Description: Applicants fill out a form online and submit some documents with a payment in order to register with the city. Both Planning and Neighborhood Services review each application for registration and then Neighborhood Services will issue a certificate. This data is joined to parcels in order to create the geometry for map display. NS uses this feature class in the Short Term Rental tracking app.Last updated August 26, 2024.
Description: Apartment data derived from the Long Range Planning Division’s review of building permits (March 2019). The data was geocoded from an excel table and then verified with aerial photography. Data includes number of units, year built, and estimated population. Multifamily Type is defined as below:MF - Multifamily, traditional multifamily less than 30 dwelling units per acreMR - Mid-Rise Residential, residential development five or more stories in heightMUMF - Mixed-Use Multifamily, multifamily developments with a density of 30 dwelling units per acre or higherRH - Retirement Housing, independent living facilities (apartments) limited to people age 55 years and older
Copyright Text: Data supplied by Heritage and Information Division of Planning in excel spreadsheet and geocoded and spatial joined with parcels by BI/GIS Analyst.
Description: Polygon geometric data representing Zoning information. Updated as needed when Zoning Cases are approved by City Council. This dataset is currently undergoing revisions and some zoning information is unknown and is currently being researched (as noted in the [ZONE_CASE] field by the word “RESEARCHING”).
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Plano GIS Technicians.
Description: Polygon geometric data representing the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone No. 1. Updated in 2019 when Resolution No. 2019-12-5(R) passed by City Council on 12/09/19 which expanded the boundary previously updated in 2017. Plano’s Neighborhood Empowerment Zone No. 1 seeks to increase economic development and create and rehab affordable housing. The zone is located east of U.S. 75 in eastern Plano. It waives most development fees in the zone.A neighborhood empowerment zone is an economic development tool devised by the State Legislature (LGC Chapter 378) to promote: the creation of affordable housing; increase economic development; increase the quality of social services, education, or public safety; or the rehabilitation of affordable housing in the zone. In Plano, the zone was created to waive fees related to the construction of buildings in the zone, including fees related to the inspection of buildings. The waiver of the fees especially helps single family homeowners and small business owners. The goal of the fee waivers is to help overcome the cost of renovating buildings that, on average, much older than most other areas of Plano. Furthermore, it is expected that the savings from the waivers be put into further renovations or completing the upgrade.Staff has reviewed the goals of the program and recommends its continuation with some modifications. Notably the program will now only extend to existing structures. In addition, additional single family homes were added to the north side of the zone
Copyright Text: Update by Business Intelligence/GIS under the direction of the Director of Special Projects.
Description: This feature class represents the land available to itinerant vendor or carnival events. It was created in May 2019 by substracting from the city limits the 500 ft buffer around residential properties.
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by BI/GIS team in Technology Services.
Description: The pressure zones in Plano indicate areas where water pressure may exceed 80 psi. The elevation limit to the east of the water separation line is 610 feet, while the limit to the west is 690 feet. This data, derived from contours based on 2024 LiDAR, was created in January 2025.
Copyright Text: Created by BI/GIS team following the guidelines provided by Public Works.