Dripping Springs officials announced an initiative to update the city’s comprehensive plan, a framework for guiding long-range development in the rapidly growing region, on April 18.
The initiative will identify new land use priorities to be included in the updated plan, including real estate and economic developments, infrastructure projects and zoning guidance.
This process involves designating regions best suited for commercial and residential development, which will guide city officials to make decisions about future development proposals.
An outdated comprehensive plan has previously been cited by Dripping Springs officials as a cause for the city’s ongoing development moratorium.
The city has hired DTJ Design, a design firm with expertise in urban planning, to work with Dripping Springs officials to develop the plan. Officials have also created a city Comprehensive Plan Committee—made up of local citizens and business owners—that will work side by side with the firm throughout the planning process.
The city is officially launching the plan initiative at its annual Founders Day Festival, which runs from April 22-24. Community members can meet with the Dripping Springs Planning and Developing Team on April 23-24 to learn more about the process of updating the comprehensive plan and share their thoughts.
Residents and business owners will have many more opportunities to provide feedback throughout the planning process, which is expected to last into 2023, according to the city’s announcement.
