HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0176) RESOLUTION - Text Amend Near Southside...Rezoning Hemphill Street.Comp Plan WO (2)A Resolution
NO.
AUTHORIZE TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE NEAR SOUTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES AND INITIATION OF REZONING FOR CERTAIN
PROPERTIES IN THE HEMPHILL STREET CORRIDOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2000, the City Council received Informal Report No. 8289,
regarding procedures for City Council -initiated rezoning of properties to make the city's zoning districts
more consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Council -initiated rezoning procedures involve verifying that zoning changes are
consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan; allowing interested Council Members to conduct one or
more informational meetings in or near the proposed zoning districts in order to explain the proposed
changes to affected property owners; briefing the City Council on the proposed zoning changes, after
which the City Council shall indicate whether or not it wishes to initiate those proposed changes; and
placing an appropriate Resolution on the agenda for the next regular City Council meeting authorizing the
Planning and Development Department to prepare an appropriate rezoning application and schedule the
application for the next available public hearing to the Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Council Member Zadeh has requested that the City Manager initiate the rezoning
process for the Hemphill Street Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Hemphill Street Corridor rezoning is consistent with the 2020
Comprehensive Plan future land use map; and
WHEREAS, City staff worked with the Hemphill Corridor Task Force (a neighborhood advisory
committee) on the development of the proposed rezoning categories and text amendments to the Near
Southside Development Standards and Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Council -initiated zone changes complement the restriping of Hemphill Street as
a complete street and establish architectural standards to increase compatibility with the existing historic
buildings; and
WHEREAS, the affected parcels are currently single-family, vacant land, commercial, and
institutional uses; and
WHEREAS, the affected parcels are zoned "A-5" One -Family, `B" Two -Family, "ER, E"
Neighborhood Commercial, "FR, F" General Commercial, "I, J, and K" Industrial, and "PD" Planned
Development as depicted in Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends rezoning the areas to "NS-T4HN" Near Southside Hemphill
Neighborhood, "NS-T4H" Near Southside Hemphill, and "NS-T4" Near Southside, as depicted in Exhibit
A; and
WHEREAS, a meeting was held for all the property owners on March 5, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received an Informal Report on May 1, 2020, describing the zoning
changes; and
WHEREAS, approval of this Resolution will allow the City Manager to submit a rezoning
application for a public hearing by the Zoning Commission on June 10, 2020, and for public hearing and
action by the City Council on June 23, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
The City Council authorize the City Manager to initiate text amendments to the Near
Southside Development Standards and Guidelines and certain zoning changes in Hemphill
Street Corridor, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and as depicted in Exhibit A.
Adopted this 5t" day of May 2020.
ATTEST:
LE
Mary Kayser, City Secretary