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WHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas, was amended by vote
of the people in April 19$6 such that comprehensive planning was established as 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, Chapter 4-Administration of the Policy Plan establishes the means of
implementing, revising, and amending adopted elements of the Century Plan; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4-Administration of the Policy Plan shall be modified to include
the annual operating budget and program of services as the Annual Operating Plan element of
the Century Plan and streamline the process for revisions and amendments to the Century Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Georgetown has submitted to the City
Council a proposed Annual Operating Plan element ("Plan") of the Century Plan of the revenues
of said City and expenses of conducting the affairs thereof and providing a complete financial
plan for the ensuing fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1992, and ending September 30, 1993,
and which said Proposed Plan has been compiled from detailed information obtained from the
several departments and offices of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received said City Manager's Proposed Plan and a
copy of such Proposed Plan and all supporting schedules have been filed with the City Secretary
of the City of Georgetown; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 102.006 of the Texas Local Government Code,
a public hearing to be held on September 8, 1992, concerning such Proposed Plan; and such
hearing was held giving all interested taxpayers an opportunity to be heard for or against any
item or amount therein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown is of the opinion that the
Proposed Plan should be approved and adopted as the City's Annual Operating Plan element for
the ensuing fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed all adopted ends, means, and Functional
Plans to develop the Proposed Plan and adoption of the Annual Operating Plan shall constitute
an Annual Amendment to those elements;
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 Policies of the Century Plan - Policy Plan element.
1. Finance Policy 1, which states: "The City will conduct all municipal operations in
an efficient business -like manner;" and
2. Growth and Physical Development Policy 2, which states: "The City's regulatory
actions will efficiently and effectively implement the Policy Statements and provide the
opportunity to seek change with reasonable effort and expense; "
and further finds that the enactment of this Ordinance is not inconsistent or in conflict with any
other Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the
Policy Plan.
SECTION 2. The Proposed Plan of the revenues of the City of Georgetown and
expenses of conducting the affairs thereof, providing a financial plan for the ensuing fiscal year
beginning October 1, 1992, and ending September 30, 1993, as submitted to the City Council
by the City Manager of said City, and the same is in all things adopted and approved as the
Annual Operating Plan of the current revenues and expenses as well as fixed charges against said
City for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1992, and ending September 30, 1993. Exhibit
"A" is the Plan distributed to Councilmembers 8/ 19/92, and incorporated by reference herein.
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SECTION 3. The amounts indicated for the following funds are hereby appropriated for
payments of expenditures and payments of the individual funds:
Fund Appropriations
Airport Fund $ 409,206
Debt Service 639,666
Electric Fund 12,9131617
Facility Maintenance Fund 206,660
Fleet Management Fund 712,534
General Capital Projects 1,345,000
General Fund 69458,005
Joint Service Fund 1,432,728
Sanitation Fund 963,974
Special Revenue Funds 11045,546
Stormwater Drainage Fund 113,506
Wastewater Fund 5,368,673
Water Fund 5,212,336
SECTION 4. The attached Exhibit "B", relating to Chapter 4-Administration of the
Century Plan - Policy Plan is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Georgetown,
Texas.
SECTION 5. Adoption of this Ordinance shall constitute the Annual Amendment to the
following adopted functional plan elements and shall establish a new effective date for these
elements:
Strategic Plan for Economic Development
Development Plan
Parks and Recreation Plan
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.
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SECTION 8. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this Ordinance and the City
Secretary to attest. This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption of its second and final
reading by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 8th day of September, 1992,
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the A)d day of September, 1992.
ATTEST:
miizatbettr-Eimray S cyan d rcL
City Secretary (D epv&y)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mananne Landers Banks
City Attorney
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
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L� By: L-eo wood
Mayor
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EXHIBIT "B"
ARTICLE I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1.01
AUTHORITY.
This Comprehensive
Plan, which shall be
known as the
Century Plan,
is adopted under
the authority of the
Constitution
and laws of
the State of Texas
and pursuant to the
provisions of
Article I,
Section 1.08 of the
Home Rule Charter of
the City of
Georgetown,
Texas.
