Long-range planning plays a vital role in the future development of the City by providing the opportunity for the City, in partnership with its citizens, to shape the neighborhoods where we live, work or own property through consideration of land use, zoning, transportation, and urban design. The Planning & Zoning Division guides the growth of the city by means of the policies set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and other master plans.

Research and analysis are performed to assist the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission in developing policy collecting data, and studying trends to develop area plans and other special studies to implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

The following are long range planning efforts in the City of Dickinson:

• Annexation
• Comprehensive Plan
• Parks Trails and Recreation Master Plan
• Unified Development Code (UDC) Ordinance Update
• Downtown Master Plan
• Economic Impact Model