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2680
REPEALING THE 1996 MULTI FAMILY ZONING GUIDELINES
AND REPLACING THEM WITH CERTAIN OTHER MEASURES
TO GUIDE MULTI FAMILY ZONING DECISIONS
WHEREAS the Crty Council on October 1 1996 approved M&C G 11631 which established
certain guidelines for zoning decisions involving multi family housing ("the 1996 guidelines") and
WHEREAS the City Council has reviewed information about the effectiveness of the 1996
guidelines m influencing zoning decisions during the four year period from October 1 1996 through
September 30 2000• and
WHEREAS the Crty Council has determined, on the basis of said review that the 1996
guidelines have not been effective in influencing zoning decisions, and
WHEREAS the City Council wishes to repeal the 1996 guidelines and replace them with
certain other measures to guide multi family zoning decisions,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH.
1 That the 1996 multi family zoning guidelines are hereby repealed.
2 That the Crty Council intends to pursue the following measures to guide multi family zoning
decisions
(a) Using the Comprehensive Plan as a general guide for making multi family zoning
decisions, and
(b) Initiating zoning changes, through the procedures set forth m M&C G-13003 so as to
make the City's zoning distracts more consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and
(c) Creating one or more mixed-use zoning classifications and applying those
classifications to designated mixed-use growth centers and other appropriate areas.
3 That the City Council requests the Planning Department to continue producing, for each
rezoning application rnvolvmg multi family housing, a report on the number of existing and
potential multi family housing units within aone-mile radius of the site to be rezoned.
ADOPTED this ~ ~~ day of (~z%~;d'G~i 2000
APPROvED
CITY COUNCIL ~~.~~~
OCT 24 2000 Kenneth Barr Mayor of the Crty of ort Worth
CITY OF FORT WORTH