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POLICY PLAN
V❑ APPENDICES
The final chapter of the Policy Plan, the APPENDICES, contains the
supporting documents to the Plan. A more detailed description of the Policy
Plan, including the background for comprehensive planning in Georgetown,
the need for this Plan, and the manner in which the Plan was initially
prepared and is to be continually maintained, is included. In addition,
SECITON 1.08 of the City Charter, the major City Council action relating to
the Century Plan is included. Finally, the nine inventory reports upon which
the Plan is based are included by reference as well as the State Statutes
related to planning, and the references used to develop this Policy Plan.
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"PENDIX 1
EXCERPT FROM CODE OF ORDINANCES
City of Georgetown, Texas
ADOPTED, APRIL 30, 1979
ARTICLE I. SECTION 1.08.
Comprehensive plan.
SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 7.
(Ord. No. 86 -12, Amend. No. 3, 2- 25 -86)
SECTION 1.08. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
(1) PURPOSE AND INTENT. It [is] the purpose and intent of this
Article that the City Council establish comprehensive planning as a
continuous and ongoing governmental function in order to promote and
strengthen the existing role, processes and powers of the City of
Georgetown to prepare, adopt and implement a comprehensive plan to
guide, regulate, and manage the future development within the
corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City to assure
the most appropriate and beneficial use of land, water and other natural
resources, consistent with the public interest. Through the process of
comprehensive planning and the preparation, adoption and
implementation of a comprehensive plan, the City intends to preserve,
promote, protect and improve the public health, safety, comfort, 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; and conserve,
develop, utilize and protect natural resources. It is further the intent of
the Article that the adopted comprehensive plan shall have the legal
status set forth herein, and that all public and private development
should be in conformity with such adopted comprehensive plan or
element or portion thereof.
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(2) THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The Council shall adopt by
ordinance a revised comprehensive plan within two (2) years from the
date the amended Charter is adopted, which shall constitute the master
and general plan. The comprehensive plan shall contain the Council's
policies for growth, development and beautification of the land within
the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City, or
for geographic portions thereof including neighborhood, community or
area -wide plans. The comprehensive plan should include but not be
limited to:
(a) A future land use element;
(b) A traffic circulation and public transit element;
(c) A wastewater, electric, solid waste, drainage and potable water
element;
(d) A conservation and environmental resources element;
(e) A recreation and open space element;
(f) A housing element;
(g) A public services and facilities element, which shall include but
not be limited to a capital improvement program;
(h) A public buildings and related facilities element;
(1) An economic element for commercial and industrial
development and redevelopment;
0) Health and human service element;
(k) Historic preservation element;
(1) Citizen participation element; and
(m) Urban design element.
The several elements of the comprehensive plan should be coordinated
and be internally consistent. Each element should include policy
recommendations for its implementation and should be implemented, in
part, by the adoption and enforcement of appropriate land development
regulations. The comprehensive plan shall be amended only once per
year and revised not more than once every five (5) years unless such
amendment or revision is adopted by all five (5) members of the City
Council. An amendment is defined as a substantial change to the plan.
(3) LEGAL EFFECT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Upon adoption of
a comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof by the City
Council, all land development regulations, including zoning and map,
subdivision regulations, roadway plan, all public improvements, public
facilities, public utilities projects and all city regulatory actions relating
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to land use, subdivision and development approval, should be
consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan, element or portion
thereof.
(4) LEGAL EFFECT OF PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Any
comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof adopted pursuant to
law, but prior to the effective date of this Charter shall continue to
have such force and effect as it had at the date of its adoption, until
further action pursuant to this section is taken by the City Council.
(ORD. NO.86 -12, AMEND. NO.3, 2- 25 -86)
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 870239.019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE CENTURY PLAN
STEERING COMMITTEE TO CREATE THE POLICY PLAN
ELEMENT OF THE CENTURY PLAN AND SPECIFYING
CERTAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SAID
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WHEREAS, 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, the said amendment furthermore states that a revised comprehensive
plan containing the City Council's policies for growth, development, and
beautification of land within its jurisdiction shall be adopted by April 1988; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council did on April 27, 1987 indicate general approval of a
strategy for the formulation of a Policy Plan which would upon adoption fulfill the
requirements of Section 1.08, subsection 2 of the City Charter said strategy utilizing
a steering committee and task groups of specified composition to formulate said
Policy Plan;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT;
(1) The Comprehensive Plan for the City of Georgetown pursuant to Section 1.08
of the City Charter, which shall also be officially known as "The Century Plan: A
New Century for Georgetown," shall be created by a group of persons known
hereafter and referred to as the Century Plan Steering Committee and five (5)
subgroups to be known as the Century Plan Task Groups whose members shall be
appointed on the recommendation of the Mayor and approved by vote of a majority
of the City Council in regular open meeting.
