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ORDINANCE NO. 9030
0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan is an update of the 1992
Comprehensive Plan that will assist City Officials, City Staff and Citizens in making sound
decisions affecting the future growth and development of the City and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, numerous meetings, public forums and interviews with community leaders
and neighborhood organizations were conducted to determine the contents of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Baytown 2020 Comprehensive Plan consist of the following eleven
elements:
➢ Introduction,
➢ Community Vision,
➢ Community Profile,
➢ Land Use & Annexation,
➢ Community Appearance and Image,
➢ Transportation,
➢ Environmental Resources,
➢ Parks & Recreation,
➢ Housing,
➢ Utilities Infrastructure, and
➢ Implementation.
WHEREAS, each plan element provides a wealth of information to serve as a solid
foundation for future decision - making relating to Baytown's growth and development; and
WHEREAS, a joint public hearing was held on Monday, October 16, 2000 with City
Council and Baytown 2020 Steering Committee to receive citizens' comments on the update of
the 1992 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the comprehensive plan formulated by the
Baytown 2020 Steering Committee as the comprehensive plan for the City of Baytown; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby adopts the
comprehensive plan proposed by the Baytown 2020 Steering Committee as the comprehensive
plan of the City of Baytown, Texas. A copy of said plan is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A,"
and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: The comprehensive plan adopted in Section 1 hereof shall serve as a frame
of reference for future actions of the City Staff, Commissions and Council. 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.
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® Section 3: 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 the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 9t" day of November, 2000.
ATTEST:
GA SMITH, City Clerk
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor