Farmers Branch Master Plan

To encourage growth and attract investments, the City of Farmer’s Branch decided to expand and re-envision their city.

Munoz + Albin completed this comprehensive master plan for the land west of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) metro line and Interstate 35 with Lovett Commercial. The master plan’s main objectives were to create a new hub and urban density in a multi-phased planned community.

Uncommon to most suburban towns and cities on the outskirts of Dallas, Farmers Branch was open minded in creating a different vision from its neighbors. They were interested in building a community focused on density and walkability, a pedestrian-oriented master plan. The master plan avoids Federal Acquisition Regulations limitations, maximum lot coverage, and maximum height restrictions. It established zero-line setbacks with no building setbacks, no sky exposure planes, and no elevated upper setbacks. The master plan does stipulate right of ways (road widths), with the goal of compressing the streetscape experience. The master plan extended and connected to an existing trail system and waterway nearby.

The proposal stipulated that the built environment change materials often and limits continuous roof lines. It encouraged gaps and occasional massing setbacks, clad garages, and masked utility spaces.