Walsh Ranch - introduction

Five themes which influence various elements of the Comprehensive Plan: 1. Promoting Economic Growth 2. Meeting the Needs of an Expanding Population 3. Revitalizing the Central City 4. Developing Multiple Growth Centers 5. Celebrating the Trinity River The proposed Walsh Ranch mixed-use community will comply with all applicable sections of the Comprehensive Plan and will reinforce the Comprehensive Plan themes with particular emphasis on the following: Promoting Economic Growth — Partnership with The North Texas Commission, local Chambers of Commerce, and other organizations that promote economic diversity in the region in marketing the property to business prospects and other users — Economic benefit of Walsh Ranch to the City — Diversifying the City's economic base Meeting the Needs of an Expanding Population — Growth can be anticipated and planned for by developing a planned community and providing sites for community services and facilities — Joint venture opportunities for shared community facilities — Location of new school sites will be determined and property reserved — Sites will be reserved for special buildings, cultural facilities, and institutions — Locate multi-family homes at appropriate locations Developing Multiple Growth Centers — Can accommodate growth with minimal environmental impact — Mixture of on-site land uses will reduce off-site trips — Alternate modes of travel planned for and available — Density concentration will support future public transportation — Delivery of utilities and infrastructure systems can be more cost effective Walsh Ranch falls within the present extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Fort Worth. It is located in the Far West Planning Sector in Tarrant and Parker Counties.	NA NA NA NA NA NA	Walsh Ranch Master Plan achieves these policies and strategies Far West Sector Recommended Policies 1. Discourage residential development within the NAS-JRB runway clear zone and within areas with noise levels greater than 65 Ldn. 2. Promote commercial and multi- family development within the I-20/Outer Loop mixed-use growth center. 3. Promote industrial development within the NAS-JRB/Lockheed- Martin industrial growth center. 4. Encourage orderly growth in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Any existing agricultural uses are subject to change when City utilities are available based on the City's expectations for rapid urban development. Recommended Strategies 1. Encourage land uses that will minimize the pollution or siltation of Lake Worth. 2. Encourage cluster housing (grouping of structures on large sites with the balance as open space) to minimize impervious surface areas. 3. Encourage recreational uses such as golf courses, trails, natural vegetation and wildlife preserves in the far western portion of the sector. 4. Phase out mining operations and landfills that may silt or pollute Lake Worth and generate undesired truck traffic. 5. Encourage the reclamation of mined lands and landfills for appropriate uses. 6. Encourage industrial uses with access to freeway and railroad locations. 7. Attract new, high-revenue commercial and industrial uses for Highway 80 (Spur 580), west of W. Loop 820. 8. Protect Linda Vista Estates and other older neighborhoods from encroachment by incompatible uses. 9. Consider use of a land trust for surplus City-owned land near Lake Worth. 10. Consider locating a community park, fire station, and branch library within the sector. "A comprehensive plan shall not constitute zoning regulations or establish zoning district boundaries." Texas Local Government Code, Section 219.005.
			click to enlarge Far West Sector - Proposed Land Use (as illustrated in 2000 Comprehensive Plan)