(2) Said Century Plan Steering Committee shall be comprised of the seven (7)
Planning and Zoning Commission members, two (2) City Council persons, five (5)
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citizens -at -large whose terms of appointment shall run indefinitely except as
otherwise provided by City Code. However, in the event of a vacancy being .
determined by Council, said vacancy shall be filled in the same manner of the
original appointment.
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(3) Said Century Plan Task Groups shall be comprised of up to fifteen individuals
one of whom shall be a Steering Committee Citizen -at -large and shall also serve as
chairperson for the Task Group. Each Task Group shall also include up to two
additional Steering Committee Members. The Steering Committee shall be
responsible for assigning its members to the individual Task Groups.
(4) The aforementioned Century Plan Steering Committee is hereby authorized and
directed to create the Policy Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan for the City
pursuant to Section 1.08 of the City Charter utilizing the aforementioned Century
Plan Task Groups and such additional Resource Persons and entities as may be
deemed appropriate by each respective body.
(5) The binding of costs incidental to the creation of the Century Plan shall be
accomplished by using the adopted "Comprehensive Planning" budget. Minor
expenditures shall be made subject to the approval of the Director of Development
and Planning. Major expenditures shall be made subject to the specific
authorization of the Council. The Director shall determine "major" and "minor"
expenditures.
(6) Said Policy Plan shall be completed, approved by consensus of the Steering
Committee, and forwarded to the City Council for action no later than October 26,
1987.
(7) Prior to submittal of the approved Policy Plan, the Steering Committee shall
hold no less than one (1) public hearing for discussion of the plan at which a
quorum of its membership is present.
(8) Subsequent to the submittal of the aforementioned Policy Plan and upon specific
authorization of the City Council said Steering Committee shall proceed with the
formulation of such Functional Plans as may be deemed necessary to effectively
implement the Policy Plan pursuant to Section 1.08 of the City Charter.
Adapted this d sy of Jse , 1987.
Jim Colbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
Pat Caballero, City Secretary
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STATE STATUTES
This Appendix lists those State statutes which are relevant to local
planning.
Municipal Zoning Authority. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition,
Chapter 211.001, 211.003.
Impact Fees. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition, Chapter 395.
Municipal Annexation. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition,Chapter 43.
Municipal Regulation of Subdivision and Property Development. Texas Local
Government Code, 1994 Edition, Chapters 212 and 230.
Authority of Municipalities to Establish Building Lines. Texas Lout Government
Code, 1994 Edition, Chapter 213.
Municipal Regulation of Structures. Texas Local Government Code, 1994
Edition, Chapter 214.
Improvement Districts in Municipalities. Texas Local Government Code, 1994
Edition, Chapter 372.
Municipal Utilities. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition, Chapter 402.
Home -Rule Municipality. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition, Chapter
9.
Streets and Alleys. Texas Local Government Code, 1994 Edition, Chapters 371,
375, and 391.
Community Development in Municipalities. Texas Local Government Code, 1994
Edition, Chapter 373.
Texas Water Code.
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APPENDIX 4
OVERVIEW OF PROCESS
THE CENTURY PLAN PROCESS
This portion of the APPENDIX will provide an overview of
comprehensive planning in general, and of Georgetown's own experience. It
is important to know how and why comprehensive planning has developed
over time in order to understand the need for using the Century Plan as a
dynamic document to guide the decisions about Georgetown's future. The
process being used by the City to develop, adopt, and utilize the Century
Plan has combined technical knowledge and skills with grassroots community
input. This process is intended to ensure that the Plan includes all of the
ideas necessary to guide Georgetown's future in a comprehensive fashion and
that it is accepted and used on a community-wide basis throughout the 23
year planning period.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
Comprehensive plans, under a variety of different names, have grown in
importance and use throughout the past century. The present form of the
comprehensive plan is a result of many decades of political, legal, and social
evolution. The earliest comprehensive plans for cities in the United States
were those which determined the basic design and street layout of
Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Charleston. By the late nineteenth
century those early, physical plans were replaced by plans which were
actually proposals for general improvements emphasizing the aesthetic nature
of the city. In 1925 the City of Cincinnati prepared a comprehensive plan
which set long -term goals for the physical development of the City, and was
based on data related to the existing conditions and estimates of future needs.
