HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2007-46 - Future Land Use 1633 Williams DrAn Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, 'Texas, amending the Future
Land Use Plan, passed and adopted on the 28th Day of May 2002, to change 0.727 acres of the
Nicholas Porter Survey, Abstract No. 497, from Residential to Office/Service; repealing
conflicting ordinances and resolutions, including a severability clause; and establishing an
effective date.
Whereas, the City Charter of the City of Georgetown was amended by vote of the people
in April 1986 such that comprehensive planning was establishedas a continuous and ongoing
governmental function; and
Whereas, the City Council did, on March 8, 1988, adopt by Ordinance Number 880097
the Georgetown Century Plan - Policy Plan as the Comprehensive Plan for the City pursuant to
Section 1.08 of the City Charter; and
Whereas, the City Council did, on May 28, 2002, adopt by Ordinance Number 2002-32
adopt new elements of the Century Plan - Future Land Use Plan pursuant to Section 1.08 of the
City Charter; and
Whereas, the Century Plan- Future Land Use Plan contains the Future Land Use Map
designed to assign future land uses throughout the Georgetown planning area; and
Whereas, an application has been made to change the Future Land Use assignment for
0.727 acres, more or less, out of the Nicholas Porter Survey (the "Property"), from Residential to
Office/Services, located at 1633 Williams Drive, and
Whereas, the Planning and Zoning Commission did, on June 5, 2007, conduct a public
hearing regarding the proposed amendment to the Century Plan — Future Land Use Plan, and
Whereas, notice of such hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation in
the City, which stated the time and place of hearing which time was not earlier than fifteen (15)
days for the first day of such publication; and
Whereas, written notice was given not less than fifteen (15) days before the date set for
the meeting before the Planning and Zoning Commission to all the owners of the lots within
two hundred feet of the property, as required by law, and
Whereas, the applicant for such Plan amendment placed on the Property, such Sign(s)
as required by law for advertising the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing, not less than
fifteen (15) days before the date set for such hearing; and
Whereas, the Planning and Zoning Commission did, on June 5, 2007, recommend that
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the City Council approve the proposed amendment to the Century Plan - Future Land Use
Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are
hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and
expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this
ordinance implements the following Policy Ends of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element and
Goals of the Future Land Use Plan:
1. Policy Statement: Georgetown's natural and physical resources are managed so that
citizens enjoy the benefits of economic and social development.
2. Future Land Use Plan:
Goal 1: Encourage the most desirable and efficient use of land while enhancing
the physical environment through functional and compatible land use
configurations.
Objective 1.2: Plan for future development that is compatible with the City's
natural features, environmentally sensitive areas, and existing
land uses.
Objective 1.3: Ensure that new developments will be compatible with existing
land uses in terms of use, density, building heights, scale, and
offsite effects.
Objective 1.6: Ensure that the local infrastructure systems can accommodate
future growth; ensure that such systems are expanded as
needed;
and further finds that the enactment of this ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any
other Century Plan Ends, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy
Plan.
Section 2. The Future Land Use Map, contained in the Century Plan - Future Land Use
Plan, is hereby amended by the City Council of the City of Georgetown Texas, to change the
Future Land Use Plan Map for the Property from Residential to Office/Services for 0.727 acres in
the Nicholas Porter Survey, Abstract 497, as illustrated in Exhibit A of this ordinance.
Section 4.
All ordinances and
resolutions, or
parts
of ordinances
and resolutions, in
conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby
repealed, and
are no
longer of any
force and effect.
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Section 6. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or
application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
Section 7. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary
to attest. This ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Charter
of the City of Georgetown.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 26th day of June, 2007.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading onthe 14th day of August, 2007.
ATTEST:
Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Patricia E. Carls
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
Mayor
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