Ordinance No. 13,534ORDINANCE NO. 13,534
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE BAYTOWN 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
UPDATE THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN TO REMOVE THE PROPOSED
WESTWARD EXTENSION OF MORELOS ROAD FROM ITS
INTERSECTION WITH WADE ROAD TO PROPOSED NORTH -SOUTH
COLLECTOR, BAYTOWN, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the Baytown 2025 Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan") assists City officials,
staff and citizens in making sound decisions affecting the future growth and development of the
City and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Thoroughfare Plan removes the proposed
westward extension of Morelos Road from its intersection with Wade Road to proposed north -
south collector, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, as the location of this proposed collector trisects
the property in an area that is master planned for an industrial park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that an update to the Thoroughfare Plan contained
in the Plan is appropriate given the proposed future development; and
WHEREAS, the amendment of the Plan to update the Thoroughfare Plan has been
reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission (the "Commission"); and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2017, the Commission voted to recommend that the City
Council approve the amendment of the Plan to update the Thoroughfare Plan; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2017, a public hearing was conducted at which the public
was given the opportunity to give testimony and present written evidence regarding this
amendment of the Baytown 2025 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, after receiving the Commission's recommendation as well as any input
received at the public hearing, the City Council desires to amend the Baytown 2025
Comprehensive Plan to update the Thoroughfare Plan to better reflect future development; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: All matters and facts set forth in the recitals above are found to be true,
and are approved as the processes and procedures which the City Council of the City of Baytown
undertook and completed prior to the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby amends the
Baytown 2025 Comprehensive Plan to update the Thoroughfare Plan. A copy of said plan is
attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
Section 3: The comprehensive plan as amended herein shall serve as a frame of
reference for future actions of the City officers, staff, and citizens. This adoption recognizes that
each individual action referring to the plan must be a stand-alone action based on all factors
known at the time the action is taken.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by tl
City of Baytown this the 10th day of August, 2017.
ATTEST:
LE ICIA B SCH, City C r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ, S , City Attorney
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Exhibit "A"
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Thoroughfare Plan
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