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The Neighborhood Planning and Urban Design Section administers the Community Building and Neighborhood Planning Program. To encourage capacity building and neighborhood involvement in land development decisions, the Section produces an on-line directory that includes a listing of registered neighborhoods and community organizations, a citywide neighborhood association map, and individual neighborhood maps.
The Section provides technical assistance to communities to develop Neighborhood and Community Plans for City Council adoption that include goals and action steps for land use, housing, economic development, community facilities and transportation networks. To date these plans cover 260.7 square miles and a population of 553,413.
Each of these plans contains a land use plan that designates the types and locations of desired future land uses. Future
rezoning must be consistent with adopted neighborhood and community plans. Every five years plans are reviewed and if necessary updated to stay current with public improvements and land use trends. Plan amendment applications are also processed through this Section.
In addition, the Annual Improvement Project Report is presented each fiscal year to the Planning Commission and the City Council that includes operational programs or larger capital projects from adopted Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans. The City of San Antonio Master Plan calls for City departments to review and follow neighborhood plans to the extent possible and to consider priority projects identified in recognized plans when making decisions regarding capital improvements.
This Section also administers the Neighborhood Urban Design program that helps neighborhoods create overlay zoning districts with design standards that ensure that new development is compatible with neighborhood character and provides for attractive gateways into the city. Currently there are six adopted Neighborhood Conservation Districts and three Corridor Overlay Districts that provide additional development and design standards.
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