Planning
What Is Planning?
"When government officials, business leaders, and citizens come together to build communities that enrich people’s lives, that’s planning." – American Planning Association
The City of Amarillo’s Planning Department manages a broad scope of programs and activities ranging from annexation for future development to shaping neighborhoods and communities to promoting redevelopment. The Planning Department maintains a substantial collection of mapping and demographic information for the City of Amarillo. Contact us!
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Physical Address: Planning Department 509 SE 7th Ave. Room 206 Amarillo, TX 79101 |
Mailing Address: Planning Department P.O. Box 1971 Amarillo, TX 79105-1971 |
| Hours of Operation: 8:00 am-5:00 pm CDT | Fax: 806.378.9388 |
The Planning Department is divided into 4 divisions:
Current Planning: oversees day-to-day zoning and land development standards.
Related Documents include:
| Development Policy Manual | Zoning Ordinance |
| Subdivision Ordinance | Sign Ordinance |
Comprehensive Planning: oversees demographics, long range planning, and various special studies
Related Documents include:
| Downtown Strategic Action Plan | Comprehensive Plan (2010) |
| Tax Increment Financing and Final Plan | Amarillo Demographics (2010 Census Bureau) |
Amarillo Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO): advances transportation projects that preserve and enhance the natural and built environments, as well as the economic and social assets of the urban, suburban and rural areas they pass through. In the Amarillo area, the Amarillo Metropolitan Planning Organization works to balance the needs of mobility and safety with other desirable outcomes, including the preservation of the built and natural environments which streets, roads, and highways pass through.
GIS: maintains mapping information and visual data
Related Documents include:
| Zoning Map | Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Map (Nov. 2012) |
| City Limits Map | Street Guide Text (May 2012) |
| Street Guide Map (May 2012) |
Frequently Requested Documents