This plan resulted in the adoption of zoning and subdivision controls and the
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expenditure of funds to ensure that it would be realized. Although the
Cincinnati plan set a high standard early in the century, subsequent plans
prepared by cities throughout the country often fell short of this mark.
Beginning in the 1930's and continuing through the 1960's, a number of
cities prepared comprehensive plans as the federal government became .
financially involved in local activities. New Deal public works projects, and
federal housing and redevelopment programs all spawned a large number of
comprehensive plans. Many of these plans, although written with great
promise for the way in which they were to influence local growth and
development, only ended up gathering dust on the planner's shelf.
primarily, the problem lay in the fact that those comprehensive plans were
not understood and accepted by the citizens to be the official policy of the
city, and so the local decision - makers did not feel committed to the policies,
goals, and objectives laid out in such plans. The result was that these plans
were used more as background studies than as guidelines for future actions.
During the past 20 years the scope of comprehensive planning has come to
include social and economic factors, as well as the traditional physical
factors. In addition, land use regulations are more often tied to the
comprehensive plan, and therefore, it has become mandatory that cities
prepare them. This change has been mandated by the courts in some cases,
and by local charter or ordinance in others. Many cities today, Georgetown
included, are preparing comprehensive plans that will be adopted by
ordinance and carry the force of law. These plans will have to be used both
in the day - to-day operation of city government and in the determination of
long . range strategies and programs.
As it has in the past, the form, purpose, and constituency of the
comprehensive plan will continue to evolve as the demands placed upon it
continue to change. Therefore, it is not possible to prescribe the exact form
which a comprehensive plan should take; however, there are several
characteristics which are generally accepted as fundamental to a
comprehensive plan. Comprehensive plans contain the policies which will
guide the physical growth and development of a city over the long range
future. As their name implies, they should be comprehensive, including such
functional areas as transportation, housing, land use, utilities, and public
facilities. Although the comprehensive plan is primarily intended to direct
physical development, it should also contain socio- economic and social
service elements because the people, and the manner in which they live, have
a significant impact on physical form. The plan should also be
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geographically comprehensive, describing the characteristics and needs of all
areas of the future city. The comprehensive nature of the plan implies that it
will include all of these functional and geographic areas, and that it will
consider the interrelationships among them. The policies included within the
plan should provide a clear, consistent indication of the community's desires .
and aspirations for the future of the city. As such it becomes useful to local
public officials and staff, as well as private builders, developers, businesses,
and citizens, as a decision - making guide.
GEORGETOWN'S PAST PLANNING EFFORTS
The first comprehensive plan prepared for Georgetown was in 1964 by the
Austin consulting firm of Bryant - Curington, Inc. In addition to a description
of Georgetown's historical and demographic background, this comprehensive
plan described land use, circulation and the central business district,
community facilities, community appearance, utilities and drainage, and
capital improvements program. This plan was written with a minimal
amount of detail and few recommendations.
The 1976 Comprehensive Urban Plan was prepared by a different
consultant, Samuel L. Wyse Associates, and produced somewhat more
detailed descriptions and recommendations. This plan explored the topics of
population, land use, housing, community facilities, commercial
development, historic preservation, capital improvements, and environmental
assessment.. Very little community input went into the preparation of this
plan and there was never any method adopted for implementing the
recommendations.
In order to improve the responsiveness and the timeliness of the 1976
plan, a community planning effort was undertaken by the City in 1979.
Responding to the significant changes which had occurred in Georgetown
since completion of the 1976 plan, a series of public hearings were held in
each of eight sectors of the City to obtain citizen input on needs, issues, and
problems. The result of this effort was a supplement to the 1976 plan
entitled a Guide to Growth and Development in Georgetown, Texas. This
study focused on immediate problems in each of the eight sectors and was
not intended to be a long range planning tool. In general, it was used for the
purpose for which it was developed, as a guide in the decision - making
processes associated with rezoning and subdivision actions.
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The same consultants who prepared the 1976 comprehensive plan, wrote
comprehensive planning studies in 1983 (updated in 1985). These studies
included a Development Impact Analysis, a Thoroughfare Plan, and a Parks
and Recreation Plan. The Development Impact Analysis included a
Development Plan to guide land use decisions made by the City. The
Development Plan map is the only portion of the previous studies to be
adopted by the City Council. This was done in 1986 and was intended only
as a temporary measure until the Land Use element of the Century Plan is
adopted.
The comprehensive plans prepared for Georgetown in the past have been
more useful as sources of historical information about the City than as guides
for decision- making. The fact that they did not receive the full support of
the community, including the City Council, made them less useful as
statements of ends and means for the future growth and development of
Georgetown. Furthermore, with no established guidelines for implementing
the recommendations of the plans, those recommendations were generally
overlooked or ignored as policies and programs were developed.
CENTURY PLAN PROCESS
Residents of the City of Georgetown approved by a wide margin the City
Charter amendment requiring a comprehensive plan. In doing so, they
committed the City to an ongoing planning process directed at coordinating
all governmental functions, and influencing many quasi - public and private
actions, towards the common goal of maintaining and enhancing a high
quality of life. Upon approval of the Charter amendment, the first task was
to develop a work program to prepare, adopt, and utilize the comprehensive
plan. In June 1986 staff prepared and the City Council approved "A
Program Proposal for the Preparation and Adoption of a Comprehensive Plan
for the City of Georgetown, Texas." This program defined the process,
work tasks, and schedule to be followed to meet the April 1988 deadline
established in the Charter amendment for adoption of the Plan. The Fiscal
Year 1986 -1987 and 1987 -1988 budgets made significant commitments to the
development of the Century Plan. Two additional staff planners and a
graphics technician were hired, and an extensive base mapping program was
undertaken in support of the Plan.
Development of the Policy Plan has proceeded through three major steps,
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including data collection and analysis and plan formulation. The fast step
was primarily the responsibility of City staff, who spent nearly ten months
researching, compiling, analyzing, and presenting information which
describes the demographic, social, economic, physical, and cultural
characteristics of Georgetown as they existed in 1986 and 1987 and as they
are projected to change throughout the 23 year planning period. Nine base
study reports resulted from this effort, including:
Socio- Economic Conditions Facilities and Services
Physical Features Land Use
Transportation Housing
Utilities Historic Preservation
Urban Design
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As each of these studies was prepared they were reviewed by the City's
six Division Directors, the City Manager, and other City personnel for
comprehensiveness and accuracy. These studies were designed to provide
the various decision - making groups with a broad understanding of existing
conditions, past trends, and potential future needs of the community as they
relate to each of the base study subject areas. In addition, each of the base
study reports provided guidelines as to the issues considered most important
by City staff. The base studies, therefore, supplemented by the personal
experiences of each member of the Century Plan Task Groups, were used as
the basis for development of the policies, ends, and means originally
included in the Policy Plan. The base studies are included by reference in
the plan to provide a common base of knowledge about Georgetown. They
will be updated on a regular basis to account for changing conditions.
The second major step in developing the comprehensive plan was plan
formulation. In order to increase public awareness and involvement in the
Plan, a contest to select a name for the Plan was held. Contest entries were
limited to the fifth grade students of GISD. A jury consisting of one council
person, the chairperson of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Director of Development Services selected the entry of Rachael Schumacher
as the winner. Thus, "The Century Plan: A New Century Georgetown"
became the official time for the comprehensive plan. The Century Plan
Steering Committee was primarily responsible for this step, although the City
Council is responsible for final approval of the Policy Plan, the Functional
Plans, and all subsequent amendments. The fifteen member Steering
Committee was composed of two Council members, the Mayor, the seven
Planning and Zoning Commissioners, and five citizens at- large. The five
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citizens at- large, who chaired the five Task Groups, were appointed by the
Mayor and approved by the City Council on May 26, 1987. Each Task
Group was composed of the Steering Committee members, as well as
approximately 12 additional community residents with particular expertise or
affiliations related to the Task Group's area of concentration. These citizens
were appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council on July 7, 1987.
