It should be noted that all assumptions in this plan revenue generated through the gas tax to education section are based on the Land Use Plan in the Land and other non-infrastructure expenditures Use and Character section The planned future transportation system for Pearland,or any extensions Other funding sources for mobility projects include to the planned system, may not be able to support TEXAS MOBILITY FUND future land use scenarios that vary significantly from the development intensities depicted on the Land The Texas Legislature created the Texas Mobility Use Plan Fund to accelerate completion of TxDOT projects and improvements The Fund allows the state to Mobility Context issue bonds for these purposes, which are backed by a dedicated revenue source House Bill 3588 also Funding for transportation improvements is authorizes certain transportation-related fees such in increasingly scarce supply in the face of as motor vehicle inspection fees and driver's license unprecedented demands, with ongoing population fees to be moved from the state's General Revenue and economic growth across the nation and especially Fund to the Texas Mobility Fund Also, in 2014,Texas within Texas and the Houston metropolitan region voters approved Proposition 1, which amended Besides the level of funding,the reliability of funding the Texas Constitution to expand transportation also complicates local planning,project selection and funding — without creating any new taxes or fees — budgeting efforts This section provides an overview 1 'Time to tweak gas taxes">States weigh options Larry Copeland,USA of the funding situation for the Texas Department TODAY January 25 2013 2 http.//www.gaspricewatch.com/web_gas_taxes.php 3 http.//ftp.dot.state tx us/pub/txdot info/sla/education_series/ txdot_funding pdf http.//www Ibb.state tx us/Documents/Publications/ Primer/Highway%20Funding%20Primer%20312012 pdf SECTION 3: MOBILITY by enabling some oil and gas tax revenues to be TOLL FEES deposited into the State Highway Fund versus the The use of toll revenue financing is attracting Economic Stabilization Fund increased attention as a means to complete STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK transportation projects when other funding sources may be limited Issuing bonds secured by toll TxDOT set up this banking system with federal and revenue gives state and local authorities the ability state funds Given TxDOT's own funding constraints, to accelerate transportation projects that might the Infrastructure Bank is designed to encourage local otherwise not be built for some time, if at all, relying entities to pay a larger share of the cost of highway only on traditional funding sources HB 3588 allows projects, which is a key way to expedite needed TxDOT to enter into an agreement with a Regional improvements Local entities may apply for loans, Mobility Authority (RMA) through which TxDOT will lines of credit, letters of credit, bond insurance, and pay a per-vehicle fee to the RMA as reimbursement capital reserves for roadway improvement projects for RMA-led construction and maintenance of state highways, or to compensate the RMA for taking ROAD IMPACT FEES ON NEW DEVELOPMENT maintenance responsibility for certain facilities Road impact fees ensure that new development pays transferred by TxDOT Based on pre-determined its fair share of the cost to improve the transportation levels of usage, this approach allows TxDOT to system, based on the added traffic demands such effectively pay "tolls" on behalf of motorists using a development will generate, so as not to exacerbate new facility,with the revenue derived from traditional existing traffic congestion issues or create new funding sources such as the gas tax The "shadow problems The City of Pearland explored this option in toll" or "pass-through financing" payments received the mid-2000s, with City officials ultimately deciding by the RMA from TxDOT can then be used to repay not to pursue it However, the City has used water/ revenue bonds issued by the RMA to advance the wastewater impact fees for some time, which apply project the same "fair share" principle to new development FIGURE 3.1, METRO Service Area Source Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County(METRO) a .2._ ,--"-r\ LEGEND Harris County Montgomery METRO Service Area County 11 ' d Miles 5f 1 Harris v Liberty . • \42, , County 411111Prr-iii Walle\Co, a n Count 63 Harris N County „+ Chamberscg W IIIPP" 'IV- ,- 10 County n E w 0powII 6y bo, F a. 225 W N ® C W Fort Bend '' CountyGalveston Bay a. 16 o 36 Brazoria / 4 vu�� County Galveston- C:ounty 3.3 3 4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 LOCAL DEBT MECHANISMS by the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cities can generate funds for roadway and other was recently updated, with H-GAC's Transportation capital improvements through two forms of Policy Council (TPC) adopting the new 2040 RTP in January 2015 The RTP is a long-range planning debt, General Obligation bonds and certificates of obligation (COs) Issuing bonds to fund City document that identifies future transportation needs, improvements largely depends on a favorable bond and the roadway, transit, and other transportation rating and low interest rates, as well as the support projects that will best meet those needs The plan of local voters through bond referenda, while COs also establishes future transportation policy, projects do not require voter approval The City of Pearland and programs that meet federal air quality standards has a long history of successful voter supported and are affordable based on transportation revenue bond programs that enabled the phased funding projections Federal regulations for RTPs require that and completion of a range of mobility improvements they have at least a 20-year planning horizon over a multi-year timeframe The previous active Regional Transportation Plan TRANSIT FUNDING (RTP) was adopted in October 2010, and was an update of the original 2035 RTP, which had been Most of Pearland lies within the Census-designated adopted in October 2007 (Note that all RTP-related Houston urbanized area Federal funding generated information and projections in this plan section are by Pearland area residents is sent to the Metropolitan based on the 2010 version as the 2040 RTP update Transit Authority of Harris County(METRO) However, was still pending) The 2010 update reflected the Pearland is not within the service area of METRO as fiscal outlook at that time compared to what had shown in Figure 3.1, METRO Service Area (on the been projected in the October 2007 version The previous page) Therefore, no federal formula funds projected transportation expenditures in 2007 have been allocated to Pearland This must change totaled approximately $157 billion for financially if Pearland is to offer any type of transit services to constrained projects Due to the 2008 recession, the residents projected expenditures in 2010 were cut almost in Despite this situation, Pearland's eligibility could half to$87 billion for financially constrained projects change with new Census designations of urbanized Many projects were removed from the RTP entirely, areas, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) rules including FM 518 in Pearland, and other projects for service areas, or with an expansion of METRO'S were changed in terms of their scope, costs and service area As a result, Pearland could become limits Locally funded projects completed since 2007 eligible for service from either an urban or rural were also removed provider at some point in the future The new 2040 RTP includes performance measures FTA, through TxDOT, provides funding for public and standards for the regional transportation transit in several categories related to geographic system This is to comply with 2012 federal surface area and trip purpose The primary FTA funding transportation funding legislation, Moving Ahead categories include Section 5307 for designated for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) The urbanized areas, Section 5311 for non-urbanized 2040 RTP is also based on the newest available areas, and Section 5310 to serve persons with demographic data and projected land use changes, disabilities Funding categories for special services and contains reworded and reformulated goals for include Section 5309 for establishing new rail or consistency with the new performance measures and busway projects, Section 5316 Job Access and standards Reverse Commute funding for low-income persons, Once a new RTP is adopted, H-GAC's project Title Ill under the Older Americans Act, and Section selection process screens and determines which 1122 of MAP-21 for the Transportation Alternatives transportation projects actually move forward When Program, which replaces the funding from pre- a city, county or other public agency wants to use MAP-21 programs including the Safe Routes to federal or state dollars for a transportation project School Program or program in the region, the project/program must first be submitted, selected and included in the RTP H-GAC REGIONAL before it can be built TRANSPORTATION PLAN 4 http.//www h-gaccom/taq/plan/2035_rtpaspx The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) maintained 5 http.//wwwh gac.com/taq/plan/2040/default.aspx SECTION 3: MOBILITY TABLE 3.1,Major Mobility Projects Completed Since 1999 Pearland Comprehensive Plan Source City of Pearland,CDM Smith Lead MaIDp Roadway From To Description Agency Status Widen 0 3 mi 2-lane to 4-lane w/ Broadway St/ Pearland continuous turn lane, 1 8 mi of 1 Barry Rose Rd FM 518 Parkway 4-lane divided roadway City Completed on new location Partially 2 Hughes Ranch Road Stone Rd Garden Rd Construct 4-lane City Completed 3 Cullen Blvd/FM 865 Broadway St/ Southfork Construct 4-lane City Completed FM 518 15 ft S of 4 Dixie Farm Rd Broadway St/ SH 35 Widen to 4 lanes City Completed FM 518 5 Dixie Farm Rd Harris Co line Broadway St/FM 518 Widen to 4 lanes City Completed 6 Cullen Blvd/FM 865 Harris Co line Broadway St/ Widen to 4-lane divided TxDOT/City Completed FM 518 7 John Lizer Rd SH 35 Pearland Pkwy Widen from 2 to 4-lane divided City Completed curb and clutter 8 Magnolia Dr at BNSF - - Construct grade separation @ RR City Completed RR track Dead end west Widen from 2 to 4-lane divided 9 Magnolia St of McLean Veterans Dr curb and gutter City Completed 10 Magnolia St Veterans Dr SH 35 Widen from 2 to 4-lane divided City Completed curb and clutter 11 Magnolia/ Magnolia dead CR 89 Construct City Completed Southfork end 4-lane divided Construct 4-lane divided urban 12 McHard Rd SH 35 Pearland Pkwy road City Completed on new location 13 Pearland Pkwy Beltway 8 Oiler Drive Construct new City Completed 4-lane extension 14 SH 288 at Bailey Rd/ - Construct grade separation TxDOT Completed CR 101 15 SH 288 at - Construct four overpass structures TxDOT Completed CR 58 and CR 59 16 SH 288 McHard Rd/FM CR 59 Construct 2 lane frontage roads City Partially 2234 on both sides Completed 17 SH 288 Harris Co line McHard Rd/FM 2234 Connect existing frontage roads TxDOT Completed in Harris Co line/ Broadway St/ Widen to 6-lane divided w/curb N 18 SH 35 Beltway 8 FM 518 and gutter in sections TxDOT Completed __ N Construct 3 5 mi of 4-lane Partially W 19 Bailey Rd/CR 101 SH 288 SH 35 roadway, rehab 4 7 mi of existing City/County ■ roadway Completed E 20 FM 2234 FM 521 SH 288 Widen to 4 lanes TxDOT Completed a. 21 FM 518 Almeda School FM 521 Construct 4-lane City/ Completed 0extension Rd Developer a Southfork/John Lizer/ 1° Pearland 22 CR 59 Kirby Dr Parkway Widen from 2 to 4 lanes City Completed c (Magnolia St) 4 3.5 3.6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 3.1, Major Mobility Projects Completed Since 1999 Pearland Comprehensive Plan Source City of Pearland,CDM Smith MaIDp Roadway From To Description Agency Status 23 SH 6 Fort Bend SH 288 Widen to TxDOT Completed Co line 6-lane divided 24 Hughes Rd Pearland City limits Construct new City/ Completed Parkway 4-lane extension Developer 25 Business Center Dr Broadway St Southfork/ Construct 4-lane divided w/curb City Completed CR 59 and gutter on new alignment Yost Rd/ Extend Yost Rd across City/Harris 26 Scarsdale Rd Clear Creek eastward County Completed 27 Yost Blvd Broadway St/ Scarsdale Widen 4-lane undivided City Completed FM 518 dead end FIGURE 3.2, Major Mobility Projects Completed Since 1999 Pearland Comprehensive Plan Source City of Pearland,CDM Smith 865 Harris i lb 7. /' - i'- ____i i , 4 Knapp Rd rip I n 19 0 , o i ° MoH M Rd/< 1 20 _ _ - - �Mdlardi Rd Q w a 3 "'i ' 'I Greek'"wl • % n o ' g \ g' i 13 234 sheda+ a , d u, 0 P° o Hughes Ranch Rd i © n W prangs St - e �\ m ( \ i t . n W Brea" E Walnut St{-O 3� J ,' / r o OroaMaY St ® I i�'A to\ �� 9 © j ©-pR 91 °o' Fite Rd '� Qe Lc1� a aa �.(0 J.oe ^V? AV.. ...j 7iriodc 0l �� m�C �4. (91Mgndia`'t ' i , r. ® ® SO„mwx.or - I A F cF • - 1$ r Si .4P ~ • 141 d'i Brazoria /, „2351 ----- 1 i ., ' lik i i �, O Map ID ® i COflN • Completed Project .Completed Project I elommb Completed Segment of Project i 528 i_ _ _! County Boundary I I 0.5 1 Miles j i � ��City Limits _� ETJ SECTION 3: MOBILITY TABLE 3.2,Committed Projects in 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Source H-GAC 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Total Map Project ID ID Roadway From To Description Cost Date Status (MIL) 1 668 Bailey Rd/CR FM 1128 Veterans Dr Widen from 2 to 4-lane $33 8 5/1/2015 TIP 101 divided with raised median Hughes Widen from 2 Smith Ranch Cullen Blvd/ 2 671 Ranch Rd/CR to 4 lanes,add median and $22 3 8/1/2017 Short 403 Rd FM 865 shoulders,and sidewalks Widen from 2 to 4 lanes with 3 7602 Mykawa Rd Beltway 8 Broadway St/ raised median(S of McHard) $20 7 7/1/2016 TIP FM 518 and flush median(N of McHard) Broadway St/ Construct new 4-lane divided 4 7624 Mykawa Rd FM 518 Walnut St W to connect Mykawa to $6 7 1/1/2021 Short Veterans Hughes 5 7625 Ranch Rd/CR Max Rd Garden Rd Construct 4-lane $12 8 1/1/2018 Short 403 6 7626 CR 48 Beltway 8 Clear Creek Widen from 2 to 4-lane $9 9 1/1/2018 Short divided 7 7628 Fite Rd McLean Rd Veterans Dr Construct 4-lane undivided $5 3 8/1/2014 TIP 8 7630 Pearland Dixie Farm Rd FM 2351 Construct 4-lane divided on $19 5 1/1/2018 Short Pkwy new location 9 7631 Orange St W O'Day Rd Hatfield St Construct 4-lane undivided $5 6 1/1/2018 Short 10 7874 McHard Rd/ Cullen Blvd/ Mykawa Rd Construct 4-lane divided on $45 9 2/1/2016 TIP FM 2234 FM 865 new location 11 11633 Cullen Blvd/ Southfork Dr Bailey Rd Widen from 2 to 4-lane $9 5 1/1/2018 Short FM 865 divided curb and clutter McHard Rd/ Hughes Widen from 2 to 4 lanes 12 11635 Max Rd FM 2234 Ranch 403 /CR divided curb and gutter $8 9 1/1/2018 Short Hughes Broadway St/ Widen from 2 to 4-lane 13 11636 Max Rd Ranch Rd/CR FM 518 divided curb and gutter $7 9 12/1/2014 TIP 403 14 11639 Harkey Rd Broadway St/ Bailey Rd/CR Widen from 2 to 4-lane $22 3 1/1/2021 Short FM 518 101 divided curb and gutter 15 11640 Veterans Dr Walnut W Bailey Rd/CR Widen from 2 to 4-lane $24 5 1/1/2018 Short 101 divided curb and gutter 16 11641 Veterans Dr Bailey Rd/CR Hastings Widen from 2 to 4-lane $45 7 1/1/2020 Short Z. 101 Cannon Rd divided curb and gutter Hastings Widen from 2 to 4-lane c 17 11642 Cannon Rd Harkey Blvd Veterans Rd d N ivided curb and gutter $4 1 1/1/2032 Long n 18 11643 Hastings Veterans Rd SH 35 Widen from 2 to 4-lane $38 8 1/1/2033 Long w Cannon Rd divided curb and gutter w Fort Bend Widen from 2 to 4-lane f 19 11653 CR 894 Co line CR 48 divided curb and gutter $37 6 1/1/2031 Long w a Smith Ranch Hughes N of Widen from 2 to 4-lane vi 20 11654 Ranch Rd/CR Broadway(FM $5 3 5/1/2017 TIP Rd/CR 94 403 518) divided curb and gutter ci W McHard Rd/ Broadway St/ Widen from 2 to 4-lane a 21 11655 O'Day Rd FM 2234 FM 518 divided curb and gutter $20 7 1/1/2018 TIP c 4 37 3.8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 3.2,Committed Projects in 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Source H-GAC 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Total Map Project ID ID Roadway From To Description Cost Date Status (MIL) Almeda Line Intermodal SH 288-Almeda line guided 22 11764 SH 288 GRT Terminal rapid transit $250 9/1/2033 Long (RR ROW) Fort Bend Widen from 2 to 4-lane 23 '2/59 CR 59 Co ne CR 48 divided with bridge 6 1/1/2023 Short 24 13564 Harkey Rd galley Rd/CR HastingsannonRd d Wiividended fcurromb 2an tod 4 lanequtter $26 1 1/1/2025 Long 101 C 25 13565 Max Rd BW g McHard Rd/ Widen from 2 to 4-lane $13 9 1/1/2018 Short FM 2234 divided curb and qutter McHard Widen from 2 to 4-lane 26 13566 O'Day Rd Brookside Rd Rd(future divided curb and gutter $1 1/1/2018 Short alignment) 2/ 13856 SH 288 IH-610 Brazona Co Construct $192 8/1/2014 TIP line 4 toll lanes Broadway St/ Widen from 2 to 4-lane 28 13583 CR 48 FM 518 CR 894 divided rural section with 10 $15 6/1/2014 TIP ft outside shoulders Widen from 29 12760 CR 59 CR 48 Business 2 to 4 lanes $20 3 1/1/2015 TIP Center Dr with bridge 30 13765 SH 288 Harris Construct58 Construct 4 toll lanes with $196 4 1/1/2014 TIP Co line grade separations 31 11644 Palmetto Rd/ Almeda Rd/ Fort Bend Widen to 4 lane divided $1 9 1/1/2020 Short CR 49 FM 521 Co line 32 669 FM 2351 SH 35 Galveston Co Reconstruct and widen to $3 3 9/1/2019 Short line 4-lane divided rural section 33 13767 SH 288 CR 58 SH 99 Construct 4 toll lanes with $261 8/1/2032 Long grade separations 34 12402 CR 58 SH 288 FM 1128 Widen to $34 8 1/1/2020 Short 4 lanes SH 288 at Construct 35 14255 Beltway 8 4 direct connectors $130 4/1/2032 Long at Beltway 8 interchange 36 7622 Pearland Oiler Dr Dixie Farm Rd Construct new 4-lane divided $6 8/1/2013 LET/TIP Pkwy with raised median Beltway 8 at Extend Beltway 8 with 3/ 5070 Mykawa Rd - - grade separations $86 8/1/2014 TIP and SFRR (two 3-lane frontage roads) Legacy of Past • Dixie Farm Road,which is now a four-lane g y divided roadway between SH 35 and 1-45 Long-Range Planning • Pearland Parkway,with an initial four-lane Since the time of the City's 1999 Comprehensive segment constructed between Oiler Drive and Plan, numerous major transportation projects have Beltway 8 been completed within Pearland's jurisdiction ■ SH 35,which was widened to a six-lane divided as listed in Table 3.1, Major Mobility Projects facility between Beltway 8 and FM 518/ Completed Since 1999 Pearland Comprehensive Broadway Plan, and as illustrated in Figure 3.2 (same title) ■ Sam Houston Tollway,which was widened from on page 3 6 These projects were identified in the four to eight lanes between US 59 and SH 288, 1999 Comprehensive Plan and/or in periodic H-GAC and has its four original main lanes from SH 288 regional transportation plans Among the most to just west of 1-45 significant projects were SECTION 3: MOBILITY FIGURE 3.3, Committed Projects in 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Source H-GAC 2035 Regional Transportation Plan i la ; •w 8651 Harris —_ -I 1 ' I 0 AKn,pp Rd t I _ a —+8}"'dn' +ldi Re P 1 2234�shed-°' , - ? 0\3 a v 8 a 2 ` a / d A' A , ldu9hes RencniRdj 8 h� l7 0.e7M- " ,\ A 8 I m I I' i Vim) i t W BragrI9E walnut sit a / .Y a o"dwev sl ' Qeeo�a1. /� 1 �� ,Fite� � FB CR 91 j =8- �'mrron 0` A i g M ... , �'"'dr. a 0 a i g E 0 ea 0 F 521 SOomb�x •o1 � "� �$r 1128 +� a�� r .- � 1�ea11ey.Ra 'y 6R 1o'- h la Brazo.ia 3333 ,� SI _ At Q MAP to +� J 18 LONG TIP 0 i flil I 1131 N aamm�SHORT ^ Ai TIP i MI 0 City Limits i I ilij 0 0.5 1 Miles ETJ i Illr I I I i_____!County Boundary A number of major projects were also identified Status and Outlook in H-GAC's 2035 Regional Transportation Plan, which was adopted several years ago and recently for Mobility updated as the 2040 RTP These projects are listed in Table 3.2, Committed Projects in 2035 Regional EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Transportation Plan on page 3 7, and illustrated in Figure 3 3 (same title) The Pearland regional roadway network consists of freeway, toll road, arterial, collector, and local in Among the most significant projects are roadways providing mobility and access at the N • Pearland Parkway, involving construction of regional and local levels TxDOT maintains the state another four-lane divided segment from Dixie roadway system, which mainly provides regional W Farm Road to FM 2351 mobility Cities and counties collectively maintain the ■ rest of the road network,which provides access to the W • SH 288, involving construction of four toll lanes state system and also serves travel needs within the a from IH-610 to the Brazoria County line ui region and between and within local communities H • SH 288, involving construction of four toll lanes o As the city of Pearland has reached the threshold ` LLI with grade separations from CR 58 to SH 99 population of 50,000 for implementing the program, o • SH 288, involving construction of four direct the TxDOT Signal Takeover Program has been 0 connectors at the Beltway 8 interchange implemented to turn over control, operation, and 3.9 3.1 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMRER 21, 2015 maintenance of 50 previously TxDOT-maintained the Harris County Toll Road Authority(HCTRA) traffic signals to the City The locations of these The free frontage roads are known as Beltway signals are shown in Figure 3.4, TxDOT Traffic 8 They are situated along portions of the Signals Operated by the City of Pearland The northern border of Pearland HCTRA recently TxDOT traffic signals which are now operated and completed an expansion of the main lanes, maintained by the City include signals on McHard which caused the closure of the Kirby Drive exit Road/Shadow Creek Parkway/FM 2234, Broadway in the eastbound direction Future widening Street/FM 518, Southfork Drive/CR 59, Cullen may restore access with a new ramp between Boulevard/FM 865, Manvel Road, SH 35,and SH 288 Kirby Drive and SH 288 Pearland is known as primarily a bedroom community, ■ SH 288 has been identified in numerous plans with many travel destinations located in and around and public meetings as the primary "hot spot" Houston The resultant travel patterns focus on north- traffic location for Pearland It is the primary south movement along major roadways such as SH route providing access to the Texas Medical 288 Secondary east-west movements to access SH Center and downtown Houston locations 288 impose high traffic demands on arterials such as In addition to providing regional access for FM 518/Broadway commuters, SH 288 serves local traffic needs with retail uses focused at its intersection with Significant regional and local roadways in the FM 518/Broadway and other major intersecting Pearland area include roadways ■ Sam Houston Tollway and Beltway 8,which are • SH 35/Main Street runs north and south on the components of an outer loop around the City eastern side of Pearland of Houston It is the second circumferential loop outside of Houston with IH-610 being the • SH 6 crosses the southwest corner of Pearland's innermost loop Tolled main lanes are known as ETJ, connecting FM 521, Old Airline Road, and the Sam Houston Tollway, and are operated by SH 288 FIGURE 3.4,TxDOT Traffic Signals Operated by the City of Pearland Source Pearland TxDOT Signal Takeover Technical Memorandum#1 - • ti • • • pM 1. it I• • r w S. lam ah. • Legend • ,,.'), Count SECTION 3: MOUILITY extended,with an overpass at the railroad tracks near Almeda Road Construction on this extension is slated to start in 2015 • FM 2234/Shadow Creek Parkway/McHard Road is an east-west corridor which currently is not continuous across the city The City's adopted Thoroughfare Plan calls for completing the corridor The corridor has an existing '' r interchange at SH 288 and an at-grade crossing at SH 35 Construction of the extension is it .. slated to begin in 2017 An overpass at FM 521 and the railroad tracks is scheduled for construction in 2015 According to the 2035 RTP ,-. update,the referenced project(MPO ID 7873) is +Mr included in the 2014 TIP Improvements to Bailey Road• will make it a much safer • Kirby Drive and the parallel Business Center four-lane roadway, while recent upgrades to Dixie Farm Road• include sidewalks and on-street bike lanes Drive provide important access from residential areas and from the Pearland Town Center to FM 518/Broadway, FM 2234/McHard Road, and SH 288 ■ Cullen Boulevard provides access to Beltway 8 and enables north-south movement into Houston • Max Road is parallel to and east of Cullen Boulevard and also provides for north-south 4 movement It currently does not connect is i}PI .r1. with Beltway 8, but roadway widening and an extension to Beltway 8 are planned Traffic on Max Road is expected to increase with the completion of a soccer complex currently under construction • Mykawa Road has four lanes throughout the • FM 518/Broadway is the major east-west southern portion of Pearland, but transitions to route in Pearland Discussions during small- two lanes north of Orange Street Comments group listening sessions held in August and received at a public open house event for September 2013 and informal polling results this Comprehensive Plan in October 2013 from a later Comprehensive Plan Advisory called for making it four lanes to Beltway 8 Committee meeting showed that improving Mykawa currently intersects Beltway 8 at a east-west circulation was considered one point where the Beltway lanes do not cross the in of the most important mobility issues in the railroad tracks to the east, so it provides direct N community access to the Sam Houston Tollway only in the N • FM 521 runs north-south, parallel to SH 288 westbound direction W and about three miles west of the corridor, • Dixie Farm Road is a four-lane divided arterial • E and forms portions of the western border for the full extent of its length from SH 35 ILI of Pearland Its current configuration is six northward through Pearland It connects SH W ta lanes with a center turn lane from Beltway 8 35 with FM 518/Broadway on the east side of o running south, dropping quickly to five lanes Pearland and also provides access to IH-45 in La and then to four at Riley Road South of Riley Houston `o Road it reduces to two lanes with a center turn ° a lane The four-lane section of FM 521 is being 3.11 3 12 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 • Pearland Parkway was built as an entirely new several phases The ultimate build-out of the project roadway connecting Beltway 8, a new section of is for four toll lanes within the existing median with McHard Road, and FM 518/Broadway Long- direct connectors at Beltway 8 The total ultimate term plans are to extend the roadway to FM project length is 25 miles from US 59 in Houston to 2351,which will tie into a future extension in Grand Parkway/CR 60 north of Rosharon The initial Fnendswood and League City to provide access project runs from US 59 to CR 58 TxDOT will be to IH-45 Construction on the Pearland Parkway responsible for the portion from US 59 to the Harris/ extension to Dixie Farm Road is currently under Brazona county line, with the Brazona County Toll way The design of the roundabout at Pearland Road Authority responsible for the portion from the Parkway and McHard Road is interesting in that county line to CR 58 The initial project will construct it has one lane over part of the circle and two a four-lane section, but the exact configuration lanes over another part In some parts of the of the direct connectors has not been finalized circle,traffic within the roundabout yields to Construction is scheduled to begin in 2015 and be entering traffic,while at another part incoming complete by 2018 traffic yields Complementing the managed lanes project, a • Magnolia Street is parallel and to the south separate TxDOT project has identified the preferred of FM 518/Broadway It is configured as four- alignment for direct connectors from SH 288 to the lane divided along most of its length through Texas Medical Center, running along Holcombe Pearland,from Business Center Drive in the Boulevard b Construction there is expected to west to Pearland Parkway in the east It serves coordinate with the SH 288 toll lanes project, as a reliever route for FM 518 commencing in 2015 and becoming operational by • Bailey Road is parallel and to the south of FM 2018 The public transit discussion later in this section 518/Broadway and Magnolia Street It is two highlights another initiative intended to relieve SH lanes through most of its length The portion 288 congestion within Pearland is from FM 1128 to just east of Pearland Parkway East of SH 35,where its name 6 According to TxDOT Houston District design office changes to Oiler Drive and then Marys Village Drive, it is a four-lane divided section To the west,the two-lane section ends at Silverlake FIGURE 3.5, SH 288 Managed Lanes Project Parkway,where it becomes four-lane divided as Source TxDOT Houston District far as SH 288 The segment from SH 288 to FM 1128 is in unincorporated Brazona County and P'O T the City of Manvel ETJ • SH 288 CORRIDOR �-- The SH 288 corridor is the focus of several major studies and planned projects for expansion and enhancement, including new managed lanes, a park Ito" and ride lot, and commuter bus service The 2005 ems.. SH 288 Corridor Feasibility Report reported Level 9y of Service (LOS) on SH 288 from SH 6 to FM 518/ Broadway as in the C/D range, dropping to the E/F range north of there all the way to downtown Houston With the 2005 study projecting that traffic on SH 288 could increase anywhere from 32 to 74 percent through 2035, further degradation in future a LOS was expected To address this issue, TxDOT, HCTRA and METRO all show the SH 288 managed lanes project in their �« future project plans As shown in Figure 3.5, SH .-- ' 1=3 , 288 Managed Lanes Project, the project will have SECTION 3: MOTILITY THOROUGHFARE NETWORK providing paths between origins and destinations PEARLAND THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND Lower level functional classes focus on providing FUNCTIONAL CLASSES access,with multiple driveway cuts and connections ■ Freeways are shown in black, and are part of the The City-prepared City of Pearland Thoroughfare Plan map included in this plan section is the City's state system They serve high volume, high current Thoroughfare Plan as last updated and speed regional traffic with full access control adopted by City Council in February 2014 Line styles Freeways in the Pearland region are SH 288 and are applied to roads on the Thoroughfare Plan map HCTRA's Sam Houston Tollway to identify the status of roads and projects and to • Major Thoroughfares,shown in blue, have a define each road by its functional class Line styles minimum 120-foot right-of-way width They identify roads with several options as to their status primarily function to provide regional mobility, and of the proposed projects but also have a smaller element of providing • A solid black line indicates a freeway access This functional class is designed to serve 15,000 to 30,000 vehicles per day Major • An intermittent line identifies the location of thoroughfares in Pearland include roads such proposed frontage roads on SH 288 as FM 518/Broadway, FM 2234/McHard Road, • Other solid lines indicate roads where the width SH 35/Main Street, Bailey Road, Dixie Farm is sufficient for projected needs Road, FM 521, and Pearland Parkway • A dashed line indicates a road for which a ■ Secondary Thoroughfares,shown in green, widening project is planned have a minimum 100-foot right-of-way width This functional class is designed to serve • A dotted line indicates the alignment for a new 10,000 to 20,000 vehicles per day Examples of road or road connection where right-of-way secondary thoroughfares in Pearland include usually must be acquired Kirby Drive, Southfork Road, Magnolia Street, Existing and planned area roadways are shown and Harkey Road, and Veterans Drive defined in four functional classes Functional class ■ Major Collector Streets,shown in red, have defines characteristics of a road and its relationship a minimum 80-foot right-of-way width This with other roads in the area It is a somewhat functional class is designed to serve 1,500 subjective measure, and may change over time to 10,000 vehicles per day In practice, as traffic patterns change with residential and collector streets provide a larger degree of commercial development Generally, the higher access to homes and to destinations than do level functional classes focus on providing mobility, thoroughfares Stone Road,Walnut Street, Fite Road, and a portion of Orange Street are examples of major collectors Prospects for Toll Lane Use • Minor Collector Streets,shown in purple, As an informal polling exercise,Comprehensive Plan have a minimum 60-foot right-of-way width Advisory Committee members were asked,"If special This functional class is designed to serve 1,500 toll lanes are added to SH 288 would you be likely to to 5,000 vehicles per day Minor collector streets use the toll lanes?" More than two-thirds of members in Pearland include Northfork Drive, Clear Lake '" said they would use the lanes regularly(20 percent) Loop, and a portion of Orange Street N or occasionally(50 percent),with 10 percent saying The Thoroughfare Plan also shows the locations of WA rarely,and 20 percent never When the same question cr grade separation projects,both for road interchanges W was posed to participants in the MindMixer online and for roads crossing over railroad tracks It also f discussion forum site,the distribution of responses was LLI presents intersection design as a strategy for 1- 31 percent regularly,29 percent occasionally,23 percent discouraging through traffic in neighborhood areas W rarely,and 17 percent never Therefore in both forums, This is done by specifying that collector streets c a clear majority of respondents-70 percent in one should have offsetting intersections or terminate at LLI case and 60 percent in the other- indicated they would "T" or right-angle intersections Locations for several o take advantage of the new toll lane option at least on neighborhood intersections with this treatment are 4 occasion identified on the plan where collector streets are to be widened or right-of-way acquired 3.13 3.14 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 The Dilemma of Local Street ",#;m ' w �' s'' 1 gi y Network Design J L�"} 7.75,. The choices that are made in defining the �-} ► .'11 = .. •• .. II Pearland tr nsportation system will address I,— :.1 -�" - particular community goals and contribute q •to solving local mobility issues However, in �'. an environment of multiple and sometimes conflicting goals,at a practical level a strategy4I'llikr iti:D, ' t to achieve one goal may not be the optimum solution to address another goal The current , f . approach to local street networks in Pearland and {�- '( F.' elsewhere illustrates this dilemma ` YIV, A grid street system is promoted in much of the literature relating to neo-traditional development Shadow Creek Ranch example a water feature is and livable communities A grid pattern with short provided in the space between clusters Through block lengths has the advantage of providing traffic and excessive speed is discouraged without multiple paths and shortening travel distances the need for dramatic after-the-fact traffic On the other hand long straight lengths of calming techniques such as traffic humps to try street tend to promote speeding,and multiple to fix issues that are based on the underlying paths promote"rat runs"of regional traffic design of the street system On the negative side, seeking alternate routes through residential the cul-de-sac design creates higher-intensity neighborhoods This has led to the need for traffic loading points at discrete spots along the traffic calming programs in neighborhoods with collector streets and allows for few alternate traditional grid street patterns travel paths Local street patterns in Pearland have mostly Therefore the choice in the design of the local been developed with a different approach often street structure requires a balancing of multiple being structured with cul-de-sacs and isolated goals In the case of the grid system as compared blocks that define small "neighborhood clusters" to the cul-de-sac system,transportation efficiency such as in the aerial clip below from the Shadow is balanced against quality of life issues Trade- Creek Ranch area(Source Google Earth) Streets offs between such choices will be an issue in the distinctly defined neighborhood clusters throughout the Pearland transportation system are often curvy and short,with visual variety as it develops and is upgraded to accommodate in streetscapes and in the shapes of individual future growth,with the intent of building an lots Landscaping,parks,and trails can easily efficient yet"friendly environment where people be provided between neighborhood clusters have ready access to destinations and a practical to provide green space and recreation In the choice of travel modes LEVEL OF SERVICE the model's base year(2012)and forecast year(2035), The sufficiency of a roadway or its need for new to calculate local LOS' capacity is often assessed by its Level of Service 7 The LOS information and maps in this section are from Pearland (LOS) LOS is an indicator of congestion on a specific modeling completed in 2013 No new modeling was completed roadway and of the ease of driving conditions that specifically for this Comprehensive Plan update Such modeling helps to illustrate potential future conditions based on existing conditions and a driver has to face LOS is not physically measured certain assumptions about how current trends may continue or change Rather, it is typically calculated based on the ratio of during the time horizon reflected in the model The 2013 modeling for Pearland reflected whatever assumptions about the timing and extent a road's traffic volume to its capacity for a full 24-hour of surrounding area growth and resulting traffic generation that were period These two inputs were obtained from the factored into H GAC's regional traffic modeling As H GAC periodically Pearlandportion of the Houston Galveston Area completes newer modeling in support of Regional Transportation Plan updates the actual pace of emerging growth in Manvel and other areas Council (H-GAC) regional travel demand model, for south of Pearland wit be factored into the newer modeling SECTION 3: MOBILITY from Pearland Travel Demand Model,which shows FIGURE 3.6,Roadway Level of Service "Grades" the projected extent of congested roadways in 2035 The 2035 transportation network includes committed Source CDM Smith projects in the 2035 RTP and projects in the City of A Excellent Fret flow Pearland's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) = ._ Very low vehicle delays,free traffic flow, Pearland's key mobility issues and needs are signal arrivedurirogression during lamost verified by other planning documents for the vehicles arrive during given signal phase region, including H-GAC's Subregional Plan for the B Good Pearland area and the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Good traffic flow,good signal progression Plan The Strategic Plan, in particular, points out more vehicles stop and experience higher delays than for LOS A " the rapid increase in population, the volume of C Average out-commuters, the dominance of solo commuting, 41 �_ and sub-optimal east-west arterial options" as core Stable traffic now. fair signal progression, challenges to mobility in Pearland Traffic congestion significant number of vehicles stop at signals was identified as the community's primary challenge Acceptable N� One approach to increased traffic levels is to expand Noticeable traffic congestion,longer delays and unfavorable signal progression many roadway capacities, as Pearland certainly continues ' vehicles stop atsignals to do through its Thoroughfare Plan and Capital E Congested Improvements Program Another approach is to +ram Unstable traffic flow.poor signal progression. reduce the volume of traffic—or the rate of increase _ «��- significant congestion,traffic near roadway in such volume—even while population is increasing capacity frequent traffic signal cycle failures Pearland is also pursuing this strategy with the Severely Congested pending managed lanes and park and ride lot unacceptable delay extremely unstable along the SH 288 corridor A longer-term approach aide_ flow heavy congestion traffic exceeds Severe Congestion roadway capacity.stop-and-go conditions. to reducing traffic congestion is to pursue land development patterns that accommodate multiple uses and have distinct nodes of activity Pearland Generally,a traffic volume/road capacity ratio leading Town Center is a good example of this strategy, with retail, office, hotel, residential and civic uses in a to LOS in the range from A to D is acceptable The instability of traffic flow at LOS E and F is generally unified, master planned setting unacceptable, even for brief times during the Accommodating multimodal choices for travelers is morning or evening peak periods Roads with current both a quality of life issue and a way to make more or projected LOS in the E or F range are strong efficient use of available roadway space Pearland is candidates for capacity or operational projects addressing this need with the proposed park and ride facility on SH 288, as a first step toward high-profile Pearland's extraordinary population growth has transit service in the area Additionally, the Pearland had a significant impact on the amount of traffic on Trail Master Plan captures the vision of a community- local and regional streets The increased traffic has degraded road LOS at all times of the day, but even wide trail network for pedestrians and bicycles more severely during the morning and evening peak Access management isanotherstrategyforpreserving t^ periods as illustrated in Figure 3 7a,LOS FRoadways a road's capacity and enhancing its ability to provide N In 2012 from Pearland Travel Demand Model, mobility The balance struck between the functions of N which shows the most congested area roadways in supporting mobility and providing access depends re 2012 The City has responded to this challenge by on the functional class of a road Unlimited driveways implementing a Thoroughfare Plan with projects and other access points on a thoroughfare can W that enhance the capacity of existing roads, involve compromiseitsabilitytoprovidemobilitybyimposing a new roads, or focus on intersection improvements too many traffic loading points on the system Access in These projects are expected to help improve management strategies seek to address this issue by roadway LOS, although the continuing increases in defining the number and location of access points a. population and trip generation will contribute to on a road to more appropriately match its functional 0 ongoing needs for road network improvements as class Specific access management strategies may illustrated in Figure 3 7b, LOS F Roadways in 2035 3.15 W FIGURE 3.7a,LOS F Roadways in 2012 from Pearland Travel Demand Model Source CDM Smith D v 0 m r" o .PEARLAND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN l H yg.. m v a m 8 al 8co m =IIIIII73 111111baiii ails 521::: wirlipl 111.1, piu4 518 iWirigrs-■■ 518 CO I IF 11°111 lilli 1&4* 521 / A / , -Level of Service F o s D City Limit i'''�' Model Output-Congested Roadways in 2012 Pearland Travel Demand Model m n 1 O Z 7 W PEARLAND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN '-WLA O 101111111111111111 Via& 521 Ii[a _I," '-�_ 518iri '-■.■ . 518 Nom 11111116, 521 ALevel of Service F �?T1 City Limit Model Output-Congested Roadways in 2035 Pearland Travel Demand Model FIGURE 3.7b, LOS F Roadways in 2035 from Pearland Travel Demand Model Source.CDM Smith W V ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 3 18 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 connectivity, convenience, and safety, and thus IITh encourage these other travel modes Between the e Trail Master Plan and the City's Capital Improvements oroughfaze Program, key components to pursue include Major Collector • Trails,which are off-road facilities primarily focused on recreational use They are generally MmorCollector provided in a totally separate right-of-way from roads, and, in Pearland's case, sometimes cLocal Street alongside creeks They are well suited for use ' by children and inexperienced bicyclists, but are Increasing Access generally not preferred by experienced riders because of potential conflicts with pedestrians ■ Bicycle Routes,which are numbered and include controlling mid-block turns with turn lanes or marked "shared roadways" that place bicycles medians,limiting access points close to intersections, in mixed traffic without an exclusive right-of- and providing an interconnected street system that way The designated routes improve bicycle allows for alternate travel paths safety by alerting drivers to the likely presence of bicyclists By law, bicycles are vehicles and Finally,Travel Demand Management(TDM)strategies may use any public road other than interstate address the LOS issue in a different way to form a highways So,the designation of bicycle routes more comprehensive approach to solving traffic does not preclude bicyclists from still using issues Complementing the traditional approach of public roads adding more capacity to a road, TDM is designed to reduce the amount of traffic that the road must carry • Bicycle Lanes,which are portions of the TDM strategies include measures to eliminate road roadway that have been exclusively reserved trips, as well as to divert them to other travel modes for bicycles, typically by striping or pavement Specific strategies include promoting rideshanng, markings Bike lanes define road space for working at home or at other satellite locations multiple uses, remind motorists to look for cyclists, and promote an orderly flow of traffic ("telecommuting"), peak period spreading, and greater transit use The planned park and ride lot on Bike lanes also encourage cyclists to ride in the SH 288 and the proposed commuter bus service to street rather than on the sidewalk, encourage the Texas Medical Center are examples of TDM A them to ride with the flow of traffic rather than longer-term TDM strategy involves altering land use against it, and also encourage them to obey patterns to eliminate or shorten trips, or to remove traffic laws,which addresses the most common them from the regional network and put them on causes of crashes between bicycles and motor the local street system Pearland Town Center, vehicles which places multiple land uses within easy walking PUBLIC TRANSIT distance, is a local example of this TDM strategy In November 2011,METRO purchased approximately NON-VEHICULAR MOBILITY 16 acres of property along SH 288 to build and operate Convenient and safe travel for pedestrians and the Northern Brazoria County Park and Ride facility bicyclists is an issue of quality of life as well as of The total land cost was $3 97 million METRO used transportation Both modes can play an important 20 percent of its own money ($794,000) to purchase role in the mix of transportation options in Pearland the property In December 2012, METRO met with Additionally, as part of the Houston Galveston the City and informed Pearland that the METRO designated non-attainment area for air quality, Board had changed its mind and was heading in a Pearland can contribute to the overall health of the different direction and would no longer be a partner region as well as to personal health by promoting in the Pearland area park and ride these non-vehicular modes A comprehensive Based on this new information, the City entered pedestrian and bicycle network, as envisioned in into an agreement with Goodman Corporation in the City's Trail Master Plan, can help to promote November 2013 to determine the feasibility of the SECTION 3: MOBILITY ". , City potentially operating a park and ride and how T4 •;' 4 * :.s 5.; to fund the operation if it was deemed financially `'" `A feasible On May 28, 2014, the City sent a letter to r,R :K ' si' METRO Board Chairman Gilbert Garcia requesting ,4, 1 iiii to purchase the 16 acres from METRO for the park /. - r�'' %i _ and ride The City also requested the use of federal 'I...d,„ --� �7-" 5307 funds to be credited as the City's portion of the • funding for the project --- Ultimately,if METRO does agree to sell or release the "` property to the City, the City will need to design the ' inkI facility, purchase or lease buses, and then construct the facility For the project to be financially viable,the rillir - s - _ ;� City must secure federal transit dollars to supplement Imo, local funds devoted to operating costs Certain areas along Broadway/FM 518, such as segments EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICES not yet in the City limits just east of SH 288, lack sidewalks for pedestrians compared to the newest improved thoroughfares in the city In August 2012, the City entered into a contract with Gulf Coast Center - Connect Transit to provide - transportation services for eligible residents within . jg ', the Pearland City limits Eligible participants must ,. be 60 years of age or older and be disabled and/ �. or low-income designated individuals/families This IA; 1 is a collaborative effort between the City of Pearland, '`• 1i t` ;*OW.;= ,T, ,1.,,. Gulf Coast Center, and the Harris County Rides 1,- wight Program The service is a door-to-door taxi program - * — that provides one-stop transportation within Brazona, Harris and Galveston counties at a reduced rate The ,. program is a three-year initiative funded partially through Jobs, Access Reverse Commute (JARC) 4........,. funds and the City of Pearland In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, committee members were asked,"What factors might make you choose rail transit versus private car if such service linked Pearland to major job centers?"The resulting distribution of responses was in 096 10% 20% 30% 4096 5096 c N N Proximity of stations to destinations 46°0 a W N z Travel time to destination 16 W F a W V! Parking(cost,safety) 13° 0 W _ F a Cost 0 0 t Others - 9"0 3.19 3.20 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 FUTURE TRANSIT SERVICES the vicinity of Cullen Boulevard, SH 35, or Pearland Future transit services must be considered within Parkway), and possibly at a smaller satellite location the City as the population continues to increase and away from the IH-45 corridor (e g , along or near local Transit Indicators demand the service Pearland Dixie Farm Road)for residents who commute in that must also look at services outside its City limits as direction the population of the Houston metropolitan area continues to grow and as traffic congestion increases Key Planning within the City and along major highways in the area Considerations One possible long-term solution or option is the Kirby Corridor at the northern boundary of Pearland and Input and discussions for this Comprehensive Plan the southern boundary of Harris County On January update, through workshops with City Council and 11, 2010, Pearland City Council passed a resolution Planning and Zoning Commission, informal small "Declaring Kirby Rail Route as the Preferred group sessions, a community-wide public open Passenger Rail Route in Pearland " Pearland must house event, the online Virtual Town Hall forum, interaction with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory work closely with the Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), METRO, Harris County, Brazoria Committee, and background discussions with City County, and the City of Houston to ensure that rail staff, yielded the following concerns related to this transit someday extends southward from Houston to Mobility section of the plan Pearland to transport residents to and from Pearland, • The need to celebrate and publicize even more Downtown Houston, and the Texas Medical Center the benefits of mobility projects completed in In the meantime, additional park and ride locations recent years, ranging from Pearland Parkway should be explored to enable more local residents to and other north-south freeway connections to transition seamlessly from single-occupant vehicles the multiple railroad overpasses to transit vehicles for the remainder of their commute • The continued importance of maintaining to key regional job hubs This typically occurs in local and regional focus on investments that close proximity to freeways, meaning that potential will make the journey to and from work a less locations with good access should be considered burdensome aspect of living in Pearland,which along the Sam Houston Tollway/Beltway 8 (e g, in remains largely a commuter city In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, committee members were asked "To improve mobility,what are the most important aspects to focus on [with the opportunity to select two]2"The resulting distribution of responses was 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 5096 Improve east-west circulation 40% Wider roads to carry more traffic 15%. More complete/connected sidewalk system 15% Safer roads 10% More bike lanes/paths 10% Improve north-south circulation Introduce public transit options i � I SECTION 3: MOBILITY What the(Transportation Technology) Future May Hold Perhaps in more than any other aspect of this Comprehensive Plan-along with innovative green building practices-potential 1 _ breakthroughs in various transportation- related technologies could have a profound effect on basic daily commuting and travel activities,plus in other areas such as reduced parking needs The challenge for community Ask .. planning is that the nature and timing of such technological advances remains uncertain,although some possibilities and scenarios are becoming less abstract and"futuristic"all the time This includes everything from vehicle design and materials to fuel options, lowered energy consumption and emissions,and future mobility infrastructure in general At the time of this Comprehensive Plan,the prospect of"driverless vehicles' was receiving more attention than ever given the enthusiastic research and development efforts of Google and others(Photo Source Bloomberg Financial LP) The auto industry group IHS Automotive, in early 2014,forecast that about nine percent of all car sales,or nearly 12 million automobiles, will be self-driven by 2035'The IHS forecast assumes that consumer sales will begin around 2025 and account for about 230,000 cars,or less than one percent of car sales at that point, mainly in the U S, Europe and Japan Other sources expect that the trend will start with"luxury" driverless vehicles on public roadways by 2020 IHS also expects growth in self-driving car sales to outpace electric car sales given the continued high cost of batteries Here in Texas,the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin is among various academic institutions putting research effort and dollars toward such technologies Researchers in the School's Center for Transportation Research are studying scenarios involving "shared autonomous vehicles"(SAVs) which would be part driverless vehicle fleets in"on- demand"car-sharing programs,in which users reserve vehicles on a pay-per-use basis after paying an initial subscription fee (It was noted that two conventional car-sharing programs are already gaining popularity,including ZipCar with 850,000 members and Car2Go with 140,000 subscribers)2 Along with potential level of user interest especially with likely premium"price points early on, other considerations for SAVs include the reliability of collision avoidance technology,security issues,and environmental impacts Computer models run for an area of Austin showed that one SAV would take 11 conventional vehicles off the road,and also eliminate the need for that many parking spaces Furthermore ridesharing among SAV users who are going to or from the same places could further reduce overall driving trips Another research question is whether such systems could be economically viable in other places besides larger and denser urban areas W N W F S. W H 1 "Forecast 9%of cars will be self driven in 20 years Ed Arnold Memphis Business Journal January 4,2014 2 "Shared Autonomous Vehicles Rethinking The Morning Commute' University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering April22,2014(http.