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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 23589-03-2019ORDINANCE NO. 23589-03-2019 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2O19 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ANALYZING POPULATION, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL TRENDS; DESCRIBING IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS; DIVIDING THE CITY INTO 16 PLANNING SECTORS; PROVIDING MAPS DESCRIBING PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USES AND RECOMMENDED LAND USE POLICIES FOR EACH SECTOR; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE V6�HEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 23133-03-2018 adopting the Fort Worth 2018 Comprehensive Plan on March 6, 2018; and WHEREAS, the 2018 Comprehensive Plan is the City of Foi�t Worth's general guide for making decisions about growth and development; and WHEREAS, the 2018 Comprehensive Plan includes, without limitation, provisions on land use, housing, parks and community services, libraries, human services, neighborhood capacity building, economic development, transportation, education, historic preservation, urban design, arts and culture, police services, fire and emergency services, environmental quality, public health, and municipal facilities; and WHEREAS, it is the City Council's intent to update elements of the Comprehensive Plan annually; and WHEREAS, on January 23, 2019, the City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the 2019 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2019 Comprehensive Plan on March 5, 2019, at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence; and 2019 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance No. 23589-03-2019 Page 1 of 4 WHEREAS, a copy of the of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan is on file in the City Secretaiy's Office and is available from the Planning and Development Department and includes the following revisions to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan: • Incorporates the most current statistical data available for the Population Trends, Economic Trends, and Financial Trends chapters and presents the chapters graphically for ease of use. • Updates Chapter 4: Land Use and Chapter 10: Economic Development to incorporate new data and policy direction from the 2017 Economic Development Strategic Plan. The chapters have also been redesigned to present the information more graphically for ease of online use. � Updates Appendix A: Existing Plans and Studies to reflect the City Council's adoption of a) Confluence: The Trinity River Strategic Master Plan, b) the Fort Worth Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, and c) the Stormwater Management Program Master Plan. • Updates future land use maps in Appendix C: Future Land Use by Sector to reflect several new Mixed-Use Growth Centers, a new Industrial Growth Center, approved zoning changes, new development plans and opportunities, and existing development patterns unlikely to change. • Updates planned capital projects in Appendix D: P�°oposed Capital Improvements to include the consolidated FY2019-2023 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, along with a graphic summaiy of major expenditures described in the plan. • Amends the annexation program in Appendix F: Annexation Plan, Policy, and Program to delay the proposed schedule for considering several City-initiated annexation areas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The 2019 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Fort Worth is adopted as set out in Exhibit A attached and incorporated as if contained herein, specifically including existing plans and studies described in Appendix A to the Plan, which are incorporated by reference. A copy of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Fort Worth is on file in the City Secretaiy's Office and in the Planning and Development Department. SECTION 2. The City of Fort Worth 2019 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. 2019 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance No. 23589-03-2019 Page 2 of 4 SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and pluases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragr�aphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: l � "�� / I - � L � �� Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney ADOPTED: March 5, 2019 EFFECTIV�:�� ;� i -� , ;� �. / i� �- ` =- Maiy Kayser; C� Se ret� 2019 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance No. 23589-03-2019 Page 3 of 4 City of Fort Worfh, Texas Mayor and Council Communication CDUNCiL ACT10N; Approved on 3/5/2019 - Ordinance No. 23589-03-2019 DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 REFERENCE NO.: G-19504 LOG NAME: 06 2019CP PUBHEAR ADOPT SUBJECT: Conduct Pubiic Hearing on the Proposed City of Fort Worth 2019 Comprehensive Plan and Adopt Ordinance Approving the City of Fort Worth 2019 Comprehensive Plan (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS) RECOfVIMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan to allow the public the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence; 2. Close the public hearing; and 3. Adopt the attached ordinance approving the City of Fort Worth 2019 Comprehensive Plan. DISCUSSION: The proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan is the result of a limited updafe th�t r�flects the following revisions to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Proposed Amendments for the 2019 Comprehensive Plan: 1. The Population Trends, Economic Trends and Financial Trends chapters have been updated to reflect the latest statistical information available for these chapters. 2. Chapter 4: Land Use and Chapter 10: Economic Development have been updated to incorporate new data and policy direction from the 2017 Economic Development Strategic Plan. The chapters have also been redesigned to present the information more graphically for ease of online use. 3. Appendix A: Exrsting Plans and Studies has been updated to reflect the City Council's adoption of a) Confluence: The Trinity River Strategic Plan, b) the Fort Worth Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, and c) the Stormwater Management Program Master Plan. 4. Appendix C: Future Land Use by Sector has been updated to reflect several new Mixed-Use Growth Centers, a new Industrial Growth Center, approved zoning changes, new development plans and opportunities, and existing development patterns unlikely to change. 5. Appendix D: Proposed Capital Improvements has been updated to include the consolidated Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, along with a graphic summary of major expenditures described in the plan. 6. Appendix F: Annexation Plan, Policy and Program has been updated to delay the proposed schedule Logname: 06_2019CP_PUBHEAR ADOPT Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT A Compact discs containing 2019 Comprehensive Plan to be attached and on file in the City Secretary's Office - 2019 Comprehensive Plan URL: http:Ufort��vorthtexas.�ov/comprehensiveplan/2019/ 2019 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance No. 23589-03-2019 Page 4 of 4 for considering several annexation areas. To view the proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan, visit http://fortworthtexas.gov/comprehensiveplanl2019/ and view the table of contents to browse individual sections of the plan. City Plan Commission Recommendation: The City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan on January 23, 2019 and voted to recommend adoption of the pian. On February 12, 2019, the City Council received an Informal Report on the proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan and no changes were requested. Public Hearing on 2019 Comprehensive Plan: Section 213.003 of the Texas Local Government Code provides that a comprehensive plan may be adopted or amended by ordinance following a hearing at which the public is given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence and following review by the City Plan Commission. A public hearing before the City Council on the proposed 2019 Comprehensive Plan will take place prior to the City Council vote on the adoption ordinance. This M�C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that this action will have no material effect on the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget. FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs�: und Department ccoun Project Progra ID ID und Department ccoun Project ID ID CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manaqer's Office by: Originatinq Department Head: Additional Information Contact: Logname: 06_2019CP_PUBHEAR ADOPT ctivity Budget Reference # Year (Chartfield 2' vity)Budget Year Jay Chapa (5804) Randle Harwood (6101) Eric Fladager (8011) Reference # �mo Chartfield 21 Page 2 of 2