HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 96-40 - Admin ChangesWHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of Georgetown was amended by vote of the
people in April 1986 such that comprehensive planning was established as a continuous and
ongoing governmental function; and
WHEREAS, said City Charter now states that the comprehensive plan shall include but
not be limited to 13 elements which are coordinated and internally consistent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did on March 8, 1988, adopt Ordinance No. 880097
adopting portions of the Policy Plan element of the Century Plan (Policy Plan) as the
comprehensive plan for the City of Georgetown pursuant to .Section 1.08 of the City Charter;
and
WHEREAS, the Policy Plan, Chapter 4 (Administration), Section 3.05 states that the City
Council shall review and reconsider all Policy Statements in accordance with Article II of
Chapter 4 at the time the next annual operating plan is approved following the fifth anniversary
of the effective date, in order that all Policy Statements shall be reapproved in their original form
or approved as revised as a Periodic Revision of the Plan by a simple majority vote of all City
Council members; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Plan, Chapter 4 (Administration), Section 5.01 states that the City
Council may revise, amend, change, modify or repeal any portion of Chapter 4 (Administration)
of the Policy Plan after a duly notified public hearing and that these modifications may be
adopted by simple majority vote of a quorum of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the Policy Plan was March 8,
1993; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown City Council did direct the revision of the Policy Statements
contained in the Policy Plan and the modifications to Chapter 4 (Administration); and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown City Council held a public hearing on the Periodic Revision
and the modifications to Chapter 4 (Administration) on August 27, 1996;
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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.
SECTION 2. The Century Plan - Policy Plan is hereby adopted by the City Council of
the City of Georgetown, Texas, as the legally binding Comprehensive Plan for the City pursuant
to Section L08, Subsection 2 of the City Charter. The Policy Plan document, which was made
available to the public on August 20, 1996 and distributed to City Council members for a public
hearing on August 27, 1996, is incorporated by reference herein.
SECTION 3. The Policy Ends statements in Chapter Three of the Policy Plan element
are hereby adopted as legally binding policies for growth, development, and beautification of the
City of Georgetown. Any modification, change, addition or deletion of these Policy Ends
statements shall be considered a revision to the Century Plan.
SECTION 4. The Focus Ends statements in Chapter Three of the Policy Plan element
are hereby adopted as legally binding. Any modification, change, addition or deletion of these
Focus Ends statements shall be considered an amendment to the Century Plan.
SECTION 5. The Administrative procedure in Chapter Four of the Policy Plan Element
is hereby adopted as legally binding and shall be the manner in which the Century Plan is
implemented.
SECTION 6. 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.
SECTION 7. 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 8. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City
Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect in (10)
ten days on and after publication in accordance with provisions of the City Charter of the City
of Georgetown.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 10th day of September, 1996,
ATTEST:
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Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
Mayor