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Community

Development

FY 2019 Department Business Plan

Department Description

The Community Development Department’s focus is protecting the unique beauty and quality
of life of the community in addition to guiding quality, sustainable growth and redevelopment.
This focus is performed with the goal of providing exceptional customer service to our citizens
and to the development community.

Community Development includes the Planning and Building Inspections Divisions. The
Department is responsible for reviewing new development proposals, planning for new
growth, redevelopment and long term community sustainability, and ensuring compliance
with building codes. The Department works closely with other City departments to ensure
that the development process runs as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Core Services

To successfully accomplish the duties of the office, Community Development is responsible
for the following core services:
1. Provide guidance for the orderly and effective development of the city that is attractive,
safe and consistent with the comprehensive plan and community expectations

4.1 – Protect Colleyville’s semi-rural residential character
4.2 – Encourage compatible commercial growth
4.3 – Adopt best-practice planning and development processes
6.1 – Articulate a compelling vision and direction for the community

Since Colleyville was incorporated, the City has
completed five comprehensive Master Plans. In 2012,
the City Council approved funding to update the 2004
Master Plan through the creation of a new comprehensive
plan that, as its name implies, provides a holistic focus
on future development and the related infrastructure
requirements that it requires. The comprehensive plan
provides a roadmap to effectively guide the City’s growth
and redevelopment with the ultimate goal of promoting
the long term sustainability of the community. The
comprehensive plan update began in February 2014 and was completed in December 2015.
The City Council then revisited the newly adopted plan at the end of 2016, and approved a
comprehensive amendment in February 2017. Implementation of the plan includes Land

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