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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2019-38 - 2030 Transport PlanORDINANCE NO. 0 1 - L -3t An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, amending the 2030 Comprehensive Plan for the reclassification of Austin Avenue between FM 971 to SE Inner Loop / Lakeway Drive from a major arterial to a minor arterial on the Overall Transportation Plan; repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause; and establishing an effective date. Whereas, an application has been made to the City for the purpose of amending the 2030 Comprehensive Plan - Overall Transportation Plan, for a reclassification of Austin Avenue between FM 971 to SE Inner Loop / Lakeway Drive from a major arterial to a minor arterial; and Whereas, public notice of such hearing was accomplished in accordance with State Law, the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, and the City's Unified Development Code through newspaper publication, signs posted on the Property, and mailed notice to nearby property owners; and Whereas, the Planning and Zoning Commission, at a meeting on May 7, 2019, 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 May 28, 2019, 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 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 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, in accordance with the attached Exhibit A (Graphical depiction of the property) and incorporated herein by reference. Section 3. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect. Ordinance Number: 2Ol 1 —,3� Page 1 of 2 Description: Overall Transportation Plan an►endmetit Case File Number: CPA-2018-002 Date Approved: '", t t M Exhibit A Attached Section 4. 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 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to attest. This ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of state law and the City Charter of the City of Georgetown. APPROVED on First Reading on the 28t', day of May, 2019. APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Second Reading on the 111h day of June, 2019, THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: ATTEST: 6U Lill q4vhe�� Dale Ross Robin ensmore Mayor City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Charlie McNabb City Attorney Ordinance Number: A0 � 1 ` — v Page 2 of 2 Description: Overall Trans ortadon Plan amendment Case File Number: CPA-2018-002 Date Approved: olo) Exhibit A Attached i _ p q3 4 c N'SO rn E g� U> J o c (n d U 0 0 ,ro S- A -4d1 nr. �6 ' O �A d37 vG' do y�7q S �NS�N1N ry � �o 00* N v w o J r ' Aa iLsoddiv N d'� 00 �a s 1� s� y�Q � H ¢p j �o o� u Sr �J o � �kg x B LVp a 4� ti7y n C n 2.v �r N7N �•.f, $ v dr a� d d a� ANN y N 0 Aa INOdilyd010 N c (n m J 11 0 w o��a a) y `�° ' �U)aU d YO 4" IG I � N C] ►� �dr rin � 7 NNo CH a R0. rN in z y �40 �C P M co �a � t.i as laoaare N � `► � i, _ QQ� use OIL7M o" o �t 11 111 111 F r Exhibit 4 ROW — 135' MINIMUM 110' NDXu6D 16' 12' 12' 30, 12' 12' 16' UNDEFINED BORDER MEDIAN BDROCR AREA AREA l l l t t t Major Arterial ADT > 24,000 ROn - 710' Lnv14N BO' UNDEFINED 16' 12' 24' 1 12' 15' BORDER MEDIAN AREA Minor Arterial ADT > 12,500 ROW - 73' MINIMUM 45' 14' B' I 14.5' I 14 5' 6' 14' BORDERARKIN(j A9LIp BORDER ARA AREA Major Collector ADT> 2,500 ROW - 65' MINIMUM 37' IV 0' 10.3' 10.3' 1 5' 14' OORDER ARK 'Aumi BORDER AREA AREA � t Residential Collector ADT > 800 ROW - 50' MINIMUM 2B' 11 B.0' i B' --B' — BORDER B' PARK PARK BORDER AREA I AR11'EA Residential Local Street ADT < 800 UNDEFINED BORDER AREA Figure ES-2 Functional Classification System and Cross -Section Georgetown Overall Transportation Plan Georgetown, Texas City of lew7town. Texas Overal I h gnlpw lalion Plan Update k I o t z Jr,11 a s s o c i at e s [�n5 aie6mD Exhibit 4 C 195 i� i ca 1J 2338 Lake Georgetown 971 Weir Georgetown 29 29 �A a 130 ', 2243 wro« 1460 .. se � e5 l Round Rock Cedar. Park 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 Map Key Figure ES-3 v — Local Roads O Georgetown Lakes Functional Classification Freeway Round Rock Rivers & Streams Georgetown Overall Transportation Plan MajorArlerial weir Georgetown, Texas Minor Arterial Ig Cedar Park City ofGeo,9et—,Texas *0,,raHI.,porIaIi.n Plan Update Collector Georgetown ETJ kiotz1'11associates Kimley-Horn and Associales, Inc Exhibit 5 MEMORANDUM 7 EST.1848 G EORGETOWN TEXAS To: Sofia Nelson From: Octavio Garza, P.E. 40 CC: Curtis Steger, P.E. Date: November 16, 2018 Georgetown Utility Systems 300-1 Industrial Avenue Georgetown, Texas 78626 (512) 930-2581 Re: Overall Transportation Plan Amendment for North Austin Avenue from FM 971 to Lakeway Drive. As the City is about to embark on an updated Roadway Impact Fee Study, the modeled roadway network should reflect the future needs of the community. The Texas Department of Transportation has recently announced plans for the construction of the IH 35 Northbound Frontage Road from FM 971to Lakeway Drive, providing a parallel route to North Austin Avenue separated by less than 1/4 mile from North Austin Avenue. With the significant changes occurring along the corridor with the eminent North Bound Frontage Road construction and limited growth in trips on the North Austin Avenue corridor staff is recommending an Overall Transportation Plan Amendment for the Major Arterial classification to the Minor Arterial classification reducing future ROW requirement from 135' to 110'. Figure ES-2 illustrates the lane