SECTION 1.02 PURPOSE AND INTENT. It is the purpose and intent
of this Ordinance to establish comprehensive planning as a
continuous and ongoing governmental function in the City of
Georgetown so as to'promote, strengthen and improve the City's
ability to guide, regulate and manage the future development
within the corporate limits, extraterritorial jurisdiction and
planning area of the City in order to assure the most appropriate
and benefici:-al use of land, water and other natural resources,
consistent with the public interest. Through the process of
comprehensive planning and the adoption and implementation of
this Century Plan, the City intends to preserve, promote, protect
and improve the public health, safety, order, appearance,
convenience and general welfare; prevent the overcrowding of land
and avoid undue concentration or diffusion of population or land
uses, facilitate the adequate and efficient provision of
transportation, water, wastewater, schools, parks, recreational
facilities, housing and other facilities and services; conserve,
develop, utilize, and protect natural resources; and to maintain
and enhance the quality of life enjoyed by its citizens.
Furthermore, it is intended that this Century Plan shall have the
legal status set forth herein and that all public and private
development shall be in conformity with this Century Plan and
each element or portion thereof.
This Century Plan contains the City Council's policies for
growth, development and beautification of the land within the
corporate limits, extraterritorial jurisdiction and planning area
of the City.
SECTION 1.03 JURISDICTION AND APPLICATION. The provisions of
this Century Plan shall apply to:
A) All land within the territorial jurisdiction of the City as
permitted by law in effect at the time of adoption of this
Century Plan or as may be amended or revised from time to
time; and
B) All applicable programs, functions, projects, activities,
efforts, regulations, requirements, or expenditures of the
City.
SECTION 1.04 PLANNING DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. The Planning
Department, through the Director of the Division of Development
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Services or his/her designated representative, shall administer
the provisions of this Century Plan and in furtherance of such
authority shall:
A) Maintain permanent and current records with respect to the
provisions of this Century Plan, including amendments,
revisions, changes and updates thereto; and
B) Receive and process all applications and requests for
amending, revising, changing and updating the Century Plan;
and
C) Forward copies of all proposed amendments, revisions,
changes or updates of the Century Plan to other City
Divisions or Departments, other governmental agencies or
other -organizations for their report and recommendation,
when such report and recommendation is appropriate,
necessary or desirable; and
D) Review all:
1) applicable programs, functions, projects, activities,
efforts, regulations, requirements and expenditures of
the City; and/or
2) public and private development proposals, in order that
compliance and consistency with the Century Plan is
achieved; and
E) Prepare periodic and regular reports on how all the
following comply and are consistent with the Century Plan:
1) applicable programs, functions, projects, activities,
efforts, regulations, requirements and expenditures of
the City; and/or
2) public and private development proposals; and
F) Make such other determinations, recommendations and
decisions relating to the administration and implementation
of the Century Plan as may be required of the Planning
Department by:
1) the provisions of
2) the Planning and
3) the City Manager;
4) the City Council.
the Century Plan; or
Zoning Commission; or
or
SECTION 1.05 CONSISTENCY. All elements or portions of this
Century Plan, including but not limited to policies, ends, means,
functional plans and annual operating plans shall provide a
logical, integrated and unified system for establishing the
nature and direction of future City actions. As such, this
Century Plan will be comprised of individual components all of
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which shall be internally consistent and interdependent with each
other. No one element or portion of this Century Plan, or
combination thereof, shall be accorded greater importance or
significance than any other element or combination of elements of
equal level or status in the structure of the Century Plan.
Therefore, the adopted elements or portions of the Century Plan
shall be designed and arranged to reinforce and complement one
another so that a coherent, rational and dynamic system for
decision -making is achieved.
ARTICLE II. IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION 2.01 CENTURY PLAN STRUCTURE AND ELEMENTS. The
organizational structure of the Century Plan shall consist of
four (4) separate and distinct but interconnected levels of
detail. These levels of detail will span a continuum ranging
from the general to the specific, with each successive level
providing greater clarification and explanation on the higher,
previous more general level. The hierarchy of the Century Plan
structure shall be.
