HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2015-19 - 2015 Overall Transport PlanORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
amending the Comprehensive Plan with the adoption of an updated
Overall Transportation Plan, providing for the terms and conditions of
such adoption, providing that a public hearing has been held; providing a
conflict and severability clause, and establishing an effective date.
Whereas, the Overall Transportation Plan guides roadway improvements,
construction of new facilities, outlines and implements the City's transportation goals and
serves as the basis for compliance with State and Federal transportation planning bodies'
policies;
Whereas, the Transportation Service ' s Division and Planning -Department have
completed technical studies and gathered public input to the Plan; and
Whereas, public notice of the public hearings was accomplished in accordance with
State Law, Section 1.08 of the City Charter, the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, and the City's
Unified Development Code through newspaper publication; and
Whereas, the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board, at a meeting on
February 13, 2015, held the required public hearing and submitted a recommendation of
approval to the City Council for the requested comprehensive plan amendment; and
Whereas, the City Council, at a meeting on February 24, 2015, held an additional
public hearing prior to taking action on the requested comprehensive plan amendment.
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 fl -ds 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 vision, goals, and policies of the Georgetown
2030 Comprehensive Plan and further finds that the enactment of this Ordinance is not
inconsistent or in conflict with any other policies or provisions of the 2030 Comprehensive
Plan and the City's Unified Development Code.
Section 2. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan: Overall Transportation Plan is hereby
amended and adopted as show in Exhibit A to this Ordinance.
Ordinance Number: Q015 Page I of 3
Description: OTP Adoption 2015
Date Approved: 415
Section 3. Section 1.12.0 30 of Georgetown Comprehensive Plan in the Code of
S,rdinances of the City of Georgetown is hereby amended as follows -
In accordance with Chapter 1.08, Subsection 2 of the Georgetown City Charter, the
City Council of the City of Georgetown has adopted that certain document entitled
the "Overall Transportation Plan" for the purpose of directing the City Council,
staff, and/or commissions in rendering actions, and resolutions relating to the
utilization of all of the available resources within the City and its Planning Area for
the purpose of developing a public transportation network of roads. This document
is dated February 24, 2015, and mav be amended from time to time.
Section 4. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan: Overall Transportation Plan shall be
implemented in accordance with the administrative procedures of the 2030
AWTTWonsistent with state law and Unified D••rnotification and -
procedures.
Section 5. All future ordinances of the City implementing' elements of the 2030
-Pj e ado�
t
-�t�h rted
2030 Comprehensive Plan.
Section 6. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in
co-clict with tl-ds Ordinance are her�by rej2ealed, and are no long r 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
trovision 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 Cia
Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective in accordance with Z
frovisions of state law and the City Charter of the City of Georgetown.
Ordinance Number: C2 fit S7 Page 2 of 3
Description: OTP Adoption 2015
Date Approved: tA($2015
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: ATTEST.
Dale Ross j s icaBrettle
Mayor Secretary
ridge, Chapm
City Attorney
Ordinance Number: C20tF-11 Page 3of3
Description: OTP Adoption 2015
Date Approved. 9AAA61015