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DRAFT /0U!I3.20\ and while dmay not touch onevery individual challenge before the City, itb meant to motivate concerted efforts to move the community toward action and achievement of its stated goals and vision. It must also be pointed out that the full realization of the vision cannot be achieved by City officials and staff alone; rather, it will take an equal amount of initiation, motivation, and support from the residents who also believe in what the planned future will bring. It is also important todistinguish between the function ofthe master plan relative tothe Cit/s development regulations. The master plan recommends overall policy for future land use, community character, roads and utilities, parks and open space, and other aspects of community growth and development. The City's zoning and development regulations establish standards in conformance with the master plan for the physical subdivision of land, the |uyumL of new street and building sites, and the design and construction of roads, water and sewer lines, storm drainage, and other infrastructure. In other words, the master plan sets the direction, and the zoning and development regulations are m large part of how it is implemented. Nm-pal and Man cov Citizen Involvement -Early and Often Tufacilitate the process nfcreating this master plan update, the City engaged KencligKeas1Collaborative, urban planning consultants, and appointed the Planning and Zoning Commission as an advisory committee, to work with City officials, staff, residents, and the consultants. The Planning and Zoning Commission was specifically chosen as the advisory body because Section 213,003 of the Texas Local Government Code explicitly indicates that adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan can only occur after review bythe[ity'sPlanning and Zoning Commission, |naddition, the appointed board already has a nm|e in the zoning and land development. The ability to implement the master plan is directly correlated tothe sense cfownership derived from the process. The master plan contains many components and serves numerous functions, such as providing information, identifying existing conditions