LEVEL OF DETAIL SPECIFICITY
POLICY GENERAL
ENDS
MEANS continuum
FUNCTIONAL PLAN
ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN SPECIFIC
The structural framework of the Century Plan will be employed for
organizing and linking the major elements or components of the
Plan. Major Century Plan elements shall be:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L)
M)
N)
POLICY PLAN ELEMENT
LAND -USE PLAN ELEMENT
UTILITIES PLAN ELEMENT
TRANSPORTATION PLAN ELEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN ELEMENT
PARKS PLAN ELEMENT
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PLAN ELEMENT
HOUSING PLAN ELEMENT
ECONOMIC PLAN ELEMENT
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PLAN ELEMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN ELEMENT
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN ELEMENT
AIRPORT PLAN ELEMENT
ANNEXATION PLAN ELEMENT
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O) URBAN DESIGN PLAN ELEMENT
P) FISCAL PLAN ELEMENT (CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM)
Q) ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN ELEMENT
R) OTHER PLAN ELEMENTS AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL
SECTION 2.02 RELATIONSHIP OF CENTURY PLAN COMPONENTS. The
structure of the Century Plan provides the continuity of thought
and direction necessary for achieving clear and consistent
interpretation and implementation of the Plan. Century Plan
policies establish the main precepts from which the lower order
components are derived. Policies are the foundation upon which
all other Plan decisions and components are constructed. They
determine the scope and focus of ends and means which refine the
general concepts and intent contained in the policies. Ends and
means are the connection between policies and functional plan
elements. By linking policies and functional plan elements, ends
and means translate the general aims of the community into a
realistic and achievable set of action oriented programs and
projects. A step by step mechanism for carrying out the Century
Plan is found in the individual functional plan elements. The
annual operating plan is to be a budget -oriented functional plan
element that states how the programs and projects found in the
functional plans will be implemented within the one,.two, and
five year time horizons. It also includes the budgets and
revenue projections for the one and two year plans. A new annual
operating plan is to be adopted before the beginning of every
fiscal year, at which time the previous annual operating plan is
automatically repealed.
All components of the Century Plan, levels of detail as well as
the individual functional plan and the annual operating plan
elements, are mutually interdependent and reinforcing. Together
the components present a cohesive and coordinated approach for
City decision -making. Separately, individual Century Plan
components provide the City with the ability to take concrete
steps towards realization of the vision of the community embodied
in the Plan. Thus, all policies serve to define the details
contained in the functional plan and annual operating plan
elements and conversely each of the functional plan and annual
operating plan elements reflect the direction set forth in the
policies. With such an arrangement, no one particular component
or set of components is attributed more importance or carries
greater force of law. All Century Plan components are of equal
significance and designed to operate both in unison and
independently to accomplish the aims of the Century Plan.
SECTION 2.03 RELATIONSHIP OF THE CENTURY PLAN TO THE CITY'S
ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN. The annual operating plan shall be
prepared and adopted as the City's short range guideline for
revenue projections, cost of service budgeting, and project
planning. Identification, selection, prioritization, approval
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and funding of City programs, projects and work activities shall
be based upon the adopted policies, ends, means, and functional
plan elements which comprise the Century Plan, and shall result
in the annual operating plan that includes programs, projects and
work activities for the one, two, and five year time horizons.
The City staff and elected and appointed officials involved in
the preparation of the annual operating plan shall rely upon the
Century Plan to provide direction and guidance for their
recommendations for and authorization of the expenditure of City
controlled funds. In no instance shall City controlled funds,
equipment, staff or efforts be used in a manner which is
inconsistent or in conflict with, or contrary to the Century
Plan.
The annual operating plan shall include one and two year budgets
and revenue-�projections, and one, two, and five year project
plans. The use of multiple time horizons shall ensure that the
activities, programs and projects required by the policies, ends,
means, and functional plan elements of the Century Plan are
included within both the short and long range work programs of
the appropriate City Division. The five year project plan shall
identify and prioritize the programs, projects, and work
activities which must be conducted within a five year time frame
to fulfill the requirements of the Century Plan. The two year
project plan shall be prepared to further detail and clarify the
proper sequencing and scope of activities in the five year plan.
It shall also identify the costs and funding estimates required
to implement the City's second year project plan. The one year
project plan and budget will be prepared within the context of
the five and two year budgets in order to ensure that annual
progress is made to accomplish the Century Plan programs,
projects and work activities in the proper sequence, to the
appropriate extent, and commensurate with available resources.
It will identify specific projects and their costs and funding
sources to be carried out within the following year by the
appropriate City Division.
