Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

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The design capacity of the roadways in the outlying areas of the ETJ are aconcern as a result of scattered new development and the volume of trafficbeing generated and carried by narrow, marginally improved roadways.Growth Strategiesgrowth of the community as a result of rapid growth throughout the GreaterHouston Metropolitan Area. Naturally, this new development has occurred atthe edge of the community, leaving large pockets of undeveloped land. Nonresidentialdevelopment has occurred primarily along the majortransportation corridors of S.H. 6 and Business 35, and increasingly along theS.H. 35 Bypass. Larger nodes of commercial development are located at theintersections of these major thoroughfares. Older neighborhoods aretransitioning into professional services shops and specialty retail stores, andindustrial uses are interspersed throughout the community. The heaviestconcentrations of industrial uses are along the railroad corridor that parallelsS.H. 6, and along Business 35 and the S.H. 35 Bypass. Newer residentialneighborhoods are developing primarily in the southwest quadrant of theETJ, toward Pearland and Houston.While much of the industrial and commercial uses are in discrete areas, theyare often adjacent to or in near proximity to residential areas, with little andoften no buffering between uses. Since Alvin has limited land use controls,uses have been permitted to be placedgenerally wherever land is available foruse, with little, if any, regard as to itscompatibility or effect on other landuses. There has similarly been anabsence of development standards toalleviate incompatibility, or to ensurethat a development has adequate publicfacilities while allowing for additionalgrowth and development to also haveaccess to public facilities. In otherwords, a significant land use can use adisproportionate amount of water,wastewater, and roadway capacity thatmay not be sufficiently sized toaccommodate such use. This is evidentparticularly in the outlying areas wherenew subdivisions are generating highvolumes of traffic, which is beingplaced on narrow, inadequatelyimproved roadways with no shouldersand deep ditches.Page 5-2
Growth StrategiesAlvin has an unusually large ETJbecause of an extensive 1960 stripannexation to avoid being enveloped bythe City of Houston. The boundaries ofthe ETJ were recently upheld by theHouston Court of Appeals. Because ofthe size of this area, Alvin does notexercise its statutory authority oversubdivision platting within the entiretyof the ETJ. The City regulates plattingwithin the City limits, and portions ofthe ETJ that are nearest to the Citylimits, around the Speedway areaannexation and in Savannah Plantation.An interlocal agreement was adopted in2004 pursuant to an amendment in statelaw, which allowed the apportionmentof subdivision review authority. This The emerging development pattern in the outlying areas of the ETJ areagreement grants subdivision approval stretching the resources of the City and other agencies, such as the Brazoriaauthority of the remainder of the area to County Emergency Services District, to provide adequate public facilitiesBrazoria County, which reviews plats and services. This will become an increasing issue as developmentbased on its ordinance, not the City’s. continues, without exacting some form of control.The City and County regulations shouldbe regularly reviewed for differences in subdivision and improvement designstandards and exactions; should the City adopt more stringent standards, thereliance on the Brazoria County subdivision approval process may eventuallynegatively impact the future growth of the City, or increase the costs ofannexing areas with what will then be substandard public improvements orrights‐of‐way.Alvin, like many Texas communities, is increasingly challenged by limitedfiscal resources. The local economy is sustaining itself, but not growing at apace fast enough to secure sufficient resources for infrastructure. It is,therefore, essential for the City to evaluate its pattern of development andseek ways to improve the efficiency of its service provision and itseffectiveness in delivering quality, reliable, and adequate facilities andservices to its population.Page 5-3
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