We help foster the growth and enrichment of Manhattan through long-range planning, administering to development processes, and managing certain grant funds.
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Building and Development
Plans and Studies
Grant Programs
Looking to start a project or know more about development processes and regulations?
See plans and studies conducted by the City of Manhattan.
Community Development Block Grant and housing rehabilitation program information.
The East Manhattan Gateway Plan is a corridor and area plan along the US Highway-24 corridor from the Manhattan Town Center Mall entrance to Hopkins Creek Road. The project will address many planning-related topics including future development, transportation, public infrastructure, floodplain, parks and open spaces, market analysis, and emergency services.
The Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan is a comprehensive development plan for the downtown Manhattan area. It will replace the Downtown Tomorrow Plan, which was adopted in 2000 and has been successfully completed for several years. The plan is expected to be adopted in 2024.
In 2022 the City merged its zoning and subdivision regulations to create the Manhattan Development Code (MDC) which corresponds with Manhattan's Zoning Map. The MDC establishes land use regulations, design requirements, landscaping and development standards.
The City receives federal funds each year from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Your input helps the City identify projects to implement in the upcoming CDBG 2022 Annual Action Plan that will begin on July 1, 2022. The annual Public Input period and Public Input Meeting provide residents with information about the CDBG Program and an opportunity to propose activities to include in the 2022 Annual Action Plan.