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Medium Density Residential 72 0.64% High Density Residential 118 1.05%

Public & Semi-Public 725 6.43% Parks & Open Spaces 458 4.06%

Retail 692 6.14% Commercial 588 4.69%

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Land Use Land Use Land Use Land Use CategoryCategoryCategoryCategory

AcreageAcreageAcreageAcreage Percentage Percentage Percentage Percentage

of Total of Total of Total of Total AcreageAcreageAcreageAcreage

Single-Family 1,373 12.18%

Duplex 41 0.36%

Multi-Family 50 0.44% Manufactured

Homes 41 0.00%

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648 5.75%

Parks & Open Space

333 2.96%

Office 26 0.23% Retail 119 1.06%

Commercial 588 5.21% Industrial 565 5.10%

Rights-of-Way 1,972 17.50%

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TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEE TTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOORRRRRRRROOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAARRRRRRRREEEEEEEE PPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN The Thoroughfare Plan is an overall guide used to enable individual developments within Ennis to be coordinated into an integrated, unified transportation system. The following are key recommendations:

(1) Extend and straighten Preston Street so that it creates a north-south connection through Ennis. Specifically, Preston Street would extend to the north until it intersects with Sleepy Hollow Street, and to the south until it intersects with F.M. 1183.

(2) Extend F.M. 85 west from Interstate Highway 45 until it intersects with the U.S. Highway 287 Bypass. This connection would provide additional access to and through a proposed future industrial area, thereby making the area increasingly valuable in terms of economic development

(3) Improve Hall Street/Ensign Road in the southern part of the City. This improvement will become an important north-south arterial for Ennis as the City continues to grow to the southwest.

(4) Construct a connection between U.S. Highway 287 Bypass and Interstate Highway 45 in the northern portion of the City. The proposed connection will create an arterial street loop (just north of Sleepy Hollow Street), thereby mitigating the flow of traffic within the City in both north-south and east-west directions and creating an additional connection between the east and west sides of the City.

(5) Construct an overpass over the railroad at an appropriate location, after further engineering studies determine where an overpass can be constructed.

It is also recommended within the Thoroughfare Plan that Ennis consider developing certain urban design guidelines for development along major travel corridors. The visual appearance of adjacent developments along these corridors would enable Ennis to project its quality community character to those traveling through or to the City.

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The City of Ennis has taken an important step in shaping its future by undertaking this comprehensive planning process. TheComprehensive Plan will provide a very important tool for the City to use in making sound planning decisions regarding long-termgrowth and development.

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Growth management is often tied to annexation, which is essential to the efficient extension of urban services. Ennis has a one-mile-radius ETJ within which annexation can occur. It is in the best interest of Ennis to annex areas prior to their development in order to ensure that it occurs to an adequate standard.

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Type B Type B Type B Type B –––– Propos Propos Propos Proposedededed

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Type A Type A Type A Type A –––– Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed Type B Type B Type B Type B –––– Minor Arterial Minor Arterial Minor Arterial Minor Arterial

Type C Type C Type C Type C ---- Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed

Type D Type D Type D Type D –––– Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed

FloodplainFloodplainFloodplainFloodplain

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LLLLLLLLeeeeeeeeggggggggeeeeeeeennnnnnnndddddddd PPPPROPOSED ROPOSED ROPOSED ROPOSED WWWWATER ATER ATER ATER SSSSYSTEMYSTEMYSTEMYSTEM

Existing Water MainsExisting Water MainsExisting Water MainsExisting Water Mains

Proposed Water MainsProposed Water MainsProposed Water MainsProposed Water Mains

PPPPROPOSED ROPOSED ROPOSED ROPOSED WWWWASTEWATERASTEWATERASTEWATERASTEWATER SSSSYSTEMYSTEMYSTEMYSTEM

Existing Gravity SewerExisting Gravity SewerExisting Gravity SewerExisting Gravity Sewer

Existing ForceExisting ForceExisting ForceExisting Force

Existing Lift StationExisting Lift StationExisting Lift StationExisting Lift Station

Recommended Gravity SewerRecommended Gravity SewerRecommended Gravity SewerRecommended Gravity Sewer

Recommended Force MainRecommended Force MainRecommended Force MainRecommended Force Main

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