Many of the Task Group members were drawn from the membership of other
city boards and commissions. This format, which is shown on Exhibit 1,
was developed in order to allow for both decision - making efficiency and
sufficiently broad based citizen representation to ensure public acceptance of
the Century Plan.
Each Task Group was responsible for specific subject areas designed to
cover the whole range of issues to be included in the Century Plan, these are
defined on Exhibit 1. During the month of August 1987, the five Task
Groups met individually to prepare policies, goals, and objectives related to
their areas of concern. The documents prepared by the Task Groups were
submitted to the Steering Committee on September 9, 1987. Steering
Committee review, with staff assistance, included reconciling conflicting
statements, eliminating redundancies, and compiling the statements by
category. The Steering Committee held a public hearing on November 16,
1987, to obtain input to the Plan from the whole community, and the City
Council began their review of the Plan on December 8, 1987.
This process was designed to ensure a high level of familiarity with
community issues. The individual perspectives, biases, and values of the
people most closely involved promoted a thorough examination of issues and
yielded realistic recommendations. Additionally, due to the involvement of
Council members and Commissioners, final review and action on the Policy
Plan and Functional Plans was expedited. A sense of involvement in and
commitment to the Century Plan developed throughout the community due to
the expenditure of time and incorporation of values and interests on the part
of each of the Task Group members.
A third major step in the evolution of the Century Plan was the integration
of the Annual Operating Plan Element (AOP). 'Be City's budget was
officially designated as the AOP beginning with the 1992 -93 fiscal year.
Fully integrating the AOP with the remainder of the Century Plan has been a
gradual process. Beginning in the 1993 -94 fiscal year, the AOP used the 34
Policy Statements from the original Policy Plan Element as End statements.
This innovation, along with the community's involvement in the creation of
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the Century Plan, were noted as significant by the American Planning
Association when it recognized the Century Plan as the most outstanding
comprehensive plan in a small jurisdiction in 1995. The 1996 revision to the
Policy Plan has continued to strengthen the connection between the AOP and
the other elements of the Century Plan.
HOW THE CENTURY PLAN WORKS
The work produced by each of the Task Groups, as refined by the Steering
Committee and revised by the City Council in September 1996, is included
in the POLICY AREAS chapter of the Policy Plan and is in the form of Ends
statements organized into fourteen categories. The categories are intended to
cover the spectrum of subject areas delineated in the Charter and at the same
time provide a framework in which policy statements can bridge the gaps
between Charter specified elements.
Policy Ends are statements of how the City intends to make decisions _-
during the planning period, and Council approval of the Policy Plan
establishes them as legally binding. Focus End statements are included in
the Policy Plan in order to clarify and define the Policy Ends and for use in
establishing the framework of the Functional Plans. Means Statements
express the specific actions that are necessary in order to achieve an End.
They are derived from the Functional Plans and are placed in an Annual
Operating Plan Element. Together the Ends and Means address the issues,
needs, and values expressed by the Century Plan Task Groups and refined by
the Steering Committee.
Implementation of the Century Plan is an ongoing process. It will not end
as each of the Functional Plans are adopted by the City Council. Just as
conditions, resources, needs, and desires within the community will change,
the Century Plan will be amended and revised to reflect new circumstances.
The manner in which the Century Plan is amended and revised is described
in more detail in the ADMINISTRATION chapter of the Policy Plan.
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EXHIBIT 1
CENTURY PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS
CITY COUNCIL
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STEERING CONBUTTEE
Membership - 15
Mayor /Council - 3
Planning & Zoning - 7
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TASK TASK TASK TASK TASK
GROUPI GROUP2 GROUP3 GROUP4 GROUP5
Policy
Policy
Policy
Policy Policy
Land Use
Economic
Environment
Health & CH'
Utilities
Development
Historic
Human Services
transportation
Public
Preservation
Housing
Facilities
Urban Design
Chaco
Parks &
Participation
Recreation
Airport
Annexation
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BASE STUDIES
The following is a general overview of each of the Base Studies and
their role in the formulation of the Century Plan. The Base Studies are
included in the Policy Plan by reference.