The City shall maintain and annually update the annual operating
plan and budget pursuant to this Chapter in order to program the
various fiscal requirements of the Century Plan.
SECTION 2.04 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR INTEGRATING THE CENTURY
PLAN INTO THE CITY'S ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN PREPARATION PROCESS.
Upon adoption by the City Council of the Century Plan, or element
or portion thereof, the City Manager shall assign to the Director
of the appropriate City Division the responsibility for
implementing the approved and authorized component of the Century
Plan.
The following schedule of activities
integrate the Century Plan into the
preparation process.
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shall be employed to
City's annual operating plan
FISCAL . DATE ACTIVITY
OCTOBER 1 New Fiscal Year begins
NOVEMBER 15 Division Directors submit an Annual
Evaluation Report for the preceding
fiscal year to the City Manager
JANUARY 15 City Manager submits an Annual
Evaluation Report to the City Council
FEBRUARY 1 Division Directors submit to the City
Manager their recommended Century Plan
revisions and amendments and proposed
one, two, and five year project plans to
w be considered for funding/approval in
the annual operating plan
MARCH 1
MAY 1
JUNE 15
AUGUST 15
City Manager submits to all City
Council -appointed boards and commissions
the compiled recommended Century Plan
revisions and amendments and proposed
project plans
City Council -appointed boards and
commissions submit their comments on the
recommended Century Plan revisions and
amendments and proposed project plans
City Council selects revisions and
amendments to the Century Plan and
establishes a prioritized one, two, and
five year project plan to be considered
for inclusion in the City's annual
operating plan
City Manager submits to the City Council
budget costs for addressing the
Council's prioritized project plan
SEPTEMBER 30 City Council adopts Century Plan
revisions and amendments, establishes a
new effective date for the adopted
Century Plan elements, and approves the
annual operating plan
SECTION 2.05 ANNUAL REVIEW AND EVALUATION. By January 15 of
each year the City Manager shall submit to the City Council an
Annual Evaluation Report on the progress and status of
implementation of the Century Plan. The Annual Evaluation Report
shall contain a general review and analysis of the effectiveness
and practicality of the Century Plan as a tool for policy and
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administrative decision -making and specifically shall address,
but not be limited to, the following:
A) A description and status report of the work activities,
programs and projects undertaken during the previous fiscal
year which are designed to implement the Century Plan, and
B) Identification of opportunities and problems, both
encountered and anticipated, for implementing the Century
Plan; and
C) General recommendations for improving the effectiveness,
administration and implementation of the Century Plan.
SECTION 2.06 ADOPTION OF CENTURY PLAN POLICIES. In accordance
with the requirements of the City Charter of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, the Century Plan was officially adopted by the
passage of Ordinance #880097. On the effective date of this
ordinance (March 8, 1988) the Policy Statements set forth in
Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Articles I through VI, inclusive, of
this Century Plan became the official, legally adopted, binding
portion of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Georgetown as
required by Section 1.08 of the City Charter, and so carries the
full force and effect of law. Other chapters and provisions of
this Century Plan shall be used as set forth herein. Upon
subsequent adoption by the City Council of officially recognized
policies, ends, means, functional plans, annual operating plans,
or other such similar Century Plan elements, said elements shall
become a part of the officially approved and adopted Century Plan
and shall have the full force and effect of other such similar
Century Plan provisions.
SECTION 2.07 ADOPTION OF OTHER CENTURY PLAN ELEMENTS.
Subsequent to the adoption of this Policy Plan element of the
Century Plan it is anticipated that additional elements will be
adopted by the City. As adoption of any such additional element
will constitute the initial adoption of such element, such
adoption shall not be construed as a change, revision, or'
amendment of any element or portion of the Century Plan then in
effect. The City Council is hereby authorized to approve and
adopt any such subsequent and additional element, after first
holding a public hearing on the proposed element, without regard
to the provisions set forth in Articles III and IV of this
Chapter.
ARTICLE III. REVISION PROCESS
SECTION 3.01 APPLICATION. Any request for modification, change,
addition or deletion of the City Council -adopted Policy
Statements shall be considered a proposed revision to the Century
Plan. Revisions may be initiated by a City Council person, the
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Planning and Zoning Commission, or a petition signed by a minimum
of 50 residents of the City and/or the ETJ. Any application for
revision shall be made upon forms provided for such purposes by,
and filed with, the office of the Director.
