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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16825-02-2006ORDINANCE NO. 16$25-02-Zoos AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2QQG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ANALYZING POPULATION, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL TRENDS; DESCRIBING MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES; DESCRIBING ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT; DESCRIBING IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS; DIVIDING THE CITY INTO 16 PLANNING SECTORS; PROVIDING MAFS DESCRIBING PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USES AND RECOMMENDED LAND USE POLICIES FOR EACH SECTOR; ESTABLISHING GOALS AND RECOMMENDED POLICIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS the City Council approved Ordinance No. 16304 adopting the Fort Worth 2005 Comprehensive Plan on February 22, 2005; WTIEREAS the 2005 Comprehensive Plan is the City of Fort Worth's general guide for making decisions about growth and development, WHEREAS the 2005 Comprehensive Plan includes, without limitation, provisians 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; WHEREAS it is the City Council's intent to update the Comprehensive Plan annually; WIiEREAS after conducting work sessions with the Zoning Commission on August 10, 2005, and.the City Plan Commission on August 24, 2005, and briefing the City Council on August 30, 2005, the Planning Department issued a public review draft of the 2006 Comprehensive Pian; WHEREAS the Planning Department conducted a series of 27 community meetings to receive comments on the 2006 Comprehensive Plan; WHEREAS on January 25, 2006, the City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on the 2006 Comprel~ensive Plan and recommended that the City Council approve the plan with two revisions: revise the future land use for certain property in the Par Northwest Sector located on the west side of Morris Dido Newark Raad at the intersection with W. Bonds Ranch Road from suburban residential to single-family residential in Appendix C, and identify certain property located on the west side of Morris Dido Newark Road at the intersection with W. Bonds Ranch Road as a potential owner-initiated annexation in 2011-2025 in Appendix G; WHEREAS the recommended 2006 Comprehensive Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A; ~VKEREAS the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2006 Comprehensive Plan on February 7, 2006, at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence; I~TOW, TIIEREFORE, IiE IT ORDAINED DY TIIE CITY COTJNCIL OF T1FIE CIT"4~ OF FORT WORTII: SECTION 1. The 2006 Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port 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 Port Worth 2000 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2005 Comprehensive Plan. SECTION 3. 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 judgrr~ent or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the 2 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. ~EC'~`IOl`14. This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ~ ~ fit, Assistant Cii Att ey ADOPTED AND EFFECTNE: February 21, 2006 3 Cif ~f ~®~rt UV®~h, T"~~~s y'r r1 l~r11 r1tt~ 1 COUNCIL ACTON: Approved orw 2121f2006 -Ordinance No, 16825-02-2006 DATE: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 LOG NAME: 222006CPADOPT REFERENCE NO,. G-15090 SUBJECT: Approval of Ordinance Adopting the City of Fart Worth 2006 Comprehensive Plan RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance adopting the City of Fort Worth 2006 Comprehensive Plan. ©ISCUSSION. On November 29, 2005, the City Council authorized staff to release a public hearing draft of the 2006 Comprehensive Plan for public review. The 2006 Comprehensive Plan reflects the following substantive revisions to the 2005 Comprehensive Plan: Routine U dates - Incorporates the most current data available; - Refines various goals, objectives, policies and strategies based on comments from the City Council, Gity departments and cooperating agencies; - Adds a new section on homelessness to the Housing chapter to reflect the findings and recommendations of the Mayor`s Committee on Homelessness; -Adds objectives to fihe Housing Chapter related to special needs housing; - Adds an objective to the Municipal Facilities Chapter to complete a Facilities Master Pian by summer 2006; - Adds a new section on development patterns and public health to the Public Health chapter; - Updates future land use maps in Appendix C in response to land use changes, zoning and platting decisions, and other factors; - Removes completed or cancelled capital improvement projects from Appendix D, and adds new projects to Appendices D and E; and - Updates the annexation program in Appendix G. Recent Policy Decision - Adds a new value, Inclusiveness and Cooperation: "The t=ort Worth Way" to the Vision and Values section of the Introduction. The City Plan Commission held a public hearing on fihe plan an January 25, 2006. After receiving input, the Logname: 22200bCPADOPT Page 1 of 2 City Plan Carnmissian voted to recommend adoption of the plan with the foiiowing two revisions: - Revise the future land use for certain property in the Far Northwest Sector iocated an the west side of Morris Dido Newark Road at the intersection with West Bonds Ranch Raad from suburban residential to single-family residential in Appendix C; -identify certain property located on the west side of Morris Dido Newark Road at the intersection with West Bonds Ranch Road as a potential owner-initiated annexation in 2011-2025 in Appendix G. The City Council held a public hearing on February 7, 2006, an the plan as recommended by the City Plan Gammission. FISCAL INFORMATIONfCERTIFICATION: The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds. TO FundfAccountlCenters FROM FundfAccountCCenters Submitted for Ci Mana er's Office b Libby Watson (6199} Orig~natinca 13epartment Head: Fernando Costa (8042} Additional Information Contact: Becky Pits (7045} Logxaa~ne: 222006CPADOPT Page 2 of 2