General Land Plans are a tool used by city staff to help evaluate proposed development plans for large tracts of land in both the City’s corporate limits and Extraterritorial Jurisdictions (ETJ). More specifically, the purpose of General Land Plans is to allow for the city to review proposed land use, major thoroughfare and collector street patterns, environmental issues, conformance to the comprehensive plan, and the property's relationship to adjoining subdivisions or properties. The Development Code requires that a General Land Plan must be submitted for any proposed residential use over 50 acres in size, or for any parcel proposed for nonresidential use over 30 acres. General Land Plans are reviewed by both City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. After receiving a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission General Land Plans are then either approved or denied by City Council.
The following General Land Plans have been approved by City Council to allow for development within both the City’s corporate limits and Extraterritorial Jurisdictions: