HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0141) RESOLUTION - Authorize Initiation of Rezoning.Canyon Creek Trail and Timberview CourtA Resolution
NO.
AUTHORIZE INITIATION OF REZONING FOR PROPERTY ON
CANYON CREEK TRAIL AND TIMBERVIEW COURT
IN THE EASTSIDE OF FORT WORTH
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 the
proposed 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 Development Services Department to prepare a zoning change application
and schedule the application for the next available public hearing of the Zoning
Commission; and
WHEREAS, City staff held a meeting for the owners of property on Canyon Creek
Trail and Timberview Court to discuss the proposed zoning change on January 12, 2022;
and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Cary Moon has requested that the City Manager
initiate the rezoning process for the subject properties; and
WHEREAS, the affected parcels are currently single family residential homes or
undeveloped land and designated as Single Family Residential in the Comprehensive Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan contains policies to encourage new
development in character with the existing neighborhood scale, architecture, and platting
patterns, as well as encouraging infill development of compatible single family homes in
existing neighborhoods to preserve and protect residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends rezoning the affected parcels from "A-5" One
Family to "A-7.5" One Family and "A-10" One Family, as depicted in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received an Informal Report on March 1, 2022,
describing the zoning changes; and
WHEREAS, approval of this Resolution will allow the City Manager to submit a
zoning change application for public hearing by the Zoning Commission on April 13, 2022,
and for public hearing and action by the City Council on May 10, 2022;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager is authorized to initiate a zoning change from "A-5" One Family
to "A-7.5" One Family and "A-10" One Family for properties along Canyon Creek Trail
and Timberview Court, in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and as depicted in
Exhibit A.
Adopted this day of
ATTEST:
Jannette Goodall, City Secretary
2022.
Canyon Creek Trail &Timberview Court: Proposed Zoning
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