HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/03/02-Attachments-2021 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance 3-2-2021mr.PDFORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2O21
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. 24071-03-2020 adopting the Fort
Worth 2020 Comprehensive Plan on March 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Comprehensive Plan is the City of Fort Worth's general guide for
making decisions about growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 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 27, 2021, the City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on
the 2021 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2021 Comprehensive Plan
on March 2, 2021, at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written
evidence; and
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WHEREAS, a copy of the of the 2021 Comprehensive Plan is on file in the City Secretary's
Office and is available from the Planning and Data Analytics Department and includes the following
revisions to the 2020 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. The following chapters have been redesigned and updated for the first time since 2012 to
include updated data, new project and program information, new policy direction from
recently adopted plans, and graphic enhancements intended to improve the user experience:
a. Chapter 6: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
b. Chapter 7: Libraries
c. Chapter 13: Historic Preservation
d. Chapter 14: Urban Design
e. Chapter 16: Police Services
f. Chapter 17: Fire and Emergency Services
g. Chapter 18: Water Supply and Environmental Quality
h. Chapter 23: Financial Incentives
i. Chapter 24: Annexations
3. Additional updates and new information have been added to recently updated Chapter 5:
Housing.
4. Appendix A: Existing Plans and Studies has been updated to reflect the City Council's
adoption of a) Library Strategic Services Plan, b) Library Facilities Master Plan, and c)
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, 2020 Update.
5. Appendix C: Future Land Use by Sector has been updated to reflect approved zoning
changes, previously adopted City plans, new development plans and opportunities, and
existing development patterns unlikely to change.
6. Appendix D: Proposed Capital Improvements has been updated to include the adopted
FY2021-2025 Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan, along with a graphic summary of major
expenditures described in the plan.
7. Anew appendix has been added, Appendix E: 20-Year Planned Service Areas, which
includes maps of ETJ areas where the City anticipates being able to provide City water and
other services within the next 20 years.
8. Appendix F: Annexation Plan, Policy, and Program has been updated to reflect changes to
the annexation program.
9. Appendix G: Special Districts has been reduced to one page with description and map. A
link is included to the full policy.
10. Appendix H.• Reserved. The full Tax Abatement Policy has been removed from the
appendices and a description and link to the full policy has been included in Chapter 23:
Financial Incentives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1.
The 2021 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 2021
Comprehensive Plan of the City of Fort Worth is on file in the City Secretary's Office and in the
Planning and Data Analytics Department.
SECTION 2.
The City of Fort Worth 2021 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2020
Comprehensive Plan.
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 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.
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SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney Mary Kayser, City Secretary
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE:
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EXHIBIT A
Compact discs containing 2021 Comprehensive Plan to be attached and on file in the
City Secretary's Office.
2021 Comprehensive Plan URL:
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planning/comprehensiveplan/adopted
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