The Taylor City Council voted last week to allow a new neighborhood development to go off-plan by including less civic space than the city’s Land Development Code requires. In the words of Taylor Swift, “Just because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.”
“As the population grows the parks and trail systems should grow proportionately to ensure that the level of service for existing residents remains consistent. As new development occurs care should be taken to ensure adequate accessibility to parks,” reads the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan.
But at the March 1 City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis asked council to consider allowing a developer to create a new neighborhood with significantly less civic space than the 10% allotment set in the Land Development Code the city approved just months ago. The variance was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission before presentation to council.
