Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

S TaS HooSuLand UseAlvin “Crossroads” Planfacts & figuresThe preparation of this Land Use element involved examinationof the community’s historic pattern of development, whichgenerally originated in downtown and radiated outward along therailroad and State Highways 6 and 35; the ongoing pattern of newdevelopment within the City and its expansive extraterritorialjurisdiction (ETJ); and, the types, densities, and arrangement ofindividual land uses. The general pattern of agricultural lands;countryside (five plus acres), estate (one to five acres), suburban(7,000 square feet to one acre), and auto‐urban (manufacturedhomes and multiple family) residential lots; suburban(neighborhood) and auto‐urban (downtown and strip centers)commercial uses; auto‐urban industrial uses; special uses (publicand tax‐exempt properties); open space and natural lands; and,undeveloped land use types were evaluated as to theircontribution to the overall pattern of development and character ofthe community.TN Jackson STSTW Willis STN Lee STW Blum STW Lang STThis element provides a long‐range vision and overall policy framework forthe future physical and economic development of Alvin and itsextraterritorial area. The primary focus of this chapter is within a two‐mile“planning area” of the main body of the City, although the entire ETJ issubject to the land use and character goals, objectives, and recommendedactions. Advanced planning for the areas outside the City limits isparticularly essential based upon the amount of existing and ongoingdevelopment occurring in the peripheral areas, the expectation of futureincorporation of these areas, and the required provision of adequatemunicipal facilities and services (refer to Chapter 5, Growth Policies).The vision as to how Alvin will develop in the future was formed by theconcerns and ideas expressed during the community forum by residents, civicleaders, land and business owners, and other community stakeholders. Thechapter begins by outlining the key issues relating to the community’sexisting and future land use character, which is followed by goals, objectives,and recommendations intended to guide the community’s ongoing land useAvenue EN Hill STAvenue DW Lobitt STN Hood STaw STN Hardie STS Hardie SN Gordon STDilling STE Sealy STE Sidnor STE Bell STMagnolia STMcLemore DRGubert LNOrmsby STE Park STGrant STTowne CTLand Use Comments• Retain Downtowncharacter• Protect “small‐town”• More businesses• Compatibility of uses• Reduce density• Balance living options• Consistent enforcement ofordinances• Innovative development• Buffering and screeningbetween uses• Address multiple occupantdwellings• Housing rehabilitation• Address manufacturedhome parks• No businesses inneighborhoods• Regulate uses in existingareas• Manage developmentBates STAnn STN Coffelt STrley STMPage 3-1April 1, 2005