//www.engrutexas.edu/features/shared autonomous-vehicles) s. O G 3.21 3.22 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 • The impetus to relieve the community's most Goals and Action intensive traffic "hot spot" focused around the intersection of FM 518/Broadway and SH 288, Strategies as confirmed by area-wide studies and citizen sentiment,yet recognizing the financial and GOALS engineering challenges involved A"goal" is a statement of a desired outcome("end") • The need for continued improvement of key toward which efforts are directed, as expressed cross-town roadways, both east-west and north- by more specific objectives and action priorities south,to improve internal circulation within the ("means") Below are four goals intended to focus city and add more freeway connections(e g, plan implementation efforts related to Mobility that Bailey, Mykawa, CR 100 connection to SH 288, follow the adoption of this new Comprehensive Plan etc) • The strong desire to see the SH 35/Main Street Goal 3.1: A mobility system with adequate project finally completed, and the needed connectivity to provide multiple redevelopment momentum this could spur travel options, accommodate cross- town trips, and ensure effective • The potential land use and economic emergency response development implications of the eventual completion of the McHard Road corridor across Goal 3.2: A mobility system that safely north Pearland, and of the full upgrade of the accommodates all modes of travel, Bailey Road corridor across south Pearland including vehicular, pedestrian, and • Concern about the further traffic implications wihe —plus public transit if and of Pearland's continued rapid growth pace, whenn le feasible and how this should factor into future land use Goal 3.3: A mobility system that supports planning and policy decisions on allowable local economic development and development intensities tax base growth through the City's own investments in transportation • The desire for Pearland to progress toward being a more bike- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, plus those it gains community, with well-connected sidewalk through advocacy with other agencies and levels of government and trail networks, and a place where certain that administer transportation neighborhoods and districts are intentionally designed to focus on walkability more than funding accommodation of vehicular circulation Goal 3.4: A mobility system that helps to establish and reinforce the desired • The need to capitalize on the recognized links community image and identity for between roadway design and community image Pearland and aesthetics, especially in a community that so many residents and visitors experience ACTION STRATEGIES primarily from their automobiles Itemized below are a set of potential actions for • Maintaining Pearland's readiness to responding to the key issues and community needs accommodate potential rail transit investments, identified in this Comprehensive Plan section In if and when they occur in this part of the particular, three items are highlighted as strategic region,to reap the mobility and economic initiatives for the immediate future development benefits of this new travel option 11- 1 STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1 STATE HIGHWAY Citizen Survey Results ::o 288 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS Without question, the uppermost quality of life The Pearland Citizen Survey(conducted concern expressed by Pearland residents during December 2014 through February 2015) identified this comprehensive planning effort is the need to mobility as one of two priority issues to focus on "fix" the extreme traffic congestion situation in the in the next two years SH 288 corridor during peak morning and afternoon SECTION 3: MOBILITY commuting times The City of Pearland, on its -� own, can only marginally affect this situation with J z' i direct physical improvements, mainly related to the • roadways and intersections where traffic accesses, - • 'pi,,f,,,. y Iu1xt.Jln, °1"14 ii,tigr exits and passes under the freeway As the City already n,lie•,,,p,, recognizes, the more essential role it can play is to 4111'12 i • maintain active and close relationships with all levels : ' `' of government and public agencies that administer ` ; transportation dollars and/or directly implement critical projects such as major freeway improvements H- �,a;_ Through such advocacy efforts, Pearland aims to • receive its "fair share" of mobility funding given the area's recent and ongoing growth trajectory,and also ensure that programmed improvements are carried METRO and BayTran in the transit arena Additionally, out expeditiously the Greater 288 Partnership has long provided a convenient forum for engaging state and federal Among its 2013-14 City Council Goals, Council's elected officials and agency leaders, along with a first priority under Transportation was to "Continue network of other interested parties and advocates to Build Relationships with All Stakeholders and Finally,subregional transportation planning efforts in Actively Lobby Elected Officials/TxDOT to Ensure recent years have afforded another opportunity for Pearland's Priority Transportation Interests/Needs coordination and partnerships across jurisdictional are Met " The City of Pearland is already well boundaries, which will continue as the focus has represented at all levels of the Houston-Galveston shifted to implementation and ongoing cooperative Area Council (H-GAC), the "Metropolitan Planning planning Organization" that annually allocates significant transportation funds to projects across the region STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2: TARGETED through its Transportation Improvement Program EN O CAPITAL PROJECTS (TIP) This includes City officials and senior staff serving at the Board of Directors and policy level The City of Pearland is noted for its commitment (Transportation Policy Council),and also participating to meticulous and effective capital improvements on committees that deal with more technical and planning and programming, necessitated by programmatic matters (e g , Technical Advisory the community's growth pace and associated Committee, TIP Subcommittee, and Pedestrian and demands for new and expanded public facilities Bicycle Subcommittee) The City also monitors and Given Pearland's extensive geographic area and coordinates with other key agencies such as TxDOT, automobile dependence, ongoing investment in area Toll Road Authorities, County precincts, and street and highway construction, extensions and upgrades will remain a prime focus of municipal government This is prudent and essential given the long-term Level of Service outlook for the area GREAroadway network summarized earlier in this plan TER section, which is even after factoring in the extent of mobility improvements anticipated in the years in Ze4113 ahead The City's 2013-14 annual budget also cited N citizen survey results that confirmed traffic as the N il number one concern of Pearland residents W Mobility related projects accounted for Ili approximately 45 percent of the City's five-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for 2014-18, or y $160 1 million of the total $354 3 million package °w Within the five-year cycle, capital expenditures on v street projects will rise from $9 2 million in 2014 to a 0 peak of$72 2 million in 2017, when such projects will a PAR account for nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of all CIP �!�i rNERSH,P spending that year 3 23 3.24 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 The largest source of funding is "other funding The CIP transportation portion also funded sources," which reflects the City's continued success preliminary engineering on future projects yet to be atsecuringtransportationappropriationsandsupport identified so that more precise project scopes and through programs at the federal, state and regional estimated construction costs can be included in the levels Over the 2014-2018 CIP cycle, just over $67 next City bond referendum eventually put before million (42 percent) of the mobility total will come Pearland voters from these other sources For example, the City's At the end of this plan section is supplemental 2013-14 annual budget pointed out that$32 6 million discussion of an extensive pavement management in TIP funds will support design and construction of assessment effort completed by the Public Works the McHard Road extension from Mykawa to Cullen Department in Spring 2015 The resulting report This means that TIP funds will cover 80 percent of the and City Council presentation reaffirmed that it is project cost, with the City providing the required 20 in the City's best interest to invest further in existing percent match with $8 6 million from future General infrastructure before it reaches a poor condition Obligation bonds Likewise,80 percent($21 8 million) A more strategic, life-cycle approach to infrastructure of the construction cost of widening and improving maintenance will enable the City to reap the benefits Bailey Road from Veterans Drive to FM 1128 will be from lengthening the useful life of physical assets covered by federal funds via the TIP City bond funds and reducing their total cost to the City over time will cover the other 20 percent, along with other City funds for related drainage improvements Nearly $4 Regarding pavement rehabilitation work, the City's million in TIP funds will also go toward County Road 2013-14 annual budget highlighted a partnership 94 improvements with Brazoria County Precinct 3 through which the Other key funding streams for the streets portion City furnishes materials and flag personnel while of the 2014-2018 CIP included future General the County provides equipment and operators Obligation bonds ($49 25 million, or 31 percent), This intergovernmental approach enables the City general revenue ($950,316, or 0 6 percent), and to complete these projects at about 40 percent less Certificates of Obligation ($700,000, or 0 4 percent) than if privately contracted Furthermore, the City — plus another 26 percent ($42 19 million) for which pays for both the asphalt street improvements plus funding sources are still to be determined separate sidewalk rehabilitation work with dollars recovered from mobility projects done in conjunction CIP-funded projects will involve replacement of failed with TxDOT, from which some City contributions pavement on certain existing streets, extensions of were refunded as the projects were completed under other roads, and widening and reconstruction of budget The Public Works Department budget also some major streets to improve mobility and safety included $300,000 to assess street and sidewalk and reduce traffic congestion Along with the McHard conditions for future rehabilitation phases and Bailey Road projects noted above, other major Additionally, the 2013-14 annual City budget kicked projects include off a multi-year initiative to fund upgraded traffic • Max Road signals and equipment along FM 518/Broadway and • Fite Road various other locations This was intended to improve traffic circulation and alleviate delays through this • Hughes Ranch Road specific aspect of traffic management,which will also • CR 59 expansion improve intersection aesthetics The 2014-18 CIP also • Mykawa Road widening from Beltway 8 to FM included funding for signal installation at currently 518 unsignalized intersections, to improve mobility and safety Along with the City's General Fund budget, • Old Alvin Road widening from Plum Street to Community Development Block Grant funds and McHard Road dollars from the Traffic Impact Improvement Fund • Old Alvin rehabilitation from McHard to Knapp (a special revenue fund from pro rata fees paid by private development) will help to pay for the traffic Several other projects — reconstruction of Grand signal work Boulevard, and Hughes Ranch Road expansion from Cullen to Stone—were identified in the CIP as needs although funding sources are still to be determined SECTION 3: MOBILITY EN STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3: SIDEWALK funding that previously came through the federal NETWORK UPGRADES SRTS program now flows through the broader While SH 288 congestion was highlighted as a top federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) concern of Pearland residents under Strategic Priority These funds will be allocated through the regional 1 above, not far behind during this comprehensive TIP administered by H-GAC, and some funds were planning process was repeated mention of needed also distributed through a statewide call for projects sidewalk improvements, especially in and around by TxDOT neighborhoods, to encourage walking and make Another CIP project anticipated the possibility of it a safer and more enjoyable experience The devoting $1 million toward sidewalk improvements City continues to devote funds, through its annual in the area between Houston Street and Grand budgeting, for ongoing repair and replacement Avenue, from FM 518/Broadway to Orange of damaged and hazardous sidewalks, including Street, in furtherance of Old Townsite Master Plan $437,000 allotted in 2013-14 In the meantime, the implementation Given that Old Town currently Public Works Department is assessing the extent has no sidewalks, and adding sidewalks to current and estimated cost of addressing all such sidewalk conditions would require additional street right upgrades comprehensively given the effects of both of way, this initiative will enclose existing roadside age and drought on so many sidewalk segments ditches so sidewalks may be installed above them This may lead to a stepped up, multi year effort, Ongoing Trail Master Plan implementation provides using either debt mechanisms or a "pay as you go" further justification for sidewalk system extensions approach through further General Fund allocations and upgrades across the community as this 2007 plan Additionally, the City's 2014-18 CIP included a multi- highlighted the role of local sidewalks in providing year Sidewalk Installation initiative, with projects access to and filling gaps in the ultimate trail network already prioritized, in part, through a Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS)study This also addresses pedestrian needs in areas where Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds cannot be used, and could help to reduce driving in favor of walking Direct project In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting committee members were asked, "The most important near-term action items from this Comprehensive Plan related to Mobility should be[with the opportunity to select three]?"The resulting distribution of responses was o% 10% 2096 30% "Context sensitive"road planning/design 28 u+ 0 N Intelligent Transportation System(ITS)installations N Improve key intersections 1 1111 F Corridor planning la w I- Walkability evaluations a vi p W Traffic planning for potential events venue a a 0 Sidewalk rehab/extensions 4 3 25 3 2 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Context-sensitive design can balance the significant design consideration, which can and circulation needs of automobiles, pedestrians should vary depending on the specific corridor and cyclists,such as at this intersection of Cullen context, is whether bicycle circulation should be Parkway and Magnolia Street handled on-street with bike lanes, or if a wider off- street solution would be safer, allow for use by both cyclists and pedestrians, and also enhance corridor aesthetics through attractive streetscape design Era. ;fir' Given these options, another topic already under '- discussion in Pearland during this planning effort was — whether a right-of-way width of more than the current J 120 feet for major thoroughfares may be needed (also given the need in Pearland to accommodate drainage improvements as part of many road projects) The reality, however, is that a wider cross section for major thoroughfares could be difficult given the extent of rights-of-way already dedicated OTHER ACTION ITEMS to the City at the 120-foot standard through previous platting After-the-fact acquisition of additional right- ACTION: CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ROADWAY of-way width could be costly and/or disruptive in DESIGN various locations Wider rights-of-way going forward At the time of this Comprehensive Plan, the City could also affect the cost and design of newer land was already exploring flexible design approaches development projects to new and improved roadways to accommodate Nonetheless, a context-sensitive design approach varying needs and situations Pearland was already allows for such discussions and exploration of a leader among communities in the Houston area alternatives early in a roadway planning and design by incorporating a roundabout into the design of process, well before definitive engineering and the Pearland Parkway-McHard Road interface The financial decisions must be made As promoted need for greater flexibility and consideration of by the Federal Highway Administration and the design alternatives is consistent with a nationwide Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), context- movement toward "context-sensitive" roadway sensitive design is a way of planning and building planning and design In some cases this could lead to a transportation system that balances the many a "super street" cross section in which efficient flow needs of diverse stakeholders and offers flexibility of high-volume vehicular traffic is the primary focus in the application of design controls, guidelines of roadway design Elsewhere, a "complete street" and criteria, resulting in facilities that are safe and approach could be more appropriate given the need effective for all users regardless of the mode of travel to accommodate bicycle, pedestrian and/or transit they choose The basic principles of context-sensitive vehicle activity along with automobile traffic Along solutions, as highlighted in ITE and numerous other with consideration of how various travel modes are transportation industry publications, include incorporated into a corridor, another emphasis of ■ Balance safety, mobility, community and context-sensitive design is to match roadway design environmental goals in all projects, (and cross section transitions) with the existing or intended development character of the area the • Involve the public and stakeholders early and roadway will serve and traverse, whether primarily an continuously throughout the planning and Urban, Suburban or Rural character area project development process, As in the Pearland Parkway scenario, this can • Use an interdisciplinary team tailored to project also have implications for how traffic flows and needs, turning movements are best handled where major ■ Address all modes of travel, thoroughfares meet—plus where lesser streets such • Apply flexibility inherent in design standards, as collectors intersect with busy arterials — in terms and, of traditional signalization and turning lane layouts relative to other potential configurations Another • Incorporate aesthetics as an integral part of good design SECTION 3: MOBILITY Another intended outcome is to help specific connectivity index into its subdivision regulations mobility projects move from design to construction as adopted by various other Texas and U S cities faster and with less objection by applying a design In UDC Section 3 2 6 2, Adequacy of Streets and and stakeholder involvement process that ensures Thoroughfares, the regulations currently include a that the project elements respond to area-specific broad statement of "General Adequacy Policy" for transportation needs as well as overall community subdivision street layouts in subsection (b) values This typically requires adjustments in a City's Every subdivision shall be served by improved project development process, along with potential streets and thoroughfares adequate to amendments to the Thoroughfare Plan map and tools accommodate the vehicular, bicycle and used to implement the plan, such as engineering pedestrian traffic to be generated by the design criteria and associated street standards in the development Proposed streets shall provide a City's land development regulations safe, convenient and functional system for traffic A context-sensitive planning approach may also circulation, shall be properly related to the City's require reconsideration of typical arterial spacing Thoroughfare Plan, road classification system, assumptions For example, arterials spaced as far as Comprehensive Plan and any amendments one mile apart may carry the anticipated future traffic thereto,and shall be appropriate forthe particular volumes but will likely require six lanes, which may traffic characteristics of each development be inappropriate for some contexts Closer spacing Along with such general statements of policy, a of arterials could carry the same volume of traffic connectivity index can be used to quantify how well but reduce the number of lanes necessary Likewise, a proposed (or existing) roadway network connects collectors spaced closer together (e g , one-eighth origins and destinations for all travel modes Indices mile) result in lesser block lengths and promote can be measured separately for motorized and non- greater pedestrian and bicycling activity Also, local motorized travel, taking into account non-motorized streets should connect as frequently as practical to "shortcuts," such as paths that connect cul-de-sacs the collector network to keep block lengths short and to promote connectivity throughout the street (as already addressed in subsection (y), Pedestrian system Connectivity, within Section 3 2 6 4), and barriers such as highways and streets that lack sidewalks In general,context-sensitive solutions are focused on Several different index methods can be used streets that play the most significant roles in the local • The number of roadway "links" divided by the transportation network and that offer the greatest number of roadway "nodes "8 Links are the multi-modal opportunities—arterials and collectors street segments between intersections,while Primary mobility routes or freeways, such as SH 288, nodes are the intersections themselves Cul-de- are generally intended to move very high volumes sac heads count the same as any other link end of high-speed traffic through the area, providing point A higher index means that travelers have connections to the larger region These facilities greater route choice, providing more direct should be the focus of their own unique planning connections between any two locations and design process Similarly, local or residential streets are generally not the focus of context- • The ratio of the number of intersections divided sensitive design, although they generally should be by the number of intersections plus dead-ends designed to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians The result is expressed on a scale from zero to in and should be interconnected to one another and 1 0,with a ratio over 0 75 being desirable 9 N into the larger transportation network • The number of surface street intersections N within a given area,such as a square mile ACTION: STREET CONNECTIVITY INDEX The more intersections,the greater the degree To promote a more interconnected local street system of connectivity a within and between new developments, which also 8 Reid Ewing Best Development Practices Doing the Right Thing and w helps to relieve some traffic demands on the major Making Money at the Same Time Planners Press(wwwplanning.org) 1996 thoroughfare network by removing very localized 9 U.S Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Index(SGI)Model trips, the City should consider incorporating a street (wwwepa.gov/smartgrowth/topics/sgipilot.htm) 2002 (wwwepagov/ c smartgrowth/pdf/4_Indicator_Dictionary_026.pdf) o 3.27 3.28 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 • accessing a commercial site at its edges (whether from an adjacent street, sidewalk, trail or property), • _ °:5.1 % / then traversing parking areas safely, and providing fi. : r direct and convenient access to building entrances •� ` The closest example of this currently is in the zoning Y s - ` y - 1 .. portion of the UDC, in Section 2 4 4 1 regarding the .-I. -. - " \ ^ (-,.7 V-- ' '• potential establishment of Residential Retail Nodes • (which are fairly limited in scope within the context • ' of the overall non-residential zoning regulations) Among the considerations for such nodes,subsection . (1)(2) cites the "existence or provision of pedestrian access, including but not limited to walkways, Unique local factors, such as a large school and/or bikeways, trails, and traffic controls, to promote park"superblock"within a residential area,can affect safe pedestrian friendly access and environment " the calculation results Therefore, it is important to Chapter 4 also could call out on-site circulation of use professional judgment in addition to quantitative bicycles more specifically as it currently refers only to measurements when evaluating street system "pedestrian" needs connectivity 10 f H-E-B example in Central Texas with a ACTION: PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE • ' '+t,.. direct path to entrance through parking area ACCOMMODATION ON COMMERCIAL SITES IA ,. The City's UDC, in Chapter 4 on Site Development, y already includes typical and sound provisions to . . ' ensure consideration of non-vehicular circulation and + �'`' .� 7 . .t• ..y; t\ safety in site planning and design This includes 3 11 'i'+r.�I •-. 'A• . 1'- ,• .ER • A general statement regarding the "provision ' ' �� ' ' ' ' ' d ' of a safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian -'�: WAIL i II ' ■ circulation system" in the criteria for site plan —— :. review and approval n _ - ' [Section 4 1 1 3(c)(3)] a, . 'r "' "AM . • Required incorporation of pedestrian lanes in .•-, . .• ---�••.... _ the design of off-street parking areas for more than 100 vehicles, such that "separate, marked pedestrian walkways [will] enable pedestrians - le --- _.- to safely transit the parking area with minimum f` hazard " Such walkways must have a clear width of at least four feet, exclusive of any vehicle Other possibilities include requiring dedicated overhang where head-in parking adjoins a bike parking areas near building entrances, and walkway [Section 4 2 1 3(I)] designated pedestrian pathways to adjacent • Required design of landscaping within the developments and/or transit stops These interior of parking areas "in such a manner commercial site design considerations are that it will assist in defining pedestrian especially important in close proximity to residential paths," among other objectives from effective neighborhoods Explicit requirements for bicycle integration of landscaping and parking lot parking are currently included in the provisions of the design [Section 4 2 2 4(e)] Corridor Overlay District(COD), in Section 2 4 5 1 (f) A next step would be to make the UDC language Through the overlay, bicycle parking is an added site more explicit as to necessary accommodation of development requirement where COD overlaps the non vehicular movement at all stages, from first underlying Office and Professional, Neighborhood Service, Business Park-288, General Business, and 10 Victoria Transport Policy Institute Roadway Connectivity Creating General Commercial base zoning districts In these More Connected Roadway and Pathway Networks TDM Encyclopedia instances, the required number of bicycle parking 2012 (http.//wwwvtpi org/tdm/tdmll6 htm) SECTION 3: MOBILITY spaces must be at least five percent of the number of forward to balance transportation needs with quality required vehicle parking spaces of life considerations while also providing practical choices among all transportation options Mobility Tools AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL TOOLS The highway and roadway networks are the As a home rule municipality, the City of Pearland most visible components of the transportation has various authorities, methods and partnership system and are used by private, commercial and opportunities for advancing its mobility priorities public transportation vehicles A comprehensive and accomplishing needed improvements The transportation system not only supports efficient City also remains active in various forums and vehicular circulation within the region and local processes to advocate for its "fair share" of available areas but also advances community goals such as a transportation funding Summarized in Table 3 3, friendly environment for bicycles, pedestrians and Tools for Advancing Mobility Objectives, are key public transit, enhanced safety, and a higher level mechanisms through which Pearland is already of streetscape design While the Pearland street pursuing its mobility-related objectives These tools network has historically been developed with a focus are shown in five categories that represent the main on automobile mobility, there is a clear desire going ways that comprehensive plans are implemented TABLE 3.3. Tools for Advancing Mobility Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Overall Framework for Mobility System Development Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan • Thoroughfare Plan » Land use-transportation coordination Strategic Planning • Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan • High-impact mobility projects Capital Projects Multi-Year Programming • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budgeting » Complete Street design approaches Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • Engineering design criteria • Developer pro rata contributions for improvements based on traffic impact analyses Special Initiatives • Safe Routes to School • Railroad Quiet Zones • Intelligent Transportation System(ITS)technology,signalization upgrades cg • Sidewalk repair/replacement f • Access management • Traffic law enforcement(City Code Chapter 29) Vl External Funding • Direct appropriations Opportunities • Grants • Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) 3.29 3.3 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 3.3,Tools for Advancing Mobility Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Special Districts • Municipal Management Districts • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) Regulations and Standards Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations » Street/sidewalk design and connectivity provisions » Sight distance and visibility provisions » Access management provisions » Traffic impact analysis provisions • Thoroughfare Plan implementation via required dedications and improvements Partnerships and Coordination Public/Public • Multi-jurisdiction planning (subregional) • Intergovernmental and interagency agreements • Pearland Economic Development Corporation • Houston-Galveston Area Council » Regional Transportation Plan(RTP) » Transportation Improvement Program(TIP) • Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) • Counties and Commissioner precincts • Toll Road Authorities(Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria) • School districts(bus routing/operations,campus area traffic management and safety) • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County(METRO) • Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership(BayTran) Public/Private • Development agreements • Land development community • Employers/institutions(trip-reduction measures) • Railroad companies(crossing safety,quiet zones) • Advocacy and resource organizations » Pearland Chamber of Commerce » Greater 288 Partnership » Biking clubs and associations Targeted Planning Special-Area Planning • Corridor plans City Master Plans • Traffic Management(and Travel Demand Model) » Targeted corridor and intersection improvements • Trail Master Plan +' 4 MOBILITY 1 Capital projects to smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities — and compared to some larger cities with limited 2 Policies and programs will or support to take certain actions Along with 3. Regulation and standards the strategic priorities and other actions outlined 4. Partnerships and coordination in this plan section, it is important to capture in the 5 More targeted planning(especially as required Comprehensive Plan those ongoing functions of City to qualify for external funding opportunities) government, such as those highlighted in Table 3 3, Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication that will also help to attain the vision and goals within of its municipal government, Pearland benefits this plan from activities that are done here routinely relative Better Street Maintenance Through an Infrastructure Life-Cycle Approach In 2014 the Public Works Department engaged an infrastructure management consultant to assist in the development of a Rights of Way(ROW)Assessment that would provide the City with a strategic approach for effective maintenance of City infrastructure This was accomplished through an automated data collection process that identified and spatially located City assets using GPS and GIS technology The data collected from the ROW was analyzed and a condition rating was assigned to each asset The condition rating was used to determine the remaining usable life of each asset which also determined the methodology by which those assets should be maintained to ensure that their maximum usable life is realized This work was presented to the City Council in 2015 and was well received The ROW 40%of.avement life Excellent t, Assessment provided a comprehensive has a 15%drop in quality picture of the City's infrastructure Very Good 15°/of pavement life assets and served as the impetus to further develop and expand better m Good $1 spent now infrastructure maintenance programs 0 has a 40%drop in quality in the Public Works Department E Fair Additional information is contained in the final report City of Pearland, a Poor Costs$8 if delayed Texas Pavement Management Analysis Pa,e„,e Report(March 2015) Very Poor cu�eK°„„a„ce The first chart illustrates the value of infrastructure from the life-cycle Time costing perspective,focusing on street pavement in this case The chart Pavement Life Cycle Curve > also validates that it is prudent for the City to invest further in existing infrastructure before it reaches a poor a condition Strategic investments early Target Zone for Pavement Rehab14Jtation in the life of the asset will lengthen its a 1., useful life and cost less over time The Increased Pavement Life •. second chart illustrates the benefits ° • CO d of strategic infrastructure investment • a and also compares the life cycle of f, un rehabilitated properly versus improperly maintained Pavernentpeyo•mance infrastructure Time 3 31 H O U S T O N _ - II _SAM HOUSTON TO WAY/BELTWA — -=�� Y. - SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY/BEL A ------ ---...,-,-,1 —..--,---- - --moo t / 1 ■ — � o `� / to e LiMIE Q Y-�� • I / Tom Bass o B R''IIo e I�!!� H \� U J i� N i / j , ■ ■ ile Regional 7 V lJ E � .+ Z i i / _ 1:1 II 1 SO pi , i ■ Park BRnaK.ln:RD - \ < # , <,\„‘. , <, , . .r.:.:„.„., „ .,.,.. r• '. ii# mistimullit a fill IIII" 4111111111114 . i. jiLthi 41 VI NW& Mi•Vill lir inal I Alial ' eil d :4_,Is% - /' 5 c I t 41 I,,r1 4 I I- le 2 11- Oral Ill Ve 21 ,:, ' r114114111111 II . 7-.? 0 # --' ' . 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I b7b ill • - _ arc + I , „.. .....j _ pr 111,. . , _ jit: - - t44 ` • r it r .. _ :-1 l - r 'J • • 'i a —- • �+ � r •, . -• , _ T . ; I 44 um. i 1r 4 • rt ; y _ -"Mr. 14 , SECTION 4 Housing and Neighborhoods As with economic development, where municipal government helps to ensure a positive and supportive "business climate" for commercial and industrial investment, the City has an essential role in promoting adequate and diverse housing development in quality neighborhood settings Through the City's Unified : -., Development Code (UDC), the subdivision regulations s, help to ensure sound design practices, and the zoning n regulations determine the range of housing types Ift that may be built in the community, and where and in N er what amounts These are critical functions given the ,[; 74 proportion of developed land in Pearland, as in most . r communities,that is devoted to residential use W • Effective land use planning and management also F • �iilli y . ' "�,�;,p: balances the convenience of shopping and services `w in close proximity to neighborhoods with the need to 0 riiiiii7111111 , ensure compatible nonresidential development near W homes Capital investments by the City and others in w infrastructure, public facilities, and parks and trails o provide the framework for private development to AI• 4.1 4 2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 bring needed new dwellings to market Furthermore, home one year earlier compared to 17 4 percent for housing options and value are a key ingredient for all of Texas,which likely reflects the extent of people economic development success— and that success, moving to Texas in general during the nationwide in turn, drives further housing demand, including recession that began in 2008 Avery small percentage for "move-up" homes when local income growth (0 5 percent) had relocated to Pearland from outside increases purchasing power and lifestyle aspirations the U S Among the rest, the prior residence was distributed as follows different U S state (1 1 Housing and percent), different county in Texas (6 2 percent), and within same county(3 1 percent) Neighborhoods Context HOUSING STOCK The following information provides a snapshot of the quantity and types of people living in and seeking new Housing Units. Pearland had 36,385 total housing or different housing within Pearland All data, unless units in 2011, with 92 4 percent of these units otherwise noted, were obtained from the Pearland occupied and the remaining 7 6 percent vacant at the Economic and Demographic Profile 2013, which time As of the U S Census Bureau's 2012 American the Pearland Economic Development Corporation Community Survey, the vacancy rate among (PEDC) disseminates, drawing primarily from U S ownership units was only 1 9 percent, compared to Census Bureau data along with other sources Also 10 8 percent for rental units see page 425 for related community comparison Home Ownership. Among all occupied housing data obtained through a 2014 benchmarking study units in Pearland, 80 9 percent were owner-occupied DEMOGRAPHICS and 19 1 percent were renter-occupied at the time of the 2012 American Community Survey This set Households in Pearland. Pearland had 33,632 Pearland apart from the statewide pattern, where households in 2011 The average household size was only 63 9 percent of housing units were occupied by 2 9 persons, compared to 2 75 statewide in Census their owners,with 36 1 percent renter-occupied 2010 In owner-occupied housing, the average Housing Types. Among all housing in Pearland at household size was 2 95,compared to 2 20 for renter- the time of the 2012 American Community Survey, occupied housing the vast majority (82 2 percent) were single-family Household Characteristics.The estimated median detached units as illustrated in Figure 4 1, Extent of age in Pearland during 2011 was 33 years, slightly lower than the statewide median of 33 6 However, at the household level, 47 3 percent of all households Some Vacancy is Good - But Not Too Much in Pearland had one or more persons under age 18 As noted above,as of the U S Census Bureau's 2012 American in Census 2010 compared to only 38 9 percent across Community Survey,the vacancy rate among ownership units Texas Also, 16 1 percent of Pearland households had was 19 percent,and 10 8 percent among rental units A rule of one or more persons age 65 or older in Census 2010, thumb often used by economists is that five to eight percent while across Texas the percentage was 21 2 percent is a "natural"vacancy level that promotes healthy functioning Data compiled for PEDC showed that, compared of the housing market,as well as supporting a community's to the Houston metropolitan area, Texas and the economic development When the vacancy rate is too low, nation,plus a set of peer cities, Pearland experienced demand for housing will push up rents and prices as consumers substantial growth in "family households" during the vie for scarce units Conversely when vacancy rates are higher, 2000-2010 decade (134 9 percent) and from 2010 to new and relocating households can be accommodated by the 2013(8 6 percent)—second only to a bit higher growth existing stock of housing,and new units are not necessary in such households in McKinney, Texas From 2000 to 2010, Pearland was also Just behind front-runner Among Pearland's multi-family housing stock,vacancy has McKinney in the growth of households headed by a fluctuated but remained in a satisfactory range in recent years person between ages 25 and 44(46 6 percent versus according to the Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile 49 7 percent in McKinney) 2013 Multi-family vacancy was 10 percent or lower in nine of the Residency Turnover. Among the City's residents 13 years from 2000 to 2012,and rose only to 117 percent at its highest point in 2004 in Census 2010, 10 9 percent had lived in a different SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHIORHOODS IGURE 4.1, Extent of Housing Types in Pearland FIGURE 4.2, Age of Housing Stock in Pearland C_urce U.S Census Bureau 2012 American Community Survey Source U.S Census Bureau 2012 American Community Survey 0% 20% 40% 60% gam+ 100% Pre 1940 I 0 4% Single Family Detached 82 2% 1940s I 0 4% 1950s I 0.8% I Single-Family Attached I 0 7% 1960s alM 4 894 ' 1I 1970s IIIIIII 117% Units in Structure(duplex) I 0 3% 1980s 119% 1990s I 20 3% l 3+Units in Structure ON 1J 9% 2000s 148 8% 2010-2012 0 11% Manufactured Home 2 9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Housing Types in Pearland Multi-family structures for 70 7 percent of all existing homes At the lower were the next most prevalent at roughly 14 percent of end of the spectrum, just under one-quarter (24 4 the total It is telling that duplex and townhome style percent) were valued below $150,000 — with 15 8 dwellings, at one percent combined, accounted for percent in the$100,000 to$149,999 range The 2011 less than half as much as the amount of manufactured data showed only 4 9 percent of all existing homes homes in the community(2 9 percent) valued at $300,000 or higher (compared to nearly Age of Housing Stock As of the 2012 American 12 percent statewide), with only 1 1 percent at or Community Survey, roughly half (49 9 percent) of above the $500,000 threshold (nearly four percent all housing units in Pearland had been built since statewide), and no homes valued at $1 million or 2000 as illustrated in Figure 4.2, Age of Housing more (0 9 percent statewide) Overall, valuations in Stock in Pearland If construction during the 1990s Pearland changed significantly during the 2000s, is included,then just over two-thirds(70 2 percent)of starting with three-quarters of homes valued under all Pearland housing at that point was from the 22 $150,000, and ending with 65 percent of homes year period between 1990 and 2012 In comparison, valued at or above this level statewide only 37 3 percent of all housing has been Selling Price of Homes.One indicator of the relative built since 1990 Residential construction in Pearland affordability of Pearland housing is shown in Figure during the 1970s and 1980s contributed just under 4.3, Average Sale Price of Homes in Pearland a quarter of the 2012 total About five percent was from the 1960s, and all pre-1960 housing was only 1 6 percent of the total It is important to consider Multi-Family Development History housing that is 30 years or older as this is a common point when maintenance of older homes becomes As of 2013,19 of the 30 multi-family residential c an increasing burden on