(a) The city plan commission is created to assist Fort Worth in becoming and maintaining the stature as the most livable city in Texas. The mission is to serve the public and advise the city in the orderly growth and development of the community. This mission is accomplished through the formulation and maintenance of a comprehensive plan and its appendices, recommendations of proposals for annexations, the processing of plats, plans and other tasks as defined by city council and applicable law.
(b) Incorporated within the duties of the plan commission are the responsibilities for the following:
(1) Study and recommend on all proposals for voluntary annexation or limited purpose annexation that are inconsistent with the comprehensive plan;
(2) Exercise all the powers of a commission as to the approval or disapproval of plans, plats or replats and vacations of plans, plats or replats as set out in Tex. Local Government Code Chapter 212;
(3) Keep informed with reference to the progress of city planning in Fort Worth and other cities and counties and recommend improvements to the adopted plans of the city; and
(4) Study and recommend on the planning, design, location, vacation, closing or termination of public rights-of-way, bridges, public buildings, parks and other capital improvement projects, considering the design of streets and blocks that promote viable, safe and sustainable neighborhoods with regard for traffic control and safety, convenient access, and traffic and pedestrian circulation and internal sub-neighborhood area connection and circulation both within the subdivision and between adjacent subdivisions, without the need for utilizing the perimeter arterial streets system for such purpose.
(c) The city plan commission shall be composed of residents of the city. The city council shall consider for appointment to the commission only those persons who have demonstrated their civic interest; general knowledge of the community, independent judgment; understanding of zoning and planning; availability to prepare for and attend meetings; and who, by reason of diversity of their occupations, constitute a commission which is broadly representative of the community.
(d) The city council shall appoint the city plan commission, which shall consist of 11 members, who shall serve in places numbered one through 11, and five alternate members to serve in the absence of one or more regular members. Preference will be given, where feasible, to prior plan commission members as appointees to serve as alternate members to the commission. After the expiration of the initial members' terms, members shall serve two-year terms. No regular member shall serve more than three consecutive two-year terms and the terms of current members of the commission shall be counted toward the limit of terms to be served, for purposes of this section. At the expiration of three consecutive two-year terms of service as a regular member, the member may be appointed to serve as an alternate member at the discretion of the city council.
(Ord. 26353-08-2023, § 3, passed 8-8-2023)