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Ordinance No. 11,929ORDINANCE NO. 11,929 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE BAYTOWN 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO UPDATE THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN CONCERNING PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10, NORTH OF NEEDLEPOINT ROAD, WEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND APPROXIMATELY 2,600 FEET EAST OF SJOLANDER ROAD, BAYTOWN, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 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 collector connecting Needlepoint and the Interstate 10 East Service Road, east of Sjolander Road, as the location of this proposed collector conflicts with the developed environment, the highest and best use of the property, and the developer's desire to restrict public access through the proposed industrial development; 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 April 17, 2012, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the amendment of the Plan to update the Thoroughfare Plan; and WHEREAS, on April 26, 2012, 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 the amended portion 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 the affirmative o of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 26`h day of April, 2012. ° CjTy Sf PHEN H. DONCARLOS, LX,n'CIA BRYSCH, Cil}rCll APPROVED AS TO FORM: ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., Attorney \ \Cobfs01\IcgaWuen \Fi1es \City Counci1\0rdinances\2012Wpri1 26\ UpdaringComprehcnsivcPluThoroughfarcP lan.doc Exhibit "A" Thoroughfare Plan Amendment as BAYI�OWIV �a cow p+ ase Legend Thoroughfare Plan u ^Existing Collector ^Existing Expressway /Existing Major u Arterial a+'O ^Existing Minor Arterial "%Futm Expressway - � a d'%Proposed Collector ^Proposed Minor Arterial u L N to s malp is for planning purposes only. Not survey green. Seale 1:5,644 Iin -470N