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CITY-WIDE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES, AND PLANNING PRINCIPLES

Issue (Problem or Threat) Apparent Cause Obstacles Strategy Responsible Party Progress Measures Resources Required
I.C. Commercial activities Home occupations All home occupation Revise zoning ordinance to City Staff, P&Z Zoning amendments None
degrade residential areas degrade adjacent nuisances are identified require that all material Commission, and passed
properties by increasing and abated associated with home City Council
traffic and outdoor occupations be screened
storage of materials indoors

Increase code compliance City Code Number of code Inspection
to enforce home Compliance compliance manpower
occupation regulations inspections
Number of complaints Staff time
received
Adjacent commercial Identify problem areas Install/enforce buffer yards City Staff Number of locations Staff time
areas can degrade between commercial and between commercial and Business owners identified needing
adjacent properties residential areas and residential properties buffers
prepare cost estimates
Review existing traffic Review traffic patterns to City Staff Number of meetings Staff time
patterns and meet with avoid commercial traffic in Neighborhood with neighborhood
all major homeowner residential areas Associations associations
associations
Number of changes Staff time
identified

Number of changes
constructed Construction funds
I.D. Safety and security Lack of neighborhood Active crime watch Promote formation of crime Police Crime Number of active None
remain a concern cohesion and monitoring programs should be watch programs Prevention Officer block captains
provides opportunity for established covering 80
crime percent of Benbrook Number of crime Crime Prevention
prevention Officer
presentations
Crime rate in None
neighborhoods
Increase interaction Police patrols; Number of meetings Crime Prevention
between police patrols Neighborhood between police and Officer
and citizens Associations neighborhoods
associations
I.E. Too much traffic in Street patterns allow too Potential street Review potential for street City Staff Number of meetings Staff time
residential neighborhoods much through-traffic in closure/reroutings closures and/or diverters Neighborhood with Neighborhood
residential neighborhoods identified Associations Associations
Number of locations Staff time
identified needing
changes
Number of changes
constructed Construction funds

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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