their owners and can start developments in Pearland had been built since N to impact the integrity of entire neighborhoods 2000, including 10 just since 2008 This included the N Significantly, only about 18 percent of all Pearland newly constructed Carroll at Shadow Creek Ranch W dwellings in 2012 were beyond the 30-year threshold apartments at 12501 Broadway,just east of Kingsley s Drive,which includes 352 units in a garden-style Class W Value of Existing Homes The median value of A development In terms of units,the 30 developments owner-occupied homes in Pearland in 2011 was cited above include 7,132 total multi-family dwellings I $177,600, which was a 54 6 percent increase over About 37 percent of these units are new since 2008,and W the 2000 median value of $114,870 The largest just under 30 percent date back to the 1990s or earlier 1- percentage of homes, 37 7 percent, were valued o o in the $150,000 to $199,999 range Combining this Source Pear/and Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 a range with all homes valued in the $200s accounted 4.3 4.4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Relative to Region, where, after 2002, the average in the previous sections, all data, unless otherwise home sale price across the Houston metropolitan noted, were obtained from the Pearland Economic area has exceeded the Pearland average by a and Demographic Profile 2013 widening gap When Pearland's average peaked in Income. The estimated 2011 median household 2007 at$200,688,the regional average was$217,600, income in Pearland was$83,665 This was significantly or 8 4 percent higher By 2012 the regional average higher than at other comparison levels, including had grown to 19 7 percent, especially with the the nation (62 percent higher than $50,502), entire Pearland average price having receded to $193,384 state (67 percent higher than $49,392), and the while the regional average continued to rise Houston metropolitan region(52 percent higher than Housing Starts and Sales.Housing starts in Pearland $54,901) Additionally, while roughly one-quarter of definitely tailed off in recent years after exceeding households in the region had annual incomes greater 1,000 annually from 2002 to 2006(with a high of 1,176 than $100,000, 41 percent of Pearland households in 2002) After dropping to 831 in 2007 and 538 in exceeded this income level At the same time, 2008, the annual number remained in the 300s from nearly half of the region's households (45 9 percent) 2009 to 2012, with a low of 310 in 2010 The trend had incomes below $50,000, while in Pearland the was similar but less so across the region,with the first proportion was only 25 4 percent signs of an uptick in 2012 On the other hand, after Incidence of Poverty. In Pearland, 3 2 percent of local home sales climbed each year from 2002 and families and 4 6 percent of all individuals had incomes peaked in 2007 at 2,121, they dropped each of the in 2008 that put them below the federally-defined next several years down to 1,435 in 2010—the lowest poverty level This was compared to 13 5 percent of number since 1,395 in 2003 — before recovering in families and 17 4 percent of individuals statewide 2011 and climbing back to 1,856 in 2012 In recent years the year-to-year change in Pearland's home The next important consideration is housing-related sales has trended above the regional change expenditures Among owner-occupied housing units in Pearland at the time of the 2012 American THE AFFORDABILITY EQUATION Community Survey, 77 7 percent of owners were Along with home prices,income is the other essential paying off a mortgage compared to 62 5 percent factor that determines the "affordability" of housing for all of Texas The Census Bureau estimated that within a market area The following indicators capture among those with a mortgage in Pearland, typical various aspects of the income picture in Pearland As monthly owner costs (including mortgage payment, Residential Lot Supply An analysis completed by City staff in July 2015 yielded FIGURE 4.3, Average Sale Price of Homes in Pearland the following statistics on the distribution of lot sizes Relative to Region within the City limits,based on just under 31,900 total developed and platted lots through first quarter 2015 Source Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 •The majority of lots(54 3 percent)were in a range from 7000 to 11,999 square feet The greatest $225 share,292 percent,were in the 7000-8,799 range (equivalent to the R-2 zoning district)and another $200 11111 251 percent were in the 8,800-11999 range(R-1 $175 zoning) •Nearly 30 percent of lots(291 percent)were 12,000 $150 square feet or larger Of these,13 2 percent were $125 1/2-acre(21,780 sq ft)to one acre(Residential Estate zoning relative to SR-12 and -15 zoning) $100 •Lot sizes less than 7,000 square feet accounted for c01' cP cPa � � cPA cQ� �� otio oti1 oti� 16 6 percent of all lots(R-3 and R-4 zoning) with only 2 5 percent in the smallest permissible range of Pearland •Houston MSA 5,000-5,999 square feet(R-4) The City-prepared map,2015 Appraised Values of Residential Parcels, included in this plan section displays the pattern of lot values across the community SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS almost exactly in line with the statewide proportion of 57 2 percent Pros and Cons of Low Rent For those owners without a mortgage, only 11 4 Lower rents reduce housing costs for individuals and percent were putting 30 percent or more of their families who cannot afford to purchase a home or income toward housing costs (13 8 percent for all of will not be in the area for long However,consistently Texas), which shows the long-term benefits of home low rents can have some adverse effects on local ownership for most people after a mortgage is fully housing conditions by paid •Potentially discouraging long-term Among occupied rental units in Pearland during maintenance of rental properties 2012,the median rent was$1,073, compared to$834 •Not sending a signal to the market to supply statewide Also,23 1 percent of these local units had more new units rents of$1,500 or more This resulted in 36 2 percent •Potentially discouraging renters from making of Pearland renters spending 30 percent or more of the leap to home ownership because of the their income on rent (versus 49 3 percent for all of gap in monthly cost Texas) This included 26 5 percent who were at or above the 35 percent of income threshold, which was considerably lower than the 40 3 percent at the statewide level However, the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)defines any property taxes, insurance, utilities, association fees, household paying more than 35 percent of its income etc) were at a median of $1,970 per month The toward housing as "cost burdened "This means they statewide median monthly housing expenditure was must often forego other essential needs-or choose $1,446 to sacrifice quality of life in another manner In percentage terms, 47 7 percent of Pearland home Focusing again on the income side of the housing owners were paying $2,000 or more per month affordability equation - and given a median compared to only 23 7 percent at that level for all of household income of $83,665 in Pearland during Texas The highest proportion in Pearland was also 2011 - the median household should have aimed the 47 7 percent paying $2,000 or more per month, to pay no more than $2,092 monthly (30 percent) while statewide the highest proportion was 32 6 toward housing costs, with an absolute maximum of percent in the$1,000 to$1,499 per month range For $2,440 per month(35 percent) Detailed in Table 4.1, housing units without a mortgage, median monthly Monthly Housing Cost Capacity of Households,are owner costs were $688 in Pearland and $451 for all the monthly "affordability" (30 percent of income) of Texas amounts for households at various points above or A common way of gauging housing affordability is to below the area's median household income for 2011 consider monthly owner costs relative to household income Shelter costs are typically considered excessive when they surpass 30 to 35 percent of household income The U S TABLE 4.1, Monthly Housing Cost Capacity of Households Census Bureau estimated that, in both o Pearland and statewide, 31 4 percent Source KendigKeastCoiiaboretrve of home owners with a mortgage were Percent of Median Annual Affordable Monthly N spending 30 percent or more on housing Household Income Income Amount Housing Cost m in 2012 In Pearland the proportion at or o 30%of Income W above the critical 35 percentthreshold was 150% $125,498 $3,137 I- a 22 8 percent, compared to 23 4 percent 125% $104,581 $2,615 w in all of Texas On the other hand, a solid 100% $83,665 $2,092 W majority(57 1 percent)of Pearland home 75% $62,749 $1,569 1- owners who were carrying mortgages in o 2012 were devoting less than 25 percent 50% $41,833 $1,046 of their incomes to housing costs-again, 4.5 4 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 means that households FIGURE 4.4, Home Affordability Index Comparison in 2011 are devoting more of their incomes toward Source Pearland 20/20 Competitive Assessment,December 2012 their homes Median Home Value Median Household Income Home Affordability The Competitive Pearland,TX $181,500 $87,033 2 Assessment also Franklin,TN $295,300 $73,316 4 examined the rental situation in Pearland, McKinney,TX $185,100 $80,113 2.31 with the same Sugar Land,TX $251,700 $103,041 2 44 comparison to several Texas $127,500 $50,266 2 54 peer cities and the United States $179,500 $51,484 3.41 state and nation as displayed in Figure 4 5, Note:Affordability is the ratio between median home value and median household income A low value indicates greater affordability and a Comparative Rental higher value indicates less affordable markets.The figure for the United States can be used as a median benchmark Affordability in 2011 Source:US Census Bureau American Community Survey(3 yr estimates) This shows that while Pearland had one of the In late 2013, Pearland was among four Texas cities higher gross rent levels($1,140), it also had the lowest ranked by Movoto corn, a real estate website, as Percentage of renters (35 percent)paying more than among"The 10 Most Affordable Suburbs in America" 30 percent of their Incomes toward housing cost —with Pearland having the best ranking, at number This data suggests that a renter in Pearland has to be relatively more affluent than in other communities four, among the Texas communities included The others were Universal City at number seven,Schertz at where lower cost rentals are available, and that a number eight,and Cibolo at number 10 The ranking high proportion of Pearland renters(65 percent) had considered the 139 largest suburban communities 70 percent or more of their income left to spend on around the 50 largest cities in the nation Pearland's other needs and wants after covering their rent advantages were the lowest cost of food (18 points below the U S average) and relatively low utility Implications of the Housing Affordability costs (nine points below) and overall cost of living Index (HAI) (six points below) On the other hand, Pearland had the highest median home price among the Top 10 The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University also publishes suburban cities, but this was offset by the second Housing Affordability Index(HAI)data for metropolitan areas in highest median income Property taxes for Pearland Texas along with the entire state and the nation As described home owners were also cited as 38 percent above the by the Center,the HAI indicates general housing affordability national average The key elements of the housing in terms of the ability of the median-income family to purchase affordability equation — income and housing cost — the median-priced existing house in its area using standard, resulted in a home price-to-income affordability ratio conventional financing terms A ratio of exactly 10 would mean of 2 21 for Pearland as calculated by Movoto This that the median family income is exactly equal to the income compared to 2 27 in Universal City, 2 38 in Cibolo, a conventional lender would require for the family to purchase and 2 45 in Schertz the median-priced house A ratio of greater than 10 indicates The Competitive Assessment completed for the that a median income family earns more than enough to buy Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan used the same Home the median-priced house that is,the family could afford to buy Affordability Index (HAI) tool — the ratio of median a house priced above the median price A ratio of less than 10 home value relative to median household income means that a median-income family has insufficient income to — to demonstrate Pearland's housing affordability qualify for a loan to purchase the median priced house strength As presented in Figure 4.4, Home With Pearland having an HAI above 2 0 in recent years this means Affordability Index Comparison in 2011, Pearland's the median-income family in the community would presumably ratio of 2 09 at that time was the lowest among a set qualify to purchase a substantially higher value house beyond the of peer cities, as well as compared to the State of median-priced home So,this is another indicator of the degree of Texas(2 54)and the nation (3 49) As explained in the housing affordability in Pearland Competitive Assessment, as HAI ratio increases, this SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHIORHOODS ahead of supply The median price of single-family FIGURE 4.5, Comparative Rental Affordability in 2011 homes had risen to$180,000, an 8 6 percent increase Source Pearland 20/20 Competitive Assessment December2012 from the year before Population growth in the Houston metropolitan area during this time reached 11,339 60% 3 1 percent, the highest rate among all major U S $1,aoo ' 11,1ao • • 50% metropolitan areas, while the nation overall saw 11,200 • 11,033 growth of only 1 7 percent S1,000 5823 $878 40% S800 30% The area housing market had started 2013 with its Shoo zo% inventory level at a 13-year low, and it continued to sZo�o lo% shrink nearly every month 4 The inventory level is a figure which reflects the number of months it will take so °% to deplete current active inventory based on sales Pearland Franklin, McKinney Sugar Texas United Tx TN TX Land,TX States activity within the previous 12 months By the end of ■Gross Rent •Pct.of renters paying>30%of income in rent 2013,the inventory level had dropped to 2 6 months, .,US.c ,ure cy Sam�,x. below the statewide inventory level and much lower Sour . than the 5 2-month national inventory level Homes were selling faster than they could be built, taking TEXAS AND HOUSTON HOUSING the area inventory down to an all-time low across all MARKETS OFF THE CHARTS price points by the first quarter of 2014 Over the last few years, the State of Texas has been Builders had to begin playing catch-up as there had been virtually no new construction in 2009 and 2010 experiencing a residential development boom due to Texas' remarkable economic performance relative after the national economic recession 6 The Houston to the nation In the fourth quarter of 2013, 60,998 area generated 46,462 residential building permits in 2013, more than any other U S metropolitan area, single-family homes were sold statewide — a 6 8 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2012 ' and 11,102 higher than second ranked New York Home prices were also increasing, with the median Northern New Jersey However, area builders could price statewide up to $172,600 in the fourth quarter not find enough build-ready lots to meet the surging of 2013, an 8 5 percent increase from the previous demand, causing the steeply rising prices of homes Generally it takes 12 to 18 months to convert raw land year Furthermore,the statewide inventory of homes had decreased to 3 6 months,which is well below the to buildable lots as infrastructure work is completed 6 5 months standard that is considered a balanced Concern about a potential regional housing shortage market was emerging in late 2013 given the combination of limited lot supply and resulting slowdown in new The Houston area, as one of the state's fastest home starts Plus, added pressure could be placed growing regions, played a significant role in these on a multi-family sector that was already growing statewide real estate trends From November 2012 rapidly and might not be able to keep pace either to November 2013, the Houston area added an estimated 86,200 jobs amid the great energy and In late 2013, the Houston area was also ranked health sector booms 2 This brought thousands number five among the top U S metropolitan areas of newpeople to the Houston area, resultin in a for buying single-family homes to market as rental greatly increased need for residential development property'This ranking is maintained by Dallas-based N In fact, the Houston market had recorded its 30th HomeVestors of America Inc and North Carolina- N based Local Market Monitor and takes into account consecutive month of year-over-year increase in m home sales by the end of November 2013 By the end the area job market and relative affordability of of the fourth quarter, Houston-area sales had jumped housing Fort Worth and Dallas were the first and a by 9 3 percent — up to 18,502 homes — accounting second-ranked markets on this list, and Charlotte N and Nashville were also ahead of Houston Other for 30 3 percent of the total statewide increase 3 Sale 0 f top ranked markets after Houston included Atlanta, prices in 2013 also continued to outpace those o a.a year earlier, as housing demand continued to run Oklahoma City, Orlando and Las Vegas c c 1 Texas Housing Market Finishes 2013 Strong"Texas Association of Realtors,in Texas A&M University Real Estate Center Online News February 4 2014 2 Toll Spreads Out in Houston Kris Hudson The Wall Street Journal January 22 2014 3 Houston home sales prices surge"Jenny Aldridge Houston Business Journal February 4 2014 4 Year in Review Houston's red hot housing market was on fire in 2013"Olivia Pulsinelli Houston Business Journal December 27 2013 ,1 5 "Houston home sales prices up but still affordable study finds Realty News Report in Texas A&M University Real Estate Center Online News Apnl 11 2014 w .7 6 Houston a top market for residential real estate investing'Olivia Pulsinelli Houston Business Journal,December 23 2013 7 Toll Spreads Out in Houston Kris Hudson The Wall Street Journal January 22 2014 8 Houston a too market for residential real estate investing Olivia Pulsinelli Houston Business Journal December 23 2013 4.8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Multi-family housing development is also at an all- Legacy of Past time high in the Houston area CBRE reported 17,614 apartment units under construction during the fourth Long-Range Planning quarter of 2013, with new units leasing quickly9 Apartment complexes were leasing between 20-40 In 1999,the City of Pearland reviewed and revised its units a month on average, almost double the normal Comprehensive Plan due to the remarkable growth rate The number of apartment units is expected to the community had experienced in the 1990s The keep increasing with ongoing starts of new multi- City later updated the 1999 Comprehensive Plan family projects The Houston area currently ranks with a 2004 addendum The 2004 interim update third in the nation for the number of multi-family units was warranted because of necessary policy changes projected to be constructed by 2017, just behind within the City given the continued rate of growth Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth Also, Houston's and particular opportunities and challenges projected unit absorption through 2017 is 60,000, facing the city Along with essential new land use which ranks second only to the 70,000 expected to planning and community appearance guidance, be absorbed in Dallas-Fort Worth the 2004 addendum focused on housing-related issues involving single-family lot sizes, multi-family After the first quarter of 2014, several key trends development, and recommendations for the future were firmly established and still continuing across the allowable density of single-family housing More Houston area housing market (1)ongoing increases specifically,the 2004 addendum called for in the volume of existing single-family home sales, (2) continued extremely tight supply of available • Rezoning all multi-family zoned property to homes, and (3) a clear advantage in general housing either single-family residential or nonresidential affordability among major U S metropolitan areas— zoning districts This has occurred in the vicinity although the limited supply was causing an uptick in of SH 288, for example,to accommodate area prices given the continued strength of demand medical-related development opportunities and Area homes sales once again rose during the first given the City's desire for more Class A office quarter compared to one year earlier,showing a four space percent increase Nearly 6,000 homes were sold just • Adding more residential zoning districts to during March 201410 the UDC to allow for larger-sized residential arrir- lots, and to increase the variety of housing It , was recommended to add districts that would provide minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square -- feet, 12,000 square feet, and 15,000 square feet In' IBM Based on this recommendation,the City added IONthe SR-12 and SR-15 zoning districts,with 12,000 '�' j .�` �r.� square foot and 15,000 square foot minimum - "`aik lots respectively The 2004 addendum was also specific in stating that future rezoning activity Citizen Survey Results in the City should not involve allowance for smaller-sized residential lots Eight in 10 respondents to the Pearland Citizen • Providing more diversity in housing types Survey(conducted December 2014 through such as patio homes and townhomes February 2015)rated their neighborhood as More straightforward and streamlined excellent or good Nine in 10 respondents zoning approaches were recommended to rated their neighborhood as a safe place to eliminate reliance on Planned Development live Respondents were also pleased with the (PD) applications as the main avenue for availability and affordability of quality housing development of patio homes and townhomes Nine in 10 respondents rated new development Based on this recommendation,the City as excellent or good added a new Townhouse Residential (TH) zoning district to accommodate townhome development 9 Houston one of top markets for multifamily rental occupancy growth Jenny Aldridge Houston Business Journal February 3 2014 10 "Houston home sales prices up but still affordable study finds Realty News Report in Texas A&M University Real Estate Center Online News,Apni 11,2014 SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS • Providing for walkable neighborhoods by impact of the development on surrounding uses " creating pedestrian-centered developments As elsewhere, Planned Development (PD) approval with sidewalks, interconnected streets is another option for proposing residential uses and traffic calming measures It was also Also among the 26 issues was an item to promote recommended that each new neighborhood broader housing choices in Pearland, including contain a focal point such as a square or park specific mention of senior housing, plus patio and that is centrally located within the development multi-family dwellings However, this item was In accordance with this philosophy and with the ultimately deferred from the report given attention City's Parks and Recreation Master Plan,the to this need through other City and PEDC initiatives adopted Land Use Plan shows general locations Finally, the 2009 update also included an item to for future Neighborhood parks eliminate residential zoned parcels along Broadway • Promoting open space through cluster in favor of commercial retail use development approaches, including use of The 2009 Land Use Plan Update report also included density bonuses to encourage developers to apply this land planning technique Based on an appendix tabulation of the extent of land devoted this recommendation,the City adopted the to various land use types based on the recommended Cluster Development Plan option within its map updates This table indicated that 61 8 percent UDC to enable the use of special residential of the total area on the Land Use Plan map(just over density standards as a substitute for the typical 27,500 acres) would be in categories intended for minimum lot size standards for residential primarily residential use Most prominent among these categories, by far, was the Low Density development However, City staff has noted limited utilization of this option, and the need designation with 37 5 percent of the total (16,670 to revisit and potentially adjust the cluster acres) The next largest was Medium Density at 15 development provisions percent of the total (6,875 acres) Detailed in Table 4.2, Acreage in Residential Categories Based • Encouraging neighborhood designs that on 2009 and 2015 Land Use Plan Updates, is a incorporate water features and that offer comparison of the overall residential breakdown waterfront locations for parks,walking trails, from both the 2009 update and the new Land Use water views and general accessibility for Plan version prepared for this Comprehensive residents Plan update - recognizing that some residential LAND USE PLAN UPDATE 2009 use is also possible in other map categories (e g , Garden/O'Day Mixed Use District) The new 2015 Among the six objectives of this interim Land Use Plan statistics show that the proportion of total acreage update was to Conserve Existing Neighborhoods, in the primarily residential categories is effectively including through preservation of existing residential unchanged at 62 percent However, the shares in uses, and by designating appropriate land uses Low Density and especially Medium Density both for transition areas between residential and increased slightly while the High Density category is nonresidential uses to safeguard neighborhoods roughly the same The most significant change is in while allowing for growth and expansion of local the now-combined Suburban Residential categories, businesses which together now account for 5 1 percent of the total compared to 8 1 percent in 2009 '^ The plan identified 26 issues for consideration, 5 eq including three involving residential land use Most - significant of these was an item that led to the ' r addition of Residential Retail Nodes(five acres)at five W i locations on the City's Land Use Plan map The UDC 1 W also now includes a Residential Retail Nodes (RRN) ' ' b` '.� ;. ` zoning designation As envisioned through the 2009 It 1 1 I N plan update, an RRN also allows for single-family _ detached dwellings, two-family (duplex) dwellings, I t W S. town house dwellings, and multi-family dwellings, uT _ ' �' �• �� I ,fir- ,,.«y .,,�, o all requiring Conditional Use Permit approval, as ""`� < well as site plan review "to assist in evaluating the 4.9 4.10 ADOPTED SEPTEMIER 21, 2015 The plan then identifies four districts"to form a strengthened TABLE 4.2, Acreage in Residential Categories Based on 2009 and 2015 Land Use foundation in and around the Plan Updates downtown and supportvitality Source City of Pearland 2009 Land Use Plan Update in the downtown " Along with Acreage on Acreage on an Arts, Culture and Education Land Use Category 2009 Land Use Percent of 2015 Land use Percent of District, this included an Plan Total Plan Total Existing Neighborhood District, Suburban Residential A 2,168 4 9% a Historic Neighborhood (1/2 acre lots) District, and the New Town Suburban Residential B ° Center Based on this plan, the (15,000 sf lots) 158 0 3/° 51% City's UDC now includes an Old 2,258 Townsite (OT) zoning district Suburban Residential C 220 0 5%(12,000 sf lots) with three subdistricts Suburban Residential ° 1 OT-GB, Old Townsite D (10,000 sf lots) 1,047 2 4/° General Business District, Low Density 16,670 37 5% 17,219 38 7% which allows single-family detached dwellings and Medium Density 6,875 15% 7,501 16 6% two-family(duplex)dwellings High Density 549 1 2% 535 1 2% subject to Conditional Use Totals 27,687 61 8% 27,513 61 6% Permit approval, and with the stipulation that such dwellings are allowed only on upper floors of buildings and not at SPECIAL AREA PLANNING AND ground level IMPLEMENTATION 2 OT-R, Old Town Residential District,which permits by right single-family detached The City of Pearland and PEDC have completed dwellings,two-family(duplex) dwellings, a series of other targeted planning initiatives in townhomes, patio homes, and industrialized recent years that included residential land use housing considerations and/or promotion including 3. OT-MU, Old Townsite Mixed Use District, • Old Townsite Downtown Development District which permits by right townhomes and Plan (2005) industrialized housing, and requires Conditional Use Permit approval for single- • Spectrum District(2004 Comprehensive Plan family detached dwellings,two-family(duplex) Update) dwellings,four-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, and boarding or rooming house • Lower Kirby Urban Center(including 2011 uses Proposed Form-Based Code) All three subdistricts also allow for accessory dwelling OLD TOWNSITE units on lots,within an accessory structure Significant attention and planning has been devoted SPECTRUM DISTRICT to Pearland's Old Townsite area, especially through Based on plans for and the anticipated direction of the 2005 Old Townsite Downtown Development the Spectrum District (now the Lower Kirby Urban District Plan The plan included a series of Center district) in the early to mid-2000s, the City development principles, including traditional established a Spectrum (SPD) zoning district in the neighborhood street and parking design to UDC Among the five subdistricts in SPD, one in transition to more walkable streets, a mixed-use new particular focuses on residential activity on single- or Town Center with existing and new residential uses mixed-use sites integrated, and extensive connectivity within Old Town through interconnected neighborhood and SPD District S3, Mixed Use High Density district parks, tree-lined sidewalks, trails, bike paths Residential District, which is "intended for Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) and other open space and recreation amenities SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS rand] is characterized by a vertical mix of 1. Mixed Use Core, which provides the nonresidential and residential uses, with retail most opportunity for the highest intensity and/or office uses on the ground floor and development—and the highest pedestrian residential uses above " Multi-family dwellings activity and greatest variety of uses—given its are permitted subject to Conditional Use immediate adjacency to a future transit station Permit approval Nonresidential uses in S3 2. Urban Neighborhood, which "consists could include commercial and light industrial primarily of a residential fabric" by allowing uses, involving science and technology for a mix of small apartments, townhomes and related activities, developed within a business live work units, along with commercial activity park or corporate campus for compatibility concentrated at street intersections and along with residential uses As elsewhere, Planned the Clear Creek frontage Development (PD) approval is another option 3. Commercial Transition,which provides for a for proposing residential uses range of commercial (retail, office, and live- work)and residential uses as a transition from LOWER KIRBY URBAN CENTER the Mixed Use Core Planning for the Lower Kirby Urban Center, or LKUC 4 Research/Tech Campus,which is intended (formerly the Spectrum District),included completion as the LKUC employment center along Kirby of an LKUC Framework Plan in October 2010 This Drive,with a campus-style office research plan envisioned park setting, but with opportunity for limited residential and supporting retail and restaurant A major regional center with significant uses regional retail, employment, and The residential portion of the schedule of permitted residential uses within convenient access to regional highways and walking uses in the proposed LKUC code also indicates distance from the future transit station residential lofts as a residential use type that is Development within this area would permitted by right in all five Character Zones accommodate large scale office and retail users while providing for appropriately Status and Outlook scaled mixed use and residential uses within the district for Housing and Then, following in November 2011 was a proposed Neighborhoods form-based code for LKUC The code details are driven by a Regulating Plan that establishes five FUTURE HOUSING NEED Character Zones, including a Highway Commercial zone on the district edges along Beltway 8 and SH Displayed in Table 4 3, Future Potential Housing 288 The other four Character Zones include varying Needs, are the results of calculating the potential degrees of residential intent as follows housing units that will be needed within the city TABLE 4.3, Future Potential Housing Needs Source Kendig Keast Collaborative in Future Projected Projected Units Potential o Average Units Potential SF- N Population Housing Units Added from Owner- - Milestone at Milestone 2011 Added Per Year Occupied Units Detached Units N 95,644 36,385 80 9% 82 2% r (2011 ACS) (2011 ACS) -- (2012 ACS) (2012 ACS) W 132,320 49,299 12,914 1,435 10,477 10,615 W (2020 in-city) U) 158,559 58,538 22,153 1,582 17,922 18,210 W (2025 in-city) s. 190,000 69,609 33,224 1,749 26,878 27,310 0 (2030 in-city) a a 4 11 4.12 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 FIGURE 4.6, Trend in Single-Family Residential Building Permits,1996-2012 Source Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 2,610 2,102 2,072 11383 1,639 1,430 1,210 1,207 951 776 722 691 1TIilhl 02 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ` ° 4 . "'+ ' - FIGURE 4.7, Trend in Local Absorption of New •.OVA, :--,.- ems, 1,1 z 1E., w -iik T. Multi-Family Units, 1999-2012 ' r,.< Source Pearland Economic and Demographic Profile 2013 za- . t! '' i:',44 1...3. r4 �ws t a: _ 1. 485 433 . . r 350 r 4,, 261 266 323 271 % 176 +, '-T!n 1 w,fw iI ., 10 MI _ iII . LiI : r 011111111) -55 �- — ,.,�,, tip, vg vc4 vc4ti8ti8ti$ ti8ti8ti8tig vo~ yo^ ryoti 'Y !� at the population levels projected for certain extraterritorial jurisdiction, one possibility is 81,818 milestone years in Section 2, Growth Capacity and units if the projected 225,000 buildout population in Infrastructure The total number of housing units in 2042 is divided by a somewhat reduced figure of 2 75 the city could increase to nearly 70,000 units by 2030, persons per household building upon the estimated 36,385 existing units as As shown in Figure 4 6, Trend in Single-Family of 2011 Residential Building Permits, 1996-2012, Pearland These numbers are intended primarily as a baseline saw its building permit activity for single-family home against which comparisons can be made as actual construction rise and fall dramatically over the last trends unfold in the years ahead For ease of decade, as reported in the Pearland Economic and calculation, they assume that the 2011 median Demographic Profile 2013 Issued permits peaked household size(2 84 persons per household),the 2012 above 2,500 in 2005, then fell off with the national proportion of owner-occupied units (80 9 percent), recession of the late 2000s, and began to rebound and the 2012 proportion of single-family detached in 951 in 2012 Despite the recent permitting drop- units (82 2 percent) will all remain constant into the off, activity remains higher than it was at any point in future They are also gross and not net housing unit the late 1990s The associated value of the permits projections as they do not account for demolition issued has held steady over the last decade and,with and/or replacement of any existing units While it is a 2012 average value of$202,200, is roughly double even more challenging to pinpoint a potential future where permit values were in the late 1990s housing unit count for the combined City limits and SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS Illustrated in Figure 4 7, Trend in Local Absorption The same question was posted on the MindMixer of New Multi-Family Units, 1999-2012, is the online discussion forum site during a portion of the quite positive absorption of new multi-family units comprehensive planning process, with the following in Pearland dating back to 1999, with only one off sampling of responses year in 2003 when 55 more units became available • Condos or townhomes—NO APARTMENTS' for lease than were ultimately rented The larger absorption numbers in various years since the • Brownstones mid-2000s reflects the extent of new multi-family • Planned higher-density communities construction in Pearland during this time, and the • More affordable condos/townhomes for retirees evident demand given their leasing success Other communities have noticed an impact on multi-family ■ "Permaculture" neighborhood with much absorption and occupancy following an uptick in smaller houses senior housing construction and development of • Townhomes that you buy more assisted living projects,which is a possibility for Pearland in the coming years ■ More middle income and upscale • Small condos/retirement communities for age FUTURE HOUSING MIX 55+ At the time of this comprehensive planning effort, ■ Residential neighborhoods with larger lots Pearland's public and private leadership and • Occupant-owned housing of any kind many residents were recognizing the need for a wider array of housing options in the community — • Single-family homes in gated communities while remaining adamant that further multi-family • Housing that is not controlled by Home Owner construction should not be a significant part of or Property Owner Associations this mix Demographic trends were partly behind • Ones where we pay less property taxes this desire to see a more diverse housing stock in Pearland, to address "life-cycle" housing needs Concern about and opposition to significant among younger, middle-aged and senior population additional apartment construction in Pearland was cohorts within the city Additionally, as captured in expressed during public engagement activities the Competitive Assessment conducted for PEDC, for this comprehensive planning effort This was concern was also expressed about a mismatch consistent with sentiments heard as input to the between the employment options available in Competitive Assessment completed in late 2012 for Pearland relative to the housing costs such workers the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan face in hoping to live where they work, leading many Despite these data [on the relatively to purchase or rent elsewhere and commute to local low level of rental housing options jobs in Pearland in Pearland], most Pearland input Inrespondents do not want to see additional an informal polling exercise during a multi-family residential units constructed Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting in the city Stakeholders feel that multi- committee members were asked, "What housing family development attracts a lower- types will Pearland need in the future that are not income resident to Pearland and risks the available at all or enough today?" The resulting community's quality of life, public safety, '^ distribution of responses was and educational performance N 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 7 r W --- m Townhomes 36% f W Single Family Detached - w s. 31% '�'-- (Large Lot) '^ a O .��'. W Senior Housing 11% 4 i . ,` , ,7- -.-,GW: F.- Condominiums 11% ci iiii t Others 11% 4.13 4,14 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Furthermore, in an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, - • , committee members were asked to agree or disagree 7� / ,� with two statements on the specific issue of multi- / , fir - , family housing — - ••�•.t . r k or "Even if the private development market is A ,. , 6, I interested in building more multi-family housing ii., w at� in Pearland, the City's zoning regulations should -- limit this type of housing " "The City's Land Use Plan should indicate areas for new multi-family residential beyond existing ' +i \\r' locations of this use " k! j " '• 4, °, ;;.. The entire committee unanimously concurred with z. - the first statement (yes, limit this housing type) To ` T � •, ` l,►. the second statement, three-quarters of the group ti ,igi - { qi �i disagreed (no, do not plan for additional areas of - +: multi-family housing) Both the desire for greater housing variety and the discomfort with multi-family development has significant implications for the potential mix and form of new and redeveloped concerns plus the cost of providing municipal residential uses within Pearland in the years ahead services to residential uses that do not "pay The City-prepared Apartment Complexes map their way" in terms of appraised value and included in this plan section illustrates the location, resulting property tax revenue to the City) size and relative density of current multi-family uses ■ Community receptiveness to multifamily housing due to effects of concern in a suburban Key Planning setting (e g, density,traffic, schools, City facilities/programs) Considerations • Importance of effective regulations to get Input and discussions for this Comprehensive Plan desired residential outcomes(i e , relative to update, through workshops with City Council and limited-regulation cities) Planning and Zoning Commission, informal small- ■ Sustainability and code compliance of older group sessions, a community-wide public open rental properties, especially near single-family house event, the online Virtual Town Hall forum, residential neighborhoods interaction with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, and background discussions with City • Cost and difficulty of redevelopment and infill staff, yielded the following concerns related to this development, so ways City can promote and Housing and Neighborhoods section of the plan incentivize it • Needed diversity in housing stock, including • Outreach and partnerships between City and entry-level,young professional and senior homeowner associations housing, and a wider range of ownership • Accommodating an aging demographic options (appropriate design for in-home accessibility • Lot and house size considerations, from both and neighborhood walkability, more senior market and regulatory perspectives 0 e, care facilities so older residents can stay in socioeconomic trends and cost factors will community) drive what lot and home types/sizes the private ■ More green space and trees within market chooses to supply, meanwhile,the City neighborhoods can use zoning standards to accommodate ■ Coming focus on home maintenance with older some amount of smaller-footprint dwelling housing stock, and the need for adequate types while also limiting the overall extent of regulations to manage teardown/rebuild activity small lots, which is typically driven by density where home renovation is not feasible SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS Goals and development intensity to maintain a consistent area character This approach is most effective when Action Strategies density bonuses are built into the district framework such that those development options that will best GOALS advance community housing objectives are also the most rewarding for the development community A"goal" is a statement of a desired outcome("end") This zoning approach can also be tied to the toward which efforts are directed, as expressed promotion of cluster and conservation development by more specific objectives and action priorities methods Provisions can be included to require ("means") Below are three goals intended to focus incorporation of multiple housing types into plan implementation efforts related to Housing and developments that will exceed a certain density Neighborhoods that follow the adoption of this new threshold For example, as a potential condition for Comprehensive Plan awarding a density bonus to such developments that GOAL 4.1: A wider range of residential will preserve a greater amount of permanent open options to meet the "life-cycle" space in return for smaller lot sizes, another housing housing needs of current and future type besides single-family detached dwellings (e g , Pearland residents zero lot line patio homes,townhomes, etc)could be GOAL 4.2: A commitment both to the integrity required when lot sizes are reduced beyond a certain and continued appeal of older point By incorporating such provisions into the established neighborhoods, as well City's development regulations, this mixed-housing as the quality design and long-term outcome can be achieved directly without needing sustainability of newer residential a Planned Development application and process - areas or by carving up a single project site into multiple GOAL 4 3: A continued emphasis on Pearland's zoning districts to accommodate different housing housing quality and options types and densities as a fundamental economic development advantage and The UDC currently defines nine types of"dwellings" benefit for current and prospective (in Section 5 1 1 1 , General Definitions) residents • Single-Family Detached(with multiple zoning ACTION STRATEGIES districts that provide for seven minimum lot sizes compared to just one zoning district for Itemized below are a set of potential actions for each of the other housing types) responding to the key issues and community needs • Industrialized Home identified in this Comprehensive Plan section In particular, three items are highlighted as strategic • Patio Home initiatives for the immediate future • Two-Family EHOUS11 STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1. GREATER • Quadriplex(four family) 0 ING VARIETY ■ Town House Along with the focus on diverse housing types and • Multiple-Family in mixed-use development in various special districts • HUD Code Manufactured Home N within Pearland (e g , Old Townsite, Lower Kirby Urban Center), the City should revisit its Unified ■ Mobile Home ^' cg Development Code to consider ways to encourage Detailed in Table 4 4, Housing Types Allowed m - and, in some cases, potentially require - a mix of in Zoning Districts, are where these particular W housing types within new developments In some I- residential options are currently possible within municipal codes a residential"flex"district is included the community either as a permitted-by-right use 0 in which a series of residential development options W and lot sizes are available by right, with appropriate / ` development and compatibility standards for each o option (e g , maximum lot coverage, buffering, etc) i4 4.1.), .-----. ' that are on a sliding scale and tied to the proposed :, - 1 l� , , I 0 i - - 4.15 4.16 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 4.4, Housing Types Allowed in Zoning Districts Source City of Pearland Unified Development Code 4- co N v >' >' H A O • = - A Zoning District o c a 'o ,. O1 rn a+ 2 ii 2 U. R c _ v0i a 7 O C E. = �' _ "2E V in = d H LL H f f mG.' t R-E P P (Residential Estate) SR-15 P P (Suburban Development) SR-12 P P (Suburban Development) R-1 P P (Single-Family Residential) R-2 P P (Single-Family Residential) R-3 P P (Single-Family Residential) R-4 P P P C (Single-Family Residential) TH P P P P (Townhouse Residential) MF P P P P P (Multiple-Family Residential) MH P P (Manufactured Home Park) SPD-3 C (Spectrum Subdistrict 3) C-MU P C (Cullen Mixed Use) G/O-MU P C (Garden/O'Day Mixed Use) OT-GB C C P (Old Townsite-General Business) OT-R P P P P P P (Old Townsite-Residential) OT-MU C P C C P C C P (Old Townsite-Mixed Use) RRN C C C C (Residential Retail Nodes) GB P (General Business Retail) GC P (General Commercial) M-1 C (Light Industrial) M-2 P C (Heavy Industrial) NOTE Residential uses are permitted in all districts where not permitted by right(indicated by a P in the table)or by Conditional Use Permit (indicated by a'C' in the table)via a Planned Development approval Residential uses are possible only via Planned Development approval in the Suburban Development(SD) Spectrum(SPD)1 2 and 4 5,Office and Professional(OP) Business Park 288(BP 288) and Neighborhood Service (NS)zoning districts SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS (indicated by a"P")or subject to Conditional Use Permit (5) currently has only general and typical language approval (indicated by a "C") The table also shows about bringing properties into compliance, protecting where a "Boarding or Rooming House" use is possible, adjacent property owners, and ensuring public health, as well as the allowance for accessory dwellings units safety and general welfare, which still leaves much to in the three Old Townsite subdistncts In addition, the the discretion of the Board of Adjustment Planned Development (PD) zoning district functions as an overlay to underlying base zoning districts and ,. STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3: EXPANDED FOCUS provides for single-use or mixed-use projects that ::iO ON NEIGHBORHOODS could involve residential use A PD may be proposed anywhere in the City subject to provisions in the City's Most municipal governments address neighborhood- Unified Development Code level needs across a variety of departments and functions, from public works and public safety to ESTRATEGIC PRIORITY 2: REGULATORY parks and recreation and animal control Some cities, RELIEF FOR REDEVELOPMENT both from a management and resource allocation standpoint, as well as to signal their commitment TheCityshouldconsideraddingneworadjustingcurrent to neighborhoods as the core "building blocks" of UDC provisions that allow for relaxation of specified the community, choose to establish a Department of standards, especially to make a clearer connection Neighborhoods or other specialized division to ensure to the community objective of encouraging desired a daily focus at the "grass roots" level redevelopment activity Neighborhood redevelopment and infill proposals often face immediate obstacles The City of Pearland should explore this option and when contemporary development standards must consider models in other Texas and U S cities For be applied in older areas of communities Regulatory example, the City of College Station, in furtherance relief may be warranted in such cases,as long as certain of an action item in its 1997 Comprehensive Plan, precautions and mitigation criteria can be met prioritized neighborhood planning and the associated coordination of services to neighborhoods The City Common regulatory constraints to redevelopment currently focuses on 13 identified neighborhood include site access and circulation standards, limited planning areas with individual plans Meanwhile, City on site area for parking and loading, nonconforming staff oversees a variety of neighborhood-focused building setbacks (and/or inadequate area to meet activities, including its Neighborhood Partnership minimum yard requirements), and on-site drainage Program, its Seminar Supper series (on such topics requirements The intent is that known obstacles as neighborhood watch and block captain training peculiar to targeted redevelopment areas should be through the Police Department), and the City's annual addressed directly in the development regulations, National Night Out plans Points of contact on City staff including a defined procedure for offering flexibility facilitate the resolution of lingering code enforcement in such areas with longstanding revitalization needs issues and noise and animal complaints As summarized Otherwise, an applicant with viable reinvestment plans on the City's website must pursue typical hardship-based variance requests before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which takes Neighborhood Services maintains time and can be unpredictable collaborative partnerships between neighborhoods, community organizations Pearland's UDC currently deals with this, to some and the City of College Station By registering in extent, through Section 2 7 3 7, Special Exceptions for your neighborhood or homeowner association c Nonconformities(which,similarto variance applications, with Neighborhood Services, your association N involves a Zoning Board of Adjustment review process), is eligible for resources and assistance from N. and Section 2 7 3 8, Nonconformities Specifically the City Associations have the opportunity ce Related to the Old Townsite (OT) Zoning District In to develop regular communication with staff m regarding area development and City services W providing a procedure under which such relaxation i_ of standards should be allowed, the development The program also focuses, in particular, on leadership y regulations should also spell out parameters for development and promoting the establishment or 0 and conditions under which such flexibility might rejuvenation of neighborhood and home owner ui be provided so that applicants have an idea of what associations An essential resource for this is a 47-page o is possible and so that other property owners and publication,Taking Action 1 A Manual for Neighborhood ci residents see that adequate precautions are in place Associations, which, among its array of resources, to protect area character UDC Section 2 7 3 8(a) includes a Neighborhood Self-Evaluation Checklist 4.17 4.18 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 In its 2007 Comprehensive Plan update, the City of Services, http.//charmeck.org/city/charlotte/ College Station included a plan element specifically nbs/ on Neighborhood Integrity Among its action items, ■ City of Riverside(CA) Neighborhoods Division, this plan section recommended enhancing the http//www riversideca.gov/neighborhoods/ Neighborhood Services function even further by • City of Seattle(WA) Department of • Establishing a single point of contact for Neighborhoods, http.//www.seattle.gov/ neighborhood organizations in problem neighborhoods/ solving, and education and outreach programs • Hillsborough County(FL)Office of to neighborhoods and residents about City services and training opportunities, which was Neighborhood Relations, http//www hillsboroughcounty.org/index.aspx?nid=2510 accomplished as described above • Focusing on providing leadership training At the time of this Comprehensive Plan update, and assistance in capacity building for and in furtherance of several core initiatives in the neighborhood associations Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan, PEDC in 2013 had hired a new staff member who, in part, will focus on • Tracking identity and character indicators to corridor revitalization efforts help identify neighborhoods in transition so that the City can allocate resources to specific areas of need • Enhancing the City's overall public engagement Neighborhood-Oriented Events practices with additional public education and outreach, especially related to the Examples from across the nation illustrate the multiple City's development review and approval ways to maintain communication links to neighborhood process,which was a source of frustration for leaders and representatives Establishing a community- neighborhoods in some cases mainly because wide association or network of neighborhood councils of inadequate communication and a lack of can also lead to annual gatherings and/or other periodic knowledge about the process meetings and seminars on issues of interest to all InrecentyearstheCityofHoustonalsotooksignificant neighborhoods Such forums can prove valuable for inviting steps to focus more resources on neighborhoods "grass roots" input into,and notice of,capital improvement Among its priorities,the City distributes mini-grants, priorities,park and public facility upgrades,street and which is a popular initiative in many U S cities for infrastructure projects, pending major zoning cases crime engaging neighborhoods and promoting grass- prevention activities code compliance initiatives,etc Some roots involvement and self-help actions Local civic communities also host high-profile annual events focused on the interests and needs of neighborhoods including clubs, Super Neighborhoods, and other community organizations can compete to earn cash through an ■The 29th annual CityLinks conference between the City annual competition sponsored by Neighborhoods of Dayton,University of Dayton and other partners USA (NUSA) NUSA is the largest U S non-profit with the 2014 theme,"Moving Dayton Forward New committed to neighborhoods NUSA helps the City Ideas,New Initiatives" to evaluate applications for funding of programs (htto.//www.udavton.edu/artssciences/fitzcenter/ or projects that meet the eligibility requirements community props/citylinks/) in several categories Significantly, Houston hosted •The annual Neighborhood Conference in Riverside, NUSA's annual conference in 2015 California hosted by the City's Neighborhoods In considering the wide range of neighborhood- Division oriented initiatives that could be pursued, it is helpful (http.//www nversideca ciov/neighborhoods/ to look to programs in other cities for ideas and neighborhoods conference.aso) inspiration given the variety of examples they can ■The 11th annual Neighborhoods Conference in offer Besides the City of Houston, other examples Hillsborough County Florida hosted by the County's from across the country include Office of Neighborhood Relations • City of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County(NC) (http//www hillsborounhcountvorg/index. aspx?NID=2999) Department of Neighborhood and Business SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS OTHER ACTION ITEMS footprint, and may not exceed two stories or 24 feet in height,whichever is less ACTION. REDEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES Accessory dwelling units are common and popular in As another way to encourage residential some communities to accommodate elderly parents redevelopment in targeted areas, the City should or relatives ("granny flats"), young adult family consider a tax abatement or deferral program, or members wanting to live independently but close by, other incentive mechanism,that rewards infill activity or local college students in need of basic, low cost and housing rehabilitation in older neighborhoods housing It also provides another affordable living Such a program could target lots where substandard option within neighborhoods— and a rental income structures were recently removed so that these opportunity for home owners The UDC should lots are put back onto the market and tax rolls provide a legal avenue for accessory dwelling units as promptly as possible Other inducements can in more situations within Pearland This can involve include fast-track permitting, fee waivers, land creation of a separate or semi-private living area assembly assistance, and infrastructure cost-sharing within an existing dwelling, or the establishment of a for builders and organizations that complete infill garage apartment or separate living area in another construction on vacant lots accessory building on a lot as already addressed ACTION ZONING INCENTIVE FOR ADDRESSING by the UDC To ensure their appropriate use and TARGETED HOUSING NEEDS compatibility, accessory units can also be regulated in a variety of ways to address bulk, setback, and lot Along with potential financial mechanisms, the size and coverage issues, residential density, and City should also consider ways that it can provide parking, safety, and other potential concerns Some incentives for meeting the housing needs of specific ordinances aim to limit the leasing of such units demographics through special UDC provisions through provisions disallowing separate utilities Some development codes allow for density bonuses and utility billing, separate trash collection, or the to reward projects that provide a variety of dwelling establishment of a separate house number and types such that some percentage are more affordable mailing address on a lot than current market-rate units A development would be allowed a certain amount of additional residential ACTION: MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE RATIONALE density over and above the maximum limit allowed by The City should revisit the current maximum lot existing zoning In return,some designated units may coverage standards for each of its residential zoning be restricted to occupancy by certain target groups districts to ensure that they reflect the existing (e g , seniors, disabled, veterans, young persons/ and/or desired character for various areas of the families) and/or the units must remain available community By limiting lot coverage, the UDC over time and multiple re-sales of the property already has a core element of a character-based land The regulations can also establish certain criteria use planning and zoning approach This zoning tool, to govern when a density bonus is appropriate with along with minimum yard requirements, helps to regard to compatibility,adequate site area,adequate control the extent of site area that may be covered parking, etc, and to ensure consistent design and by improvements, which also maintains open space finishes for the designated units and is particularly important where a more Suburban ACTION ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS development character is desired(and also for storm N As another way to respond to demographic trends water management purposes in some ordinances) o Additionally — and fortunately — the Pearland UDC, N and provide another affordable "life-cycle" housing unlike codes in some other cities, does treat lot N option, the City should consider providing more cr coverage as encompassing all "impervious cover" W opportunity for accessory dwelling units beyond co (as defined in Section 5 1 1 1 (a)(231)) and not just z just the Old Townsite area — and also integrated building footprints However, some of the current a with single-family dwellings versus only in accessory coverage limits raise questions including La N structures on a residential lot The UDC currently allows such units only in the three subdistricts of • Why a relatively high lot coverage of 50 percent W the Old Townsite zoning district (in Section 2 4 3 4, is allowed in the Residential Estate (RE)and 0. OT, Old Townsite District), and only in an accessory Suburban Residential-15(SR-15)districts when o structure that may not exceed a 660 square foot these are intended to be the least intensive a 4.19 4.2 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 residential districts with an Estate or Suburban pattern and design, and its use of green technology development characters and building techniques These standards include • Why the coverage limit increases to 60 percent prerequisites, which are required as a baseline for for the Suburban Residential-12(SR-12)district— sustainable neighborhood development,and credits, another district where a less intensive Suburban which provide additional best practice standards character is the stated intent—but then drops for such development LEED-ND encourages back to 50 percent for all the progressively more design strategies that conserve resources such as Intensive Single Family Residential districts(R-1 reinvesting within existing neighborhoods, cleaning through 4) plus the Townhouse Residential (TH) up contaminated sites, protecting natural areas, district'? and facilitating connections to the surrounding community The LEED-ND Rating System is organized • Why some of the most intensive residential into three basic sections uses, as accommodated by the Multiple-Family Residential (MF)and Manufactured Home 1 Smart Location and Linkage(SLL) Where to Park(MH)districts, have some of the most Build restrictive coverage standards—40 percent and 2. Neighborhood Pattern and Design(NPD) 30 percent, respectively—compared to only a What to Build 50 percent coverage limit in the least intense RE 3. Green Infrastructure and Buildings(GIB) How and SR-15 districts'? to Manage Environmental Impacts The City of Pearland is also to be applauded for While actual pursuit of LEED-ND certification for including residential anti-monotony regulations in its a proposed development project is still relatively UDC, in Section 2 5 6 3, which requires variation in limited compared to other LEED certifications, the front facades of homes and in garage styles and another approach is to informally assess the locations on lots to prevent garages from becoming quality of existing neighborhoods — and possibly the "dominant visual architectural feature" across even some proposed developments — using the entire subdivisions Varied front yard setbacks are LEED-ND checklist For most neighborhoods and also allowed developments this will involve three main steps ACTION EVALUATE AND ELEVATE 1 Evaluate the Neighborhood Conduct an audit NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN of a neighborhood or development using The U S Green BuildingCouncil(USGBC)developed the LEED-ND categories, prerequisites and p credits Within the resource publication, A a now widely familiar building performance Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood rating system entitled, Leadership in Energy and Development, is a handy checklist that can be Environmental Design (LEED) LEED includes several used to aid in this evaluation (and also see the categories with which to evaluate the performance simplified checklist in this section) " of various types of buildings including New 2. Focus on Strengths and Weaknesses Identify Construction, Homes, Schools, Healthcare, and areas where the neighborhood performs well Commercial Interiors In 2007 USGBC introduced under LEED-ND Where it does not, solicit LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) as a stakeholder input on specific needs and means of taking the green certification concept potential solutions or mitigation measures beyond individual buildings and applying it to 3. Respond with a Plan Propose retrofits, a neighborhood context Co-developed with targeted redevelopment, infrastructure the Natural Resources Defense Council and the improvements, or other measures that build on Congress for the New Urbanism, LEED-ND takes the neighborhood's strengths and address its a broad approach to neighborhood sustainability, weaknesses The level of detail and effort can reflecting the most current research and ideas vary widely,from an informal list of suggestions about smart, green, sustainable and well-designed to a detailed design and policy proposal that neighborhoods becomes the backbone of a neighborhood plan If a neighborhood is already the focus LEED-ND involves a set of measurable standards of a planning effort, grass-roots participation that collectively identify whether an existing or in that process is essential to ensure that proposed development of two buildings or more can it addresses identified needs and protects be deemed environmentally superior, considering neighborhood assets the development's location and access, its internal ii-A Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development Natural Resources Defense Council (www.nrdc.ora/cdies/smartarowth/files/citizens guide LEED ND.odf) SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS Checklist for Evaluating Neighborhoods The informal checklist below summarizes all credits and prerequisites in the LEED-ND Rating System The checklist can be used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a development proposal,site plan,existing neighborhood,or even a neighborhood plan or the zoning standards that apply to a particular neighborhood The checklist can also be used as a source of potential standards and thresholds to include in plans, policies, regulations or designs However, this summary checklist is a simplified version of the full LEED-ND Sustainable Neighborhood Development Checklist,which offers much more detail for such efforts The LEED-ND Rating System requires sophisticated verification of compliance with standards and,therefore, provides a much more authoritative evaluation The complete checklist can be found in the Citizens Guide publication cited earlier in this section Smart Location and Linkage •Location •Ecosystems and Open Spaces • •Contaminated Sites V •Transit-Accessible Locations. •Cycling Facilities f ■Jobs and Housing Proximity y- Neighborhood Pattern and Design •Walkable Streets .�.._ •Compact Development - •Neighborhood Connections � '�, ■Mixed Uses , •Affordable and Diverse Housing ^'' Sou r •Parking and Transportation Demand H LAKE . ■Parks and Recreation •Universal Design 1111111111111mm--: •Community Participation •Local Food •School Access and Design Green Infrastructure and Buildings •Construction Techniques •Energy Efficiency and Conservation In 2010, the U S Department of Housing and ■Energy Production and Distribution Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would consider LEED-ND's location criteria when •Water Efficiency and Conservation awarding competitive housing grants, including its •Stormwater and Wastewater Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants •Green Building Process This includes LEED-ND standards for such things as ■Historic and Existing Building Reuse transit access, proximity to neighborhood shops and cg services, sensitivity to environmental features, and •Heat Islands the amount and character of nearby development •Recycling and Reuse Grant-giving organizations and agencies can use •Light Pollution LEED ND in a similar way, incorporating standards for N smart and sustainable development into their projectLLI selection process Regarding the Quality Neighborhood Design elements highlighted here, a related question on neighborhood quality was posted on the MindMixer 4.21 4.22 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 online discussion forum site during a portion of the Quality Neighborhood Design comprehensive planning process — "What specific features make certain neighborhoods in Pearland Contemporary subdivision design too often overlooks the very appealing and should be done elsewhere time-honored elements of what makes a neighborhood when possible?" — with the following sampling of appealing and sustainable for the long term Typical features responses of a quality neighborhood design include ■ Detention ponds used for walkways and parks •Some focal point,whether a park or central green, • Curb appeal (entries,winding sidewalks, green/ school,community center place of worship or open spaces) small-scale commercial activity,that enlivens the • Brick perimeter fences neighborhood and provides a gathering place •Equal importance of pedestrian and vehicular • Street lights circulation Street design accommodates, but also • Pocket parks calms, necessary automobile traffic Sidewalks along • Walking/jogging paths and trees or away from streets and/or a network of off-street trails,provide for pedestrian and bicycle circulation ■ Sidewalks (especially for school children)and promote ■ Parks and recreation—connect to hike and bike interconnectivity of adjacent neighborhoods trails •A variety of dwelling types to address a range of needs ■ More fences among potential residents(based on age income level household size,etc) ■ Fewer fences •Access to schools,recreation and daily conveniences • "Good neighbor" designs(amenities for within relatively close proximity to the neighborhood, interaction) if not within or at its edges(such as along bordering • Speed humps major streets) • Parkways •An effective street layout that provides multiple paths to external destinations(and critical access for • More gated neighborhoods emergency vehicles)while also discouraging non-local Participants in the MindMixer online discussion or cut-through traffic forum site were also asked — "What neighborhood •Appealing streetscapes whether achieved through features have you liked in other cities that should street trees or other design elements,which "soften" be encouraged more in Pearland when possible?" — an otherwise intensive atmosphere and draw residents with the following sampling of responses to enjoy common areas of their neighborhood This should include landscape designs consistent with local • Street maintenance in older areas climate and vegetation ■ More walking and biking spaces(sidewalks •Compatibility of fringe or adjacent uses or measures everywhere in city) to buffer the neighborhood from incompatible • Connectivity to uses outside of neighborhood, development and to other neighborhoods •Evident definition of the neighborhood"unit"through • Larger lots and no privacy fences(natural recognizable identity and edges,without going so far(through walls and other physical barriers)as to barriers versus worn fences) establish"fortress"neighborhoods ■ Outdoor water recreation (a real lake) •Set-aside of conservation areas,greenbelts or other ■ Trees not planted under power lines to avoid open space as an amenity,to encourage leisure and future trimming healthful living,and to contribute to neighborhood buffering and definition ■ Complete Streets(for cyclists and older •Use of local streets for parking to reduce the lot area residents, and also more attractive) that must be devoted to driveways and garages,and ■ Protecting against certain business types for the traffic calming benefits of on-street parking (payday loans, pawn shops) •Respect for historic sites and structures,and ■ Large City-issued trash bins on wheels(versus incorporation of such assets into neighborhood design use of trash bags) SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHIORHOODS • Trees(more planting and transplanting in new Housing and developments) In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Neighborhoods Tools Plan Advisory Committee meeting, committee While the development of new residences and members were asked, "The most important near- rehabilitation of older housing occurs primarily term action items from this Comprehensive Plan through the private sector, municipal government related to housing and neighborhoods should be and other public and non-profit partners have [with the opportunity to select three]?" The resulting an essential role to play in protecting residential distribution of responses was investments over time, as well as the local economy 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% and tax base which strong neighborhoods support Basic maintenance in older areas 19% Having a diverse stock of housing—new and old, big Trail Master Plan implementation and small, ownership and rental — is instrumental in around neighborhoods offering choice and providing for the individual needs Road and utlilty infrastructure to 15% of all households, regardless of economic condition support new residential Neighborhood level plans IllEllIKEZMIIIIIIIAVAILABLE MUNICIPAL TOOLS Housing rehabilitatoin incentives 11% in older areas As a home rule municipality, the City of Pearland Rental housing registration/inspection has various authorities and means for spurring and Neighborhood department/division liflim shaping the extent, location, form and quality of in City government residential development Summarized in Table 4.5, A similar question was posted on the MindMixer Tools for Advancing Housing and Neighborhoods online discussion forum site during a portion of Objectives, are key mechanisms through which the comprehensive planning process — "What Pearland is already pursuing its objectives related to actions are needed to ensure that Pearland's older the variety and affordability of local housing options, neighborhoods remain appealing and successful?"— and the desirability and sustained appeal of both new with the following sampling of responses and older established neighborhoods These tools • Keepthemsafeare shown in five categories that represent the main ways that comprehensive plans are implemented • Keep high-level amenities 1 Capital investments • Retain nice old people 2 Policies and programs • Zoning laws or something similar 3 Regulation and standards • Limit trashy businesses in downtown— 4 Partnerships and coordination encourage nice small businesses 5 More targeted planning(especially as required • Don't let the "riff raff" in to qualify for external funding opportunities) • Keep property taxes high Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication • More community development of its municipal government, Pearland benefits from activities that are done here routinely relative • Sidewalks, curbs and street lights to smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities `n 0 • Maintenance of common areas — and compared to some larger cities with limited N • Upkeep and maintenance laws will or support to take certain actions Along with N the strategic priorities and other actions outlined W • Deed restrictions in this plan section, it is important to capture in the m • Infrastructure updating Comprehensive Plan those ongoing functions of City a • Active civic clubs(where there is no Home government, such as those highlighted in Table 4 5, y that will also help to attain the vision and goals within Owners Association) this plan o IL 0 0 4.23 4.24 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 4.5, Tools for Advancing Housing and Neighborhoods Objectives Tool Pearland Examples Overall Framework for Housing and Neighborhoods Focus Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan » Land Use Plan (areas for various housing types) Strategic Planning • Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan Capital Projects Multi-Year Programming • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budgeting » New/upgraded fire stations for better coverage » Street/infrastructure rehab in older neighborhoods » Park and trail projects Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • Property tax and utility rates Special Initiatives • Neighborhood-oriented policing and volunteer watch • Code compliance • Railroad "quiet zones" Special Districts • Municipal Management Districts • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) • Municipal Utility Districts(MUDs) Regulations and Standards Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations » Areas zoned for various housing types and mixes » Residential density(minimum lot size)and intensity(maximum coverage)provisions » Nonresidential compatibility near residential » Planned Development and Cluster Development Plan options » Subdivision design standards » Parkland dedication and fee-in-lieu provisions Partnerships and Coordination Public/Public • Pearland Economic Development Corporation » Old Townsite and redevelopment focus • School districts • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs • U S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funding » Use of CDBG funds in targeted areas(housing rehab/repair, code compliance) Public/Private • Private property owners and land development, real estate and lending communities • Development agreements • Insurance Services Office(insurance costs based on community ISO rating) • Advocacy and resource organizations » Homeowner associations » Civic/neighborhood groups(e g, Keep Pearland Beautiful) » Neighborhoods USA » U S Green Building Council Targeted Planning Special-Area Planning • Corridor and district plans(Lower Kirby, SH35, Old Townsite) City Master Plans • Parks and Recreation,Trails • Water,Wastewater, Drainage • HUD-required plans and reports SECTION 4: HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS Housing-Related Findings from Community Benchmarking Data During 2014,the City of Pearland commissioned a"benchmarking"study that compared the city to nine other peer communities in Texas and the U S (as shown in the charts on this page) in terms of various types of quantitative indicators The benchmarking data showed that in fiscal year 2013-14, residential land uses accounted for 721 percent of the total taxable value of all real property in Pearland(which had just exceeded$7 billion) This was relative to a high mark of 819 percent of total taxable value within residential properties in nearby League City and a low of 50 6 percent in Franklin,Tennessee Building upon the knowledge that much of Pearland s housing stock is relatively new,the benchmarking data confirmed that Pearland ranked third highest among the 10 communities in the percentage of housing constructed since 2000(517 percent) In fact,along with the Texas cities of Frisco and McKinney, Pearland was among the three communities in which the majority of all housing had been built since 2000 For both established residents and newcomers to Pearland,the benchmarking data also showed that those seeking homes could choose from an extensive inventory that remained relatively inexpensive through 2012 At that time Pearland had the second lowest median value of owner-occupied housing units($179,000)among the 10 comparison communities The median value exceeded$200 000 in six of the 10 cities,with two exceeding $300,000(Rancho Cucamonga,California, highest at$348,900) Finally,the Benchmarking data confirmed Owner-Occupied Housing Unit Median Value—2012 ACS 3 year that, based on housing market data through 2012, Pearland had the second Rancho Cucamonga city,CA 5348 900 smallest share of multi family residential Cary town,NC $305,600 (151 percent)amongthe 10 comparison Franklin city,TX $298,900 p Sugar Land city 5256,600 communities Frisco city TX 5245 20C Plano city,TX 5216,900 Pearland officials and citizens are Olathe city KS 5193,000 particularly interested in ensuring McKinney city TX 5185,600 residential quality and values in their Pearland city TX 5179 700 League City city,TX 5172 000 community They are rightly concerned if so the benchmarking comparisons suggest the 5200,000 $300.000 5400,000 that Pearland's housing may be too affordable"and whether local housing Housing Types—2012 ACS 3 year stock will hold its value over time Leaders Sugar Land city TX .6% 11.4% and residents are also keenly focused on Pearland city TX 84.9% 15 1% the appropriate amount of multi-family Frisco city TX 16.3% housing to allow In keeping with the League City city TX 17 8% "best use of remaining land"theme that Olathe city KS 18.2% runs throughout this new Comprehensive McKinney city TX 21.8% Plan,the Cost of Growth/Land Use Study Cary town NC 27.0% recommended in the Growth Capacity and Franklin city TN 27 3% Infrastructure section(Strategic Priority 1) Rancho Cucamonga city CA 27.3% will be an important next step for better Piano city TX 31.4% w understanding the tax base and cost-of- service0Y. 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% tl implications for Pearland under ■Single Family -Muttifami+q O. varying scenarios of residential land use (housing types and form lot sizes lot and NOTE All data is from the report Benchmarking 2014-Pearland,Texas improvement values,age and value of older (prepared by CDS Market Research,November2014) The report documents a housing and renovated homes,etc) the sources of data used in particular charts and community compansons o 4.25 . 11�_. _ 1 HOUSTON _�— =-:— J SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAYBEL AY 8 % —`s — �� ,� SAM HOUSTON TOLLWAY/BELTWAY 8 i; f m 9 Ihll 4. �tl 1 �--� �..�� Z 02 A 29 Jam. ,p - z h// I o ,4 c B 'OOKSIDE -_-- g 4 / _ 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I'P E X A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .,fr. 1bib I „,,,o • 1., ell 1',;, -- ` 1� r__. it f 6 Air. *i. j}, �7 .n. fir ,., 1 , -. ti Tit' i r . . , • NSW SECTION 5 Economic Development il...4,1 Am Economic sustainability is essential to Pearland'sP111111111 ,tiotore j1 future Simply, it will determine the extent and nature ; 1 of growth in the coming years The community's 0 economic strength will also set the pace and tone for new development and redevelopment, and impact �� !+{ the City's ability to maintain quality public facilities „fit and services `!fir Otgie However, economic development does not happen 41 �I entirely on its own It requires a deliberate, proactive A ,01AV N strategy, as well as up-front public investments in -, � � N new infrastructure and programs For municipal <`' r government, it is a unique City function in that it involves the alignment and leveraging of the '' tk- W combined resources of multiple organizations, : �7�r institutions, businesses, and education and iia \ 'I, Lu philanthropic leaders toward a common set of goals �G�J�.T ° W It requires a level of protracted engagement and -"' , ' _ - strategy discussion among key players that goes ` _ °c well beyond the purpose and scope of the City's ,,-'- V Comprehensive Plan New Development along Pearland Parkway 5 .1 5 . 2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Economic Development A Strategic Blueprint for Context Pearland's Success Through its strategic economic development At this critical junction in Pearland's planning and implementation, Pearland seeks to history as it evolves from a fast enter a sustainable economic trajectory as this will growing bedroom community to a help to hold the line on taxes through steady tax base complete city with services and amenities growth, thereby creating an even more attractive consistent with other communities of its size place for businesses,as well as households Ongoing in the Houston region, it is beneficial to have growth and investment also brings new income into a strategic blueprint to guide growth and the community, helping to spur local spending and development in the coming years wealth creation Perhaps most importantly, growth enhances the community's ability to retain and return its "best and brightest" by expanding local pearland's strategic vision must include employment and creating opportunities for new an aggressive focus on economic business creation and entrepreneurship growth, quality of life, quality of As the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan emphasizes, place, and the binding of local residents economic development is as much about quality and businesses together through shared as it is quantity It needs to be measured not just experiences, a common identity, and a better by statistics on gross tax revenues and job growth, understanding of what makes Pearland but also by qualitative assessment of job quality Special. and security and the positive effects on local wages, public services, and environmental resources The strategies summarized in this Comprehensive Plan -Pearland 20/20:A Blueprint for section,from the Strategic Plan,are intended to build Pearland, Texas on the economic and community assets Pearland has accumulated in recent decades so it may become an even more dynamic and sustainable city in the years ahead This Comprehensive Plan, through its elements related to growth, infrastructure, mobility, housing, REGIONAL ECONOMY neighborhoods, parks, tourism, and land use, provides a complementary set of goals and action Like any synergistic system, Pearland's local economy priorities to help frame further dialogue on economic does not exist in a vacuum It is part of a vast and planning It also reinforces the initiatives already complex regional economic web that, in turn, being carried out based on the Pearland 20/20 is strengthened by global trade and economic Strategic Plan facilitated by the Pearland Economic relationships Economic activity does not observe Development Corporation(PEDC), and the Strategic municipal boundaries and is driven by both internal Plan's detailed implementation guidance The and external forces Pearland's location close to Strategic Plan focuses on a set of core strategies for the center of the Houston metropolitan area is one the five-year period from 2013 to 2018, which are of its best economic advantages, with regional incorporated into this Comprehensive Plan section highways like SH 288 and Beltway 8 giving the along with other background and context from community access to major job centers such as the Strategic Plan More details, the full Strategic Downtown Houston, the Gallena/Uptown area, the Plan document, and implementation updates are Texas Medical Center, and Greenway Plaza William available on the PEDC website P Hobby Airport is also close by, as are top-rated higher education institutions such as the University of Houston and Rice University SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT While Pearland can point to many local economic the region in the latter half of the last decade, which assets, it is important to recognize the larger was a period when the Houston area and Texas economic region that is anchored by Houston and outperformed the national economy amid a severe supported by a unique statewide business climate recession period Regions represent larger markets and collections of resources and have an economic magnetism that LABOR FORCE AND most cities, by themselves, cannot achieve For this EMPLOYMENT GROWTH reason,Pearland's economic development objectives and programs must be considered in a regional According to the Competitive Assessment prepared context, while also being responsive to unique as part of the Pearland 20/20 strategic planning effort, Pearland's significant population growth has local issues and opportunities The best economic supported the community's economic growth,leading development programs are those that enable a city to gain stature within its region by both leveraging to substantial expansion of the local labor force and contributing to the combined resources of both and job base Between 2000 and 2010, Pearland's the city and region population increased 142 percent, including an influx of almost 54,000 new residents over this decade Illustrated in Figure 5.1, Job Growth and Wages Pearland also experienced sustained job growth, in Houston Metropolitan Area, 2005-2010, are adding more than 5,540 jobs during the same period the major sources of economic opportunity within As a result, local-serving business sectors that follow 1 Pearland 20/20 Competitive Assessment, Market Street Services Inc (for Pearland EDC) December 2012 Mining,Quarrying,andillifli $200.0O0 Oil and Gas Extraction 5175,003 GURE 5.1, Job Growth d Wages in Houston ,&opolitan Area,2005- 110 - $150.000 i Management of ,uurce Pearland 20/20 Competitive ! Companies essment December 2012 - $125,000 Utilities �14 Wholesale Trade 7d Finance and Insurance 5100 000 tl Prof S IIIK ng Public Admin Educational Services .. Construction Health Care and Social 575.000 Assistance Tra ar eh and V Warehousing m max G Information N Reta I Trade Real Estate N Other s. \ \ $25,000 t r Accommodation W and Food Services S Admin &Waste M Agriculture Arts,Entertainment w and Recreabon ~ SO tact. (250) 150) 150 350 550 750 950 1,150 1,350 1.550 En G Job Growth.2000-2005 far I- a. O Note.average annual wages reflect these o'the Houston metro G Source US.Census Bureau,local Employment Dynan,rs v,a On The Map:US Btiieu of Labor Statlst+cs 5 . 3 5 . 4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 •Communities like Pearland with a sizable middle class appeal to health care providers because of the extent of ,•� ► private health insurance coverage,relative to populations Niii ► that are more dependent on Medicare and Medicaid Also,as suburban residents of lesser means gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act,they will also r-t4 ' desire more care options and access closer to home _, # Pearland has seen a relatively sudden and substantial surge of health care investment, including Y ■A pending$80 million Memorial Hermann hospital and MOND outpatient care center(projected for 2015) • •A pending$71 million hospital by HCA Healthcare of 4 Nashville with 30 beds and 144 000 square feet Suburbanization of ■A three-story Kelsey-Seybold Clinic that opened in Fall Medical Investments 2013 with room for 27 physicians,including pediatricians, obstetricians,gynecologists and pulmonologists,plus As reported recently in the Houston Chronicle,various health room for future digital mammography,bone density care systems and providers are spending more than$1 billion to testing and mobile CT imaging(part of a$200 million expand existing and build new hospitals and satellite medical Houston area expansion plan through 2015) facilities in Houston and its suburbs-with Pearland's economy •A Methodist emergency care center with 10 exam and residents being major beneficiaries rooms,digital radiology,a CT scanner,ultrasound and Memorial Hermann in Summer 2014 began a$650 million lab(one of multiple free-standing emergency facilities in renovation and 50 percent expansion of its flagship hospital in development around the region at an approximate cost the Texas Medical Center At the same time,the MH system has of$8 million each) spent an estimated$260 million on its Pearland community As stated by the Methodist system facilities planner "As we care center and expansions to its facilities in Katy and Sugar start to see growth,we start watching it Then we start master- Land In 2013 the Methodist system began a$131 million planning it Capacity has to be where people are" expansion program involving facilities in Missouri City and Source Houston area health care construction takes off'Lora Hines Houston Chronicle Sugar Land,and has spent about$300 million total over the April21 2014 last five years According to the system's senior vice president of facilities, planning and construction "We re expanding capacity where parts of the community are growing Its really population growth, such as retail, food service, being driven by demand We're trying to find a balance and education, and health care, have emerged as the staying ahead of the curve" city's dominant economic drivers,accounting for 75 3 Leaders in the health care industry,and others who monitor percent of total job growth between 2005 and 2010 and study it point to the following factors behind this wave of According to the PEDC, Pearland's top employers suburban medical investment are primarily retail-oriented as highlighted in italics in the list below Retail jobs are often a forerunner •Pent-up demand from the recession years plus investor to more primary jobs that generate new wealth and caution ahead of Affordable Care Act implementation bring in outside revenue is now leading to widespread medical expansions and development,including free-standing emergency rooms, • City of Pearland • Macy's clinics and hospitals in increasingly dispersed locations • Davis-Lynch • Packaging Service •Suburban communities like Pearland have been • Dillard's Company underserved,and suburban residents seeking care at ■ Hatch Mott ■ Pearland the Texas Medical Center often find it congested and MacDonald Independent School overwhelming ■ H-E-B District •Low-level care and emergency treatment centers work • Home Depot • Ref-Chem well in outlying communities to offer ready access to ■ Kelsey-Seybold • Target residents,while high-end specialty treatment will still be • Kemlon ■ WaI-Mart Stores, Inc the focus of Texas Medical Center institutions • Lowe's SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CURE 5.2, Top 10 iU Code Destinations of ' " ), / �i't sidents Who Worked 3'/ U 1 'tside of Pearland,2010 r°' 411. • 4 rce Pearland 20/20 Competitive A - ,,assment December 2012 iv., c. t,~ m ......, Aviv M.N R ,.....r } e Y Ib , PMYn W.•3,691Jobs ""•' ▪3,176Jobs '▪2,831 Jobs • 1,470 Jobsp• 1,112 Jobs I E 944 Jobs • ' ` °nw L 795 Jobs ■ � - n "' ", [ 782 Jobs b ,— r a• • [ 605 Jobs a" II .—, �`C 575 Jobs I fi "� CIa.rrm A.. -` --- 1 I Source.US.Census Bureau.Local Empluyu it It Dynan^.c:i via On The Map The following image shows Pearland's spatial relationship to key city of Houston employment desfinabons, including the Texas Medical Center,William P. Hobby Airport, the Gallena,and Downtown Houston (each shown in a red circle). EMPLOYMENT MIX AND to work in close proximity to where they live NEED FOR PRIMARY JOBS Dependence on external employment is illustrated further in Figure 5 2, Top 10 Zip Code Destinations The four sectors that have added the most jobs in of Residents Who Worked Outside of Pearland, Pearland — retail, accommodation and food service, 2010 health care and social assistance, and educational services —are also among the lower paying sectors Limited primary jobs locally contributes to the According to the Competitive Assessment, of the perception of Pearland as a commuter city According total job growth in Pearland during 2005-2010, the to the Competitive Assessment, in 2010 only 3,755 share of jobs paying more than $40,000 annually people both lived and worked in Pearland, meaning fell three percent from 42 3 percent to 39 3 percent that 90 percent of working-age residents were This trend was opposite that of the State of Texas, commuting to and from jobs outside of the city A .. which increased from 32 6 percent to 41 2 percent majority of the community's labor force commutes This suggests that attraction of primary jobs to the daily to regional employment centers such as the community is essential if household income levels Texas Medical Center and both downtown and ,' are to be maintained and boosted through well- Uptown Houston At the same time, a highly skilled , paying local jobs Data from Census 2010 show workforce and the community's demographics that the median household income at the time was and amenities have made Pearland an attractive $89,113, making Pearland one of the highest-income destination for large medical-oriented companies `° communities in the Houston metropolitan area The and institutions seeking attractive new locations disparity between local wages and local household (e g, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Cardiovascular Systems, s income indicates that many relatively affluent and Merit Medical Systems) Pearland residents do not have the opportunity 5 .5 5 . 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS minority counterparts and accounted for Demographics play a major role in understanding the 48 9 percent of the population in 2010 The needs of a particular community and are especially ethnic and racial composition in Pearland is important in a city growing as quickly as Pearland relatively evenly distributed as non Hispanic Through the Pearland 20/20 strategic planning African Americans and Asians make up 13 9 process, it was found that and 13 2 percent, respectively, while persons of Hispanic origin account for 21 8 percent of the • Highly educated people live in Pearland, but population not all residents are completing high school These demographic shifts have major implications for In 2011,45 1 percent of residents had college the goals and action strategies in both the Pearland degrees(bachelor's degree or higher)and 16 6 20/20 Strategic Plan and this Comprehensive percent had graduate or professional degrees Plan Pearland must broaden its vision beyond However, 26 8 percent of persons over the population and high-value job growth to becoming age of 25 did not finish or had not progressed a more complete community focused on enhancing beyond high school This trend is even more recreation,arts and culture,aesthetics,and pride and evident when analyzed by race and ethnicity, identity, among other local priorities making it important that residents have access to educational opportunities and chances to re- enter the education system • Growth in Brazoria County is very Texas-centric, but falling incomes are concerning County- PEARLAND ADVANTAGES to-county migration rates show that Brazoria When it was announced in early 2014 that Mitsubishi Heavy County has considerable residential exchange Industries Compressor Corporation had selected Pearland for with other counties in the Houston metropolitan its first U S plant company representatives cited the following area Harris County contributed 82,159 new decision factors residents to Brazoria County from 2000 to 2010 (48 4 percent of total county growth), and Harris •Proximity of customers in petrochemicals sector County was also the most common destination ■Highway access of those leaving Brazoria Migrants coming into •Lower Kirby District industrial focus Brazoria County had lower gross incomes than those who out-migrated This is concerning ■Availability of high skill workers in area if growth in overall disposable income is •Residential quality in Pearland constrained, plus the potential negative effect •Good schools on local tax structures and long-term ability to •Easy access to downtown Houston(where the company finance public projects and services will keep its marketing office) • More young families are calling Pearland At a 26-acre site located along Kirby Drive and near Beltway 8, home,while growth in older population lags the company is investing$100 million to construct a 100 000 national trends Family households increased square foot plant and 40 000 square feet of office space The by more than 130 percent from 2000 to 2010 first phase is projected for completion in late 2014 Then,by 2016 Of these, 46 6 percent were headed by an the company plans to add further manufacturing and testing individual between the ages of 25 and 44 space to have a fully operational production facility,providing a These demographic characteristics place second global site modeled after the original in Japan Some 100 demands on child-and family-focused services new hires,mostly highly skilled machinists and engineers,are to and amenities, including school capacities, child be working on site by that point care availability, recreational programming, and the general need for family-friendly spaces and Sources places •"Deal of the Week Closer to the customers,'Katherine Feser Houston Chronicle January 11 2014 • Pearland has become a majority-minority • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries breaks ground on Pearland manufacturing site'Molly Ryan Houston Business Journal January 14 2014 community International migration has changed the demographic of the Mitsubishi division discloses details about planned Pearland manufacturing site Moll gmakeup Ryan Houston Business Journal January 16 2014 regional and local population Non-Hispanic whites are slightly outnumbered by their SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Key Planning Growth Trends are not Sustainable. Many fast- growing suburban communities, like Pearland, have Considerations developed with an over-reliance on residential land use that has led to an imbalance in tax revenue that The Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan was preceded ultimately constricts the provision of services or by a Competitive Assessment so the plan's core results in tax increases Pearland's lack of a significant strategies would be informed by an understanding base of high-value employers will eventually constrict of how Pearland compared to national and statewide the City's ability to allot new resources to projects indicators, as well as to several peer communities and services, especially if residential growth and/or Franklin, Tennessee (a Nashville suburb), McKinney, sales tax revenues slow to the point that City funds Texas (a Dallas suburb), and Sugar Land, Texas — start to deplete Within its region, Pearland has been another prominent Houston area suburban city trending toward a role as a residential community Summarized in Figure 5.3, Key "Takeaways" from for employers located elsewhere in the region If this Competitive Assessment, are a series of findings trend continues, Pearland's residential population from which the core strategies of the Strategic Plan were derived will increase the cost burden of delivering the public infrastructure and services that contribute to the The remainder of this section provides further community's high quality of life As such, a key goal discussion of each of the key "takeaways" for economic development is to create a better jobs- housing balance within Pearland FIGURE 5.3, Key"Takeaways"from Competitive Assessment Source Pearland 20/20 Competitive Assessment December 2012 Growth trends are not *Targeted economic diversification strategies *Shovel-ready sites and competitive business climate sustainable *Vibrant retail sector Progressive planning and *Infrastructure development 'Mobility strategies investment must continue *Corridor planning and development Pearland is the "new •Workforce strategies to ensure equity and access to high-valuejobs *Neighborhood investment and quality housing America" *Celebrating diversity as part of an annual event Citizens want more •Ballfieids,parks,and trails "Multi-use events center for performance arts and cultural events amenities A dynamic,mixed-useand urban Lower Kirby district N N •A comprehensive community beautification strategy ix Looks matter *Compelling gateways and landscaped corridorssi *Clean-up efforts,code enforcement,and well-sited utilities infrastructure I a W In Pearland must build a *internal marketing and branding of a Pearland identity *Communicating Pearland's strengths and progress to citizens sense of community *Events and outreach to bring Pearlanders together as one community 0 5 . 7 5 . 8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Common Themes Small-group listening sessions" conducted early in the comprehensive planning process reinforced or elaborated on many of the same themes and priorities as in the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan, including •Risk of traffic congestion undermining Pearland's investment and retail appeal •Optimal use of properties with corridor frontage •Extent of service-oriented jobs relative to professional occupations in Pearland (and the extent of inbound commuting of service workers relative to outbound commuting for a wider array of professional employment opportunities) •Revitalization needs and challenges(i e,vacant older business sites on east side need for Old Townsite destinations, importance of SH 35 improvements and incentives versus more regulation) •Need for more activities,community events,and cultural/entertainment options to keep residents in Pearland versus going to Houston and elsewhere,and for the tourism benefits Progressive Planning and Investment Must Continue. be essential This is especially true for more highly Pearland has done an outstanding job of planning and educated workers arriving from larger metropolitan preparing for its population growth by investing in areas in Texas and the U S, including professionals in high-value infrastructure and transportation projects the health care, energy and education sectors Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested to improve the transportation grid, water and Looks Matter. Though the City has taken various wastewater infrastructure, utilities, flood protection, steps to improve Pearland's aesthetics, such as police and fire services, public education, and other adding prescriptive regulations on development community resources To sustain this positive growth appearance, installing gateway signage, and model, the City of Pearland and other area public developing new roads with landscaped medians, agencies must continue the necessary financial residents are still concerned about the image set support to maintain and operate these assets at a along high-profile corridors like FM 518/Broadway, high level SH 35, and SH 288 Pearland's visual impression needs to be improved as another key element of Pearland Is the "New America." The population attracting more investors and visitors, as well as for diversity from numerous races and ethniaties within the daily enjoyment of residents Pearland make it a smaller version of larger regional and national trends The community must make sure Pearland Must Build a Sense of Community. There that racial and ethnic differences remain a positive is a pre conception that Pearland is "two different rather than a potential source of friction or division, towns" east and west, which complicates having a potentially leading to negative impacts on public shared vision Common stereotypes are that civic and organizational participation characterizes east safety, educational performance, and other trends side residents, while west-side residents are usually Citizens Want More Amenities. Pearland residents newer in migrants without the same allegiance or would like to see more recreational, entertainment, association with the broader community Without and cultural amenities in their community Though a shared "sense of community," outreach and similar amenities are available within close proximity consensus-building efforts achieve limited success in in Houston and other area communities, it will be a spread-out city of 100,000+ residents part of Pearland's transition from a "bedroom" community to "a more complete city" if residents Citizen Survey Results can begin to enjoy more such resources closer to home Additionally, for Pearland to recruit top talent Eight in 1 0 respondents to the Pearland Citizen and companies, amenities like walkable activity Survey(conducted December 2014 through centers, mixed-use "urban" developments, transit February 2015)rated the city's overall economic options, and a well-connected sidewalk system will health as excellent or good which is higher than other communities in the nation SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Core Strategies considerations In response to the question, "Which among these six do you consider most important to The Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan documents nine Pearland's economic success in the near term?", the areas in which community leaders saw the need for 16 participants voted as follows prompt and targeted action to seize opportunities and address challenges to economic development 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% success The plan states that these core strategies, High-impact mobility projects 3750% combined, are intended to improve Pearland's "product " The nine strategies are summarized Optimized commercial corridor development 25.00% visually in Figure 5 4, Core Strategies from Pearland Competitive recreation/cultural destinations 12.50% 20/20 Strategic Plan Lower Kirby Urban Center development In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Community beautification program am committee members were asked to weigh six of Multi-use events center rEmi the nine core strategies that are most relevant to the Comprehensive Plan as they involve physical 1.0 Marketing Optimizing A Cohesive Strategy COPearlanearlondd's know outreach and 2.0 COMOidpn message. Mobility "How successful the PEDC is at marketing Pearland More Congestion will depend on more than just the availability of awareness to management cultivate strategies. 'shovel ready development sites and provision ilenrity. of incentives More than ever before,companies and talent are considering elements !-O 3.0 like education and workforce quality, Wetithrce Conridars Pipeline entertainment and nightlife amenities, Enhancing Pearland Plenntnyto availability of parks and trails, community local learning valuelDh pride and engagement, and other factors and training 20/20 development. into their decisions to locate or remain in capacity. a city Thus, the success of Pearland 20/20 Plan depends on the entirety of the Pearland 4° 'product' being developed effectively It will Recreation I take more than the PEDC alone to accomplish bent culture this The Corporation will depend on city A venue A destination and county partners, educational institutions worthy of for residents major city. and visitors. and systems, special Interest organizations, • community groups, private businesses and a Co 5'a lissidiftation litany of other partners to develop and maintain a v, ine nwer dF. l — Enhancing successful community product" N mixed-use aesthetics to a urban district. fuel grnwth. -Pearland 20/20 A Blueprint r for Pearland, Texas LU E W I- W FIGURE 5.4, Core Strategies from Pearland 20/20 to Strategic Plan W Source Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan April 2013 a. 0 G 5 . 9 5 .1 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 In the subsequent discussion, it was emphasized that another core strategy not among the six voting options • 2 3 Continue efforts to secure long-term mass - "Design and implement an enhanced economic development marketing program" - is actually the top transit options for Pearland priority of PEDC leadership as they see it as indispensable • 2 4 Support the construction of toll lanes on to the entire Strategic Plan implementation State Highway 288 between U S Highway 59 in Harris County and State Highway 6 in Brazona Presented in the remainder of this section are a next level County of action steps under each of the nine core strategies The ■ 2 5 Work with the Houston-Galveston Area full Strategic Plan document includes yet another level of Council (H-GAC)on regional transportation action detail, at which point potential funding sources and solutions lead and support entities for each action area are spelled • 2 6 Better inform local residents about east out west mobility options in Pearland OPTIMIZE THE DEVELOPMENT 0 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT AN ENHANCED 0 POTENTIAL OF PEARLAND'S PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. PROGRAM. • 3 1 Create a FM 518/Broadway master development plan • 1 1 Ensure that relocation prospects are ■ 3 2 Leverage recent road improvements to efficiently and effectively supported and managed create a SH 35 redevelopment plan • 1 2 Build a competitive portfolio of"shovel- • 3 3 Realize efforts to establish a management ready" Pearland development sites district for SH 288 • 1 3 Enhance efforts to attract key segments of • 3 4 Link Old Townsite revitalization to FM 518/ the health care sector to Pearland Broadway and SH 35 redevelopment processes • 1 4 Enhance efforts to attract key segments of • 3 5 Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Tax the energy sector Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ)for the Old Townsite and key sections of the SH 35 and FM • 1 5 Conduct an assessment of Pearland's 518/Broadway corridors strategic opportunities related to Port of Freeport and Panama Canal expansion MAKE PEARLAND A MORE COMPETITIVE • 1 6 Build recruitment networks through RECREATION AND CULTURAL attendance at high-value industry meetings and 0 DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND conferences VISITORS. • 1 7 Ensure Pearland's retail sector remains ■ 4 1 Ensure capital investment in funded park, vibrant recreation, and trail capacity continues as • 1 8 Conduct an incentives review to optimize scheduled Pearland's tools to stimulate business • 4 2 Identify strategies to accelerate investment implementation of Pearland's master plans for • 1 9 Optimize a program to retain and expand Parks and Recreation and Trails 0 existing Pearland employers • 4 3 Pursue the potential development of a IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE, HIGH-IMPACT parks foundation in Pearland MOBILITY PROJECTS. • 4 4 Develop a sports marketing program to attract youth and adult athletic tournaments to • 2 1 Continue planning, design, and Pearland construction of priority road and highway • 4 5 Create, program, and staff a unified arts projects organization in Pearland • 2 2 Advocate for the timely design and construction of the SH 288 park-and-ride facility in Pearland SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE O ---,u • © COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION KEEF STRATEGY. • 5 1 Establish a city-led task force to coordinate PEARLAND I elements of a beautification strategy • 5 2 Develop a funding and maintenance BEAUTIFUL 'protocol for Pearland's landscaped roads and !corridors • 5 3 Develop iconic and visually appealing gateways to Pearland ADOPT-A-SPOTNEXT 1 MILE • 5 4 Expand participation in city-wide clean-up efforts and events --— • 5 5 Optimize the siting and replacement of power poles/lines in Pearland PEARLAND'S PLANNING DEPT. • 5 6 Continue evaluating the feasibility of establishing a city demolition program for distressed properties ADVANCE LOCAL EDUCATION IMPLEMENT PLANS TO DEVELOP THE 0 AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LOWER KIRBY URBAN CENTER AS PIPELINES IN PEARLAND. OPEARLAND'S MOST INTENSIVE MIXED- • 8 1 Develop a strategic plan to better USE EMPLOYMENT, RESIDENTIAL, AND support and coordinate education and ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. workforce training in Pearland • 6 1 Implement the recommendations of the • 8 2 Foster and manage partnerships to formalize career pathways in Pearland-area Lower Kirby Urban Center Master Plan and Implementation Strategy schools • 6 2 Aggressively market the LKUC through all • 8 3 Support the development of new relevant channels and expanded educational facilities in Pearland • 6 3 Formalize and maintain a consistent identity for the LKUC ■ 8 4 Strive to increase matriculation rates for Pearland-area students choosing to • 6 4 Encourage the development of quality of attend college life amenities in the LKUC DEVELOP AN INTERNAL MARKETING O CONSTRUCT A MULTI-USE EVENTS 0 CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE CENTER IN PEARLAND. AWARENESS AND PROMOTION OF • 7 1 Build consensus for the development of the PEARLAND AND ITS ASSETS. c events center IV■ 9 1 Establish consensus on the parameters • 7 2 Create a master development plan for the of an internal marketing campaign N events center • 9 2 Develop and launch the internal m • 7 3 Pursue funding, construction, and marketing campaign W programming of the multi use events center • 9 3 Establish an ongoing communications W program to ensure campaign's In sustainability o ■ 9 4 Hold an annual public event o celebrating Pearland and its progress oo 5 .11 5 .12 ADOPTED SEPTEMIER 21, 2015 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES Economic Development The Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan focuses on Tools "what" the City must do to be most competitive for future jobs, investment, and talent A companion As a home rule municipality,the City of Pearland has Implementation Guidelines report focuses on "how" the ability and a range of authorities for influencing the plan's core strategies will be accomplished The local economic growth and private investment in report operationalizes the strategies by laying out the community, and especially to ensure a positive action timelines for the first year as well as years and supportive business climate for these activities two through five The Guidelines report also include Additionally, residents voted in 1995 to establish metrics and benchmarks to help in measuring the Pearland Economic Development Corporation success as well as staffing, funding, and operational (PEDC), which in itself is one of the fundamental considerations means available to Texas communities to advance Based on Steering Committee discussions and voting, local economic objectives PEDC is a non-profit plus responses to an online survey, the Guidelines Type B Corporation under the Texas Development report highlighted 10 programmatic priorities from Corporation Act and is primarily funded by a half among the actions list above These "Key Initiatives cent sales tax within the City Its seven member for Pearland 20/20" were all considered equally Board of Directors is appointed by and serves at important and are listed as they appear in the plan the pleasure of the Pearland City Council This versus any particular priority order arrangement positions PEDC as the lead entity and voice for Pearland in economic development matters, pursuing the following mission Ensure that relocation prospects are 1■1 efficiently and effectively supported and PEDC is committed to enhancing our managed community's economic vitality through Build a competitive portfolio of"shovel 1. the attraction, retention and expansion of 2 ready" Pearland development sites primary employers PEDC works to ensure our business climate and built environment 1 Enhance efforts to attract key segments of strongly support these efforts by focusing■3 the health care sector to Pearland on aesthetics, infrastructure, quality of life, Optimize a program to retain and expand image, workforce and quality development 107 existing Pearland employers and redevelopment of key Pearland districts Continue planning,design,and construction and corridors 21. of priority road and highway projects AVAILABLE TOOLS Support the construction of toll lanes on State Highway 288 between U S Highway Summarized in Table 5.1, Tools for Advancing 204 59 in Harris County and State Highway 6 in Economic Development Objectives, are key Brazoria County mechanisms through which Pearland is already Create a FM 518/Broadway master pursuing its economic development objectives 3■1 development plan These tools are shown in five categories that represent the main ways that comprehensive plans Realize efforts to establish a management are implemented 3■3 district for SH 288 1. Capital projects 51 Establish a city-led task force to coordinate 2. Policies and programs ■ elements of a beautification strategy Implement the recommendations of the 3 Regulation and standards 6.1 Lower Kirby Urban Center Master Plan and 4. Partnerships and coordination Implementation Strategy 5. More targeted planning (especially as required to qualify for external funding opportunities) These 10 initiatives were described as comprising the It should be noted that,relative to the Pearland 20/20 bulk of first-year strategy implementation as they are Strategic Plan, this Comprehensive Plan section the "game changers" that the PEDC, City, and other focuses more on physical planning considerations entities could use when promoting and securing related to economic development Additionally, buy-in for the Strategic Plan SECTION 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT several priorities among the nine key initiatives in unified arts/culture organization, pursuit of a multi- the Strategic Plan are addressed more directly in use events center in the city,public art opportunities, this Comprehensive Plan through Section 6, Parks and expanded internal marketing of Pearland and Tourism This includes desires expressed in amenities and events to local residents Therefore, the Strategic Plan for ongoing park/recreation/trail these topics are not addressed in the following investments and exploration of additional funding tools inventory, but in the Parks and Tourism section and implementation avenues, potential creation of instead a parks foundation and further development of a TABLE 5.1, Tools for Advancing Economic Development Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Overall Framework for Growth and Investment Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan » Land Use Plan » Thoroughfare Plan Strategic Planning Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan Capital Projects Multi-Year Programming and • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) Budgeting » Targeted utility and street infrastructure projects • Aesthetic design of storm water detention projects Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • City/PEDC incentive policies • PEDC budget and use of Economic Development Sales Tax revenue • Convention and Visitors Bureau budget and use of Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax revenue Special Initiatives • Enhanced marketing (external and internal) • Beautification strategy • Dedicated PEDC staffing for redevelopment focus • Brownfield remediation to support redevelopment Special Districts • Municipal Management Districts(SH 288, Lower Kirby, Pearland#1) • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) • Foreign Trade Zones • Texas Enterprise Zones • Municipal Utility Districts(MUDs) N • Brazona County Drainage District No 4 Regulations and Standards f ta Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations » "Development-ready" platted and zoned sites » Street improvements and utilities per desired cross sections W » Process "friendliness" `o • Corridor Overlay District for development quality 5 .13 5 .14 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 5.1, Tools for Advancing Economic Development Objectives (Continued) TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Partnerships and Coordination Public/Public • Pearland Economic Development Corporation • Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau (including local entertainment options for younger residents) • School districts and higher education institutions(new and expanded educational facilities) • Economic Development Alliance for Brazona County • Houston-Galveston Area Council » Gulf Coast Economic Development District(GCEDD) • Texas Economic Development and Tourism Division, Office of the Governor • State programs and grants (e g, Emerging Technology Fund, Texas Enterprise Fund,Texas Local Government Code Chapter 380 incentives/tax rebates) • Federal programs and grants (e g , Economic Development Administration, Small Business Administration) Public/Private • Private property owners, investors, and land development and real estate communities • Development agreements • CenterPoint Energy and other private utilities • Advocacy and resource organizations » Pearland Chamber of Commerce » Old Townsite Business Coalition » Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture » Keep Pearland Beautiful » Greater 288 Partnership » Greater Houston Partnership • Community-based groups that promote and fundraise for particular initiatives (e g,advocates for local entertainment for younger residents such as a skate park) Targeted Planning Special-Area Planning • Corridor and district plans(FM 518/Broadway,SH 35, Old Townsite, Lower Kirby) • Management District plans City Master Plans • Water,Wastewater, Drainage • Parks and Recreation,Trails • Traffic Management(congestion relief in retail areas) Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication those ongoing functions of City government and its of its municipal government, Pearland benefits from economic development arm, PEDC —such as those activities that are done here routinely relative to highlighted in Table 5 1 —that will also help to attain smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities — the vision and goals within this plan Additionally, and compared to some larger cities with limited will PEDC added a new staff position in late 2013 to or support to take certain actions Along with the ensure a dedicated focus on particular Strategic Plan strategic priorities and other actions outlined above, initiatives, including the corridor and redevelopment it is important to capture in the Comprehensive Plan emphases 111:0 2015 cos 144e ► Pearland0 LEIzEuNta ,, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEX AS e...` r • 1' - - illiYAMIIN - Air 110 __ ... . Ci � _AO. ; r. .~ f • I mow' �Ta . r .i • r. 'F } i i _ 5 :r 1 SECTION 6 Celebrating a new playground opening Parks I and Tourism ,, ►-" I , - Ai - - As an indication of Pearland's growing size and re sophistication, residents and leaders are increasingly :. P R • focused on recreation,culture,and tourism amenities >` as keysto future success,along with typical community M fundamentals such as traffic management, housing affordability and neighborhood protection and Annual Crawfish Festival in Pearland enhancement The City has a solid history of planning it, and subsequent investment in parks and recreation facilities,through a Parks and Recreation Master Plan c r.r444' 1' :Wiyyr.i - +71:4 .4 I N . s - ., (ast updated in 2010,with a next update under way) '171','"- --,41 .."' III ; - „ and a first-time Trail Master Plan adopted in August N . \ '- 1 c 2007 Current projects coming to fruition based on W r A •`r k-UK'- `� �;till r, `� ~b ��_. ,. these plans include Centennial Park expansion and Ki �+ = ...,- -''•' .•as'l Independence Park upgrades, multiple significantp. may:Q TOK �,f; � , trail segments, Shadow Creek Ranch Park, and the s. v. Max Road Sportsplex,which is also another example c ,,, of reaping multi-purpose community benefits from Lu a s necessary storm drainage detention sites o .= o 6 .1 6.2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 During 2013 the City also chose to establish a PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) as part of City government,with dedicated staffing and a storefront In 2010, the City's appointed Parks, office and Visitor Center location in Pearland Town Recreation and Beautification Board Center This new approach will assist in promoting worked with Parks and Recreation Department staff and consultants Pearland as a sports, business and leisure destination to prepare an updated Parks and n e A R by establishing and maintaining consistent contacts Parks A N with planners within various niche markets such as Recreation Master Plan,which was MAST Recreation associations,sports,group businesses and corporate then adopted by City Council ER PLAN businesses nationwide The CVB also provides The plan was updated in the leads/referrals to Pearland hotels and venues This context of Pearland's continued supports the CVB's mission, which is to promote and rapid growth and underscores __!_ „soil...coordinate tourist related activities within the City of the crucial role that the City's _, is Pearland parks, trails, open spaces and .. recreation programs play in The emphasis on recreational and cultural resources the vitality of Pearland and the well- also aligns with several priorities in the Pearland being of its citizens 20/20 Strategic Plan, including the recognized need for expanded marketing of community assets The 2010 plan assessed Pearland's unique needs by documenting existing parks and recreation sites, both to external audiences and internally within the community Meanwhile, the Pearland Alliance facilities and improvements, surveying residents for Arts and Culture is providing a vehicle for and other stakeholders regarding their concerns and priorities, translating this input into a series of ongoing discussion and coordination on how best to accomplish a shared vision for new local cultural plan goals and objectives, establishing standards to venues and programming guide new projects plus upgrades to existing sites and facilities,and conducting a more technical needs Parks and Trails Context assessment to determine the advisable amount and appropriate locations of parks and recreation facilities Going back to the City's previous Parks and relative to local population size and development Recreation Master Plan adopted in December 2005, patterns and the subsequent City bond package that was passed by voters in 2007, the City of Pearland has GOALS made significant investments toward expanding The goals, and their associated objectives, in the and enhancing its parks, recreation and open space 2010 plan were re-purposed and reorganized relative system Specific projects included in the 2007 bond to earlier master plan iterations to highlight particular referendum included areas of emphasis as follows Proposition 2-Drainage Parks and Amenities • Hickory Slough Detention (200 acre-feet of 1. Ensure that all parks facilities are maintained water storage with dual use for soccer fields) efficiently, cost effectively, safely, and in Proposition 4 Parks and Recreation accordance with all standards and codes • Trail Connectivity(hike and bike trail from 2. Provide and maintain park land and Centennial Park to west of FM 1128) recreational facilities that meet the present and future recreational needs of the community • Max Road Sports Complex Programs • Centennial Park(expansion) 3. Ensure that recreation programs meet the • Shadow Creek Sports Complex interests and needs of a variety of ages and abilities by providing and sponsoring programs • Independence Park(upgrades) independently and in cooperation with other • Delores Fenwick Nature Center community organizations or agencies Proposition 5-Recreation Facility Planning and Administration • Recreation Center and Natatorium (completed 4 Ensure the success of the organization through the continued development of the staff and in August 2010) department SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM 5 Ensure that the administration of the EXISTING AND NEEDED PARKLAND Department is effective,well-managed, and customer friendly The City-prepared Public Park Locations Map included in this plan section illustrates the City's 15 6 Exercise fiscal responsibility and prudence in existing parks, as listed in Table 6.1, Current City all financial and business transactions of Pearland Parks The City also has two dog parks 7 Provide access to programs and facilities to available to residents within Independence and members within the community Southdown parks Environment and Natural Resources 8. Pearland Parks and Recreation will work to preserve our natural resources, conserve energy, and protect and enhance our Citizen Survey Results environment Five in 10 respondents to the Pearland Citizen Communication Survey(conducted December 2014 through 9 Maintain strong communication with February 2015)rated recreational and fitness community residents and other public opportunities as excellent or good Seven in agencies and private sector organizations 10 respondents rated health and wellness as 10 Maintain strong internal communication within excellent or good Respondents gave some of the the department as well as with other city staff lowest ratings to Pearland as a place to visit and Tourism lacking in cultural,arts and music activities 11. Partner in contributing to the City's economic development by attracting tourists and businesses to Pearland 11 * l+i, ' I "PI J . 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Q 6.3 6.4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 201', TABLE 6.1, Current City of Pearland Parks Source City of Pearland Neighborhood Parks Map •Typically five to 10 acres Park Acres Location •Should have central location and ease of access Community including pedestrian/bicycle linkages,for convenient use by residents of surrounding neighborhoods(especially Centennial 59 24 1 within'/a tot mile) Independence 49 72 2 •Should have a mix of active and passive recreation Southdown 12 14 3 offerings to accommodate the needs of all ages Neighborhood ■Often include playgrounds and picnic areas,and sometimes sports fields Corrigan 1 47 7 •Overall should have two acres of this park type for each Cypress Village 3 59 6 1,000 persons in the community Hyde 1 30 8 Pine Hollow 1 10 9 Community Parks Southgate 4 23 15 •Typically 30 to 50 acres •Intended to function on a large scale,serving the park Woody Street 5 02 5 and recreation needs of an entire community(but Zychlinski 1 24 12 especially residents within'h to three miles) Mini "Pocket" •Typically improved with playgrounds,walking/jogging Aaron Pasternak Memorial 0 73 11 trails, picnic areas,athletic fields,and other facilities to accommodate larger-scale activities and group Creekside 1 64 10 assemblies Sonny Tobias 0 39 13 •Adequate off-street parking essential Woodcreek 1 43 4 •Ideally should be accessible via an off-street trail/ Linear greenway linear linkage Shadow Creek Ranch ■Overall,should have five acres of this park type for each Nature Trail 41 64 14 1,000 persons in the community Regional Parks •Greater than 50 acres Park Classifications •May include large urban parks or large-scale sports complexes The National Recreation and Park Association classifies parks ■Overall should have 100-300 acres of this park type(no into four categories based on park size and extent of area served These classifications include,from smallest to largest specific population ratio) Other open spaces typically round out a local park system, Mini "Pocket" Parks including large expanses of land permanently dedicated for •Typically less than one acre public use and enjoyment. •Intended for use by nearby residents(within'/4 mile) •No specific development criteria,but often include ` playscapes,benches,some sidewalks and trash receptacles(but usually not restrooms) •Overall,should have'/z acre of this park type for each f fi ,� _ 1000 persons in the community P,..• It I itlirl 1‘.: ' it ..4 SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM As of the 2010 master plan update,the City's existing also supplements Pearland's municipal parks and parks totaled 171 3 acres This included recreation offerings • 117 9 acres in Community parks, The challenge for Pearland highlighted in the 2010 • 15 2 acres in Neighborhoods parks, master plan is that another 1,017 public and private acres of developed parkland will be needed by • 8 7 acres in Mini "Pocket" parks, and 2030 based on the NRPA guidance and given the • 29 5 acres at Shadow Creek Ranch Nature Park expected ongoing pace of population growth This Other existing recreation assets included the plan assumed a 2030 population of approximately new Recreation Center and Natatorium, Pearland 193,500 residents,which translates to a total parkland Community Center (soon to be converted for office need of 1,451 3 acres As of the 2010 master plan, space),Melvin Knapp Senior Center,and the Westside the City had 171 8 acres of undeveloped parkland Event Center The City also had accumulated 171 8 for eventual improvement and absorption into the acres in undeveloped public park sites system However, based on common benchmarks for The new Parks and Recreation System Map in adequacy of developed parkland relative to the 2010 master plan (Map 4 3 included in this community population, as promulgated by the plan section) highlighted general locations where National Recreation and Park Association(NRPA)and additional park development should occur in the used by jurisdictions across the nation, Pearland was future This is based on the pattern of current and meeting only 23 percent of its developed parkland anticipated residential development and the typical need in 2010 (171 3 of 737 3 acres)1 On the other service areas of Community parks (1/2-mile walking hand, a unique attribute of Pearland is the extent of distance) and Neighborhood parks(1/4-mile walking private park and recreation space within individual distance) The map indicates parkland needs in subdivisions and master-planned developments multiple areas, especially within the Neighborhood Including these sites and facilities in the calculation park classification,and particularly in the southwestern art of the City limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, meant that 59 percent of the developed parkland p need was being met in 2010 (434 4 of 737 3 acres) where larger scale parks will also be needed Meeting To the extent that residents are able to access and these needs will be difficult as remaining suitable use school playgrounds and athletic fields, this land becomes increasingly scarce, and also given concerns noted by City staff about the inadequacy 1 The NRPA standard of 1 2 acres of neighborhood parks per 1,o00 of the current parkland dedication and fee-in-lieu population was customized to 1 5 acres for Pearland The standard of 5 8 acres of community parks per 1,000 population was customized to b acres mechanisms for acquiring sufficient public parkland Based on an estimated 2010 population of 98,303,this indicated a current Ongoing with On growth need for 147 5 acres of neighborhood parks and 589 8 acres of community g g parks for a total need of 737 3 acres of developed public parkland iipirt. 7 p. IN, -, _ N\. , _ 7t t uE. 0 >,..,:.:... i s OA It .10r- -s_'4. —. "_ -,," ,._.., ._w--e-1..--F_—.—.... $<PuppyPr) 0, . ,..._._._...._"_"._ s . Lu I \i .•.' ••• , i '\O _ _ t ( y f '- ` s: W i Y i,s L. Natatorium at the Pearland Recreation Center Dog park areas are a popular addition at Independence and o Southdown parks t 6.5 6 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 More details from the 2010 Parks and Recreation According to the plan, many of the guiding Master Plan are available on the City website principles in the City's adopted Parks and Recreation Master Plan also applied to the Trail Master Plan, -RAIL MASTER PLAN highlighting such themes as community well-being pMLMASTLLAN and livability, promotion of fitness and leisure ^,�,,,,,,,. In 2007 Pearland City Council opportunities, environmental resource protection unanimously adopted a first-time Trail Master Plan to establish and nature tourism promotion, community appropriate policy guidance and cohesiveness and connectivity,equitable access,and direction for the gradual, phased intergovernmental and public/private cooperation 'T development of a community-wide and coordination trail network in the community As Trail system possibilities were evaluated by Gis a complement to the City's Parks • Assessing existing conditions including public and Recreation Master Plan, the trails(e g , at Aaron Pasternak Park,the West iii Trail Master Plan is, likewise,ultimately aimed at enhancing Oaks area, and around storm water detention facilities in northeast Pearland)and private livability in the community It trails(e g in the Autumn Lakes and Village mo o e� r was also intended to provide KENU16[EAST�p4EA�pRATtVE Grove subdivisions), and the extensive internal a compelling basis for grant trail systems to be built within master-planned application opportunities, as well as supporting the developments such as Shadow Creek Ranch City's own capital planning and budgeting processes • Completing a citywide inventory of existing The vision and goals of the plan are sidewalks and curb cuts for wheelchair access, VISION Enable Pearland residents to safely reach considering opportunities(e g, along water countless destinations within the community features especially where Drainage District on foot or by bike through a comprehensive access was already in place, in utility and trail system — and one that ultimately provides a pipeline corridors, and potential access points) continuous linkage beyond Pearland all the way to and challenges(e g , necessary crossings of Clear Lake and Galveston Bay busy roadways, uncertainty about potential Clear Creek flood control improvements, and GOALS locations with limited space between creeks 1. An interconnected community enjoyed by and adjacent residential back yards) recreational walkers and cyclists • Conducting an online survey through which 2. A well-designed trail system that 368 site visitors answered 15 questions(with 95 accommodates users interested in longer- percent concurring that trails are important to distance hikes and bicycle routes them as a means of recreation, exercise and/ 3 A trail network that supports the or transportation, and with 92 percent saying community's environmental and open space they would support a bond referendum for a priorities 4. A series of trails that allow for shared use,where safe and appropriate, but also Fund raising activities i specialized uses to serve a diversity of imp, interests Access to parks IMF m 5. Equitable distribution of and access to trail 'Transportation I' 1 system components across the community j �' ��,� Nature watching 6. A manageable trail system that can be built, ■Weeky (• f D .Mouthy operated and maintained by the City in a Competitive training cost-effective manner Exerese �/fI °Never 7. Pursuit of inter-agency and public/ Educational f f private partnerships to share the costs j and maintenance responsibilities of a Recreation I i0 comprehensive trail system 0% 20% 40% ao a%' it.. SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM :: . . 0'A., CREEK ,E '1 ? --*- - • - . .r. Aie i . ' 11, J ,,,,. . ., . ., 4 IE---- . 4.'12,— ' 1 '''t i 1 p 1 YA . . - ' -e---,,— t ' „. e.,...... 4„, W. . '. ,,', , N t • >. Ar` t' � � --*-:l' iiii• -...r-11 1! ',...it-- citywide trail system) To the question, "What is ■ Primary trails are described as similar to arterial your primary interest for trails?", responses were streets, continuous over the longest distance, as shown in the first chart The second chart connecting many destinations plus other trail shows responses to a second question "Which segments, and designed to carry the most trail connections are important to you and your "traffic " family?" • Secondary trails are described as similar ■ Establishing trail design principles that to collector streets, often not extending include consideration of safety, environmental beyond a particular area of the city,serving as sensitivity, community character, maintenance, "feeder" routes to the primary trail network, accessibility, signage and public information, and providing links between individual and security neighborhoods and destinations Link to other sties —___..—I-71 • Destinations that would be linked by full Between east and west Pearland >i i r e buildout of the system included, at the time Along creeks and drainageways I II of plan adoption 12 elementary schools(nine Between neighborhoods existing,three planned), nine junior/middle Along powerlines and utility corridors 1 ■Most schools(seven existing,two planned),two high Around detention ponds — j 7"1 ■Average schools(one existing, one planned), one private Home to shopping areas 1 Il 1 O Least • Home to work r i7Not school, a potential future higher education in MN campus, 12 City parks and recreation facilities, c Park to park .11 .1 -_ ...MI= four County parks(three existing, one planned), IN Home to public places =«l Home mschool three non-municipal recreation facilities, N ( ( ( r' I SIX major drainage detention facilities(with ix 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% in associated park and/or loop trails),five major f LAS public facilities plus various others, commercial 1- The Future Trail Network Map (Figure 4 1 from areas, and neighborhood sites such as churches u, the Trail Master Plan) included in this plan section and pools c highlights opportunities for potential primary and W 1- secondary trails, complementary sidewalk linkages, a. 0 locations where bridges might be needed, possible 0 trailhead locations, and points of interest that would be made more accessible 6.7 6.8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Goals advanced by the proposed trail network in 2013, which was similar to other export-oriented include potential lengthy primary trails along Mary's industries such as microelectronics and agriculture/ Creek and Clear Creek — and between the two food production Only oil and gas production and creeks, some trails extending all the way across related manufacturing had a significantly greater the community — and potentially beyond through GDP contribution in Texas than tourism future regional connections, numerous loop trail During 2013 travelers in the state spent$67 5 billion possibilities to provide exercise opportunities close and generated tax revenues of $4 7 billion At the to neighborhoods,the densest portions of the overall local level, Pearland has seen steady growth over the trail system shown around downtown and near last decade in the benefits it reaps from visitation as civic facilities, and 27 potential trailhead locations illustrated in Figure 6.1, Trends in Direct Economic identified to maximize resident and visitor access Impact of Tourism for Pearland In 2013 the direct Implementation avenues highlighted in the Trail impact figures in Pearland were$127 million in visitor Master Plan include acquisition tools (linear land spending, which generated $35 million in earnings, dedications and easements), partnerships (with $3 2 million in local tax revenues (including sales tax public and semi-public entities, community/ and hotel occupancy tax), and 1,060 jobs compared recreational groups, local/national businesses, and to 310 in 2002 other area organizations), and financing options The statewide report showed that the number of (e g , annual City budget and multi year capital secondary jobs generated by the travel industry improvements budgeting, bond funds, developer in 2013 (529,000) was 88 percent of the total direct participation, grant opportunities, and potential jobs (601,300) This meant that, in addition to the community support) The plan also emphasizes $20 4 billion in earnings from direct travel-related public information and aggressive promotion to employment, another $20 4 billion was earned build momentum and ensure high trail system through secondary employment Other secondary utilization, citing outreach examples in other area impacts include purchases of goods and services by cities including Baytown, Lake Jackson, Missouri City, travel industry businesses (indirect effects) and by Seabrook and Sugar Land travel industry employees (induced effects) Most of Among public comments on the proposed Trail the secondary impacts were in services,government, Master Plan highlighted for City Council finance, real estate and construction In recent years, • "We have an opportunity to truly make Pearland the state and local tax revenues supported by the travel industry represented about eight percent of all a gem of a city Running, biking and nature trails would ensure this " state and local tax revenues in Texas (not including property taxes) • "More trails are very important to me and my family I would pay extra taxes for more trails " • "It adds so much to the quality of life, but FIGURE 6.1, Trends in Direct Economic Impact of Tourism I would like it to be in conjunction with for Pearland fundraising activities" $140 More details from the 2007 Trail Master Plan are $120 + $t27 available on the City website $,00 $95 Tourism Context $80 $60 -. _. _RR9 -_ A report prepared for the Office of the Governor in $40 2014 documented that tourism is one of the largest 30 $35 industries in Texas 2 It is especially significant as $20 — — $10 an "export-oriented" sector that brings outside so spending into the state, generating new jobs and tax 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 —Spending i$M) —Earnings($M) —Cowl/State Tax Revenue($M) revenues within the state The gross domestic product (GDP) of the Texas travel industry was $28 8 billion Source The Economic Impact of Travel on Texas 1990 2013p Dean 2 The Economic Impact of Travel on Texas,1990 2013p,Dean Runyan Runyan Associates(prepared for Office of the Governor Texas Economic Associates(prepared for Office of the Governor Texas Economic Devel Development and Tourism) June 2014 opment and Tourism),June 2014 SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM Increasing Tourism Recognition Both Texas and the Houston area are showing up more often and more prominently in travel industry rankings,including •The New York Times recommending Houston as a top place to travel in 2013, ranking it number 7 among 46 recommendations Source "New York Times names Houston one of 46 places to go in 2013, Olivia Pulsinelli Houston Business Journal,January 13,2013 •TripAdvisor ranking Houston number 12 on its 2014 Travelers'Choice U S Destinations list,which was the biggest change from a year earlier,moving up 13 spots After number-one New York City,10 of the top 25 destinations are southern cities including San Antonio at number 16 and Austin with a first-time ranking at number 18 The TripAdvisor rankings are based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for hotels,restaurants and attractions Source "Houston zooms up TripAdvisor's list of top destinations Olivia Pulsinelh Houston Business Journal April 8 2014 •Lonely Planet ranking Texas fifth-and the only Western Hemisphere destination-among its Top 10 must-visit regions of the globe in 2014 Other regions selected based on their"natural beauty and cultural riches were in Asia(India, Japan China) Australia, Europe(England,Spain),Africa(Victoria Falls), New Zealand and the Pacific(Tonga) Houston received a special mention for its Bayou Greenways Initiative and extensive culinary offerings Source Texas named among top global regions to visit"Katy Stewart Houston Business Journal,October 31 2013 •The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau aiming to build on strong business travel to the area,especially related to the booming energy and health care sectors,by targeting more leisure travel by arts and food enthusiasts and families with children,setting up greater competition with San Antonio The 2017 Super Bowl is another unique promotional opportunity for the entire area Source Houston More than lust a business destination"Jenny Aldridge Houston Business Journal,January 23 2014 Novvow, 1; V l GOAL Partner in contributing to the City's economic development by attracting tourists and ler 16 businesses to Pearland NobObjectives 1 Provide, promote, and encourage the 9 .. a development of events and programs that �.„..--- provide access to a variety of cultural arts �� 114 opportunities 2 Provide facilities and programs that enhance Il �., quality of life and thus, aid in the City's ia . . business development and retention " 3. Communicate with the Pearland Economic 1 Development Corporation (PEDC)to identify areas the Parks and Recreation Department can partner to support economic N development N TOURISM PLANNING 4 Encourage tourism in the form of eco- W PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN tourism,tournaments, and events W 5 Partner with and meet regularly with As noted above, among the 11 goals of the 2010 [Convention and Visitors Bureau)staff to a W Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the final goal reach audiences outside the local area "' focused in particular on ways to support tourism W through the City's parks and recreation function and `o programming This goal and associated objectives a include 6.9 6 1 O ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 PEARLAND 20/20 STRATEGIC PLAN tournament and the Nike Pearland Volleyball As highlighted in Section 5, Economic Development, Classic,the nation's largest high school the new Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan includes volleyball tournament The construction of among its nine core strategies an initiative to Make Pearland's Recreation Center and Natatorium Pearland a More Competitive Recreation and Cultural has also provided the city with a best-in-class Destination for Residents and Visitors More specific facility that has already begun to attract interest steps outlined for advancing this initiative include from tournament and meet sponsors With the City now investing in additional soccer, • Ensure capital investment in funded park, softball, and baseball fields to increase capacity recreation, and trail capacity continues as and meet demand,the time is right to explore scheduled marketing Pearland as a desirable location • Identify strategies to accelerate implementation for youth sports activities and competitions, of Pearland's master plans for Parks and and, potentially, adult tournaments as well Recreation and Trails depending on the event • Pursue the potential development of a parks • Gap in Facilities to Match Arts Interest In foundation in Pearland [Also a City Council terms of arts and cultural amenities, Pearland goal for 2013-14] has comparatively few facilities that can • Develop a sports marketing program to attract accommodate performances and exhibits Even youth and adult athletic tournaments to so, stakeholders commented that Pearland has Pearland a lively arts scene if you know where to look for • Create, program, and staff a unified arts it organization in Pearland ■ Channeling the Energy of Arts Enthusiasts As The following points were made in the rationale the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan was nearing for including this item among the highest priority completion, Mayor Tom Reid empaneled a initiatives in the Strategic Plan Cultural Planning Committee to come up with • More Complete City A key component of a vision for the City's cultural arts sector and to launch a nonprofit organization to serve as an Pearland's evolution to a more complete city "umbrella" entity for Pearland's arts and cultural is to provide residents with additional local options for recreation and culture community The Cultural Planning Committee has evolved into this entity,which is now known • Amenities Closer to Home While greater as the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture Houston has strong capacity in both of these Efforts to better coordinate the arts in Pearland categories, many Pearland residents want will be an important first step towards providing to access these amenities closer to home additional cultural capacity in the community For a city of its size, Pearland was shown in the Competitive Assessment report to be significantly under-served for parks compared I "to benchmark cities ! � , • Increase Spending Relative to Infrastructure r 1, After focusing on transportation and utility infrastructure needs in recent years, the City still �,�[ has much work to do to bring its recreational Iti,*II i capacity up to levels recommended by the "rLAI �r Pearland Parks and Recreation Master Plan This r / � • includes development of projects identified in I the 2007 Pearland Trail Master Plan �� Z. • Sports Tournament Potential Despite a C_. 1 comparative lack of facilities versus other hubs , of youth sports, Pearland has demonstrated an p ! impressive ability to launch and grow events such as the Pearland Texas Classic basketball • SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture Areas of Focus: Mission Statement: 1.Arts in Education Initiatives Conduct research regarding existing and future opportunities for The mission of the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture, specific arts in education initiatives in accordance a charitable organization, is to develop, promote, preserve with the K-12 Core Curricular guidelines and and enhance the Pearland area,artistically culturally and Standards for Arts Education,Provide opportunities economically for all schoolchildren to experience diversified art and cultural experiences Our Vision: 2 Tourism: Partner with [Convention and Visitors Bureau] to help brand the city and provide support The vision for the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture is for artistic and cultural offerings which attract to support and advance all artistic and cultural activities tourists by partnering with business tourism,government artistic 3.Facilities and Public Spaces: Capitalize upon and cultural interest to provide support to existing existing data, update with current trends and organizations,sponsor educational initiatives and attract projections to identify best location and type and develop new venues and participants to make of structural facilities to support the cultural Pearland a regional center of culture environment The Mission and Vision will develop and promote 4.Urban Design,Public Art: Work with Planning and strategies in concert with stakeholders to ensure artistic Zoning and Pearland Parks&Recreation Department and cultural,growth and importance consistent with to identify existing cultural centers and support Pearland's future the development of Public Art Provide programs and opportunities to display public art within Guiding Principles: neighborhoods and promote cultural awareness 5.Art and Cultural Organizations: 1 The Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture » recognizes and embraces the cultural diversity of Partner with [Convention and Visitors Bureau]to our community provide for the marketing of existing activities 2 The Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture will » Identify,secure and distribute funding for artistic preserve Pearland s quality of life while attracting and cultural organizations for programming new residents and businesses to enhance the consistent with our Mission economic growth of the community » Support programs designed to develop future 3 The Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture will offer audiences of artistic and cultural offerings entertaining,safe and beautiful art venues and » Assist with artistic and cultural facility cultural area expected of a destination city development 4 The Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture will » Establish partnerships with regional artistic and support historical preservations,destination cultural organizations to encourage a physical marketing and provide an environment for economic presence in Pearland U, development It will generate an understanding of the artistic and cultural economic impact in Pearland 6 Economic Development:Support efforts to develop and define its resources and assets through strategic a community environment which enhances the regional partnerships economic development of the City of Pearland as N destination city 5 The Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture will O0 support cultural and artistic educational activities for 7.Historical Preservation W I- the community and its students » Assist area historical preservation enterprises with securing funding, promotion and patron a development I- O 6.11 6.12 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 In short, tourism is much more "on the radar" in City of Pearland 2014-2018 CIP Parks map Pearland today,when it was not even a consideration included in this plan section Second phases of in past planning efforts Pearland is certainly in both the Max Road and Shadow Creek Ranch Park competition with other area cities that have similar sports complexes were included in the five-year OP objectives and comparative advantages in some although funding sources are still to be identified cases (e g , Sugar Land Marriott and Conference These projects likely will be included in a future City Center, Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theater and bond referendum Convention Center) When it comes to Houston, the region's dominant city is much more of a vast market Additionally, the 2013-14 annual City budget funded opportunity and visitation source for Pearland the design of a first-time skate park facility in Pearland, than competition More information on Pearland's although funding for its construction is still to be Convention and Visitors Bureau organization and determined This is consistent with a 2013-14 City activities are available on the CVB website Council goal of exploring possible partnerships with advocates for a skate park and BMX park, including Status and Outlook potential cost-sharing and fundraising for park construction Members of the local "SK8 Pearland" for Parks and Tourism organization were active participants in public events for this Comprehensive Plan, promoting their "Let's Get Rolling" theme and emphasizing under-served e.� ' NARKS AND recreational skateboarders in the community,and the .'' , • RECREATION SYSTEM safety advantages of skate parks relative to skating in • Parks-related projects streets ' '" owcoewianai`r:m accounted for approximately CaP�IImPn ementiwb,i The City budget also funded special projects such as le• . R„ 4 2018 10 percent of the City's five- 1implementation of consistent signage across all City 2O1 year Capital Improvements L'# _....-. = Program (CIP) for 2014- parks ,; t 2018, or $36 4 million of P" . - ill iki ., the total $3543 million TOURISM package A significant round of parks spending was programmed Pearland has many resources that could be for 2014($11 2 million, or 21 percent of the 2014 CIP developed into a strong base of attractions and total), followed by peak years in 2016 ($8 5 million) activities to entice and retain a large number of and 2018 ($9 2 million) The key funding streams are visitors and residents alike, including the pending future General Obligation bonds ($15 98 million, or Delores Fenwick Nature Center multiple new 44 percent), Certificates of Obligation ($3 18 million, athletic complexes that can host tournaments, revenue ($795,000, or two attractive trails for long-distance running and cycling, or nine percent), generala renovated historic railroad depot,and local viewing percent), and various other sources ($5 71 million, or sites associated with the Great Texas Coastal Birding 15 percent) — plus another 30 percent ($1 6 million Trail The Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau in 2017 and $9 2 million in 2018) for which funding provides printed and online versions of a colorful sources are still to be determined The CIP parks visitors map entitled, "Pearland A Perfect Pick to portion also included $500,000 for preliminary Play, Stay, Meet and Getaway" The map points out engineering on future projects yet to be identified Pearland's proximity to other regional destinations so that more precise project scopes and estimated and highlights area attractions, venues for meetings construction costs can be included in the next City and events,parks and recreation sites,cultural assets, bond referendum eventually put before Pearland higher education campuses, extensive shopping, 11 voters hotels, and 100+ local restaurants, along with major Compiled in Table 6 2, Pending Park and annual community events Recreation Projects, are details on various specific The combination of Pearland's geographic location projects moving through design and construction, and accessibility provide a large potential for tourism with project locations illustrated in the City-prepared draw In developing a productive tourism program, SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM TABLE 6.2, Pending Park and Recreation Projects Source City of Pearland Project Elements Benefits Cost and Expected Completion Max Road Sports Addresses significant need Complex Phase 6 international-size soccer/ for soccer and sports field in $3 9 million(with some funding 1 (located inside multipurpose fields(1-3 fields city Will enable conversion of from Zone 6 parkland fees) of Hickory Slough lighted),restrooms,parking Centennial Park fields to handle Mid-2014 completion Detention project) growth in youth softball/baseball programs along with soccer 8 lighted baseball/softball Addresses need for multi- fields,soccer field,3 volleyball purpose sports complex in this $8 4 million(with some funding Shadow Creek courts, hike and bike trail around part of Pearland as identified from Zone 1 parkland fees) Ranch Park Phase 1 the fields, lawn amphitheater, in Parks and Recreation Master p Late 2018 completion parking Plan Installation of two new lighted softball fields will enable Pearland's youth softball 2 lighted/irrigated softball fields program to grow,including $2 3 million Centennial Park relocation of adult softball to Phase 2(expansion) (versus current soccer fields), Shadow Creek Ranch Sports Mid-2015 completion picnic pavilion,parking Complex,with new Max Road Sports Complex focused on other youth and adult field sports Extends a 10-foot hike and bike $1 9 million($1 5 million trail from the future Shadow Implements top priority in from H-GAC Transportation Shadow Creek Creek Ranch Park site alon 2005 Parks and Recreation Improvement Program and 20% Ranch Trail Clear Creek to the existing 9rail Master Plan(hike and bike trails City match) 1,300 feet east of Kirby Drive acquisition and development) Mid-2016 completion $4 2 million($3 3 million Extends a 10-foot hike and bike Implements top priority in from H-GAC Transportation Green Tee Terrace 2005 Parks and Recreation trail from FM 518 to Barry Rose Improvement Program and 20% Trail Road along Clear Creek Master Plan(hike and bike trails City match) acquisition and development) Mid-2016 completion 2 miles of 8-foot trails(crushed John Hargrove granite plus concrete in low lying Addresses great need in $1 5 million($475,000 in Coastal Environmental areas), boardwalk,pedestrian Pearland to educate the public Impact Assistance Program grant Complex(JHEC) bridge,picnic tables,benches, on the benefits of recycling, funding) Nature Trails trash receptacles,drinking green space and trees Mid-2014 completion c fountain e4 Addresses high-priority , New Pearland Parkway entry, improvements for City's oldest oc relocation and replacement park as identified in Parks m of existing playground, and Recreation Master Plan, $3 3 million(with some funding W Independence Park upgrades to existing pavilion, to replace features that are from Zone 11 parkland fees) d Phase 1 (upgrades) amphitheater for special events, outdated or in bad condition, more landscaping,parking(in and to add in-demand soft Mid-2017 completion a coordination with Trail Phase 3 trails(park utilization survey W project) also showed second highest utilization among all City parks) 0 oit 6.13 6.14 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 6.2, Pending Park and Recreation Projects(continued) Source City of Pearland Project Elements Benefits Cost and Expected Completion LEED Platinum Certified Will enhance the assets building with an open-air already in place at the John pavilion at one end that Hargrove Environmental will include environmental Complex(JHEC), including $2 4 million (possible Delores Fenwick education displays, the Stella Roberts $500,000 grant funding from demonstration gardens Recycling Center, a City H-GAC) Nature Center and tree farm, interpretive water treatment plant, and exhibits, offices, restrooms, storm water detention, to Late 2016 completion outdoor spray station, a provide hands-on education 50-seat classroom, storage, opportunities for children grass crete parking surface and adults Phase 2 connects Centennial Park to Independence Park $2 2 million (including along Mary's Creek, Magnolia Implements aspects of the Trails Grant funding from Trail Connectivity and John Lizer, Phase 3 p p Texas Parks and Wildlife will connect Independence 2007 Trail Master Plan Department) Park to FM 518 via Pearland 2017 completion Parkway and Dixie Farm Road Further improvements after Phase 1, including 6 $4 2 million (through future Max Road Sports additional soccer fields(4-6 [Same as for Phase 1] bond referendum) Complex Phase 2 lighted), playground, covered area for gatherings, doubling 2019 completion of parking Shadow Creek Further improvements after $9 3 million (through future Ranch Park Phase Phase 1 to be determined [Same as for Phase 1] bond referendum) 2 through further planning 2019 completion Pearland has the opportunity iiip,r,ond-- to form local and regional In an informalpollingexerciseduringaComprehensive — partnerships with businesses, Plan Advisory Committee meeting, committee 1''>~ % community groups and among members were asked, "What opportunities do you ii i area public agencies that will see for drawing more visitors and tourism dollars to �,k�„� .4 strengthen its abilityto balance Pearland[with the opportunity to select three]?" The tourism growth with overall resulting distribution of responses was economic development and 0% toot zo% other community initiatives Special events/festivals ®S■ Among its priorities, the sbo in CVB hopes to see hotels g Arts and entertainment with more meeting space L 711111.111151Milli Unique destinations(Lower Kirby,Old Townsite) and break-out rooms to attract medium and larger-size gatherings Attracting tourism related Sporting events/tournaments businesses (entertainment, galleries, museums, Business travel and meetings/conventions lo% etc) into Pearland will grow hotel tax and sales tax Parks and recreation IIMINI revenues Hotels IMRE Medical services IBM SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM developments that may ultimately transition to Boosting Houston for Medical Conferences other uses • Ongoing Trail Master Plan implementation in Among its priorities,the Greater Houston Convention the City limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction, and Visitors Bureau is focused on bringing major medical especially focused around residential conferences to the area This is a spin-off from broader neighborhoods, and in support of healthy efforts by the Texas Medical Center and Greater Houston lifestyles for Pearland residents Partnership to raise awareness of Houston as a global medical/biotech hub and an emerging U S center for major • Response to specialized park and recreation medical drug and device development along with Boston, interests within the community, including for San Francisco and Raleigh-Durham The Bureau aims to skating and BMX biking enthusiasts as already attract conventions that align with the area's key markets, identified through the 2013-14 City Council and the Texas Gulf Coast region -which is roughly the size Goals of New Jersey-can point to more than$3 billion in medical ■ Dedication of even more resources to youth research annually more than 3,000 clinical trials,and more sports given their popularity and success in than seven million patient visits a year Pearland The Medical World Americas conference held at the George • Expansion of recreation/cultural/entertainment R Brown Convention Center in April 2014 was seen as a amenities that would enhance residents' quality key first step,building on the model of the Total Energy of life, reduce the "leakage" of such economic Conference,which promotes a sector that people already activity to destinations outside the city, and automatically associate with Houston The Bureau s also draw more visitors and tourism dollars to approach is to create its own professional meetings to Pearland—with continued emphasis on Old highlight the brainpower and resources already in the Townsite revitalization and achievement of the region and then draw other world-renowned speakers Lower Kirby District vision and subsequent gatherings While the Bureau figured the • Accomplishment of a multi purpose events inaugural Medical World Americas conference would bring venue in Pearland,with related lodging and participation primarily from the local market,more than 20 hospitality uses, as well as appropriate outdoor states and 20 countries were represented space for large-scale community events Source "New face at GHCVB focused on lunng medical conferences to Houston,' Mark Yost,Houston Business Journal,April1 2014 • The need to formalize planning for the coordinated development of a much wider array of cultural offerings in Pearland, in part, through Key Planning preparation of a Cultural Arts Master Plan and Considerations ongoing development of the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture Input and discussions for this Comprehensive Plan • Maintenance of the recognition attained for the update, through workshops with City Council and City's Parks and Recreation Department through Planning and Zoning Commission, informal small- the Commission for Accreditation of Park and group sessions, a community-wide public open Recreation Agencies(CAPRA) Also continuing house event, the online Virtual Town Hall forum, policies and practices that merit other key interaction with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory community designations such as Scenic City Committee, and background discussions with City ("gold level")and Tree City USA, which are staff, yielded the following concerns related to this marketing tools for Pearland r Parks and Tourism section of the plan w • Increased focus on public parkland needs F and acquisition ahead of ongoing residential W and non-residential growth into Pearland's I - `^ remaining buildable areas, and aside from W land obtained by the City through parkland dedication requirements, and interim -y, recreational or open space within private 6.15 6.16 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Parks and Recreation Department Recognition As highlighted on its website,the City's Parks and Recreation Department joined the ranks of the elite park and recreation agencies and departments across the country by earning accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies(CAPRA)and the National Recreation and Park Association(NRPA) This distinguished accomplishment was awarded during the 2013 NRPA Congress and Exposition The Department is one of only eight such agencies in Texas to have achieved this standard CAPRA is the only national accreditation for park and recreation agencies,and is a measure of an agency's overall quality of operation,management and service to the community This mark forACC of distinction indicates that an agency has met rigorous standards related to the management fibs Po and administration of lands,facilities,resources, programs,safety and services As part of the God cRikaccreditation process,the Department demonstrated compliance with 144 recognized standards pand documented all policies and procedures Often the process helps to identify efficiencies and A heighten areas of accountability,all of which translate into enhanced service and operation to • • benefit the community • •'•' �TACCREDITED The process for accreditation involves self-assessments a formal application,a site visit by a o team of trained visitors that results in a written report,and a hearing with the Commission to Pr .o`icy � grant accreditation Once accredited,the agency must uphold the qualifying standards and be w oF►¢O reviewed again in five years,meaning 2018 for the Department The accreditation achievement is QdRecrea�° another source of civic pride for Pearland Additionally,the Houston-Galveston Area Council recently recognized the City's Parks and Recreation Department with a Parks and Natural Areas Award based on the extent and quality of projects completed by the Department,as well as the policy tools it has in place to accomplish the community's goals and objectives for parks, recreation,trails and open space preservation Goals and Action Strategies GOALS A "goal" is a statement of a desired outcome("end")toward which efforts are directed,as expressed by more specific objectives and action priorities("means") Below are four goals intended to focus plan implementation efforts related to Parks and Tourism that follow the adoption of this new Comprehensive Plan GOAL 6.1. Greater focus on early land acquisition to address future parkland needs in prime growth areas of the community, plus immediate developer provision of park facilities in new subdivisions versus land dedication GOAL 6 2• Ongoing Trail Master Plan implementation with a particular focus on connectivity improvements around residential neighborhoods GOAL 6.3: Expanded recreation/cultural/entertainment amenities to enhance residents' quality of life, reduce the "leakage" of such economic activity to destinations outside the city, and draw more visitors and tourism dollars to Pearland GOAL 6 4: Accomplishing a multi-purpose events venue in Pearland,with related lodging and hospitality uses SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM Fort Bend Culture and Arts Alliance The Fort Bend Culture and Arts Alliance is the umbrella organization for promoting arts and culture in Fort Bend County The Alliance is supported mostly by memberships from individuals families and businesses,as well as support from partners and underwriters such as ARTreach the Fulshear Arts Council, and Wilson Street Gallery The organization's goal is collaboration to aid in increasing arts awareness support for the arts, arts fbcaa education,arts viability,and arts availability to all residents of the greater Fort Bend County area FRIEND in Richmond, Rosenberg,Sugar Land, Missouri City,Stafford Katy and Fulshear,and in nearby communities and areas Stella & Sophie The Alliance promotes, advertises, sponsors, and holds art mixers fairs festivals and other Visit Texas itlt events,such as Fort Bend FotoFest It also sponsors a fine arts scholarship available to talented �' `. Fort Bend County students to continue and enhance their arts education The Alliance markets in , partnership with the Katy Culture and Arts Alliance which helps both organization to maximize --- - the breadth of their artistic and cultural resources and encourage regional participation and March 3 thru April 28 interaction within the arts community a,$ Qar nCRe '°"°""ped vr Source Fort Bend Culture and Arts Alliance(www.fortbendarts.com) ACTION STRATEGIES of the local arts community under its umbrella,and to Itemized below are a set of potential actions for support networking within the local and regional arts responding to the key issues and community needs communities and beyond The PAAC has started this identified in this Comprehensive Plan section In process by spelling out on paper its mission and a vision statement,set of guiding principles,and seven particular, three items are highlighted as strategic identified areas of focus initiatives for the immediate future At a larger scale,the Houston Arts Alliance is a 501(c) E. STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1: CULTURAL ARTS (3)non-profit arts organization that works to enhance L•Q PLAN quality of life and boost tourism in the Houston region by supporting and promoting the arts through Like other communities, Pearland has taken steps programs, initiatives and alliances According to its to support the expansion of cultural arts offerings website,the Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) distributes and opportunities for artistic expression locally by over $3 million in grants to approximately 220 non- establishing an umbrella cultural arts organization, profit arts organizations and individual artists In the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture (see addition, HAA manages the City of Houston's civic art the PAAC mission, vision and goals highlighted collection of 450 artworks,as well as new acquisitions earlier in this plan section) Some cities make direct Additionally, the Center for Houston's Future annual budget allocations to this type of non continues to promote the arts as among the essential '" profit organization from general funds and/or hotel S next steps for creating a sustainable and competitive N occupancy tax revenue This also should gain the City representation on the organization's Board of Houston region The Center's related programming cg Directors to ensure sound oversight and input to the includes events on "How Cities Innovate What Do W Other Regions Do to Better Support the Arts?", f organization's direction and priorities "Business in the Arts How Art and Commerce F A next essential step for such organizations is to Intersect", and "Building a Shared Vision for a ILI a IA undertake the preparation and maintenance of a Robust Arts and Culture Sector" The University o Cultural Arts Plan to guide coordinated programming of Houston Center for Arts Leadership also hosts and scheduling, joint marketing and promotions, collaboration events for the area arts community and a. educational offerings,grant pursuits and fundraising, its philanthropic supporters, including an April 2014 0 capital projects, and allocation of funds to members summit, "What Does It Take to be a 21 st Century Arts Community?" 6.17 6.1 8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2 MULTI-PURPOSE La Quinta Inn&Suites along Broadway near Cullen Parkway •— 11104 �' � e) EVENTS VENUE/CONVENTION CENTER -dub At the time this Comprehensive Plan update was initiated, the City had recently established a Cultural Planning Committee that later evolved into the , .0-111/1A140114 . Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture Those active in this effort had future facility possibilities in mind, among other priorities At about the same time, the ,i - ' new Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan reinforced this momentum for exploring facilities development by 1 � - including among its nine core strategies an initiative to "Construct a multi-use events center in Pearland " As a result, the notion of a multi-purpose venue was mentioned often in the early public input for this Other ways that cities promote the arts include Comprehensive Plan, echoing input heard in various • Focusing arts-related activities and facilities previous community planning efforts in Pearland in special districts(e g , Old Townsite, Lower The following points were made in the rationale Kirby), especially in mixed-use settings that for including this item among the highest priority are active throughout the work week, during initiatives in the Strategic Plan the evening, and on weekends • Stakeholders emphasized that the time • Pursuing opportunities to incorporate has come for Pearland to complement the arts space (e g , artist studios/residences, development of physical infrastructure to galleries) into areas that are undergoing support growth with a focus on cultural redevelopment and publicly-funded and lifestyle amenities for residents and revitalization initiatives, again in mixed use businesses looking for a more complete situations where available and appropriate community to call home • Using the City's recreational and leisure • The lack of a multi-use events center means programming to nurture local artists through that Pearland residents must travel to other involvement in educational activities and jurisdictions to attend shows, plays and other special events for children,teens, adults and cultural events [Plus lack of visitation means seniors lost revenue for the City, as CVB staff noted] • Providing direct promotion of local cultural • Lack of a suitable facility for large community and entertainment offerings through the City's meetings and get-togethers impedes own website, Convention and Visitors Bureau Pearland's ability to bring citizens together marketing and website, and other community to discuss issues and build a sense of local partners This includes promoting greater identity and pride neighborhood-level support and patronage at band and orchestra concerts, plays • Guaranteeing a steady stream of events and musical performances, and visual arts drawing patrons from across Pearland- exhibits at area public and private schools and potentially other cities as well-also Some school districts have special discount generates a built-in market for restaurants, programs for senior citizens, college students, retail, and other establishments in the returning alumni, and others to promote such surrounding district community interest • A best-in-class multi-use events center would support a central Strategic Plan theme of enhancing the Pearland "product" to make the city more competitive for employers and residents The Strategic Plan emphasizes that such a facility must be designed for maximum utility by building in SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM flexibility that enables it to accommodate a range of area as a State-recognized Cultural District through events and configurations Convention and Visitors the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) The Bureau leadership also emphasized both indoor Texas Legislature authorized TCA to make such and outdoor spaces and ample parking In other designations in cities across Texas to draw attention communities, common early steps have involved to special areas "that harness the power of cultural exploring partnership and cost-sharing opportunities, resources to stimulate economic development and considering opportunities for redeveloped space community revitalization " The districts are intended and not just new construction, and determining to "become focal points for generating businesses, whether a performing arts component will be attracting tourists, stimulating cultural development pursued, either initially or through potential future and fostering civic pride " The PAAC would be the expansion phases, as this has significant location, logical applicant, ideally in a collaborative effort with space planning,technical and cost implications various other partners and supporters TCA advises Additionally, in its updated Council Goals for 2014, that "applications should be written to demonstrate Pearland City Council identified the need for a cultural the measurable impact that the Cultural District will entertainment facility/conference/convention center bring to the community Impact could be described adjacent to a full-service hotel with conference center space through a public/private partnership Another consideration, both for facilities planning Multi-Purpose Venue/Convention Center Development in Katy under this Strategic Priority and for the community's overall cultural arts initiatives under Strategic The Leonard E Merrell Center is a 145 000 square foot Priority 1, is to consider ways to cluster cultural and arena that provides Katy residents a local gathering entertainment venues and activities in a particular place to enjoy a wide range of events,from graduation area of the city Working toward a critical mass of ceremonies to more elaborate, large-scale affairs people-attracting facilities and offerings would make Funding for the Merrell Center came from one of Katy's the targeted district a more active and vital place Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) in partnership on evenings and weekends In some cases this may with the City of Katy and the Katy Development supplement other business and civic functions in a Authority Property tax revenue generated by Katy Mills mixed-use area and also provide further impetus for Mall is used to pay for the operation and maintenance "nightlife" commerce (restaurants/cafes, bars, clubs, of the Merrell Center,meaning that ongoing Center hotels, extended-hour boutique shops and other functioning adds no further tax or debt burden retail, etc) Other events hosted at the Merrell Center include A critical consideration is general accessibility indoor football leagues and basketball tournaments, of the area, plus its available (or planned) street concerts and theater shows, banquets,and trade capacity and on- and off-street parking supply to shows The facility also offers meeting rooms and a accommodate large events and patronage Ideally, lobby area for formal functions The Merrell Center is more mature districts with sufficient Urban character owned and operated by the Katy Independent School and concentrated activity can make structured District relieving the City of Katy of programming and parking economically feasible This has the dual maintenance responsibilities benefit of (1) enabling arts and entertainment c patrons to park closer to their destinations (and, The City of Katy is also exploring potential construction depending on facility design, possibly protect them of a 50 000 60,000 square foot convention center N from inclement weather through covered walkways and hotel near Katy Mills Mall through a public private a or other connections), and (2) opening the way for partnership The City sees an opportunity to host mid- or elimination of more surface parking in the area, level energy industry conferences given its proximity to which can lead to more productive use of land and the Energy Corridors. opportunities for civic amenities such as plazas, Sources fountains, and continuous green links within and •http.//www merrellcenter org between certain blocks •'Katy plans June convention center hotel"Jenny Aldridge,Houston Business ` 30,20140 c If Pearland were able to work toward this vision over time, it could pursue designation of such an 6.19 6.2 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 in terms of tourism activity, artist advancement, Sugar Land Facilities Momentum job creation, property value enhancement, and/or The City of Sugar Land is moving ahead with construction general community revitalization " of an$84 million performing arts center,with its opening TCA has several categories of eligible Cultural targeted for 2016 The facility is on a 40-acre City-owned Districts The "Major Arts Institution Focus" category site within the Telfair commercial district,near the local involves districts where performance venues, University of Houston campus and Brazos River Park,and playhouses, libraries and museums anchor the just south of U S 59 The 200,000 square foot facility will district Smaller arts organizations and entertainment have flexible seating capacity for up to 6 500 patrons facilities such as nightclubs and cinemas are often a The center is the next step in a 2007 plan to make Sugar part of these districts Many such districts are located Land a tourism and entertainment destination Local voters close to a central business district and often near in 2008 approved creation of an entertainment district convention and other tourism sites These districts supported by sales tax revenue and venue-specific taxes can have a particular culture genre,such as museums This facilitated construction of the Constellation Field or theaters The "Downtown Focus" category is minor league baseball stadium along SH 6,and now the another possibility indicated as better for smaller performing arts venue In July 2013,Sugar Land City Council communities where most all venues, museums, and approved a development agreement with Houston-based other visitor attractions are in one area "Culture" in theatrical development and management company Ace these districts is broadly defined and includes major Theatrical Group,LLC,to design develop and construct the arts institutions, popular attractions, restaurants, performing arts center nightclubs, movie theaters, parks and tourism sites This new initiative builds on the successful Sugar Land Another benefit of the Cultural District designation Marriott and Conference Center in the high-profile Town is that the community is highlighted on a statewide Square The 300-room hotel is supplemented by 26,500 map of cities with state-recognized districts on square feet of flexible function space,including on-site the TCA website As of mid-2014, the TCA had exhibition space,31 meeting rooms(and up to 13 breakout designated districts in Abilene, Alpine, Austin, rooms),and a main ballroom with capacity for up to 1700 Bastrop, Clifton, Dallas, Denison, El Paso, Fort persons Worth,Galveston,Georgetown, Huntsville, Lubbock, Sources McAllen, Rosenberg, San Angelo, San Antonio, San •Texas A&M University Real Estate Center (http.//www.recenter.tamu.edu/ Elizario,Smithville and Winnsboro Houston has been newstalk/newstalkSearch.aso?CID=65797) especially active in this program with Cultural District •"Sugar Land performing arts center gains steam, Giselle Greenwood Houston Business Journal December 26 2013 designations attained for the Museum District, Theater District, Midtown and Washington Avenue r- STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3. UPDATED In an informal polling exercise during a •-u Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, ••Q PARKLAND DEDICATION AND FEE-IN-LIEU committee members were asked, "If Pearland STRUCTURE develops a multi-purpose event facility, a good Given its rapid pace of growth and residential location to consider would be " The resulting development in recent years, Pearland is fortunate to distribution of responses was have had parkland dedication requirements already in place,as well as provisions for fee payment in lieu of o% 10% 20% 30% 40% 509c land dedication, when appropriate These provisions are in Section 3 2 10 1 within the Subdivision Lower Kirby District 40% Regulations portion (Chapter 3) of the City's Unified Development Code However,as in all cities with such Pearland Parkway 20% requirements, it is important that the City regularly Other Locations { revisit the per-dwelling-unit fee amount to ensure that the resulting fee revenue will be roughly equivalent OidTownsite OEM to the value of land dedication, based on prevailing land costs in the area Otherwise, knowledgeable Peariand Town Center applicants will consistently choose the fee-in-lieu Central Pearland along Broadway/FM sts option given the relative cost advantage And, the City will not accumulate sufficient revenues for an SECTION G: PARKS AND TOURISM effective land acquisition program, not to mention having the necessary resources to then move ahead Texas Cultural Districts with park development Other important issues for this review include Enabling legislation for the Cultural Districts Program of the Texas Commission on the Arts defines such districts 1. Ensuring adequate revenue generation for the as "A well-recognized, labeled mixed-use area of a acquisition of larger sites for Community-level community in which a high concentration of cultural parks and not just Neighborhood parks, facilities serves as the anchor of attraction"Typical 2. Exploring potential consolidation of some district facilities include performance spaces,museums of the 13 existing park zones to make the galleries artist studios,arts-related retail shops, music structure more effective, or media production studios dance studios, high 3 Determining how best to ensure that a schools or colleges dedicated to the arts, libraries and/ certain percentage of parkland is provided or arboretums and gardens Goals of cultural districts immediately as neighborhood parks within include developments, concurrent with home •Revitalizing a particular area of the community construction, rather than fee-in-lieu payments or land dedications being the predominant •Offering evening activities,extending hours practice, and during which the area is used 4 Accounting for different acreage and •Making an area safe and attractive utilization standards for urban parks and •Providing facilities for arts activities and arts open spaces relative to suburban parks for organizations applying parkland dedication and fee-in-lieu requirements to mixed-use development with •Providing arts activities for residents and visitors an urban character •Providing employment and housing for artists OTHER ACTION ITEMS •Connecting the arts more intimately with community development ACTION: COMBINED PARKS/RECREATION AND According to the Commission,"The impact of cultural TRAIL MASTER PLAN districts is measurable The arts attract residents and Pearland has shown ongoing commitment to parks visitors who support businesses as well as lodging and and recreation system development by regularly dining establishments Having the arts present enhances updating its Parks and Recreation Master Plan, most property values,the profitability of surrounding recently in 2005 and 2010, and with a next update businesses and the tax base of the region The arts can pending The City also responded to community be a key incentive for new and relocating businesses desire for more recreational walking, running and The arts contribute to the creativity and innovation of a biking opportunities by developing a first-time Trail community" Master Plan in 2007 During this comprehensive Source Texas Commission on the Arts(htto.Uwww.arts.texas.aov/initiatives/ planning process, Parks and Recreation Department cultural districts/) leadership pointed to consolidation of these two master plans as a logical step for the next update cycle The two documents parallel each other in u, many ways, including with their complementary and planning and projects, ongoing sidewalk repair/ N interrelated goals and objectives The Trail Master replacement efforts by the Public Works Department, N Plan elements and considerations can easily be and the City's overall Transportation Master Plan W absorbed into a broader Parks, Recreation, Trails Notably, at the time of this Comprehensive Plan N and Open Space Master Plan, as prepared and update, the City was hoping to secure Federal F maintained in other peer communities funding so that a pending new Park and Ride facility W along SH 288 might be enhanced with hike and bike w Additionally, City staff noted opportunities for better trail connections in accordance with the City's Trail W coordination between the City's trails planning and Master Plan Pearland is also part of regional bicycle 1- transportation planning,for an overall focus on "non- and trail planning efforts through the Houston- o motorized mobility" within the community Potential Galveston Area Council and intends to stay actively Q crossover points include Safe Routes to Schools engaged in H-GAC plans and programs 6.21 6.2 2 ADOPTED SE►TEMIER 21, 2015 ACTION INTERNAL MARKETING INITIATIVE of Transportation, County precincts, local school Among the nine core strategies in the Pearland20/20 districts and higher education institutions, and other Strategic Plan is an initiative to "Develop an internal public, private and non-profit partners Such art marketing campaign to increase awareness and installations make a statement about the community promotion of Pearland and its assets " The Strategic and enhance its image at gateways and other high Plan notes that while several other core strategies profile locations, along key corridors, and within seek to establish a greater "sense of place" in parks and greenways Pearland, this initiative is designed to develop a The City should also continue to pursue stronger identity and sense of pride among Pearland opportunities to incorporate arts and humanities residents for their community, its assets, and its into the community's parks and along trails, future especially in flexible, accessible, and visible spaces The following points were made in the rationale that are appropriate for temporary exhibitions, for including this item among the highest priority murals, performances, and other programming, as initiatives in the Strategic Plan well as hosting of local festivals and other special events Creatively designed infrastructure elements • The extent of recently-arrived residents to are another way to elevate arts appreciation (e g , Pearland has led to many identifying more with benches, bicycle racks, lighting fixtures, trash their new neighborhood, or with their high containers, signage, etc), as Pearland has already school and its football team,than the city as a done in some park and trail projects whole The City and other public agencies should also • Longstanding distinctions between east and maximize the use of available wall and open floor west Pearland—or the "old" and "new" —make space within their facilities for temporary exhibitions, it difficult to cultivate support for citywide rotating displays,and informal performances by local efforts or initiatives arts and school groups—and also recognize owners of • For Pearland to successfully transition from office buildings and hotels and other private interests boomtown to established city, it will be for doing the same in their spaces Finally, public important for Pearland residents and businesses infrastructure can be supplemented with art and design elements that help to enliven and/or screen to commit more time and, occasionally, resources for local projects an otherwise utilitarian capital project Possibilities include underpasses and viaducts,roadway medians, Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam Temple in south ground and elevated water storage tanks, utility Pearland tg5Ifboxes,and fire hydrants Additional resources for and .. � examples of local public art programs are available on the Texas Commission on the Arts website In an informal polling exercise during a ' Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, committee members were asked, "The most important near-term action items from this ._,,�,p... I Comprehensive Plan related to Parks and Tourism = '' " J should be [with the opportunity to select three]" The resulting distribution of responses was ( o% 10% 20% Multi-purpose events venue 23% ACTION PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE Ongoing Trai!Master Plan implementation 193& Update parkland dedication/fee provisions La95 For the enjoyment of residents and visitors to Pearland,the City should formalize a community-wide integrate Parks and Trail Master Plans 15% public art installation and maintenance program Advance land acquisition for parks in growth areas Such a program can be administered over time by the PAAC in partnership with the Texas Department Non profit cultural arts organization Others gm SECTION 6: PARKS AND TOURISM Coordinated Public Art Initiative In furtherance of its mission of Making the arts accessible to all residents and visitors of the Brazos Valley,"the nonprofit Arts Council of Brazos Valley coordinates with the cities of Bryan and College Station on the funding,placement, maintenance and promotion of public art along highway corridors that will ensure both visibility and motorist safety The City of College Station allocates General Fund dollars in support of its Art in Public Places" program,and revenue from the hotel/motel occupancy tax is another source of public funding support as the tax is intended,in part,to help promote local tourism and visitation The City's Parks and Recreation Director serves as the liaison for this and all cooperative arts initiatives with the Arts Council Both cities also incorporate public art at their own facilities,such as a prominent sculpture placed outside College Station's public library,which was the first permanent piece of public art in the area when installed in 1999 Other art locations include local parks,the Bryan Municipal Building,other City facilities(police department,fire station, utilities office) municipal airport,the Arts Council's own Arts Center facility,a high school campus,downtown Bryan(in front of the historic Carnegie Library and the restored La Salle Hotel),and at several business sites plus high- profile intersections and streetscape areas,including the"gateway" plaza that marks the city limits between the two cities Promotional efforts are focused around an interactive Art Map"on the Arts Council website Users can quickly see all area locations with public art pieces and then click on each location to bring up the name of the work,artist/sculptor, installation date,specific address,and brief notes on the piece and artist All of this information is also compiled in an "Art Map List with color photos of each piece Linking Beautification, Public Art and Tourism One form of public art already seen in Pearland was accomplished through the City's participation in the San I r Jacinto Texas Historic District and its Project Stars initiative The marker pictured here welcomes residents and visitors into the community at the northern gateway that Pearland Parkway provides from Beltway 8 The marker is located in _ the parkway median,just south of the Clear Creek bridge As further described on its website,the district is a collaborative effort among 11 cities within Precinct Two )1111 in east Harris County with additional support from the Economic Alliance-Houston Port Region A Master • Plan process among these entities emphasized image enhancement and economic development opportunities111 that build upon the area's history Since 2007 the communities and other partners have implemented various "'111`41: Project Stars priorities including a Gateways" project that has led to installation of entry markers in Baytown, u, Jacinto City, La Porte,Morgan's Point, Pearland Seabrook Shoreacres and South Houston Pending markers in Deer The Economic Alliance also works to advance tourism Park and Galena Park will bring the total to 10 for this strategies that benefit all district cities and the entire area regional beautification effort As with all the markers,the Additionally, Pearland bolsters its image and appearance Pearland marker design evokes the San Jacinto Monument through its status,since 2011 as a Texas Certified Scenic and its star while also highlighting the City's pear branding City,with a Gold Level Certification Points are awarded W based on City ordinances that promote a well-planned Besides raising Pearland's regional profile, participation in community including standards for landscaping,signage, the district also boosts local tourism promotion efforts The parking lot design,dumpster screening,underground W district website includes a Plan Your Adventure link that utilities,treatment of detention basins,and other design a. highlights featured attractions and special events across factors that,together,enhance livability for residents and 0 the area, including Pearland's Crawfish Festival each spring add scenic appeal for visitors 6.23 6 24 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Parks and Tourism Tools As a home rule municipality, the City of Pearland has various authorities, techniques and ongoing and new partnership possibilities for enhancing its - '' _ parks and recreation offerings, plus other leisure and _ cultural amenities that appeal to residents as well as r business travelers and leisure visitors Summarized in Table 6.3, Tools for Advancing Parks and .I`' Tourism Objectives, are key mechanisms through 1`{ - -�� which Pearland is already pursuing its objectives �. ' x' ', •�I k ' • !-• " . I1... e related to parks and tourism These tools are shown .- w 1'+ ... ;, in five categories that represent the main ways that '`6 j Y y comprehensive plans are implemented , ....a �, 15 ,; 1 Capital investments 4. 2 Policies and programs BrowsAroun' Antiques store along Broadway near Old 3 Regulation and standards Townsite area 4 Partnerships and coordination will or support to take certain actions Along with 5 More targeted planning (especially as required the strategic priorities and other actions outlined to qualify for external funding opportunities) in this plan section, it is important to capture in the Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication Comprehensive Plan those ongoing functions of City of its municipal government, Pearland benefits government, such as those highlighted in Table 6 3, from activities that are done here routinely relative that will also help to attain the vision and goals within to smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities this plan — and compared to some larger cities with limited SECTION G: PARKS AND TOURISM TABLE 6.3, Tools for Advancing Parks and Tourism Objectives Tool Pearland Examples Overall Framework for Recreation Improvements and Tourism Promotion Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan » Mobility-recreation coordination (bike paths,trails) Strategic Planning • Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan Capital Projects Multi-Year • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) Programming and » Advance land acquisition for public parks and trails Budgeting » Phasing of park development and site improvements over multiple budget years » Ped/bike accommodation through "Complete Streets" roadway design » Multi-use design of storm water detention projects Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • Convention and Visitors Bureau budget and use of Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax revenue • Acceptance of private donations and grants • Continuation of policies and practices that earn City special recognitions ("Gold Level" Scenic City,Tree City USA, Planning Excellence) Special Initiatives • Cultural amenities planning and promotion via the Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture (PAAC) • Special community events • Enhanced marketing(external and internal) • Continued participation in San Jacinto Texas Historic District and "Project Stars" Program Special Districts • Municipal Management Districts • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) • Municipal Utility Districts(MUDs) Regulations and Standards Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations » Parkland dedication and fee-in-lieu provisions » Areas zoned for cultural/entertainment activities 0 Partnerships and Coordination N_ Public/Public • Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau N • Pearland Economic Development Corporation • School districts a. • Counties and Commissioner precincts a • Brazona County Drainage District No 4 W a. O c a 6.25 6.2 6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 6.3, Tools for Advancing Parks and Tourism Objectives Tool Pearland Examples Public/Public • External funding opportunities (continued) » H-GAC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) • Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) » Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) • Houston-Galveston Area Council » Regional pedestrian and bicycle planning » Local parks and recreation planning support • Texas Department of Transportation • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department » Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail • Texas Economic Development and Tourism Division, Office of the Governor • Texas Commission on the Arts • National Park Service Public/Private • Private property owners and land development and real estate communities • Corporate sponsorships • Development agreements • CenterPoint Energy and pipeline companies • Advocacy and resource organizations » Pearland Chamber of Commerce » Pearland Arts League » Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture » Keep Pearland Beautiful » Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau » Houston Arts Alliance » Land trusts and conservation organizations » Private athletic associations and recreation clubs » Texas Recreation and Park Society » National Recreation and Park Association • Private donations and grants Targeted Planning Special-Area • Corridor and district plans(Lower Kirby,Old Townsite) Planning City Master Plans • Parks and Recreation,Trails I 1 ii I - - - / HOUSTON ,� - I ''I ISAM HOUSTON TOLLWAYBELTWAY 8 �—rf e',,1,"'- \ y��/ ' - - �r I l,,1 =' JJ ' i-Franco Lee Par /CO j 11 rl rOOKSIDE it _ter- ��--�_� ;,. iI I o n a. 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D D.5 LOLON_ - 1 01 Centeno'Park 10 Creekside Park �° R�9Z -__] SH I + I 02 Independence Park 11 Aaron Pasternak Memorial Park a Miles 1 l_-� s J I County Parks ! �, '___ - - 03 Southdown Park 12 Zychlinski Park kAMIZZI This groan ,e for informational pn[poero and may f - Public Parks 04 Woodcreek Park 13 Sonny Tobias Park not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal l I05 Woody Street Park 14 Shadow Creek Ranch Trail F a engineering or surveying purposes It does not ,{ /1 MANVEL Golf Cource a P. S represent an on-the-ground survey and represents I If 1 �� 06 Cypress Village Park 15 Southgate Park only the app[p::mannaarieala location of property i +1 1 �. Pearland City Limits 07 Corrigan Park 16 Clear Brook City Park Pearland ETJ 08 Hyde Park 17 Heritage Plaza I-- 08 09 Pine Hollow Park 18* Dad's Park(Private Little League) MAP PREPARED MAY 2015 1; I I 9 CITY OF PEARLAND GIS DEPARTMENT • t �` . , . iM.M4Eminimmink 4' 1 ' I t ��Vj' �j� �4 `• rr -® _ P E A R L A N D . 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Residential Land Areas I 11-- 1) '''' � L � r' / _ — ETJ cAli -^, r 8C1�C Q 1 I u - FRIENDSIVOOD /17-- I Iir --,- ' ,-, I —•• 111111 MANV /L i _' r 'COLONY :E. .n ALVIN o I 0 05 1 2 3 ADOPTED 11 08 10 IIIII == —Miles t FUQUA 1 ALMEDA GENOA \ o Figure 4.1 , / u, S SAM HOUSTON PKWY 0/ IIIIIIIII Future Trail Network Q/ 7 \ 288 \ :.•,1 Legend Q •• / - `■■�■■it.■a/••i 0 KNAPP •• • CityLimits jam■ � • i■.� W ; ' ; ♦I NMI Harris County Regional ParBROOKSIDE •• ••• Future Trail Secondary . . • Future Higher Education Campus •' 17" �■■i�■ iminauf "�'. • ••• Exist raps in T■�ee.e� on • ••• •~ ra■ nr• n T • ill • ••• • 8 ♦� ••• Sidewalk Linkages Between Trails mom • 106A BROOKSIDE. y w• ♦i, IT •••• ••••• m••• x •• ••• < ®o•••••• p ♦♦ 2234 ^ a.� 111111111146 ` AO • • �y2 ♦♦s * Destinations Future RegionallCommunity Parks J33 39 ■■■�■■ < ••• ♦�♦♦ ��• Potential Trailhead Locations 38 • 34 ••••a•rMM Future PISD High School •• i �A� !• •• • • „��••• • 1 ••• ♦, • * Potential Bridge Location * Shadow Creek Ranch commerciallEmployment Area �r' •• ♦♦ •• •w"•�- + (� 403 HUGHESRANCH m ORANGE • • • U 35 TJZNaw Soccer Complex I , • 24 • • • .•• • ¢ • , Points of Interest • ••• • • 25 26 1 Future Detention Area • • , HICKORY�SLQl1GH • • old towns to Downtown 5 641 2 Rustic Oak Elementary •• •• • ••• •• p • ,/�/_ rAE• 4. 3 Woodcreek Park 1 • ••••• •� r ti� •• • • • •® WALNUI • p • 4 Sleepy Hollow Park �• 9,,-‘,0 5 Existing Detention Area ••�•• '•• • a • BROADWAY 6 Future Harris County Park 00• • Broadway FM 518 Commercial Areas 1 D' •• P- ■ lip I • r ® • ■ •• .0 T r- - n • • • m •• z • e- 7 Future Beltway Mitigation Park •••••M••� •�• 51`8�1 �� < • • • z •. _ f QP 8 New Elementary School ■ • gROAQWAY . ;L1 Broadway SH 288 Commercial Area O 1 91 ! • •• FIT; 19 --la: YMCA �� Civic CenterlLibrary •• O{�� • 9 Harris County El Franco Lee Park • • -1- Z p Centennial ParklPhases182) - , • ••11-- /Q� •• 10 Rogers Middle School t • `u 91 FITS 10 , t„! • • ® � v • 11 New Jr High ��vp • • • ® tt 37 . ! • • • 29 • • c1 12 Dads Club Sports Park r ��: :O AO'� ; "' ' : • .- • • ? 30 "31 Dixie FM 518 Commerical Area 13 Future Detention Area ue •• co % _ MAGNOLIA• DI Comm • Independence Park • r ! ■tr.uw .• • • ••� • 14 Massey Ranch Elementary w■■ 1 1' • • •■. •••• i$ -< La 11 �•♦• .� 1; • 't • *Future Detention Site near Equestrian Center 15 Carleston Elementary • • 7�nmaa c .g.I• I '*SWEC �• ,. /le/ el 1 ` •••• • • 13 • m • � 16 New Elementary School Imm�■ • 59 • RK •• _ i 17 Pearland Jr High South • • 59 O MA CREEK n y • g 1soom �� .SQ 'ft'1F m `t Pearland High School/StadiumOros? x nCO • •• •• 18 FutureDetentionArea■ ••••• \ •• • 20 Corrigan Park i Ask •••••••�• •• �•• Si�� 21JamisonMiddle School 1 : BAILEY 18 -New Rec Center 8 Natatorium •• � ,♦♦ 22 VFW ®� • �� ,� �� 23 Pearland Police Department r 101 � \ •• 24 Sablatura Middle School ■ 288 ; • \ •• ''� 25 Pearland Jr High West 1 ian�aae• ® •■•I 26 Pearland Jr High East •••••• 27 Harris Elementary 28 New Middle School 1 29 Potential Elementary School 30 Carden Jackson School 1 31 Pasternak Park ■■�umoa■�■■i•. w ■�■■.an.a■■�■■�■■�a■t�a■�aat] \ • iaii 32 Shadycrest Elementary 1 � ; \ I 33 Future Park&Ride I•j 34 Southdown Park 1 40 �'� �� 35 Challenger Elementary ••••••••• ' �� \ ; 36 Silvercrest Elementary V•V • ; -a.~ !� \ •= 38 SilveMary Elementary 1 ; 38 Mary Burks Marek Elementary • M • l�� 39 Future AISD Junior High School •• • �r� ' ■■ Y9!!!!!l!M!!9 40 Manvel Elementary y �l„r,�i... w Aria ••�Q 1 ,> ' , 'r�� KENDIG KEAST 0 N ■ ` w.�l E ` ■ a. 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CITYOF PEARLAND 1 63.360 or 1 in = 1 miles Green Tee Terrace Trail .. 0 0 5 1 2 2014 - 2018 CIP ....JHEC Nature Trails Centennial Park Phase II ® Hunter Park Max Road Sports Complex Phase I&II Miles This product is for informational purposes and may not have been Shadow Creek Ranch Trail prepared for or besuiablefoelege1 engineering oranrveymg purposes It does nor represent an on-the-gronnd survey and Parks Trail Connectivity Phase II O Delores Fenwick Nature Center Phase I Independence Park Phase I Shadow Creek Ranch Park Phase I&II represents only the approximate relative location of property bounds nes Trail Connectivity Phase III CITY FA PEARLAND GIS DEPARTMENT T 'jJri .. Fir , ii 20 i - ��o� i'I:d• `9 , 1, 0 P e a r I a n d • EiLitLa4la r- „o., ., - 1 0 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN T E X A S Fsr �ci 9a r � :. ,- . I S I I NE IL. , mob SECTION 7 Land Use and Character Pearland has a long and established history of land use planning that continues with this latest update of its long-range Comprehensive Plan Since 2006 Ilk!. the City has also utilized a Unified Development , 10, Code (UDC) to better coordinate and manage all aspects of land development regulation At that I AV E DA rr�. point the City also expanded to all principal streets r�!.r r a Corridor Overlay District,which is another available i mechanism, through zoning, to enact the quality- j , • in focused aspects of its land use priorities As with any I Ili' ii,Ili N effective planning process, the City regularly revisits 1, _ - Ir - its assumptions and strategies to stay responsive to I I `' cr market dynamics and ensure that ultimate outcomes a f y '" r ti i- z on the ground are as intended An interim update , , W effort in 2009 dealt with a series of very specific land I IIIR• a use policy and map issues = u) c The positive results of this land use planning - al legacy have come to fruition even more quickly ll 1- 0 with the rapid growth experienced in Pearland earland Town Center has added a walkable, i in recent years Along with guiding the location, mixed-use destination for residents and visitors 7.1 7 2 ADOPTED SEPTEMIER 21, 2015 types and intensities of land use that are possible suitable forms and locations to meet the needs across this roughly 70 square mile community, of key demographics as they move through the City's planning focus is increasingly turning to the "life cycle" (i e,young singles, "double redevelopment considerations Given how Pearland income no kids" couples,families with children, is hemmed in by the jurisdictions of other area cities, empty nesters, and seniors at various stages of the City has a relatively known and fixed amount independence and care needs) of land in its incorporated area and extraterritorial ■ The potential for more multi-family residential jurisdiction (ETJ) for which future possibilities must uses in Urban character settings and forms(i e , be contemplated internalized design with no external access to Together with tax base implications, key drivers individual units)versus much more "garden" of such planning include the desire for quality style apartments residential development and housing options, • The outlook for more widespread convenient shopping and services, including a redevelopment activity and infill construction growing medical footprint, appropriate areas for as the community approaches build-out industrial activity, and effective siting and design and greater attention turns to upgrading or compatibility of public facilities and recreational replacing older housing stock lands, including a new University of Houston-Clear Lake campus in Pearland since 2010 Additionally, Economic Development given Pearland's place in the world and the area's flat • A continuing focus on optimal corridor landscape,some amount of land must necessarily be development(e g , FM 518/Broadway)and allocated to large-scale stormwater detention basins needed redevelopment along older corridors to minimize flooding risk while also providing further (e g , SH 35) recreational opportunities for residents • An even greater emphasis on community image Land Use and and aesthetics, especially at key gateways and other high-profile locations in the city, including Character Context along major corridors The preceding topical plan sections provide Parks and Tourism important context for this Land Use and Character • The potential for more mixed-use development section in targeted areas of Pearland(e g , Lower Growth Capacity and Infrastructure Kirby, Old Townsite)that could include desired entertainment and cultural offerings for both • The outlook and key considerations for how residents and visitors remaining developable land in the incorporated • The need for direct acquisition of more public city and ETJ should be used, especially with parkland ahead of development,when suitable regard to the long-term fiscal implications for land is still available and not yet at elevated City government prices, rather than acquiring it in conjunction Mobility with development and mostly through the parkland dedication mechanism • Related to the Growth Capacity and ■ The potential for a future multi-purpose events Infrastructure point above, concern about the traffic implications of potential types or venue in Pearland,which would require a densities of residential use that are still to be relatively large site, especially to accommodate built in Pearland in the coming decades associated parking, and which should be in a location that places the facility in close Housing and Neighborhoods proximity to complementary hospitality uses such as hotels and restaurants • The need for a greater range of housing options in Pearland, still in a quantity that Additionally, in an informal polling exercise during a is well less than the extent of land devoted Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, to single-family detached dwellings, but in committee members were asked, "What is your SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER general sense of the types of land use most needed commercial development in Pearland considering remaining developable land b. Encourage residential retail nodes in [with the opportunity to select three]?" The resulting proximity to residential uses to serve distribution of responses was neighborhood needs 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% c Encourage higher-density, mixed-use, transit-oriented and pedestrian-friendly Residential 611116111Mdevelopment along the future multi-modal/ mass transit SH 288/Kirby corridor Retail 6% d Plan for future growth by prospective Office 17% annexation of sensitive areas along future corridors Hospitality(restaurants,hotels) 11% 4 Encourage Regional Detention Parks/recreation 17% a Maximize development potential of vacant land Medical 8% b Amenitize detention areas and incorporate Industrial 3% with the parks plan 5. Identify Future Community Facilities and Business Park 11% Services Mixed Use 19% a Demarcate areas to provide adequate facilities LAND USE PLAN UPDATE 2009 6 Identify Implementation Strategies a Identify changes to Future Land Use The last comprehensive review of the City's land Plan, Comprehensive Plan, and Unified use planning policies and associated Land Use Plan Development Code map, in 2009, led to six stated objectives with related Legacy of Past points under each, as listed below These objectives also continue to provide important context for this Long-Range Planning and other sections of this updated Comprehensive Plan In considering the extent of change Pearland had 1. Conserve Existing Neighborhoods experienced during the 1990s, and then looking ahead to needs and priorities for the next several a. Preserve existing residential uses decades, the City's 1999 Comprehensive Plan b. Designate appropriate land use for transition outlined the following aspirations related to land use areas between residential and nonresidential uses to safeguard our neighborhoods while • Providing well-defined residential allowing for growth and expansion of local neighborhoods with centrally located parks businesses and recreational open space sized to meet 2 Enhance Long-Term Economic Development the needs of the surrounding neighborhood a Consider future annexation of airport unit Low density, single-family residential c property housing should surround the park with N community facilities (such as churches, daycare b Formulate a land use plan and appropriate centers, schools, libraries, and fire stations) r zoning for airport area LLI Medium- and higher-density residential uses am C. Preserve existing industrial land should be located along the periphery of the W d Consider increasing industrial land by future neighborhood a. annexations • Concentrating local retail, offices, and services c e. Designate additional land for office use into nodes centered at the intersections of u, 3 Coordinate Land Use with Transportation major thoroughfares instead of continuous o commercial strips Major retail nodes should 0 a. Encourage retail/commercial nodes at have a maximum of 50 acres, and minor retail major street intersections to prevent strip or 73 7 4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 nodes should comprise 25 or fewer acres, regional access This area should be enhanced with each type of node distributed around by wooded areas, nature preserves, and an intersection's four corners Medium - developed lakes, offering attractive lakefront and higher-density residential uses are also uses(including restaurants with outdoor appropriate for these nodes dining, a retail center with craft shops, a • Establishing an attractive business park coffee house, boutiques, breakfast/lunch environment along the SH 288 corridor by cafe, a microbrewery, and an amphitheater) and recreational activities The land uses in providing adequate access, identifying and distinguishing between preferred uses, limited adjacent areas should complement this area by uses, and undesired uses, and establishing including mid-rise office use and medium-and appropriate design standards The business high density residential use A several hundred park should include corporate headquarters, acre site known as the David L Smith Project research facilities, office buildings, and light was acquired and planned to be used for this manufacturing facilities, but also provide purpose flexibility for a variety of uses However, • Preserving major drainage ways as open space, commercial strip development and open sales recreation corridors, and natural habitat Linear lots and storage yards should be discouraged parks were recommended to be developed Land use controls should be implemented along four drainage ways to offer attractive through Planned Development zoning or by spaces for public use trails that would connect establishing a Corridor Overlay District or a new many neighborhoods, businesses, and public zoning district specifically for this corridor facilities • Designating sizeable areas for industrial and • Developing a series of gateways within and light industrial economic development Three around the periphery of the city to define districts were depicted North Central District, and enhance Pearland's regional identity The South Central District, and Northwest District plan discusses additional landscaped and • Establishing Pearland Parkway as a central axis lighted entryway signs at various locations, six linking many of the city's major recreational, community parks located along the edges of educational, and institutional assets The plan the planning area, and mass tree planting in the defines this parkway as a broad landscaped large areas of open space located on the four thoroughfare connecting parks, or a landscaped corners of some major intersections string of land paralleling or running in the The 1999 Comprehensive Plan also established center of a thoroughfare The thoroughfare the following land use designations for purposes should accommodate vehicular, bicycle, and of mapping areas for particular uses (with more pedestrian traffic categories added through the 2009 Land Use Plan • Reinventing the Old Town area as a modern, Update as reflected on Land Use Plan maps since walkable "Village District" containing a that time) compatible mix of residential and nonresidential • Low Density • General Business uses To do this,the plan suggests utilizing the Residential • Light Industrial present street and alley grid as a framework, 9 developing corridors of large shade trees along • Medium Density • Industrial Broadway and Main within the limits of the Residential • Village District district, devising zoning standards that are more • High Density flexible and more sensitive to design issues than Residential • Business Park conventional zoning, enhancing the individual • Manufactured • Public/Semi-Public characters of each of the four quadrants that Housing • Parks and Open comprise the Village District, and identifying, protecting and preserving historical buildings • Retail, Offices, and Space that reflect Pearland's heritage Services • Drainage and Flood • Developing a restaurant and entertainment • Office Protection district in a park setting with convenient SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER Status and Outlook predominate in an area based on what is already on the ground and will likely remain or possibly evolve for Land Use over time, as well as projected new development Additionally, it is recognized that, for some land use LAND USE PLAN designations, other complementary uses may also remain or emerge in an area of the city along with A future land use map is intended to show the the predominant use types general pattern of uses anticipated and/or desired in and around the community in the years ahead The Specific locations are not always known for certain use map indicates the type of use that is expected to types, such as for some future public facilities (e g , Future Land Use Planning versus Zoning The City's development regulations are among the primary tools for implementing this policy document The zoning regulations,in particular,play a significant role in establishing and protecting the physical character of the community These regulations delineate land use districts and the types of uses permitted within them,together with minimum site area and maximum building height requirements and standards for parking, landscaping and signage As a result, the zoning regulations,together with the City s subdivision regulations where applicable,largely direct development outcomes This is important since it provides a regulatory context in which local land use decisions may be made to foster a prosperous economy,a sustainable environment and a high quality of life for residents Although this Land Use and Character section and associated Land Use Plan map provide only general planning guidance, their role is especially relevant since it can lead to updates and rewrites of the zoning regulations and district map It is only through the official zoning map and the ongoing zoning administration process that binding,legally enforceable decisions are made about property uses and compatibility on a case-by-case basis Adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, including the Land Use Plan map does not mean that the City's zoning approach or mapping will automatically change This is partly because there is a timing aspect to zoning, meaning that a future land use plan generally indicates ultimate desired outcomes while a zoning map may reflect interim situations or existing,stable land uses that are not expected to change in the near future The side-by-side comparison below highlights the distinct purposes and uses of a future land use map relative to a zoning map Future Land Use Map Zoning Map Purpose Purpose •Outlook for the future use of land in the community •Basis for applying different land use regulations •Macro level -generalized development patterns and development standards in different areas of the community( zones") Use •Micro level-site-specific focus •Guidance for the City's zoning map and related decisions(zone change requests,variance Use applications,etc) •Regulating development as it is proposed -or as •Baseline for monitoring consistency of actions and sites are positioned for the future with appropriate decisions with this Comprehensive Plan zoning(by the owner or the City) Inputs and Considerations Inputs and Considerations •Existing land use in the City •Comprehensive Plan and future land use map for •The locational aspects of community planning general guidance F priorities involving economic development, housing, •Protecting existing neighborhoods from a infrastructure,parks and recreation,public facilities incompatible redevelopment or infill and fringe areas N etc from premature urban development •Zoning decisions that differ substantially from the F- general development pattern depicted on the future c land use map should indicate the need for some map adjustments the next time this plan is revised 7.5 7.6 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 7.1, Designations on Land Use Plan Map Source Kendig Keast Collaborative Designation Predominant Use Characteristics Most Closely Associated Zoning District(s) Four subcategories from previous Land Use Plans consolidated,with a • Residential Estate(RE) Single-family detached recommendation later in this section • Suburban Residential Suburban Residential dwellings to explore a residential "flex" zoning (SR-15) district that would offer a range of lot • Suburban Residential size options by right with associated (SR-12) standards to ensure compatibility Single-family detached Minimum lot sizes between 8,800 ' Residential Estate(RE) Low Density Residential dwellings square feet and 12,000 square feet • Single-Family Residential (R-1) Single-family detached Minimum lot sizes between 5,000 • Single-Family Residential Medium Density dwellings including patio and 7,000 square feet for single- (R-2, R-3, R-4) Residential homes, plus townhomes familyresidential, 3,000 square feet • Townhouse Residential for townhomes (TH) High Density Residential Multiple-family dwellings Apartment developments • Multiple Family Residential (M F) Offices A variety of business, professional, and organizational office • Office and Professional development (OP) Detention Sites dedicated to regional storm water detention, some of Any district which are designed also to offer recreational amenities Park City park sites and land (plus Tom Bass Regional Park) Any district Recreation and Private golf courses and open space areas along and near creeks Any district Open Space and some storm water detention sites Public/Semi Public Public and semi-public sites and facilities, including schools, Any district government buildings, and cemeteries • Neighborhood Service Retail, Offices and (NS) Services Variety of office and retail development • Office and Professional (OP) • General Business(GB) • Residential, retail, office, Old Townsite(including and public/semi-public subdistncts for General Village District uses within Pearland's Mixed use Business,OT-GB, original town site area Mixed Use,OT-MU, and Residential,OT-R) • Spectrum District(SP1- Lower Kirby Urban Special designation in an area where the Spectrum zoning SP5)and zoning categories Center district currently applies but for which a form-based recommended in the development code approach was explored Lower Kirby Urban Center Plan Large office and medical complexes/campuses and • Business Park 288 288 Gateway complementary retail uses/centers,with vertically integrated (BP-288) residential uses, all of high quality Cullen Mixed Use Designation to support the Cullen- Mixed Use zoning district • Cullen- Mixed Use(C-MU) Garden/O'Day Mixed Designation to support the Garden/O'Day-Mixed Use zoning • Garden/O'Day-Mixed Use district Use(G/O-MU) Light Industrial Manufacturing, assembly, high-tech industries, etc • Light Industrial (M-1) Industrial Heavier industrial uses • Heavy Industrial (M-2) • General Business(GB) Business Commercial Retail businesses • General Commercial (GC) Airnnrt Pearland Regional Airport N/A(in ETJ) SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER TABLE 7.2, Acreage in Land Use Plan (Map 71)* Source Kendig Keast Collaborative Land Use Category Acreage Percent adopted Land Use Plan map is also included in this of Total plan section for information and comparison Many Suburban Residential 2,257 7 5 1% categories on both the new and previous maps Low Density Residential 17,219 4 38 7% originated with the City's 1999 Comprehensive Medium Density Residential 7,501 3 16 9% Plan, others were carried over or added through the 2004 plan update, and the new map version reflects High Density Residential 535 1 1 2% changes summarized in the Further Evolution in Offices 226 4 0 5% Land Use Plan section below Map 7 1 also reflects Detention 495 6 1 1% separation of the previous "Parks" category from Park 1,249 2 2 8% new"Detention" and "Recreation and Open Space" categories as itemized in Table 7 1 Finally, it should Open Space 1,635 8 3 7% be noted that the officially adopted Lower Kirby Public/Semi-Public 1,448 9 3 3% Urban Center plan and proposed development code Retail, Offices and Services 1,749 6 3 9% and the Grand Boulevard Pearland Old Townsite Master Plan are considered appendices to and a part Village District 398 2 0 9% of this Comprehensive Plan Lower Kirby Urban Center 1,153 9 2 6% 288 Gateway 1,420 5 3 2% Compiled in Table 7 2, Acreage in Land Use Plan (Map 7.1), are the relative amounts of land within Cullen Mixed Use District 99 6 0 2% each of the Land Use Plan categories As in most Garden/O'Day Mixed Use Dist 559 1 1 3% suburban communities, areas for single-family Light Industrial 3,799 0 8 5% detached dwellings (primarily the Suburban and Low Density Residential categories) account for the Industrial 1,178 3 2 6% largest land use share, at 44 2 percent here Light Business Commercial 910 4 2 0% Industrial is another prominent category at 8 4 Airport 295 0 0 7% percent A separate mapping exercise,completed by City staff in Spring 2014,quantified the proportion of Major Nodes 152 5 0 3% land inside the City limits that is within each current Minor Retail Node 192 8 0 4% zoning district As presented in Table 7.3, Acreage Residential Retail Nodes 26 3 0 1% in Zoning Districts, these numbers reflect the Totals 44,504 6 100 0% cumulative results of past land use planning efforts and subsequent plan implementation through 'NOTE All calculations were made using Geographic Information System administration of the City's UDC (GIS)data and mapping and are intended for general planning purposes only as the data is approximate and does not have the accuracy of on the ground land surveys In an informal polling exercise during a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting, schools, fire stations, parks, etc), as well as places committee members were asked, "Does Pearland of worshi which often locate in or near rimaril need more lot sizes for home building on the larger residential areas Some uses are highly market- resulting distribution of responses was end of the spectrum, or the smaller end?" The driven, with their timing and particular location dictated by the extent and pace of other types of 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% c development This includes the typical trend of retail N uses following residential "rooftops" - and typically Larger lots 31% 7, locating at key roadway intersections The location w 23 and extent of multi-family development can also be f difficult to predict ahead of housing market trends Smaller lots 13% 1- and cycles, as well as developer interest in whether, S. where and when to bring this product to market c Both 44% w i- Provided in Table 7.1, Designations on Land Use c Plan Map, are descriptions of the categories used Neither - focus on a on Map 7.1, Land Use Plan The City's previous middle of range 12% 7.7 7.8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 FURTHER EVOLUTION IN LAND USE PLAN This new Comprehensive Plan involves some further TABLE 7.3, Acreage in Zoning Districts* adjustments to the City's Land Use Plan map based Source Kendig Keast Collaborative on discussions with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee and other stakeholders, and work Zoning District Acreage Percent sessions between City staff and the plan consultant of Total The changes include Suburban Development (SD) 39 0 1% • Consolidation of Four Suburban Residential Residential Estate (RE) 1,693 6 4% Designations As shown in Table 7 1,the Land Suburban Residential (SR-15) 310 1 2% Use Plan map previously included a Suburban Suburban Residential (SR-12) 1,339 5 1% Residential category with four subcategories for accommodating single-family detached Single-Family Residential (R-1) 3,378 12 9% dwellings on varying lot sizes,from t acre Single-Family Residential (R-1 Cluster) 657 2 5% down to 10,000 square feet The new Land Single-Family Residential (R-2) 3,001 11 4% Use Plan map shows just one overall Suburban Single-FamilyResidential (R 3) 1,849 7 0% Residential category to align with a potential single Suburban Residential zoning district Single-Family Residential (R-4) 492 1 9% that would also consolidate several existing Townhouse Residential (TH) 39 0 1% districts This possibility for a single residential Multiple Family Residential (MF) 222 0 8% "flex" zoning district is discussed further under Strategic Priority 1 in the Goals and Action Manufactured Home Park (MH) 51 0 2% Strategies portion of this plan section Spectrum District- Subdistrict 1 (SP1) 80 0 3% • New and Ongoing Special Designations Spectrum District- Subdistrict 2 (SP2) 25 0 1% This updated plan eliminates the Spectrum Spectrum District- Subdistrict 3 (SP3) 134 0 5% District category from the Land Use Plan map, replacing it with the Lower Kirby Urban Center Spectrum District- Subdistrict 4(SP4) 60 0 2% designation that resulted from more recent, Spectrum District- Subdistrict 5(SP5) 226 0 9% targeted planning for this area Also,the Cullen - Mixed Use (C-MU) 177 0 7% extent of the 288 Gateway(former "Business Garden/O'Day Mixed Use (G/O MU) 506 1 9% Park")area around SH 288 was adjusted in certain locations based on actual development Old Townsite - General Business (OT--GB) 45 0 2% outcomes The mixed-use designations for Old Townsite - Residential (OT-R) 95 0 4% the Cullen and Garden/O'Day areas also are Old Townsite - Mixed Use (OT-MU) 59 0 2% maintained to support their associated zoning districts Office and Professional (OP) 170 0 6% Business Park-288(BP-288) 227 0 9% Lib' Neighborhood Service (NS) 120 0 5% General Business (GB) 1,183 4 5% n General Commercial (GC) 1,370 5 2% CEN FR , Light Industrial (M-1) 1,563 60% Heavy Industrial (M-2) 897 3 4% ill 'ti;o ' Planned Development(PD) 6,269 23 9% ii�. Y' Totals 26,278 100 0% 1.'