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can be redeveloped into walkable mixed-use areas outfitted with business, entertainment and residential spaces. Ruth Lomher, Sugar Land assis- tant director of planning and devel- opment services, said city officials believe the centers will bring residents closer to services and businesses, limit traffic congestion,
City land use plans help determine where apartments can be built. Missouri City has two multi- family zoning districts as well as planned development districts, which allow multifamily as part of mixed-use projects, said Jennifer Thomas Gomez, Missouri City director of development services. “Missouri City’s planning board is very particular with what developments they want to see happen in their city, and for good reason,” Faiz Hirani, Dhanani Private Equity Group principal, said in an email. Meanwhile, the city of Sugar Land’s 2018 comprehensive plan outlined regional and neighbor- hood activity centers, where existing commercial areas such as the former Fluor Daniel building and the Imperial Sugar district
and promote interactivity. “All of that has a positive
impact on us as a community, as a city, because when our residents are happy, then you will know we can be a place that people want to be,” she said. The comprehensive plan also provides a ratio of 88% single-family housing to 12% of multifamily housing across the city, although the plan states re-evaluation could happen.
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plan, Gomez said. The process kicked off at a June 25 meeting, where officials shared their priorities regarding a new vision for vacant land and key corridors. Future aspects of the input gathering will include city officials, stakeholders and residents.
Sugar Land is exploring middle housing such as townhomes or duplexes to attract younger professionals and families as the city’s population ages, Lomher said. Meanwhile, Missouri City officials will determine by early 2025 whether to revise or overhaul the city’s 2017 comprehensive
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