Title
Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2010-29 to amend Sections 125-49 and 125-50 of Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Texas entitled “Zoning” by amending the time frame for written notice to surrounding property owners, posting of signs and publication notice in the newspaper for zoning cases and special use permits (Director of Planning and Research)
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a 21-day notification prior to public hearings by a vote of 7-1-0 on July 19, 2010
Background:
At the June 7th Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, staff proposed changing the posting of signs notifying the public of special use permit requests from 30 days to 10 days to be consistent with zoning changes. The reason for the change was solely for consistency with zoning. However, the Commission expressed concerns that 10 days wasn’t enough notice for even zoning changes. In addition, the Commission wanted written notification to surrounding property owners to be increased from 10 days to be consistent with the posting of signs. The current Ordinance provisions are consistent with the Texas Local Government Code except for the posting of signs, which is not required by state code. The current Zoning Ordinance and state code require a 10-day written notification to property owners and a 15-day notification in the newspaper. At the June 21st meeting, staff prepared options showing the time frame for zoning and special use permit requests to be approved by Council with a 21-day notification and a 30-day notification. After discussion, the Commission was in favor of a 30-day notification. However, on July 19th after hearing public comment, the Commission voted in favor of a 21-day notification. Consequently, the process for zoning and special use permit applications will be approximately 7 days longer based upon the typical Commission and Council calendars.
Origination:
Planning & Research Departm...
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