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Granbury City Council adopts 2025 comprehensive plan after 18 months of public engagement
Summary
Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 25-44, approving the city’s 2025 comprehensive plan after about 18 months of public workshops, updates to future land use maps, and alignment with Hood County transportation planning.
The Granbury City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 5 to adopt Ordinance 25-44, approving the city’s 2025 comprehensive plan, which staff and consultants described as the product of roughly 18 months of public workshops, Planning and Zoning Commission review and iterative revisions.
David Jones of the consultant team and staff member Kira (planning staff) outlined the plan’s components, including an updated future land use map, overlays for lakefront and corridor areas, updated TxDOT traffic counts, a master thoroughfare plan aligned to Hood County planning and an implementation matrix that ties strategies to guiding principles, partners, timeframes and estimated costs. The Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval at its July 14 meeting, Jones said.
Council members praised the document’s utility for budget, capital-improvement planning and ongoing development review. Kaufman emphasized the practical use of the plan in day-to-day decisions and the importance of making it a living document rather than a shelf item.
Council member Wadley moved to approve Ordinance 25-44; Oberdinger seconded. The motion passed 6-0.
Why it matters: City staff said the plan provides tools for managing growth, protecting downtown character, guiding lakefront development and coordinating mobility and economic development decisions. The plan incorporates updated traffic data and historic-downtown inventory work intended to help council and staff weigh future land-use and zoning decisions against the city’s stated guiding principles.
What’s next: With adoption, staff said the city will begin implementing the plan’s strategies, integrating them into the CIP and budget process and continuing collaboration with partners such as TxDOT and Hood County.
