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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07193ORDINANCE NO. 7193 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR THE BESSEMER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12 -5 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, the Planning and Zoning Commission is authorized to prepare and submit to the City Council for its approval a master development plan for the physical development of the City and to recommend such modifications of said plan, as it deems to be in the City's interest, and WHEREAS, the 2004 Bessemer Neighborhood Plan ( "Plan ") has been reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and recommended by it for approval to the City Council as consistent with and an extension of the Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development Plan - 2002. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The 2004 Bessemer Neighborhood Plan ( "Plan ") is hereby approved. The Plan is advisory only and establishes non - binding policies and guidelines for the physical development of the area covered by the Plan. All existing zone districts and uses within the area covered by the Plan are permitted and allowed to continue until the zone districts and uses are amended. Where there is a conflict between the Plan and City's Official Zoning Map, zoning ordinances or regulations, the Official Zoning Map, zoning ordinances and regulations shall prevail, and where there is a conflict between the Plan and the Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development Plan - 2002, the Pueblo Regional Development Plan - 2002 shall control until such time as the Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Plan - 2002 shall be amended. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED August 9, 2004 BY Michael Occhiato Councilperson , &Ct - 7 g 193 ■ =61 ...+ ■is Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE AGENDA ITEM if �633 DATE: August 9, 2004 DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH PLANNING DEPARTMENT /JIM MUNCH TITLE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR THE BESSEMER NEIGHBORHOOD. Shall City Council approve and certify the 2004 Bessemer Neighborhood Plan RECOMMENDATION Approval of Ordinance BACKGROUND In 2002, the City entered into a planning process and committed Community Development Block Grant funds to complete a neighborhood plan for the Bessemer Neighborhood. The completed plan addresses land use, community development, infrastructure and public facility needs, housing, economic development and historic preservation, addressing a 15 year planning horizon. The plan emphasizes specific implementation activities. Included in the public input process for the plan were a comprehensive neighborhood survey and a year -long series of public meetings. The Bessemer Association for Neighborhood Development has endorsed the Plan. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on July 14, 2004 to adopt the plan. FINANCIAL IMPACT No financial impact.