HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 20085-03-2012ORDINANCE NO. 20085 -03 -2012
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2012
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
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 19044 adopting the Fort Worth 2010
Comprehensive Plan on February 23, 2010, and the City Council approved Ordinance No. 19569
adopting the Fort Worth 2011 Comprehensive Plan on March 1, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 and 2011 Comprehensive Plans are the City of Fort Worth's general guide
for making decisions about growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 and 2011 Comprehensive Plans include, 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 the Comprehensive Plan annually; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2012, the City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the
2012 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2012 Comprehensive Plan on
February 14, 2012, at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written
evidence; and
WHEREAS, the 2012 Comprehensive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
The 2012 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.
SECTION 2.
The City of Fort Worth 2012 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2010 and 2011
Comprehensive Plans.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas (1986), 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 phrases 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, paragraphs 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
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Assistant City Attorney
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 3/6/2012 - Ordinance No. 20085 -03 -2012
DATE: Tuesday, March 06, 2012
LOG NAME: 062012CPADOPT
REFERENCE NO.: G -17533
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Approving the City of Fort Worth 2012 Comprehensive Plan (ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance approving the City of Fort Worth
2012 Comprehensive Plan.
DISCUSSION:
The Comprehensive Plan is updated annually to provide reliable, up -to -date information about Fort
Worth's growth and development trends, to review the effectiveness of the City's growth and development
policies, to review the status of the City's programs and projects, and to identify programs and projects
that should be considered for funding in the City's budget and Capital Improvement Program.
The 2012 Comprehensive Plan reflects the following revisions to the 2010 and 2011 Comprehensive
Plans:
Updates
- Incorporates most current data available in the Population Trends, Economic Trends, and Financial
Trends chapters;
- Adds strategy to Land Use chapter to work with independent school districts in growing areas to
identify future school sites that can be served by existing or currently planned infrastructure;
- Adds objective to Transportation chapter to secure funding for Bicycle Rack Request Program and
annual funding for installation of on- street bicycle facilities in 2012;
- Adds objective to Transportation chapter to adopt Walk Fort Worth Pedestrian Master Plan in 2012;
- Adds strategy to Urban Design chapter to establish Mixed -Use (MU) Design Districts whether as
combination of MU and Urban Residential (UR) zoning or as independent form -based zoning districts
in all areas of the City where higher density Mixed -Use districts are appropriate;
- Adds strategy to Urban Design chapter to support community efforts to create form -based zoning
districts that reflect the aspirations of stakeholders to foster the development of attractive and vibrant
walkable urban neighborhoods;
- Adds objectives to Environmental Quality chapter to implement initiatives in Lake Worth Vision Plan
and Sustainability Action Plan;
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- Adds objective to Environmental Quality chapter to amend City ordinances to encourage Low Impact
Development strategies;
- Adds objective to Environmental Quality chapter to increase amount of reclaimed water use from 120
million gallons to 1 billion gallons by 2015;
- Adds strategy to Environmental Quality chapter to encourage general public to implement
recommended water conservation measures and comply with Water Conservation policy;
- Adds Lake Arlington Master Plan, Lake Worth Vision Plan, Library Systems Master Plan and
Northside Economic Development Strategy Report to Appendix A;
- Updates future Land Use policies and maps in Appendix C in response to Land Use changes,
zoning, platting decisions and other factors;
- Removes completed or cancelled Capital Improvement Projects from Appendix D and adds new
projects to Appendixes D and E; and
- Updates Annexation Program in Appendix F.
The City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the Plan on January 25, 2012. After receiving input,
the City Plan Commission voted to recommend adoption of the Plan and asked that the City Council and
City Staff work with the community to update the 1990 Cultural District Master Plan.
The City Council held a public hearing on the 2012 Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the City
Plan Commission on February 14, 2012.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Financial Management Services Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City
funds.
FUND CENTERS:
TO Fund /Account/Centers
CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by:
Originating Department Head:
Additional Information Contact:
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FROM Fund /Account/Centers
Fernando Costa (6122)
Randle Harwood (6101)
Becky Pils (7645)
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