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PLANO TOMORROW development that may be out of character with the historic pattern. In other
cases, zoning regulations may be incompatible with preservation goals because
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT they are too restrictive.

Building Code
Requirements for fire safety, emergency exits and other construction related
issues are outlined in Chapter 6 Article II of the Municipal Code. The City of
Plano also uses the 2015 International Building Code.
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Comprehensive Plan
Cover of the Comprehensive Plan Annual Report
Plano Tomorrow, the city’s comprehensive plan, is the key long-range guide for
future growth, development, and redevelopment of the city. The plan provides
policy and direction on a variety of topics including land use, transportation,
housing, and city services.

Design Review
“Plano is strong because As outlined in the newly adopted Heritage Preservation Ordinance, design
of the efforts in its past. review by the Heritage Commission or the Heritage Preservation Officer and an
Don’t let the physical issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness is required.
evidence of this past be
lost.” Design Guidelines and Standards
- Online survey participant Design guidelines and standards provide objective criteria for determining
the appropriateness of treatments of existing buildings and include direction
for compatible new development. While design guidelines and standards are
often written and used for design review, they also establish a threshold for
appropriate design for the applicable areas. The City of Plano has one adopted
Designation set of design standards/guidelines for each Heritage Resource District.
When a property is “designated” as Districts and Neighborhoods
historic, it is listed on the local, state,
and/or National Register of Historic Designating a specific geographic area as a “district” indicates common
Places. Designation recognizes characteristics, history or other features that tie the area together. Creating a
the property as significant in one district also presents an opportunity to brand it, to publish advertisements
or more of a variety of categories specific to the district, and to highlight the features that make it unique to
including architectural style, history invite the community to live, work, and play in the area. The City of Plano has
of the property, or association with two established historic districts – the Downtown Heritage Resource Overlay
an important event. Depending on District and the Haggard Park Heritage Resource Overlay District. Haggard
the level of designation, a property Park has adopted guidelines as well, although fairly limited. In early 2018,
may or may not be protected from survey work was completed by HHM on resources needing updating from a
demolition, and may or may not be windshield survey of 330 pre-1960s built resources, industrial and religious
able to take advantage of grants structures built before 1960, and 165 subdivisions/city blocks built in the 1960s.
and tax incentives to promote the With this information, HHM recommended maintaining the existing heritage
preservation of the property. resource overlay districts, and considering support for three additional potential
heritage resource districts - Briarwood, Clint Forman, and North Forest Estates -
15 individual properties, and 10 cemeteries.

Other Management Tools: Conservation Districts
Conservation districts are zoning-based heritage preservation tools that are
utilized to maintain traditional neighborhood character in areas where residents
seek some form of protection, but full historic designation is not appropriate or
desired.

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