Future Land Use (FLU) Categories

Low-Density Residential
Main Purpose: Provide areas for agriculture, detached single-family homes on lots typically larger than a traditionally sized lot in Wylie.

Secondary Purpose: Provide limited areas and locations for nonresidential development that directly serves adjacent neighborhoods (e.g., convenience stores, dry cleaners). Local Commercial uses may be appropriate at the intersections of major or secondary thoroughfares.

Characteristics: Home developments intended to serve a range of housing needs, from affordable to higher-end housing options. Nonresidential uses are limited to arterial roadways.

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Medium-Density Residential
Main Purpose: Provide areas for detached single-family homes on traditionally sized lots in Wylie.

Secondary Purpose: Provide limited areas and locations for duplex, townhouses, and nonresidential development that directly serves adjacent neighborhoods (e.g., convenience stores, dry cleaners). Also includes limited nonresidential development as outlined for Low-Density Residential.

Characteristics: New construction of traditional single-family neighborhoods. Nonresidential uses are limited to arterial roadways.

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Mixed-Use & Special Planning Areas
Main Purpose: Provide areas for coordinated residential and nonresidential uses within a single development or planning area. Multi-family and high-density residential may be appropriate in the context of mixed uses.

Secondary Purpose: Provide unique destinations for people to visit, shop, dine, work, and live.

Characteristics: Horizontal or vertical mixture of residential and nonresidential uses. Standalone residential (e.g., multi-family developments) located at mid-block and not major street intersections.

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Downtown
Main Purpose: Build upon the existing Downtown development pattern by encouraging appropriate infill and redevelopment of similar uses.

Secondary Purpose: Preserve and promote Downtown as the cultural center and key economic driver for Wylie.

Characteristics: Mixed-Use development aligned around historic Downtown Wylie and North Ballard Avenue. Development in this area should improve pedestrian spaces and pedestrian connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods to sustain and enhance an enjoyable and vibrant Downtown.

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Local Commercial
Main Purpose: Provide small-scale commercial, retail, and offices uses that are compatible with and serve adjacent neighborhoods.

Secondary Purpose: None.

Characteristics: Single-story nonresidential uses that often serve as a buffer between neighborhoods and more intense uses.

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Regional Commercial
Main Purpose: Provide areas to allow for a broad range of commercial, retail, and office uses oriented toward major roadways.

Secondary Purpose: Heavy commercial or light industrial uses may be appropriate depending on compatibility with surrounding uses.

Characteristics: Single- or multi-story nonresidential uses that maximize major roadway frontage and intersection traffic and visibility.

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Industrial
Main Purpose: Provide areas for light industrial, heavy commercial, office, and flex-space development and related uses.

Secondary Purpose: None.

Characteristics: These areas contain nonresidential uses of high intensity, typically involving industrial processes, and often located along rail lines and major thoroughfares.

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Public/Semi-Public
Main Purpose: Designate existing governmental facilities (City, County, etc.), educational facilities, and places of worship.

Secondary Purpose: None.

Characteristics: Public facilities should portray a positive image of the community, with quality stone/brick materials and artistic features when possible, such as the City Hall/Public Library facility.

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Parks & Open Space
Main Purpose: Designate existing and planned parks and open space areas to serve the community.

Secondary Purpose: None.

Characteristics: May be dedicated active recreation, passive open space, or floodplain.