SECTION 3.02 PROCEDURE. Upon receipt of any application for
revision, the Director shall forward same to the Planning and
Zoning Commission along with a written report describing the
nature of the change being requested. In matters concerning the
Century Plan, the functions of the Commission shall include but
not be limited to:
A) Advise and assist the City Council in adopting revisions;
B) File written comments on proposed revisions;
C) Monitor and evaluate implementation of the Plan;
D) Report-�to the City Council any perceived problems in
implementing the Plan; and
E) Advise the City Council of the need to revise the Plan.
The Commission shall conduct a public hearing prior to making any
recommendations regarding a proposed revision to the Century
Plan. The public hearing shall provide members of the community
the opportunity to comment on the proposed Century Plan revision.
SECTION 3.03 NOTIFICATION. The applicant shall provide public
notice of the required hearing as follows.
A) At least 30 days before the hearing the applicant shall send
a notice of the hearing by certified mail to any person who
has given written notice by certified or registered mail to
the City Secretary, or other designated official, requesting
notice of such hearing within two (2) years preceding the
consideration of the revision.
B) The applicant shall publish notice of the hearing a minimum
of two (2) times, the first notice to appear at least 15,
but not more than 30 days before the date set for the
hearing, in one (1) or more newspapers with general
circulation in the County. The notice shall not be part of
the legal notices and classified ads, and shall not be
smaller than one -quarter page. The headline must be in 18-
point or larger type. The notice shall briefly describe the
revision to be considered, the time and place of the
hearing, and where additional information regarding the
revision can be obtained. A publisher's,affidavit submitted
to the Director to document that such notice was published
shall be deemed substantial compliance with this
requirement.
On or before the date of the first publication of the notice
regarding the proposed revision to the Plan, the City shall make
available to the public, at the City offices and at the Library,
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a description of the intended changes and the report to the
Commission.
SECTION 3.04 APPROVAL. Within 30 calendar days after the
required public hearing the Commission shall prepare a written
report to the City Council containing the Commission's
recommendations regarding the application. If the Commission
fails to act within the prescribed time period, the proposed
revision shall be automatically forwarded to the City Council
with a recommendation for denial. The City Council shall have 30
calendar days after receipt of the Commission's recommendation to
approve or disapprove any proposed revision. Approval by Council
shall be by ordinance on two (2) readings, approved in
conformance with this Article. The revision may not be adopted
as an emergency measure. Failure to act on the part of the City
Council sha11 constitute an automatic denial of the proposed
revision. The time limits established for both Commission and
Council consideration of a proposed revision may be extended with
the consent of both the applicant and the City Council.
A written record shall be made of any required public hearing and
shall be maintained for public inspection for at least 10 years
after the hearing date. No revision to a Policy Statement shall
be adopted unless the City Council shall have approved said
revision by a majority plus one (1) vote of all members of
Council if said Policy Statement has been in effect for less than
five (5) years, or by a simple majority vote of a quorum of
Council if said Policy Statement is included as a Periodic
Revision pursuant to Section 3.05 below.
If the City Council fails to pass an ordinance approving a
proposed revision, a new application for the same revision to the
Century Plan shall not again be accepted by the Director until
after the expiration of one (1) year from the date the proposed
revision was rejected. However, an application may be
reconsidered within the above mentioned one (1) year period if it
can be shown that the conditions under which a revision was
requested have undergone a substantial change. The determination
of substantial change shall be made by the Planning and Zoning
Commission at the request of an applicant for a revision to the
Century Plan.
SECTION 3.05 PERIODIC REVISION. Pursuant to Article II, Section
2.06 of this Chapter, the effective date for Policy Statements is
established as March 8, 1988. In the five (5) years following
the effective date, no revision shall be adopted, except by a
majority plus one (1) vote of all members of Council. At the
time that the next annual operating plan is approved following
the fifth anniversary of the effective date, the Council also
shall review and reconsider all Policy Statements in accordance
with Article II of this Chapter. At this time all Policy
Statements shall be reapproved either in their original form, or
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approved as revised. This action shall constitute the Periodic
Revision of the Plan and shall require a simple majority vote of
all Council members. Adoption of the Periodic Revision shall
constitute a new effective date for all Policy Statements,
ARTICLE IV. AMENDMENT PROCESS
SECTION 4.01 APPLICATION. Any request for modification, change,
addition or deletion of the City Council -adopted Ends, Means or
Functional Plans shall be considered a proposed amendment to the
Century Plan. Amendments may be initiated by a City Council
person, the Planning and Zoning Commission, or a petition signed
by a minimum of 50 residents of the City and/or the ETJ. If the
proposed amendment impacts a specific parcel of property, it may
also be initiated by any person, firm, or corporation that is a
majority owner of the property. Such an amendment that is
initiated by petition must be signed by one-half of the property
owners within 500 feet of the property to be impacted. Any
application for amendment shall be made upon forms provided for
such purposes by, and filed with, the office of the Director.
SECTION
4.02
PROCEDURE. Upon
receipt
of any
application for
amendment,
the
Director shall
forward
same to
the Planning and
Zoning
Commission
along with a
written
report
describing the
nature
of the
change being requested.
In matters concerning the
Century
Plan,
the functions of
the Commission
shall include but
not
be
limited
to:
A) Advise and assist the City Council in adopting amendments;
B) File written comments on proposed amendments;
C) Monitor and evaluate implementation of the Plan;
D) Report to the City Council any perceived problems in
implementing the Plan; and
E) Advise the City Council of the need to amend the Plan.
The Commission shall conduct a public hearing prior to making any
recommendations regarding a proposed amendment to the Century
Plan. The public hearing shall provide members of the community
the opportunity to comment on the proposed Century Plan
amendment.
SECTION 4.03
NOTIFICATION. The
applicant shall provide public
notice of
the
required hearing as
follows:
A) At least 30 days before the hearing the applicant shall send
a notice of the hearing by certified mail to any person who
has given written notice by certified or registered mail to
the City Secretary, or other designated official, requesting
notice of such hearing within two (2) years preceding the
consideration of the amendment.
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B) The applicant shall publish notice of the hearing a minimum
of two (2) times, the first notice to appear at least 15,
but not more than 30 days before the date set for the
hearing, in one (1) or more newspapers with general
circulation in the County. The notice shall not be part of
the legal notices and classified ads, and shall not be
smaller than one -quarter page. The headline must be in 18-
point or larger type. The notice shall briefly describe the
amendment to be considered, the time and place of the
hearing, and where additional information regarding the
amendment can be obtained. A publisher's affidavit
submitted to the Director to document that such notice was
published shall be deemed substantial compliance with this
requirement.
C) The applicant shall provide written notice of the hearing to
each of the owners of land, as determined from the most
recent tax rolls of the Williamson County Appraisal
District, lying within 200 feet of the property to be
impacted by the proposed amendment. Such notice, which
shall be given not less than 15 days before the date set for
the hearing, shall include the time and place of the
hearing, the address and/or legal description of the
property to be impacted, and a brief description of the
proposed amendment.
In addition to the required written notice, the applicant
shall place on the property to be impacted by the proposed
amendment a City -approved sign or signs further advertising
the required hearing. Such signs shall be placed on the
impacted property not less than 15 days before the date set
for the hearing at intervals that do not exceed 300 feet
along each property line paralleling all established or
proposed City streets.
The requirements of this Section "C" shall apply only to
those proposed amendments deemed appropriate for such
notification by the Director.
On or before the date of the first publication of the notice
regarding the proposed amendment to the Plan, the City shall make
available to the public, at the City offices and at the Library,
a description of the intended changes and the report to the
Commission.
SECTION 4.04 APPROVAL. Within 30 calendar days after the
required public hearing the Commission shall prepare its written
report containing its recommendations to the City Council
regarding the application. If the Commission fails to act within
the prescribed time period, the proposed amendment shall be
automatically forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation
for denial. The City Council shall have 30 calendar days after
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receipt of the Commission's recommendation to approve or
disapprove any proposed amendment. Approval by Council shall be
by ordinance on two (2) readings, approved in conformance with
this Article. The amendment may not be adopted as an emergency
measure. Failure to act on the part of the City Council shall
constitute an automatic denial of the proposed amendment. The
time limits established for both Commission and Council
consideration of a proposed amendment may be extended with the
consent of both the applicant and the City Council.
