By: Madla S.B. No. 759 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to municipal comprehensive plans. 1-2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-3 SECTION 1. Title 7, Subtitle A of the Local Government Code 1-4 is amended by adding Chapter 210 to read as follows: 1-5 Chapter 210. MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. 1-6 Sec. 210.001. PURPOSE. The authority and powers granted 1-7 under this chapter are for the purpose of promoting sound 1-8 development of cities and promoting public health, safety, and 1-9 general welfare. 1-10 Sec. 210.002. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS GENERALLY. (a) The 1-11 governing body of a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for 1-12 the long-range development of the city. Where adopted under the 1-13 authority of this chapter, the scope of a comprehensive plan shall 1-14 include, but is not limited to, land use, transportation and public 1-15 facilities. A comprehensive plan may be a single plan or may 1-16 consist of a coordinated set of plans organized by subject and 1-17 geographic area. A city may define the exact content and design of 1-18 a comprehensive plan. 1-19 (b) A comprehensive plan may be used to coordinate and guide 1-20 the establishment of development regulations. A city may define 1-21 within its charter or by ordinance the relationship between a 1-22 comprehensive plan and development regulations, including providing 1-23 standards for determining the consistency required between a plan 2-1 and development regulations. 2-2 (c) A comprehensive plan adopted under the authority of this 2-3 chapter and complying with the substantive provisions of the Texas 2-4 Local Government Code Section 395.045 may be used in lieu of 2-5 separately adopted land use assumptions required for the enactment 2-6 of impact fees. 2-7 Sec. 210.003. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE 2-8 PLAN. (a) A comprehensive plan may be adopted or amended by 2-9 ordinance of the governing body of a municipality following a 2-10 public hearing and review by the city's planning commission where 2-11 established. 2-12 (b) A city may establish by charter or ordinance procedures 2-13 for adopting and amending a comprehensive plan. 2-14 Sec. 210.004. OTHER MUNICIPAL PLANS. This chapter does not 2-15 limit the ability of a city to prepare other plans, policies, or 2-16 strategies as it may require. 2-17 SECTION 2. Section 211.004(b) of the Local Government Code 2-18 is repealed. 2-19 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.