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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15889ORDINANCE NO ~ ~ ~~ AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2004 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 MAPS 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 Crty Council approved Ordinance No 15460 adopting the Fort Worth 2003 Comprehensive Plan on February 25 2003 WHEREAS the 2003 Comprehensive Plan is the Crty of Fort Worth s general guide for making decisions about growth and development; WHEREAS the 2003 Comprehensive Plan includes, without hmitahon, 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, WHEREAS rt is the City Council s intent to update the Comprehensive Plan annually WHEREAS after conducting a~omt work session with the City Plan Commission and the Zoning Commission on August 27 2003 and briefing the City Council on September 2, 2003 the Planning Department issued a public review draft of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan, WHEREAS the Planning Department conducted a series of 18 community meetings and held a Citywide Forum on October 23 2003 to receive comments on the 2004 Comprehensive Plan, WHEREAS on January 28 2004 the City Plan Commrssion conducted a public hearing on the 2004 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council approve the plan with three revisions (attached hereto as Exhibit A) add a policy and three strategies to the Housing chapter relating to the dispersal of low income housing, add the 2003 Downtown Strategic Action Plan to plans adopted by reference m Appendix A, and change the land use designation of certain property m the Far North sector at the northwest quadrant of I 35W and Loop 820 so as to remove that property from the Meacham mdustnal growth center WHEREAS the City Council conducted a public hearing on the 2004 Comprehensive Plan on February 10 2004 at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence WHEREAS on February 17 2004 the City Council discussed the public hearing comments and City staff's response, and directed staff to make the following additional revisions (attached hereto as Exhibit B) revise land use policy #7 for the TCU/Westchff sector m Appendix C, and change the land use designation of certain property m the Arlington Heights and TCU/Westchff sectors, along the proposed SH 121 tollway NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH SECTION 1 The 2004 Comprehensive Plan of the Crty of Fort Worth is adopted as set out m Exhibits A and B attached and incorporated as if contained herein, specifically including existing plans and studies described m Appendix A to the Plan which are incorporated by reference. 2 SECTION 2. The City of Fort Worth 2004 Comprehensive Plan (Exhibits A and B) supersedes and replaces the 2003 Comprehensive Plan and all previously adopted sector plans 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 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 m this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Assistant City Attorney (~ ' I ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. ~(- ~`t 3 _ City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communrcation COUNCIL ACTION Approved on 2/24/2004 Ordinance No 15889 DATE Tuesday February 24 2004 LOG NAME 22ADOPTION2004 REFERENCE NO G-14276 SUBJECT Approval of Ordinance Adopting the City of Fort Worth 2004 Comprehensive Plan RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance adopting the City of Fort Worth 2004 Comprehensive Plan DISCUSSION The City Council authorized staff to release a public hearing draft of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan for public review on December 2, 2003 The City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the plan on January 28 2004 After receiving public input, the City Plan Commission voted to recommend adoption of the plan with the following three revisions Add a policy and three strategies to the Housing chapter relating to the dispersal of low- income housing, as recommended by the City Council's Housing and Workforce Development Committee and Add the 2003 Downtown Strategic Action Plan to plans adopted by reference in Appendix A, and Change the land use designation of certain property in the far north sector at the northwest quadrant of IH-35W and Loop 820 so as fio remove that property from the Meacham industrial growth center The City Council held a public hearing on February 10 2004 (M&C G-14257) on the plan as recommended by the City Plan Commission On February 17 2004 the City Council discussed the public hearing comments and City staff responses and directed staff to make the following additional revisions Revise Policy No 7 for the TCU1Westcliff sector in Appendix C to read Encourage compatible development along the Southwest Parkway corridor between the Trinity River and Arborlawn Drive Promote single-family and low-density residential development on the east side of the tollway adjacent to the Overton Woods neighborhood Promote low-density and medium-density residential institutional and neighborhood commercial development on the west side of the tollway The neighborhood commercial development should be limited to neighborhood commercial and compatible general commercial land uses and it should conform to general commercial development standards. Change the land use designation of certain property in the Arlington Heights and TCU/Westcliff sectors along the proposed SH-121 tollway in accordance with Attachment A. Lo~name• 22ADOPTION2004 p~rto ~ ~~ 2 Routine Updates Incorporated the most current data available and Refined various goals objectives policies and strategies based on comments from. the City Council City departments and cooperating agencies and Changed the name of the I-20/Outer Loop growth center to the Walsh Ranch growth center in the Land Use chapter and Added Handley Riverside and Woodhaven to the list of Neighborhood Empowerment Zones in the Housing chapter and Added text to the Parks and Community Services chapter regarding the Trinity River Vision Master Plan and Added a section to the Parks and Community Services chapter on the Nature Center and Refuge Master Plan and Added a project to prepare a Mobility and Air Quality Plan to the Transportation chapter and Added goals objectives policies and strategies to the Historic Preservation chapter from the Citywide Historic Preservation Plan and Added a section to the Public Health chapter on mosquito-borne disease and Added the Trinity River Vision Master Plan Public Art Master Plan Nature Center and Refuge Master Plan Carver Heights Model Blocks Plan and Citywide Historic Preservation Plan to plans adopted by reference in Appendix A, and Made various changes to the future land use maps in Appendix C in response. to land use changes zoning decisions and other factors, and Removed completed or cancelled capital improvement projects in Appendix D and added new projects to Appendices D and E. Recent Policy Decisions Added a strategic goal to improve mobility and air quality to the Introduction chapter and Added two values aviation history and technology and can-do attitude to the Vision and Values chapter and Added a table and text to the Land Use chapter describing zoning classifications and land uses that tend to be appropriate within regional and community mixed-use growth centers and Added a policy in the Land Use chapter on homeless shelters based on a recommendation from the Shelter Advisory Group FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds Lo~name 22A1~(~ATT(~N2004 PROP. 7 of ~ TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers Submitted for City Manager's Office by Charles Boswell (6183) Originating Department Head Fernando Costa (8042) Additional Information Contact: Fernando Costa (8042) Logname 22ADOPTION2004 Page ~f 3