A written record must be made of any required public hearing and
maintained for public inspection for at least 10 years after the
hearing date. No amendment to an End Statement, Means Statement,
or Functional Plan shall be adopted unless the City Council shall
have approved said amendment by a majority plus one (1) vote of
all members --of Council if said End Statement, Means Statement, or
Functional Plan has been in effect for less than one (1) year, or
by a simple majority vote of a quorum of Council if said End
Statement, Means Statement, or Functional Plan is included as an
Annual Amendment pursuant to Section 4.05 below.
If the City Council fails to pass an ordinance approving a
proposed amendment, a new application for the same amendment to
the Century Plan shall not again be accepted by the Director
until after the expiration of six (6) months from the date the
proposed amendment was rejected. However, an application may be
reconsidered within the above mentioned six (6) month period if
it can be shown that the conditions under which an amendment was
requested have undergone a substantial change. The determination
of substantial change shall be made by the Planning and Zoning
Commission at the request of an applicant for an amendment to the
Century Plan.
SECTION 4.05
ANNUAL
AMENDMENT.
The effective date for the
adopted Century
Plan
functional
plan elements is established as
follows:
- July
11, 19890
Strategic
Plan for Economic Development,
- March
13, 19900
Development Plan, and
- April
28,
1992:
Parks
and
Recreation Plan.
Pursuant to Article II, Sections 2.06 and 2.07 of this Chapter,
the effective date for additional Ends, Means, Functional Plans,
annual operating plans or other such elements is established. In
the one (1) year following the effective date, no amendment to
these elements shall be adopted, except by a majority plus one
(1) vote of all members of Council. At the time that the next
annual operating plan is approved, the Council also shall review
and reconsider all Ends, Means, Functional Plans or other such
similar elements in accordance with Article II of this Chapter.
At this time all such Ends, Means, Functional Plans or other such
similar elements shall be reapproved either in their original
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form, or approved as amended. This action shall constitute the
Annual Amendment of the Plan and shall require a simple majority
vote of all Council members. Adoption of the Annual Amendment
shall constitute a new effective date for all Ends, Means,
Functional Plans or other such similar elements.
ARTICLE V. MODIFICATIONS TO CHAPTER 4 -
ADMINISTRATION OF POLICY PLAN
SECTION 5.01 PROCEDURE. The City Council may, after adopting
the Policy Plan, revise, amend, change, modify or repeal any
portion of Chapter 4 ADMINISTRATION of said Plan after a duly
notified public hearing. The administrative processes and
requirements in Chapter 4 ADMINISTRATION shall be evaluated by
Council by -January 15 every year to allow for changes deemed
necessary for proper Plan administration. Modifications allowed
by this Article shall not be classified as either "Revisions" or
"Amendments" to the Plan and may be adopted by simple majority
vote of a quorum of City Council.
ARTICLE VI. DEFINITIONS
SECTION 6.01 GENERAL. For the purpose of these regulations
certain terms and words used herein shall be used, interpreted,
and defined as set forth in this section unless the context
clearly indicates to the contrary:
A) words used in the present tense include the future tense
B) words used in the plural number include the singular and
words in the singular include the plural
C) the word "shall" is always mandatory
D) the word "herein" means "in these regulations"
E) the word "regulations" mean "these regulations"
SECTION 6.02 DEFINED. For the purpose of these regulations,
certain words and terms herein are defined as follows.
Amendment - any change, modification, addition or deletion to the
Council adopted Ends, Means, Functional Plans, or any.
Plan -related programs or Ordinances.
Amendment, Annual - a comprehensive approval, reapproval or
ratification of all Ends, Means, Functional Plans or other
such similar elements with modifications, if any, which
occurs at one (1) year intervals during the life of the Plan
and which requires a majority vote for adoption.
Annual Evaluation Report - prepared by staff to inform the City
Council of the progress and status of Century Plan
implementation.
Annual Operating Plan - the annual statement of how the Century
Plan will be implemented. It is to be prepared every fiscal
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year by each City Division to describe the revenues and
expenditures for programs, projects, and work activities
anticipated by the City. The annual operating plan shall
include one, two, and five year time horizons.
Century Plan - the Comprehensive Plan for the community.
