HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0145) 2022 Comprehensive Plan Ordinance 3-8-2022mr FINAL.pdfORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2O22
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. 24732-03-2021 adopting the Fort
Worth 2021 Comprehensive Plan on March 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Comprehensive Plan is the City of Fort Worth's general guide for
making decisions about growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 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 26, 2022, the City Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on
the 2022 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2022 Comprehensive Plan
on March 8, 2022, 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 2022 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 2021 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 8: Human Services
b. Chapter 9: Neighborhood Capacity Building
c. Chapter 12: Education
d. Chapter 15: Arts and Culture
e. Chapter 19: Public Health
f. Chapter 20: Municipal Facilities
g. Chapter 21: Capital Improvements
h. Chapter 22: Development Regulations
i. Chapter 25: Intergovernmental Cooperation
3. New information and map updates have been added to other chapters as well.
4. Appendix C: Future Land Use by Sector has been updated to reflect approved zoning
changes and new development plans.
5. Appendix D: Proposed Capital Improvements has been updated to include the adopted
FY2022-2026 Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan, along with a graphic summary of major
expenditures described in the plan.
6. Appendix F: Annexation Plan, Policy, and Program has been updated to reflect changes to
the annexation program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
The 2022 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 2022
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.
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SECTION 2.
The City of Fort Worth 2022 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2021
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.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Melinda Ramos, Sr. Assistant City Attorney Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
ADOPTED:
EFFECTIVE:
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EXHIBIT A
USB flash drives or similar electronic storage devices containing the 2022
Comprehensive Plan to be attached and on file in the City Secretary's Office.
2022 Comprehensive Plan URL:
https: //www.fortworthtexas.2ov/departments/planning-data-analytics/comprehensive-
planning/comprehensiveplan/adopted
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