HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14996ORDINANCE NO. /~~~
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 2002
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 City Council approved Ordinance No 14285 adopting the Fort Worth
2000 Comprehensive Plan on August 1, 2000,
WHEREAS, the 2000 Comprehensive Plan is the City of Fort Worth's general guide for
making decisions about growth and development;
WHEREAS, the 2000 Comprehensive Plan includes, without limitation, provisions on ]and
use, housing, parks and recreation, libraries, public health, human services, neighborhood capacity
building, economic development, transportation, telecommunications, education, historic
preservation, urban design, arts and culture, police services, fire and emergency services,
environmental quality 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 July 25, 2001 and briefing the City Council on August 21, 2001, the
Planning Department issued a public review draft of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan,
WHEREAS, the Planning Department conducted a serves of public meetings to receive
comments on the 2002 Comprehensive Plan, consisting of 14 sector workshops and ten meetings
with community groups,
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WHEREAS, the Crty Plan Commission has reviewed the 2002 Comprehensive Plan,
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2002, the City Plan Commission. conducted a public hearing on
the 2002 Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the City Council approve the plan (attached
hereto as Exhibit A),
WHEREAS, the City Manager's Office distributed a memo on January 31, 2002 describing
certain recommended revisions to the proposed capital improvement projects m Appendices D and
E (attached hereto as Exhibit B),
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public heanng on the 2002 Comprehenswe Plan
on February 12, 2002, at which the public was given the opportunity to give testimony and present
wntten evidence,
WHEREAS, on February 19, 2002, the Crty Council discussed the public hearing
comments and City staff's response, and directed staff to revise the plan as described m a memo
from the City Manager's Office dated February 21, 2002 (attached hereto as Exhibit C)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH;
SECTION 1.
The 2002 Comprehensive Plan of the City 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
SECTION 2.
The City of Fort Worth 2002 Comprehensive Plan supersedes and replaces the 2000
Comprehensive Plan and all previously adopted sector plans.
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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 ~unsdiction, 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.
ROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Assistant it Attorney /
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE ~ ~(~ ' ~~
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