Title
Presentation of Planning Awards for the City of Pflugerville including the 2015 Planning Excellence Award and designation as a Gold Scenic City.
Summary
Pflugerville was recognized for planning excellence along with 25 other municipalities throughout the state at the American Planning Association Texas state conference. Evaluation criteria included the level of training of Planning and Zoning Commissioners and professional staff, professional qualifications of the planning staff, breadth and currency of master plan components and completion of other planning related projects. Pflugerville has been recognized for planning excellence 8 out of the last 10 years.
Additionally, the City of Pflugerville was recently recongized as a gold level Scenic City. The gold level is an upgrade in designation from the 2012 designation of silver. The Scenic City Certification Program is a project of Scenic Texas and its statewide program partners that incorporates a comprehensive set of model standards for design and development of public roadways and public spaces into one program. Texas cities apply to the program for evaluation of existing standards against the Scenic City model. Scenic Texas developed the Scenic City Certification Program after discovering that the success of a city’s economic development efforts is directly linked with its public spaces’ visual appearance. The Scenic City Program recognizes Texas municipalities that implement high-quality scenic standards for public roadways and spaces. It also incentivizes cities to adopt and enforce the kind of criteria that enhance economic development and improve quality of life.
Drafter
Emily M. Barron, AICP
Planning Director