1) BASE MAPPING - This effort involves the compilation and /or
purchase of accurate maps at several scales. These will be
produced to graphically depict inventory data for the Land Use,
Transportation, Utilities, and Physical Features Base Studies., as
well as many other uses.
2) SOCIO - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS - This study compiles and
analyzes information on population characteristics, employment
data, and economic features of the City, County and statistical
region. This information was used to project future needs for the
Land Use, Transportation, Utilities, Facilities and Services, and
Housing Functional Plans.
3) PHYSICAL FEATURES - This study delineates the planning
area boundary of the Century Plan and inventories existing
natural and man -made features (generally at a regional scale and
more specifically at the local scale) which constitute both
constraints and opportunities to the growth and development of
Georgetown. The major Functional Plans using this data are the
Land Use Plan, Utilities Plan, Transportation Plan,
Environmental Plan, and Parks Plan.
4) EXISTING LAND USES - This study provides the results of the
1987 land use survey. The products of this study are a land use
map and a narrative analysis of land use by quantity, location,
density, value, zoning relationship, and comparison to accepted
standards. This study is the foundation upon which the Land Use
Functional Plan will be developed.
5) TRANSPORTATION - This study inventories existing
conditions, assesses future needs, and makes general
recommendations regarding streets, parking, . railroads, the
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airport, and specialized modes of travel including public transit,
taxis, bicycle and truck operations. This information will be
used directly in the formation of the Transportation and Airport
Functional Plans as well as indirectly influence the Land Use,
Utilities, Annexation, and Environmental Functional Plans.
6) UTILITIES - This study is similar in nature to the
Transportation Study and covers the City's water, wastewater,
stormwater management, solid waste management and electrical
services. Local provision of gas, telephone and cable services is
discussed on a general level. This study forms the basis for
development of the Utility Functional Plan.
7) FACILITIES AND SERVICES - This study covers such
elements as parks, government buildings, airport operations,
libraries, schools, fire protection, police protection and health
services. This study directly impacts the Facilities /Services Plan,
Airport Plan, Health and Human Services Plan and Parks Plan.
8) HOUSING - This study is a corollary to the Land Use study
focusing on the residential component. The quality and quantity
of housing stock, fiscal characteristics and neighborhood setting
is described. An assessment of housing needs and
recommendations to meet the needs are included. This study is
basic to the Housing Functional Plan.
9) URBAN DESIGN - This study draws generally from all other
base studies and discusses such features as community image,
impact of development regulations, and relationships between
previous studies and reports. Urban design needs, opportunities
and problems are assessed. This study forms the basis of the
Urban Design Functional Plan.
10) HISTORIC PRESERVATION - This study is based upon the
draft Historic Resource and Conservation Plan presented to
Council in the fall of 1986. It includes an inventory of resources
and suggestions for types of programs which may be created to
conserve and utilize these resources. It forms the basis of the
Historic Preservation Plan.
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REFERENCES
BRYANT- CURINGTON, INC.
Comprehensive Plan for Georgetown, Texas. 1964.
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.
Century Plan Base Study Reports
Facilities and Services
Housing
Physical Features
Transportation
Utilities
1987.
Historic Preservation
Land Use
Socio - Economic Conditions
Urban Design
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.
Guide to Growth and Development in Georgetown, Texas. 1976.
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.
Code of Ordinances, Home Rule Charter.
GOODMAN, WILLIAM I. AND ERIC C. FREUND, EDS.
Principles and Practice of Urban Planning.
(Washington, D.C.: International City Managers' Association, 1968).
SAMUEL L. WYSE ASSOCIATES.
City of Georgetown, Texas, Comprehensive Plan 1976 -2000. June
1976.
SAMUEL L. WYSE ASSOCIATES.
Comprehensive Planning Studies:
Development Impact Analysis (1983, updated 1985)
Thoroughfare Plan (1985)
Parks and Recreation Plan (1985).
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APPENDIX 7
ORDINANCE NO. 96-40
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ADOPTING A
PERIODIC REVISION AND MODIFICATIONS TO
CHAPTER 4 (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE POLICY
PLAN ELEMENT OF THE CENTURY PLAN
PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.08 OF THE CITY
CHARTER; 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 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 we
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
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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;
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 1.08,
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.
