2023 Comprehensive Plan Update

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Comprehensive Plan Community Survey (link will open a new window).

Project Overview

The City of Tomball is in the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan. The plan will help the City maintain its character, enhance the quality of life for its residents and support economic development. The current comprehensive plan was adopted in 2019. Comprehensive Plans should be updated every 5-10 years. Through this process, the City will be updating the Comprehensive Plan to ensure that the recommendations reflect changes in the community over time.

This plan will help guide decisions related to:.

  • Land Use
  • Transportation
  • Downtown Assessment
  • Economic Development
  • Housing

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

Comprehensive Plans are tools that provide strategic guidance and direction for the future growth and development of the community and establish a 10 to 20 year vision for the City. A comprehensive plan is a foundational document that:

  • Establishes and guides City policies and decisions;
  • Combines City plans into one document;
  • Provides the basis for zoning and land use decisions; and
  • Provides the basis for Capital Improvement Plans.

Project Schedule and Events

The Tomball Comprehensive Plan process will occur over a 12-month period between August 2023 and August 2024. The process can be described in four general phases:

  1. Project Initiation
  2. Drafting Vision
  3. Developing the Plan
  4. Finalizing the Plan

The City will host a variety of meetings, events, and engagement opportunities that will be open to the public including:

  • Community Open Houses
  • Community Events
  • City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission Workshops
  • Stakeholder Interviews
  • Online Surveys
  • Contacting the Project Team through the project page.

Meetings and Events

Upcoming meetings and events include:

  • Visit the Community Feedback Booth at the Depot Day Fall Fest, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, November 4 at the Tomball Depot Plaza (201 S. Elm St.)

Previous meetings and events include:

  • Joint City Council/Planning & Zoning Commission Workshop, 5 p.m., Monday, October 9 at Tomball City Hall (401 Market St.).

Meet the Comprehensive Plan Team

Focus Group

The role of the Comprehensive Plan Focus Group is to serve as ambassadors of the plan to the community and provide guidance to the planning team to ensure proposed updates to the comprehensive plan reflect the interests of the community.

Consultant Team

Freese and Nichols, Inc. (Plan Development Lead)

Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is an engineering, urban planning, and architecture firm offering a wide range of services to public sector clients for more than 125 years. FNI focuses on providing innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding services to our clients. As a full-service consulting firm, we offer hundreds of specialty services. We take a holistic view of our client's challenges, providing tailored, advanced solutions and delivering exemplary plans, designs, and codes.

TXP Consulting (Economic Development)

For more than 20 years, TXP has worked on hundreds of projects with clients from private business, public sector and non-profit organizations. TXP serves as economist on retainer for numerous public sector agencies across Texas.

Document Downloads

Materials for meetings and events will be added here as the project progresses.