2022-044 - Approving a Minor Amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan from a Major Collector Roadway to an Arterial Roadway north of Jefferson Road, from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Drive for Forestbrook Estates

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ORDINANCE NO. 2022 - 044 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING A MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN FROM A MAJOR COLLECTOR ROADWAY TO AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY NORTH OF JEFFERSON RD. FROM SE LOOP 286 TO COLLEGIATE DR. FOR FORESTBROOK ESTATES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, city staff has reviewed the proposed Master Thoroughfare Plan in relation to the classification of a Major Collector Roadway North of Jefferson Rd. from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Dr. for Forestbrook Estates; and WHEREAS, the proposed collector street is insufficient for the planned development of this site, and an Arterial Roadway would better suit said development; and WHEREAS, the developer has petitioned to amend the thoroughfare plan to support the mixed use master planned community creating another major east -west route south of Lamar and Clarksville without reliance on the Loop system; and WHEREAS, the proposed plan would be considered a future TXDoT roadway if the City and developer can agree on how to collectively pay for the new construction; and WHEREAS, at its July 5, 2022 meeting, after conducting a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the minor amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan upsizing the Major Collector Roadway to an Arterial Roadway; and WHEREAS, at the July 25, 2022 meeting of the Paris City Council, the City Council, after conducting a public hearing, and having considered the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the testimony and evidence introduced at said public hearing approves a minor amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan from a Major Collector Roadway to an Arterial Roadway North of Jefferson Rd. from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Dr.; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That a Minor amendment to the Master Thoroughfare Plan from a Major Collector Roadway to an Arterial Roadway North of Jefferson Rd. from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Dr. be approved.