• ` 'NOTE All calculations were made using Geographic Information System(GIS) , °` h. • . data and mapping and are intended for general planning - f purposes only as the data is approximate and does not have the accuracy of on the-ground land mom - , �a ,- surveys . New business uses plus public streetscape investments are setting a high quality standard in the Lower Kirby Urban Center District SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER • No Further Multi-Family Residential development When such projects are Designations Beyond Existing Deliberations pursued through Planned Development(PD) for this plan update led to the consensus that applications, evaluation of the PD Design Plan no additional areas for High Density Residential should include consideration of community 0e, multi family) be delineated on the Land benefits and amenities the project will offer in exchange for proposed variations from Use Plan map beyond multi family development that has alreadybeen built Instead, anyfurther otherwise applicable zoning standards This is to uphold the intent, expressed in UDC multi-family residential should occur only in Section 2 2 2 1,that PD Districts are meant to mixed-use settings, and only if designed with an "encourage flexible and creative planning Urban character This means an "internalized" and to result in a higher quality development design for multi-family residential in which for the community than would result from the access to all dwelling units is made through the use of conventional zoning districts " interior of the building rather than from direct 5. Floodplain areas should not be encroached outside entrances to each unit Other form- upon by future development unless there related zoning and design standards would also is compliance with stringent floodplain reinforce and ensure an Urban development management practices These areas should character be used for parks or recreational or related • General Map Cleanup Through this plan purposes,or for agricultural uses update,various "cleanup" revisions to the 6 Environmentally sensitive areas should be Land Use Plan map were made to reflect actual protected, including wildlife habitat areas development that has occurred in particular RESIDENTIAL locations relative to the map designations for 1 Residential areas should not be located next to such areas These revisions also better align the industrial areas Land Use Plan map with evolution in the City's 2. Residential and commercial areas may be official Zoning District map adjacent if separated by a buffer LAND USE POLICIES 3 Schools, parks and community facilities should be located close to or within residential The written policy statements below are intended neighborhoods as a supplement to the Land Use Plan map, which 4. Houses should have direct access to local provides only a visual depiction of desired land use residential streets but not to collector streets patterns and sound development practices City or thoroughfares officials and staff should use these statements as 5. Houses should not be adjacent to freeways a guide and reference, particularly when making decisions regarding proposed development activity 6. New residential development should be in the City limits and ETJ and/or changes in zoning buffered from thoroughfares and collector classifications within the city streets GENERAL 7. Residential developments should include adequate area for parks and recreation 1 Land uses should not detract from the facilities, schools and places of worship enjoyment or value of neighboring properties RETAIL/OFFICE in 0 2. Potential negative land use effects(noise, 1. Neighborhood retail and service uses should N odor, dust, excessive light,traffic, etc)should be located at intersections of thoroughfares N be considered in development review/ or collector streets or at the edge of logical approval and mitigated neighborhood areas unless appropriately f 3. Adequate transportation access and circulation placed within a planned development ILI should be provided for uses that generate 2 Retail development should be clustered a large numbers of trips Pedestrian and throughout the city and convenient to c bicycle access should be addressed where residential areas u. appropriate 4 Well planned mixed use projects are 3 Buffers should separate retail/office uses and o encouraged where compatible with nearby residential areas a 4 The Old Townsite area should be a focus 79 7.1 0 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 for office, retail and service activities in INDUSTRIAL appropriate locations relative to existing 1. Industrial development should not be directly residential uses, particularly through adaptive adjacent to residential areas re-use of existing structures or redevelopment of vacant properties and sites with heavy 2 Industrial uses should be located in dedicated commercial or industrial uses industrial development areas 5 Office and professional uses should be 3 Industrial development should be separated compatible with nearby residential areas from other uses by buffers and other uses through appropriate building 4. Industrial development should have good height limitations and adequate buffering and access to thoroughfares and freeways landscaping 5 Industrial development involving trucking 6 Low intensity office and professional uses operations should have good access to truck routes, designated hazardous material routes, should provide a transition between more and railroads intense uses and residential areas HEAVY COMMERCIAL PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TOURISM 1. Commercial uses with more intensive 1 Parks should be evenly distributed throughout operational or traffic characteristics should be the city and include larger community parks located away from most residential areas and smaller neighborhood parks 2. Heavy commercial development should be 2 Pedestrian connections should be provided concentrated in nodes at intersections and between parks, schools, residential areas, and along major thoroughfares that are designed employment centers and constructed to accommodate higher traffic 3 Parks are a desirable use for floodplain areas volumes 3. Buffers should separate heavy commercial uses 4 Parks and open space should be used to buffer from any adjacent residential areas, especially incompatible land uses where the commercial use involves visible 5 Natural features should be used as buffers display or outdoor storage of merchandise or or preserved open space between or around materials developed areas 6 Community attractions that draw many external visitors should be in locations with good regional transportation access and - visibility l' l 1 COMMUNITY FACILITIES 1 Community facilities should be located in easily accessible areas within the community [at 2. Community facilities, depending on their 7 scale and level of activity, should be located L I adjacent to thorougffihfares or collector streets to accommodate trac 3 Community facilities should be well buffered 1111 from nearby residential areas 1 I, I. I �Ir� G ON Key Planning fi, Considerations P : .1 Input and discussions for this Comprehensive Plan Ara- II , I .am- update, through workshops with City Council and I' ' it ` -- 1l' _ Planning and Zoning Commission, informal small- group sessions, a community-wide public open Pearland Town Center features a master-planned house event, the online Virtual Town Hall forum, mix of residential and non-residential uses lam interaction with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER Committee, and background discussions with City Center district—including Transit-Oriented staff, yielded the following concerns related to this Development potential around any future Land Use and Character section of the plan transit station, airport vicinity, south side oil • The implications for the community—in terms fields, etc) of tax base, housing options, recreation and • Appreciation of the land use implications of open space opportunities,traffic generation, major capital investments in new and upgraded infrastructure and public service capacities, roadways(e g, McHard Road, Bailey Road, and many other factors—from the uses and SH 35/Main Street), and lessons learned for intensities to which remaining available land in improved land use-transportation coordination the City limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction from outcomes such as the vicinity of SH 288 at may be devoted in the future FM 518/Broadway • Opportunities and challenges associated with ■ The clear desire, among both residents and the re-use and redevelopment of land in older areas community's public and private leadership,to of the city, including the potential in certain limit further significant single-use multi-family areas for more varied housing types and/or development due to concerns about the effects greater mixing of uses, partly through well- of residential density on such things as traffic, managed conversion of former dwellings to schools, and recreation programs non-residential uses • The appropriate location and extent of • Continued focus on effective planning for key industrial use, amid pressure in some places locations,focal points and gateways into the to transition to more commercial use, plus city, in conjunction with priority initiatives in the importance of design and appearance the Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan and other considerations where industrial uses will be targeted plans(e g , major corridors and highly visible along key corridors gateways via SH 288, Pearland and Cullen • Continued discussion and debate of residential Parkways, Broadway/FM 518, etc, Old Townsite, lot size considerations—at both the small- Pearland Town Center, Lower Kirby Urban and larger-lot ends of the spectrum—given a This gateway dynamic regional housing market and trends marker in the in land costs and other factors in development Pearland Parkway median,just south � feasibility, as well as associated standards that of Clear Creek, govern the potential intensity of residential use combines the city's own pear logo (e g, maximum lot coverage) with an homage • Especially with build-out of remaining land to the San Jacinto Monument as part on the horizon, continued discussion of of the San Jacinto Texas Historic ways to allow—and encourage—alternate District discussed arrangements of a given residential density on further and in the theground 0 e, "clustering" options)to absorb Parks Tourism g P section of this some amount of growth in constrained areas pia"' while safeguarding resources and incorporating beneficial open space 0 t • Ongoing emphasis on community aesthetics N and appearance, especially to ensure quality N development outcomes that complement W public investments to beautify Pearland's in gateways and key corridors, and as application Lu - of design standards continues to differentiate W 10 Pearland from other area cities c W H - Citizen Survey Results Eight in 10 respondents to the Pearland Citizen i - Survey(conducted December 2014 through February 2015)rated the overall image of Pearland as excellent or good 7.11 7.12 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Goals and GOAL 7.3: An expanded focus on redevelopment planning and Action Strategies effective management of infill development and adaptive re-use GOALS of properties in older areas and corridors as these activities become A"goal" is a statement of a desired outcome("end") more prevalent in Pearland along toward which efforts are directed, as expressed with ongoing development of new by more specific objectives and action priorities uses and vacant land ("means") Below are three goals intended to focus GOAL 7.4: A continued emphasis on plan implementation efforts related to Land Use development quality and aesthetic and Character that follow the adoption of this new considerations in ongoing Comprehensive Plan development review and approval processes, as well as with public GOAL 7.1: A balanced mix of land uses facility construction and upgrades that supports the community's long-term objectives of achieving ACTION STRATEGIES greater choice in housing and homeownership options, a more Itemized below are a set of potential actions for diversified commercial and industrial responding to the key issues and community needs tax base, an array of active and identified in this Comprehensive Plan section In passive recreational destinations, particular, two items are highlighted as strategic and greater leisure and initiatives for the immediate future entertainment opportunities for both residents and visitors •—: STRATEGIC PRIORITY 1: UNIFIED GOAL 7.2: Attention to the traffic generation ..I DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) UPDATES and public service implications A natural next step following adoption of a of land use choices for remaining new Comprehensive Plan is to revisit the City's developable land in the City limits development regulations to ensure they are in sync and ETJ as Pearland progresses with and supportive of the general vision and goals toward build-out over the next of the plan, as well as specific action strategies that several decades involve regulatory considerations Adjustments to the Land Use Plan map also must be carried over to the City's zoning regulations and official district map Some more significant action items in this plan that require such follow-up include provisions to encourage a wider array of residential options, and Glenda Dawson High School provides a quality aitilidi, , public facility within the Cullen-Mixed Use (C-MU) zoning district ell/P 11♦I)'. 1 O%S)♦ 111111 ♦l 1 .. IN I .. Isl '' . . . .'1 )1_l r )1- i A �..- - sus=; si-:i �i. 11' _ .. , SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER review and updating of current parkland dedication more open space within clustered developments and fee-in-lieu provisions effectively compensates the landowner with higher development efficiency through reduced length of "Flex" Zoning. Another significant consideration streets and utility infrastructure arising from this plan section is exploration of a This clustering strategy can also open up development residential "flex" zoning district This would allow a possibilities for constrained sites in urban areas, as range of residential development options by right, well as sites that are adjacent to railroads, wells, or in which required open space set asides increase other less desirable features It also provides market in exchange for smaller lot sizes, along with other flexibility by offering the developer various lot-size standards (e g , maximum coverage, screening options by right without the need for a zone change and buffering) designed to achieve development request and review/approval process Another outcomes that are compatible with the character of related mechanism is to incorporate a "housing the vicinity It would replace the approach of having palette" into the UDC A palette would provide a a range of zoning districts for single-family detached wide range of options to residential developers, dwellings that are differentiated mainly by allowable allowing further adaptation to market forces and lot sizes(i e,density) This is also intended to address creating opportunity for varying housing styles and difficulties the City has encountered in implementing price points within the same development Another — and encouraging greater use of — the current benefit of a housing palette is to avoid monotony Cluster Development Plan provisions in the UDC in dwelling and neighborhood design, which could Built-In Options for Cluster Development Atypical build on current anti-monotony provisions in the approach for a residential "flex" district is to include UDC In some cases a minimum number of different several levels of allowable development clustering housing types is required within a development with varying degrees of associated lot-size reduction when reduced lot sizes in a clustering strategy cross and increasing open space preservation This allows some threshold Otherwise, the small footprint the developer an equivalent development yield, in dwellings that are the only detached model some terms of gross units per acre, as under a more typical lots could accommodate might be "too small for development layout At the same time, community comfort" given local taste and development history priorities for character enhancement and resource Associated dimensional criteria by housing type then preserve the overall development character, without protection are addressed by concentrating the proposed development in a smaller area of the site the need for Planned Development approval to rather than spread across the site as would occur arrive at such standards through negotiation through a conventional design This is accomplished Next steps for exploring the concepts under this through smaller lot sizes, reduced building setbacks, strategic priority would involve increased floor area ratios (ratio of dwelling unit floor area to lot area), and added flexibility in other • Necessary modeling,that accounts for regulatory standards in exchange for setting aside applicable street right-of-way, utility more open space on the overall site and preserving easement, drainage and parkland dedication natural areas such as floodplains, wetlands, creek requirements,to determine (1)the minimum lot buffers, and forested areas size that should serve as the baseline for single- family detached dwellings in the district, (2)the IA Density Bonus as an Incentive. A built-in density degree of lot size variation from this baseline for c Al "bonus" rewards — and provides the incentive — the other permitted development options,for for the developer to use land planning and site both detached and attached housing types, and tx design practices that will better meet community (3)the incremental increase in site-wide opengi objectives Along with resource protection and space preservation that must accompany each W open space amenities, another motivator for incremental decrease in allowable lot size a some residential "flex" districts is to promote ILI • Determining whether to include a minimum site '^ development of neighborhoods with well-planned o area requirement for cluster developments to F and integrated mixes of housing types versus q isolated, individual subdivisions devoted to a single ensure adequate perimeter area for appropriate a separation and buffering between housing c housing type at a uniform density Additionally, a using bonuses to encourage the set-aside of even clusters and uses on adjacent properties 7 13 7 14 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 • Establishing standards for the reserved open as property owners/developers seek to "activate" space areas, including consideration of their specific sites for a currently marketable use and location relative to the development clusters density and adjacent properties, size and degree , STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2: of contiguity, buffering benefit, resource , NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL AND value, accessibility for maintenance and/or ''� SPECIAL AREA PLANNING recreational purposes, etc • Determining whether to apply Floor Area Ratio In conjunction with the Housing and Neighborhoods (FAR)standards(ratio of dwelling unit floor area section of this plan, especially involving a to lot area)to manage the scale of housing unit recommended greater focus on neighborhood-level relative to lot area as lot sizes vary along the planning needs and focused actions,the adoption of district's sliding scale for permitted densities this new Comprehensive Plan should be followed by • Determining whether to incorporate further pursuit of more detailed and area specific planning flexibility for clusters at the smallest permitted for particular neighborhoods within Pearland More lot size through a lot size averaging provision focused planning efforts of this sort also provide that,for example, can allow some degree of an opportunity to coordinate more closely with key variation in lot widths versus a uniform standard partners and entities, as well as to obtain citizen (which also provides an anti-monotony benefit) input at a more "grass roots" level The key to this approach, relative to the current In addition to the recommended neighborhoods Cluster Development Plan provisions in the UDC, emphasis, Pearland should continue to target is that many more standards would be spelled out specialized planning efforts to key areas as has in the Code (e g, in contrast to current general been done, in particular, through PEDC in recent years related to corridors, gateways and special statements like "sufficient buffering to assure compatibility with adjacent uses," and undefined districts Past planning for the Old Townsite area expectations for "open space and amenities") This and the Lower Kirby Urban Center district are other is especially to enable a permitted-by-right situation commendable examples completed by the City rather than case-by-case negotiation in the manner However, expanding such efforts will likely require a of a Planned Development process, which would greater commitment of resources reduce uncertainty and provide greater predictability Ongoing planning for Lower Kirby should also of outcomes for applicants, City officials and take into account potential locations for a future adjacent property owners and residents alike By transit station and the 1/4- to 1/2-mile radius comparison,the current approval process for Cluster around candidate locations This is where Transit Development Plans allows the Planning & Zoning Oriented Development (TOD) outcomes must be Commission, or City Council on appeal, to "impose such conditions as are necessary to assure anticipated, when desired, and usually nurtured compatibility with adjoining uses and neighborhood through appropriate zoning, potential incentives character" Again, defined standards — including (e g , land assembly, public/private cost sharing), potential bufferyard provisions that flex based on and supportive public investments in infrastructure the nature of the abutting properties and uses—can and/or amenities be incorporated to avoid scenarios where unknown conditions may be applied all the way through the Land Use and last steps in the process Character Tools An added benefit of this flex district approach, together with a condensed set of zoning districts As a home rule municipality,the City of Pearland has overall, is that fewer zone change requests must be various authorities and techniques for accomplishing processed This reduces the administrative burden the community vision for land use and development on the City and the excessive time and process for outcomes in newer areas, and for transforming otherwise straightforward property development obsolete uses, under-utilized sites, and incompatible This is in contrast to more conventional zoning use mixes in older areas Summarized in Table 7 4, systems where micro-management often results Tools for Advancing Land Use and Character SECTION 7: LAND USE AND CHARACTER Objectives, are key mechanisms through which to smaller cities with lesser means and capabilities Pearland is already pursuing its land use management — and compared to some larger cities with limited objectives These tools are shown in five categories will or support to take certain actions Along with that represent the main ways that comprehensive the strategic priorities and other actions outlined plans are implemented in this plan section, it is important to capture in the 1 Capital projects Comprehensive Plan those ongoing functions of City government, such as those highlighted in Table 7 4, 2 Policies and programs that will also help to attain the vision and goals within 3. Regulation and standards this plan 4. Partnerships and coordination 5 More targeted planning (especially as required to qualify for external funding opportunities) Given its size and the resulting level of sophistication of its municipal government, Pearland benefits from activities that are done here routinely relative TABLE 7.4, Tools for Advancing Land Use and Character Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Overall Framework for Growth and Development Long-Range Planning • Comprehensive Plan » Land Use Plan » Thoroughfare Plan Strategic Planning • Pearland 20/20 Strategic Plan Capital Projects Multi-Year Programming • Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and Budgeting » Advance land acquisition for certain projects Policies and Programs Municipal Policies • City Council Goals and policy direction for economic development, housing and land use(e g,Class A office space, housing variety) • Policies and practices for the appropriate location and design of City facilities • Tax/financial incentives for economic development Special Initiatives • Beautification Strategy Special Districts • Municipal Management Districts • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones(TIRZ) in Regulations and Standards o N Land Development • Unified Development Code(UDC) Regulations • Special-purpose zoning districts and overlay districts(e g,Corridor Overlay ',Z., District) • • • Planned Development(PD)option W • Cluster Development Plan option W Overall City Code • Alcoholic beverage regulations(Chapter 4) c • Amusement/entertainment uses(Chapter 5) F • Animal-related uses(Chapter 6) c • Oil and gas activities(Chapter 21) o 7.15 7.16 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 TABLE 7.4, Tools for Advancing Land Use and Character Objectives TOOL PEARLAND EXAMPLES Partnerships and Coordination Public/Public • Intergovernmental and interagency agreements • (e g,for predictability on the location and design of future public facilities) • Pearland Economic Development Corporation • School districts • County, state and federal entities with facilities in city Public/Private • Development agreements(e g,with provisions on the nature,timing, intensity and quality of uses that will occur in a subject area) • Private property owners, and land development and real estate communities • Advocacy and resource organizations » Pearland Chamber of Commerce » Keep Pearland Beautiful » Old Townsite Business Coalition » Homeowner associations Targeted Planning Special-Area Planning • Corridor and district plans • Neighborhood plans City Master Plans • Water,Wastewater, Drainage • Parks and Recreation,Trails II- /�� Houston • . ` - - Beltway. .-N\l,sweNa,8/SamiHousto_Tollwa�. 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' A 1•I f ./AIw SECTION R Implementation Why this Final Plan The 2015 Pearland Comprehensive Plan should be Section is Important for a "living document" that is responsive to ongoing Pearland change That is, a document that is frequently •Ernpnasizes the importance of not referred to for guidance in community decision- only creating a plan but translating it making Its key planning considerations, goals, into real action and tangible beneficial policies, and action strategies must also be revisited results periodically to ensure that the plan is providing clear •Adds a short term strategic and reliable direction on a range of matters,including perspective and component to what land development issues and public investments in is otherwise intended as a guide to infrastructure and services Pearlands long term enhancement over the next 20 years '^ Implementation is not just about a list of action N E. items It is a challenging process that will require the ■Includes a list of priority actions for the - commitment of the City's elected and appointed City and other plan implementation (71 officials, ix staff, residents, business owners, major partners to focus on during the next several years after plan adoption f institutions, other levels of government, and other W organizations and individuals who will serve as ■Underscores the need to keep the 1- champions of the plan and its particular direction plan fresh and relevant through annual W and strategies Among its purposes, this final plan review and reporting procedures and `n ui section highlights specific roles, responsibilities, periodic updates a. and methods of implementation to execute priority ■Advocates ongoing community o plan recommendations Equally important are engagement as the plan is ic ° formalized procedures for the ongoing monitoring implemented 8.1 8.2 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 and reporting of successes achieved, difficulties EDUCATION encountered, and new opportunities and challenges that have emerged since plan adoption This is in Comprehensive plans are relatively general in addition to any other change in circumstances,which nature, but they are still complex policy documents may require rethinking of plan priorities Scheduled that account for interrelationships among various policy choices As such, educating decision-makers plan evaluations and updates, as described later in this section, will help maintain its relevance and and administrators about plan implementation is credibility as an overarching policy guide an important first step after plan adoption As the principal groups that will implement the plan, the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Plan Administration City department heads should all be "on the same During the development of this plan, representatives Page" with regard to priorities, responsibilities, and of government, business, community groups, and interpretations others came together to inform the planning process Consequently, an education initiative should be These community leaders — and new ones that will undertaken immediately after plan adoption, which emerge over the horizon of this plan—must maintain should include their commitment to the ongoing implementation • A discussion of the individual roles and and updating of the plan's goals, policies, and action responsibilities of the Council, Commission strategies Plan Implementation Methods FIVE WAYS OF MOVING TOWARD ACTION Plan implementation generally occurs in five ways: 4) Capital Projects ElPolicies and Programs n, Regulation and Standards Partnerships and Coordination - Ck More Targeted Planning i,Y • k i� SECTION g: IMPLEMENTATION (and other advisory bodies), and individual staff ■ An in-depth question and answer session, with members, support from the City Attorney and other key • A thorough overview of the entire Comprehensive staff Plan, with emphasis on the parts of the plan that DEFINITION OF ROLES relate to each individual group, • Implementation tasking and priority setting, which As the community's elected officials,the City Council should lead to each group establishing a one-year should assume the lead role in implementation of this plan The key responsibilities of the City Council and three-year implementation agenda, are to decide and establish priorities, set timeframes • Facilitation of a mock meeting in which the use of by which actions will be initiated and completed, the plan and its policies and recommendations is and determine the budget to be made available for illustrated, and implementation efforts In conjunction with the City Q. Capital Projects and associated development criteria and technical engineering standards are the basic keys to The City of Pearland uses a five-year Capital ensuring that the form, character, and quality of Improvement Program, or "CIP," to identify and development reflect the City's planning objectives budget for "big ticket" projects, especially those These codes should advance the community's that must be phased and/or coordinated with other desire for quality development outcomes while initiatives This may include street infrastructure,water, recognizing economic factors They should not wastewater, and drainage improvements, parks,trails, delay or interfere unnecessarily with appropriate and recreation facility construction and upgrades, new development or redevelopment that is construction of public buildings, and purchase of consistent with plan principles and directives land, vehicles, or major equipment Anticipating and adequately budgeting for major capital projects will IS Partnerships and Coordination be essential to implementing this plan Likewise, decisions regarding the prioritization of proposed Some community initiatives identified in this plan capital improvements should reflect the direction and cannot be accomplished by City government on priorities of this plan its own They may require direct coordination, intergovernmental agreements, or funding support InPolicies and Programs from other public entities or levels of government Additionally,the unique role of potential private Policies ultimately drive both day-to-day activities and non-profit partners to advance the community's and strategic decisions They capture basic action agenda should not be underestimated This philosophies and "standard operating procedures" may occur through cooperative efforts, volunteer that should apply across the board unless changing activities, and in-kind services(which can count circumstances or new information suggest that toward the local match requirements for various standing policies should be revisited Programs grant opportunities), and from public/private involve the routine activities of City departments and financing of community improvements staff, as well as special projects and initiatives they may also undertake As part of Comprehensive Planoul ` More Targeted Planning o implementation, this method may include initiating N new or adjusting existing City policies or programs, Various areas of City governance require more N expanding community outreach efforts, or providing detailed study and planning, especially as required W specialized training to accomplish a priority objective to qualify for external funding opportunities f more promptly and/or effectively These studies involve targeted planning work at F a "finer grain" level of detail than is appropriate a. n) Regulation and Standards for comprehensive planning purposes(e g , utility u) master plans, cost of growth assessments) As such, LLI c Given that private investment decisions account some parts of this plan will be implemented only c for a vast majority of the City's physical form, after some additional planning or special study land development regulations and engineering to clarify next steps and associated costs and standards are fundamental for plan implementation considerations Consequently, zoning and subdivision regulations 8.3 8.4 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Roles and . . • . Responsibilities • , City Council • As the leader of plan implementation, the key responsibilities of the City Council are to decide and establish - Alt 0 ' priorities, set timeframes by which each ' action strategy will be initiated and completed, and determine the budget . • • • • to be made available for implementation • • ' • ' • • . g efforts. In conjunction with the City w Manager, the City Council must also• • ,, • ensure effective coordination among the • various groups that are responsible for . carrying out the plan's action strategies. . • • • • s.. ` f \ NIP 1 Ailk Ilit 11111111/"Al ,. A4110 h ► - : Planning and Zoning Commission 1111 The Planning and Zoning 10t Commission makes recommendations to the City Council based on plan "` principles. The Commission �� should prepare an Annual Progress Report to ensure plan relevance. City Staff City staff manages the day-to-day implementation of the plan. In particular, City staff is responsible for supporting the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. SECTION 8: IMPLEMENTATION Manager,Council members must also help to ensure CITY STAFF effective coordination among the various groups City Staff will take the lead in the following general that are responsible for carrying out the plan's action areas strategies • Managing day-to-day implementation of CITY COUNCIL the plan, including coordination through The City Council will take the lead in the following an interdepartmental plan implementation general areas committee, • Adopting and amending the plan, after • Supporting and carrying out capital recommendation by the Planning and Zoning improvement planning efforts, Commission, • Managing the drafting of new or amended land • Acting as a "champion" of the plan, development regulations, • Establishing the overall implementation priorities • Conducting studies and developing additional and timeframes by which action strategies in the plans(including management of consultant plan will be initiated and completed, efforts, as necessary), • Considering and approving the funding • Reviewing applications for consistency with the commitments that will be required, Comprehensive Plan as required by the City's land development regulations, • Adopting new or amended land development • Negotiating the specifics of intergovernmental regulations to implement the plan, and development agreements, • Approving intergovernmental and development • Administering collaborative programs and agreements that implement the plan, ensuring open channels of communication • Offering final approval of projects and with various private, public, and non-profit activities and their associated costs during the implementation partners, and budget process, keeping in mind the need for consistency with the plan and its policies, and • Maintaining an inventory of potential plan amendments, as suggested by City staff and • Providing policy direction to the Planning and others,for consideration during annual and Zoning Commission, other appointed City periodic plan review and update processes boards and commissions, and City staff PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Action Agenda The Planning and Zoning Commission will take the The vision and goals in this Comprehensive Plan will lead in the following general areas ultimately be attained through a multitude of specific • Hosting the education initiative previously actions Many of the initiatives highlighted in this described, section cut across—and are supported by—multiple elements within the plan Compiled in Table 8 1, • Periodically obtaining public input to keep the Priority Action Tasks, is a list of action strategies plan up to date, using a variety of community derived from the various plan elements The table IA outreach and citizen and stakeholder does not include every recommendation found o N involvement methods, throughout this plan Instead, it details a shorter "to • Ensuring that recommendations forwarded to do" list of strategic priorities, their potential timing, ix LLI the City Council are reflective of the plan goals, and who is responsible for initiating, administering, • policies, and action strategies, and and participating in the implementation process f W • After holding one or more public hearings Additionally,action strategies have been categorized W to discuss new or evolving community issues regarding those actions that will involve capital o and needs, making recommendations to the projects, policies and programs, regulation and F 0. City Council regarding plan updates and plan standards, partnerships and coordination, and more amendments targeted planning Most capital projects will also 0 require, to varying degrees, additional feasibility a 8.5 8.6 ADOPTED SEPTEMIER 21, 2015 analysis, construction documentation,specifications, of the community As the City evolves, new issues will and detailed cost estimates emerge while others will no longer be as relevant Table 8 1 provides a starting point for determining Some action statements will be found impractical or outdated while other plausible solutions will arise immediate, near term, and longer term task priorities This is an important first step toward plan To ensure that it continues to reflect the overall implementation and should occur in conjunction goals of the community and remains relevant and with the City's annual budget process,during Capital resourceful over time, the plan must be revisited on Improvement Program (CIP) preparation, and in a regular basis to confirm that the plan elements are still on point and the associated goals, policies, and support of departmental work planning Then, once the necessary funding is committed and roles are action strategies are still appropriate defined, a lead City staff member should initiate Revisions to the Comprehensive Plan are two-fold, a first-year work program in conjunction with City with minor plan amendments occurring at least management, other departments, and other public every other year, and more significant updates and and private implementation partners modifications occurring every five years Minor The near-term action priorities should be revisited amendments could include revisions to certain by City officials and staff annually to recognize elements of the plan as a result of the adoption of another specialized plan or interim changes to the accomplishments, highlight areas where further attention and effort are needed, and determine Land Use Plan Major updates will involve reviewing whether some items have moved up or down on the base conditions and anticipated growth trends, re-evaluating the findings of this plan — and the priority list given changing circumstances and emerging needs It should be kept in mind that early formulating new ones as necessary, and adding, revising, or removing action strategies in the plan implementation of certain items, while perhaps not the uppermost priorities, may be expedited by the based on implementation progress availability of related grant opportunities, by a state ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT or federal mandate, or by the eagerness of one or more partners to pursue an initiative with the City The Planning and Zoning Commission, with the On the other hand, some high-priority items may assistance of staff, should prepare an annual prove difficult to tackle in the near term due to progress report for presentation to the Mayor and budget constraints,the lack of an obvious lead entity City Council This ensures that the plan is consistently or individual to carry the initiative forward, or by reviewed and that any needed modifications or the community's readiness to take on a potentially clarifications are identified for the bi-annual minor controversial new program plan amendment process Ongoing monitoring Progress on the near-term items, in particular,should of consistency between the plan and the City's imp be the focus of the first annual review and report a part of enting regulations should be an essential year after adoption of this Comprehensive Plan, Part of this effort as described later in this section Then, similar to The Annual Progress Report should include and multi-year capital improvements programming, the highlight entire priority actions list in Table 8 1 — and all other • Significant actions and accomplishments action strategies dispersed throughout the plan during the past year, including the status of sections — should be revisited annually to decide if implementation for each programmed task in the any additional items are ready to move into the next Comprehensive Plan, near-term action timeframe, and what the priority should be ■ Obstacles or problems in the implementation of the plan, including those encountered in Plan Amendment Process administering the land use and mobility aspects, as well as any other policies of the plan, The 2015 Pearland Comprehensive Plan is meant ■ Proposed amendments that have come forward to be a flexible document allowing for adjustment during the course of the year,which may include to changing conditions over time Shifts in political, revisions to the individual plan maps or other economic, physical, technological, and social recommendations or text changes, and conditions,and other unforeseen circumstances,may • Recommendations for needed actions, influence and change the priorities and fiscal outlook programs, and procedures to be developed SECTION 2: IMPLEMENTATION and implemented in the coming year, including The report should review baseline conditions and recommendation of projects to be included in assumptions about trends and growth indicators the City's proposed CIP, other programs/projects It should also evaluate implementation potential to be funded, and priority coordination needs and/or obstacles related to any unmet action with public and private implementation partners strategies The evaluation report and process should result in an amended Comprehensive Plan, including BI-ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS identification of new or revised information that may Plan amendments should occur on at least a bi-annual lead to updated goals,policies,and action strategies (every two year)basis,allowing for proposed changes More specifically, the report should identify and to be considered concurrently so that the cumulative evaluate the following effects may be understood When considering a plan amendment, the City should ensure the proposed 1 Summary of major actions and interim plan amendment is consistent with the goals and policies amendments undertaken over the last five years set forth in the plan regarding character protection, 2 Major issues in the community and how these development compatibility, infrastructure availability, issues have changed over time and other community priorities Careful consideration 3 Changes in the assumptions,trends, and base should also be given to guard against site-specific studies data, including the following plan changes that could negatively impact adjacent areas and uses or detract from the overall character » The rate at which growth and development of the area Factors that should be considered in is occurring relative to the projections put deciding on a proposed plan amendment include forward in the plan • Consistency with the goals, policies, and action » Shifts in demographics and other growth strategies set forth in the plan, trends • Adherence with the Land Use Plan, • » City-wide attitudes, and whether apparent Compatibility with the surrounding area, shifts, if significant, necessitate amendments • Impacts on infrastructure provision including to the stated goals, policies, or action water,wastewater, drainage, and the strategies of the plan transportation network, » Other changes in political, social, economic, • Impacts on the City's ability to provide, fund, and technological, or environmental conditions maintain services, that indicate a need for plan amendments • Impacts on environmentally sensitive and natural 4 Ability of the plan to continue to support areas, and progress toward achieving the community's • Whether the proposed amendment contributes goals The following should be evaluated and to the overall direction and character of the revised as needed community as captured in the plan vision and goals(and ongoing public input) » Individual statements or sections of the plan must be reviewed and rewritten, as necessary, FIVE-YEAR UPDATE / EVALUATION AND to ensure that the plan provides sufficient in APPRAISAL REPORT information and direction to achieve the N An evaluation and appraisal report should be intended outcome N prepared every five years This report should » Conflicts between goals, policies, and action m be prepared by City staff with input from City strategies that have been discovered in the W departments, the Planning and Zoning Commission, implementation and administration of the a and other boards and commissions The report plan must be pointed out and resolved I process involves evaluating the existing plan and c assessing how successful it has been in achieving the » The list of priority actions must be reviewedI- Lu community's goals The purpose of the report is to and major accomplishments highlighted o identify the successes and shortcomings of the plan, Those not completed by the specified o look at what has changed over the last five years,and timeframe should be re-evaluated to ensure make recommendations on how the plan should be their continued relevance and/or to revise modified in light of those changes them appropriately 8.7 8.8 ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 \_ • Various measures of service capacity(gallons, • acre-feet, etc)added to the City's major utility �� infrastructure systems—and the number of dollars allocated to fund the necessary capital projects ■ New and expanded businesses and associated ammumiiit tax revenue gains through economic r development initiatives • Miles of new road, plus bike and pedestrian » As conditions change,the timeframes for improvements, added to the City's transportation implementing the individual actions of the system to increase mobility options plan should be re-evaluated where necessary • Acres of parkland and open space added to the Some actions may emerge as a higher priority given new or changed circumstances City's inventory, and miles of trail developed or while others may become less important improved to achieving the goals and development ■ Indicators of the benefits of redeveloped sites objectives of the community and structures(appraised value, increased property and/or sales tax revenue, new » Based upon organizational, programmatic, residential units, and retail and office spaces in and procedural factors, as well as the urban mixed-use settings, etc)as envisioned status of previously assigned tasks,the through this plan implementation task assignments must be • The estimated dollar value of operating cost reviewed and altered, as needed,to ensure timely accomplishment of the plan's action savings from reduced energy and water use, strategies heating/cooling, etc,from green building practices, and related conservation efforts in new » Changes in laws, procedures and missions and existing City facilities may impact the ability of the community to • The numbers of residents and other stakeholders achieve its goals The plan review must assess engaged through City-sponsored education these changes and their impacts on the and outreach events related to Comprehensive success of implementation, leading to any Plan implementation and periodic review and suggested revisions in strategies or priorities updating, as outlined in this section ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT All review processes and updates related to this Comprehensive Plan should emphasize and incorporate ongoing public input The annual and continual plan evaluation and reporting processes should also incorporate specific performance measures and quantitative indicators that can be compiled and communicated both internally and to elected officials and citizens in a "report card" fashion Examples might include • Acres of new development(plus number of residential units and square footage of commercial and industrial space) approved and constructed in conformance with this plan and the Unified Development Code ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 Priority N N (0 _ -p '� y p N O -p `� 0_ N O c c — M i d H u, O N C 2 D. M 0 L CO N O L c0 m Action Tasks ) � � ~ c N `- `° � � - � e 12c i1 m O)c t'_ Q c cp cN`o } Q- u O' rn� O c N a�i + O N ;° m o 0 co N a) + co O - a) ;° ai 0 0 co >- >- M U a_a_ ce N a O 2 ci >- >- co U o_ o_ ix(n a_U d Initiate Action Type Action Leaders Initiate Action Type Action Leaders COST OF GROWTH / LAND USE STUDY EXPANDED FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOODS Quantify fiscal implications of projected Section 2 • Finance Focus more resources from across City • Community Development growth and land use including build out Growth Capacity and • Administration government on neighborhood level of remaining developable land Use as Infrastructure X • • Planning needs,patterned after best practices tool for evaluating"what if"scenarios Strategic Priority 1 in other cities for developing citizen Section 4 UTILITY MASTER PLAN UPDATES leaders and providing a single point of Housing and Ongoing . Neighborhoods Regularly update Water,Wastewater Section 2 • Engineering and contact for residents and neighborhood Strategic Priority 3 and Drainage master plans given pace Capital Projects organizations for problem solving and of growth and land development Place Growth Capacity and X X • • Public Works outreach programs(including to better Infrastructure more focus on renewal and maintenance Strategic Priority 2 target code compliance in older areas) of existing systems plus expansion PEARLAND 20/20 STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ANNEXATION PLANNING Ongoing implementation of key • PEDC Complete detailed service planning and Section 2 • Planning economic development plan initiatives • Community Development initiate necessary procedures for phased Growth Capacity and X • involving mobility,commercial corridors, • Engineering and Capital annexation activity,building on the Infrastructure recreation/cultural assets,beautification, Section 5 Ongoing Projects Annexation Outlook portion of this plan Strategic Priority 3 Lower •Kirby district,multi-use events Economic Development • CVB STATE HIGHWAY 288 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS center,education/workforce and • Parks and Recreation Ongoing advocacy to complete the • City Council Section 3 internal/external marketing • Keep Pearland Beautiful project Continued investment in related • Administration CULTURAL ARTS PLAN local aesthetic enhancements Mobility Ongoing • ineerin En d Strategic Priority 1 g g an Through the Pearland Alliance for Arts • PAAC Capital Protects and Culture,develop a plan to nurture • CVB TARGETED MOBILITY PROJECTS Section 6 the arts community and support local/ Ongoing investment in street • Engineering and Parks and Tourism X • • Section 3 regional networking Also pursue a Strategic Priority1 construction/rehabilitation and traffic Mobility Ongoing • Capital Projects state-recognized"Cultural District with g signal upgrades,with consistent and Strategic Priority 2 • Public Works clustered event spaces and activities adequate local funding,as available MULTI-PURPOSE EVENTS VENUE /CONVENTION CENTER SIDEWALK NETWORK UPGRADES • PAAC Build partnerships and pursue cost- Ongoing sidewalk repair/replacement • Engineering and sharing arrangements for eventual • PEDC and new installations to enhance safety Section 3 Capital Projects Section 6 • construction of such a facility in a Parks and Tourism x • CVB and provide non-driving options, Mobility Ongoing Public Works • • Engineeringand strategic,accessible location,with flex especially in targeted areas(e g, Strategic Priority 3 Strategic Priority 2 spaces for vaned events ample parking, 1 Capital Projects neighborhoods,Old Town) GREATER HOUSING VARIETY and designed for phased expansion Explore potential Unified Development • Planning UNIFIED DEVELUFMtNT CODE (UDC) UPDATES • Draft for consideration a set of UDC Planning Code(UDC)amendments to allow,by Section 4 updates involving potential changes • Parks and Recreation right,more diverse housing types and Housing and Section 7 X lil to the Cluster Development Plan mixing of types within developments Neighborhoods Land Use and Character X ■ in provisions,a possible new residential while preserving a greater amount of Strategic Priority 1 Strategic Priority 1 c "flex"district,and an updated parkland N permanent open space dedication and fee-in lieu structure a REGULATORY RELIEF FOR REDEVELOPMENT Explore new or amended UDC • NEIGHBORHOOD-LEVEL AND SPECIAL AREA PLANNING ix Ex P Community Development Complete more detailed planning for • Planning Lu m provisions that would allow relaxation of particular neighborhoods,especially to • PEDC w standards that can deter redevelopment Section 4 t— obtain more"grass roots"citizen input I. activity,subject to certain parameters Housing and X III Also continue planning for key areas as Section 7 � and potential mitigation measures Neighborhoods Land Use and Character X ii done for the Old Townsite and Lower c Strate Priority2 o Strategic Priorityis 2 9 F Kirby Urban Center Also revisit Lower 6. Kirby planning to elaborate on transit G c oriented development(TOD)scenarios CVB Convention and Visitors Bureau PAAC Pearland Alliance for Arts and Culture ■ Primary Action Type PEDC Pearland Economic Development Corporation Secondary Action Type