Century Plan Steering Committee - the Council appointed 15 member
group, composed of the Mayor, two Council members, the seven
Planning and Zoning Commission members, and five citizens at
large, responsible for Policy Plan formulation.
City - the City of Georgetown, Texas.
City Council - the Georgetown City Council,
City Manager - the chief administrative officer of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, or his/her designated representative.
Commission - the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Georgetown as established by Section 1.09 of the Home Rule
Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
Components - all of the various parts that make up the Century
Plan, including Policies, Ends, Means, Functional Plans,
Annual Operating Plans and the levels of detail, from
general to specific.
Comprehensive Plan - the overall development plan for the
community which has been officially adopted to provide long
range development policies including all specified
individual elements thereof. This is the same as the
Century Plan.
Director - the Director of the Division of Development Services
for the City of Georgetown, Texas, or his/her designated
representative.
Ends - the final products to be achieved by implementation of the
Century Plan, previously referred to as "goals".
ETJ Limits - the limits of the City's extra -territorial
Jurisdiction as granted by Chapter 42 of the Local
Government Code.
Functional Plan - an individual plan developed in accordance with
the Council adopted Policies, Ends and Means, to address and
provide future direction for each of the following areas:
-Land Use
-Utilities
-Transportation
-Environmental
-Parks
-Housing
-Health and Human Services
-Historic Preservation
-Citizen Participation
-Airport
-Annexation
-Urban Design
-Capital Improvements Program
-Facilities and Services
Economi - c
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Means - the specific ways in which the City will reach its
desired Ends, previously referred to as "objectives".
Planning .Area - the projected limits for the City's ETJ in the
year 2010.
Planning and Zoning Commission - the City of Georgetown Planning
and Zoning Commission as established by Section 1.09 of the
Home Rule Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas.
Policy Plan - the City Charter -mandated element of the Century
Plan consisting of the legally binding, Council adopted,
Policies and the Council accepted Ends and Means which
establish the framework for formulating the 15 individual
Functional Plans.
Policies - broad, relatively permanent expressions of community
values, which have consensus of the general public.
Project Plans - the City Division -level statement of programs,
projects, and work activities that will be accomplished
within a one, two, and five year framework. All project
plans must be consistent with legally adopted Policies,
Ends, Means, and Functional Plans.
Revision - any change, modification, addition or deletion to the
Council adopted Policy statements.
Revision, Periodic - a comprehensive approval, reapproval or
ratification of all Policy statements with modifications, if
any, which occurs at five (5) year intervals during the life
of the Plan and which requires a majority vote for adoption.
Task Group - one of the five Council appointed groups, chaired by
a citizen -at -large member of the Steering Committee,
responsible for recommending policies, goals, and objectives
for one (1) or more specific areas of concentration for
consideration by the Century Plan Steering Committee.
Territorial Jurisdiction - the Corporate Limits of the City of
Georgetown, Texas, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
City, and any additional area as permitted by law and which
has been approved by the Council.
Council Workshop Changes (8/27/92) — Revised 9/8/92
Balance per original Plan $5002000
Increase transfer in - Electric 30, 000
Reduce MIS long range study 33000
Reduce Joint Svc Admire Alloc 51000
Add firefighter(s) - b months-23,000
Add Christmas lights to Square -1,500
Reduce Police personnel costs 1,500
Increase Legal Services-15,000
Adjusted Balance 540 000
WATER FUND - OPERATING
Balance per original Plan $ 0
Decrease transfer out - Wastewater 30,000
Increase transfer out - Electric 30,000
Adjusted Balance 0
ELECTRIC FUND - OPERATING
Balance per original Plan $5,0007000
Increase transfer in - Water 30,000
Increase transfer out - General Fund-304000
Adjusted Balance 5 0001000
WASTEWATER FUND - OPERATING
Balance per original Plan $ 0
Decrease transfer in - Water-30,000
Decrease transfer out - WW Cap Proj 30,000
Adjusted Balance 0
WASTEWATER FUND - CAPITAL
Balance per original Plan $ 0
Decrease transfer in - Wastewater-30,000
Reduce Pecan Branch 30,000
Adjusted Balance 0
Balance per original Plan $ 0
Reduce Admire Charge from General Fund -5,000
Reduce Risk Mgmt Educational Supplies 51000
Adjusted Balance 0