configuration and ROW requirements'for the Major and Minor Arterial roadways. Figure ES-3 illustrates the functional classifications for roadways within the City of Georgetown. m■ r r, ,r r ; •r e ■ ■r ; on. r r it ► :ire North Austin Avenue from FM 971 to Lakeway Drive exist as a four -lane divided roadway with the San Gabriel Park, residential development, and Georgetown High School generally bounding the east side of the ROW and existing commercial and residential development to the west The Texas Department of Transportation has recently announced plans for the construction of the IH 35 Northbound Frontage Road from FM 971 to Lakeway Drive, providing a parallel route to North Austin Avenue separated by less than 1/4 mile from North Austin Avenue. Based on the expansion of northbound capacity and the limited possibility of the expansion of residential and commercial development along the corridor the City has reviewed the need for a Major Arterial classification of the existing roadway. Current Right of Way ranges from 101' to 108' on this section of N. Austin Avenue, which widens at the FM 971 intersection to 150' and to 130' at the IH35 North Bound Frontage Road Intersection. Between FM 971 and Lakeway Drive, the current traffic volume is 8,767 ADT, and the future volume in the ,model is less than 24,000 based on the 2035 LOS in the OTP. That meets the classification for the Minor Arterial (greater than 12,500 and less than 24,000 trips) at 110'. Exhibit 5 OTP Amendment: N. Austin Avenue November 16, 2018 Page 2 of 3 i reu• r� 1 1 The revision of the Overall Transportation Plan (OTP) is a deliberate and thoughtful process with a goal to completely understand the relationship between land use and the transportation infrastructure required to support those land uses. Specific Goals/Objectives found in the OTP related to the future planned roadway network are stated as follows: 1. Provide for a high degree of safety for motorists, transit users, pedestrians and bicyclists 2. The transportation system should be a total system approach, incorporating the various modes of transportation in appropriate combination, based on analysis of travel demand and consideration of community costs, benefits and needs. a.&QdWRy-facilitiesshould bulanned and clag&d �y function and relgtive importance, prozWiaa a jjrgnCr balance offr•eeiyQvs toll wgYs_expry-51 Sfvs mgtQr1-1Wnurarterials collectors and local is reets b. Through traffic should be encouraged and accommodated on the classified roadway network and discouraged on collectors and local neighborhood streets. sencj2uraged to maximize -the Ue►tefrts pf cfr,pjW/ jpyestrnerrts, 3. The transportation system should consider planned development patterns, accessibility and mobility needs a. Improve overall accessibility to employment, education, public facilities, downtown and other activity centers b. Provide access between all developed areas of the region and connections to other cities and facilities in the region c Minimi7e dUrjiptjQn Qf glistiagand ! nned develQI)melits and d. Consider development potential within and beyond the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for the design years and provide tools to assess the impacts ofgrowth to assist the decision making. This includes the recently adopted CAMPO Growth Center model, the specifics of which are discussed further within this report 4. Meet the area's long range transportation needs. ate,}tablish the procedures for monitoring the DTP and proy,Lde for geriodic.W2dating and revisions. The OTP should be ujadatgd on -a pLg_-,�cheduled annual basis to allow for incorporation oL all changes itt_land- use plannigg for the City of Geongetl2Wil and other rrr4&MMU chanam and conditions b. Preserve right-gf wj�yforfuture roadway develognignt and gUansioth r...Tr &aortation planning should be performed within the frarn,ewQrA gf!'awp1gh•�tl, U iggional planning and gbguldstpppQt reaignalgr_owth and develapment•Qoals, d. Provide for an orderly improvement and expansion of the roadway system at a minimum cost as the need for improvement arises. 5. Consideration should be given to social and environmental impacts. a. Minimize air and water pollution, noise and other environmental impacts of transportation improvement and new facility construction and reduce negative impacts when possible. b. Minimize the impacts social impacts to particular areas of the City. All roadway improvement recommendations should not be concentrated in a single location. As much as possible they should be equitable across the City. Exhibit 5 OTP Amendment: N. Austin Avenue November 16, 2018 Page 3 of 3 While the proposed amendment is consistent with the highlighted Goals and Objectives of the Overall Transportation Plan as listed above, the proposed amendment is also consistent with the following 2030 Plan's goals, strategies and actions: 3.0 BALANCED TRANSPORTATION/EFFICIENT MOBILITY A. Georgetown has implemented improvements to the local road and traffic control system, including new thoroughfare linkages to enhance connectivity, improved and coordinated traffic signalization, and standards for access management to enhance traffic flow and safety. Based upon these recent transportation changes and analysis showing the capacity for a Major Arterial is not necessary for this portion of Austin Avenue, we respectfully request that the OTP is amended to reflect a Minor Arterial classification for North Austin Avenue from FM 971 to Lakeway Drive.