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Dongvile 2045 Comprehensive Plan

Dongvile 2045: Bigger, But Not Too Big guides how the City grows over the next twenty years. Council adopted it on December 2, 2025.

About the Plan

Dongvile 2045: Bigger, But Not Too Big is the City’s comprehensive plan under Local Government Code Chapter 213. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval on November 17, 2025, and Council adopted the plan on December 2, 2025, by Ordinance No. 2025-061. It replaces Dongvile Tomorrow, adopted in 2003.

Planning & Development staff prepared the plan with Plan B Planning Group and a 15-member Steering Committee of residents, business owners and P&Z commissioners.

The plan expects Dongvile to grow by about 1.15 percent a year. Its growth policy is to stay under 12,000 residents in 2045, a population the water system can serve with one additional well.

Year Population
2026 (estimate) 9,412
2030 9,850
2035 10,430
2040 11,050
2045 11,700

Vision

In 2045, Dongvile is a little bigger and still pretty good. The courthouse square is busy, the streets are safe to walk, the water is plentiful and neighbors still know each other by name. We grow on purpose, not by accident, and never so much that we stop recognizing the place.

Goals

Land Use

  • LU-1. Grow from the inside out. Build on the roughly 310 vacant platted lots in the Original Town and the North, Westside and Railroad Additions before extending utilities to new areas.
  • LU-2. Regional retail at the interstate. Concentrate highway commercial uses at the I-69 interchanges at Nickelback Blvd, Hot Pocket Way and Cargo Shorts Pkwy.
  • LU-3. Industry by the railroad. Reserve land along the D&S Ry. and Industrial Park Rd for industrial and employment uses.
  • LU-4. Keep building out of the floodplain. Limit the Queso Creek Zone AE floodplain to parks, trails and open space.

Transportation

  • T-1. Hot Pocket Way corridor. Hot Pocket Way (US 6969) is a state highway maintained by TxDOT. Work with TxDOT to add sidewalks on both sides from Main St to E 7th St, retime the signals at Main St and Mainer St, and consolidate driveways.
  • T-2. Sidewalks to school. Close 2.5 miles of sidewalk gaps within half a mile of Dongvile High School, Dongvile Middle School and Lil’ Chungus Elementary.
  • T-3. Truck route. Designate a truck route from Industrial Park Rd to I-69 that keeps trucks off Main St and the courthouse square.
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Housing

  • H-1. More kinds of homes. Allow duplexes and smaller lots in R-2, and study accessory dwelling units in R-1.
  • H-2. Keep Mullet Meadows. Preserve the City’s only manufactured home community (MH district) as an affordable option.
  • H-3. Finish what’s planned. Complete Lunchable Landing (PD-3), including Phase 3, under its approved development plan.

Downtown Square

  • D-1. Keep the courthouse at the center. New buildings facing the square may not be taller than the 1911 Brisket County Courthouse.
  • D-2. Fill the storefronts. Offer facade grants through the Dongvile EDC and encourage ground-floor shops, restaurants and sidewalk dining.
  • D-3. Make it easy to find. Add wayfinding signs from I-69 and Hot Pocket Way, and shared public parking behind the square.

Parks and the Ducks

  • P-1. A park within a 10-minute walk. Raise the share of residents within half a mile of a park from 64 percent to 80 percent.
  • P-2. Queso Creek Trail. Build a trail along Queso Creek linking Queso Creek Park and Dad Bod Memorial Park.
  • P-3. The ducks. Manage the Queso Creek Park duck population, which the 2025 parks inventory described as “aggressive and well organized,” through signs, a feeding ordinance and coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
  • P-4. Sweet Tea Lake Park. Add shade structures and a fishing pier near the boat ramp.
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Utilities

  • U-1. Water supply. Drill Well No. 4 in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer by 2032.
  • U-2. Wastewater. Expand the Queso Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant from 1.2 to 1.6 million gallons per day by 2038.
  • U-3. Old pipes. Replace 8.4 miles of 1950s cast-iron water line.
  • U-4. Water tower. Repaint and recoat the 500,000-gallon Dongvile Water Tower on a 15-year cycle.

Future Land Use

The Future Land Use Map assigns every acre inside the 5.57-square-mile city limits to one category. Acreages include adjacent rights-of-way.

Category Acres Share
Low-density residential 1,104 31.0%
Agricultural and rural 612 17.2%
Industrial and employment 344 9.6%
Highway commercial (I-69) 318 8.9%
Parks and open space, including the Queso Creek floodplain 289 8.1%
Medium-density residential 286 8.0%
Public and institutional 211 5.9%
Airport 182 5.1%
Neighborhood commercial 97 2.7%
Manufactured housing 64 1.8%
Downtown mixed use (Courthouse Square) 58 1.6%
Total 3,565 100%

Shares may not add to exactly 100 percent because of rounding.

Implementation

Planning & Development reports progress to P&Z and Council each spring. The first progress report was presented on April 20, 2026.

Action Lead Timeframe Status
LU-1.1 Adopt an Official Zoning Map consistent with the Future Land Use Map Planning & Development 2026 Complete. Ordinance No. 2026-069, October 6, 2026
LU-4.2 Limit new structures in the Queso Creek floodplain Planning & Development 2026–2027 Draft ordinance under review by P&Z
T-1.1 Hot Pocket Way corridor study Public Works, with TxDOT 2026–2028 Underway
T-2.1 Sidewalk gap program near schools Public Works 2027–2031 0.6 miles funded in FY 2027
H-1.2 Accessory dwelling units in R-1 Planning & Development 2027 Under study
D-2.1 Courthouse Square facade grants Dongvile EDC 2026–2030 $40,000 budgeted in FY 2027
P-3.1 Duck management signs at Queso Creek Park Parks & Recreation 2026 Complete. The ducks were consulted
U-1.1 Well No. 4 site selection and design Public Works 2028–2032 Not started
U-4.1 Repaint the Dongvile Water Tower Public Works, City Council When a color is selected Pending (Res. R-2024-07)

Public Engagement

The planning process ran from September 2024 through September 2025.

Activity Count
Community survey responses 1,214
Public open houses 4
Pop-up booths (Brisket County Rodeo, VFD Pancake Breakfast, Christmas on the Square) 3
Comments written on the large-format maps 638
Youth workshops at Dongvile High School 2
Steering Committee meetings 11
Steering Committee meetings at which the water tower was raised, though not on the agenda 11

Survey: “What should Dongvile have more of?” (respondents could choose up to three)

Answer Share
Sidewalks 46%
Restaurants on the square 39%
Shade trees 31%
Downtown parking 22%
Nothing. It’s fine. 17%

Plan documents

  • Dongvile 2045: Bigger, But Not Too Big (full plan, 168 pages)PDF, 18.4 MB · Available at City Hall
  • Future Land Use MapPDF, 3.2 MB · Available at City Hall
  • Thoroughfare Plan MapPDF, 2.6 MB · Available at City Hall
  • Appendix A: Community Survey ResultsPDF, 1.9 MB · Available at City Hall
  • Ordinance No. 2025-061, Adopting the Comprehensive PlanPDF, 240 KB · Available at City Hall
  • 2026 Annual Progress ReportPDF, 1.1 MB · Available at City Hall

Last updated October 6, 2026