Frequently Asked Questions

Comprehensive planning is a community planning process that creates a framework and a guide that shapes a community’s physical, social, and economic development aspirations. Intended to be led by and created for the community, a comprehensive plan articulates a vision for the future, planning principles, priority policy areas, and action items to direct day-to-day and long-term decision-making for local leaders and the community of Duncanville.

The process of creating a comprehensive plan has many benefits for the community. Social: The process of completing a comprehensive plan helps to build community cohesion by providing opportunities for the public to become engaged in shaping the future vision for the city, developing priority policy areas, and curating an implementation strategy. The City of Duncanville Comprehensive Plan is led by a steering committee composed of local stakeholders and will involve an extensive public engagement process to ensure a diverse representation of experiences and perspectives are present in the plan. Economic: A part of the planning process includes conducting a broad inventory of Duncanville’s existing demographic and economic conditions that will create the baseline for determining priority policy areas and action items. This inventory will review the fiscal conditions of the City and explore economic development strategies to promote revitalization and economic resilience. Physical: A key component of the City of Duncanville Comprehensive Plan will be to outline future land use recommendations and create a future land use map. These land use recommendations provide essential guidance for the Planning and Zoning Boards regarding the type and location of future development. The plan will also explore smart growth and other environmentally focused planning principles to support sustainable development in Duncanville. Political: A comprehensive plan is the foundational community planning document from which local leaders and the City Council make decisions. The vision, planning principles, and priority policy areas outlined in the plan create a framework on which local leaders can base fiscal and policy decisions. Created from the community, the planning foundations of a comprehensive plan are intended to create a sense of continuity as municipal staff and political leadership change throughout the years.

The City of Duncanville is committed to a community-driven planning process. There will be multiple opportunities for the public to get involved including sharing your experiences living in Duncanville, shaping planning priorities and action items, and providing feedback on the draft plan. There will be multiple ways for you to shape the City of Duncanville Comprehensive Plan including: Public Workshops A Community Survey Pop-Up Engagement Events We will post information regarding public engagement opportunities on this website, on the City’s Facebook page, and on public news outlets.