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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.
PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 10th day of
September, 1996.
PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 24th day of
September, 1996.
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN:
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Leo Wood
Sandra D. Lee
City Secretary
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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APPENDIX 8
ORDINANCE 880097
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING PORTIONS OF THE
POLICY PLAN ELEMENT OF THE CENTURY PLAN
(POLICY PLAN) AS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN PURSUANT TOT
SECTION 1.08 OF THE CITY CHARTER; DEFINING
THE FORCE AND EFFECT THEREOF; ADDING
CHAPTER 191/2 "COMPREHENSIVE PLAN" TO THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN; ADDING APPENDIX C,
"GEORGETOWN CENTURY PLAN" TO THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN;
AND SETTING 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
established as a continuous and ongoing governmental function; and
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WHEREAS, said City Charter now states that a revised comprehensive
plan containing the City Council's policies for growth, development, and
beautification of land within its jurisdiction shall be adopted by April
1988; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did on April 27, 1987, indicate general
approval of a strategy which will comply with the requirements of Section
1.08, Subsection 2 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, said strategy designated the Policy Plan Element of the
Century Plan (Policy Plan) as being the mechanism by which compliance
with the Charter shall be achieved; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did on June 23, 1987, adopt a Resolution
creating the Century Plan Steering Committee and Task Groups to create
the Policy Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the Century Plan Steering Committee and Task Groups did
meet from July through November 1987 and did create the Policy Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Century Plan Steering Committee did hold public
hearings on the Policy Plan on November 16, 1987, and December 2,
1987, to describe the Policy Plan to the citizens of Georgetown and
receive comments from the public on said Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Georgetown City Council finds that "Century Plan"
(Policy Plan) shall be adopted as the Comprehensive Plan of the City of
Georgetown in compliance with Section 1.08, Subsection 2 of the
Georgetown City Charter;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
The certain document entitled City of Georgetown Century Plan Policy
Plan, dated November 16, 1987 and revised February 23, 1988, which is
attached as Exhibit A and made a part of this ordinance, shall from the
effective date of this ordinance be the Comprehensive Plan for the City
pursuant to Section 1.08, Subsection 2 of the City Charter.
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SECTION II.
The Policy Statements in Chapter Tbree of the Policy Plan Element of the
Century Plan are hereby adopted as legally binding policies for growth,
development, and beautification of the City of Georgetown.
SECTION I11.
The Administrative procedure in Chapter Four of the Policy Plan Element
of the Century Plan is hereby adopted as legally binding and shall be the
manner in which the Century Plan is implemented.
SECTION W.
The Ends and Means statements in Chapter Three of the Policy Plan
Element of the Century Plan shall not be legally binding, but shall act as
guidelines for subsequent development of the Functional Plans.
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SECTION V.
All future development, both public and private, shall be in conformity
with the adopted Century Plan.
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SECTION VI.
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown is hereby amended by
adding Chapter 19 1/2, Comprehensive Plan "Century Plan" and
subsections thereto, as follows:
Chapter 19 1/2 Comprehensive Plan "Century Plan'
Article I.
General Provisions
Section 19 1/2 -1 Adoption of Plan
In accordance with Chapter 1.08 of the Georgetown City Charter, the
City Council of the City of Georgetown has adopted that certain document
entitled the "Georgetown Century Plan" (Policy Plan) for the purposes of
directing the City Council, staff, and commissions in rendering actions
and resolutions relating to the planning and development of the territorial
limits of the City of Georgetown. This document, dated November lb,
1987 and revised February 23, 1988, the same which may be amended
from time to time, is located in Appendix C of the Georgetown City
Code.
SECTION VII.
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown is hereby amended by
adding to the Appendix, Appendix C, "Georgetown Century Plan ", as
follows:
Appendix C
"Georgetown Century Plan "*
SECTION VIII.
The effective date of the Policy Plan shall be midnight of the date upon
which this ordinance is approved upon final reading.
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READ AND APPROVED on the first r
February, 1988.
READ AND APPROVED on the final
March, 1988.
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Jim Colbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
Le ` .Ioughby, City Secretes
APPROVED: U
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Diane Callander
City Attorney
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