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Alondra Macias, Development Services Planner I
Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
This amendment would allow staff the flexibility to incorporate safe connectivity if cross access connections would create unsafe conditions.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM
This amendment seeks to allow one (1) ADU by right, and administratively allow two (2) if the onsite parking and drainage requirements can be met. Additionally, water, sewer, and other infrastructure considerations must also be met.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM
This amendment seeks to reduce impervious cover (concrete, asphalt, other) that water cannot travel through, and require more greenspace on lots to reduce flood risk throughout the city.
Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM
This amendment seeks to increase protection of trees by reducing the caliper inch for when mitigation begins from 13 caliper inches.
2. Hold public hearing, consider, and act to amend section 6.3.004 PROTECTED & HERITAGE TREES to add the requirement of a tree survey, add penalties, and further explanation of the requirements for tree protection.
This amendment seeks to improve tree protections by adding requirements for a tree survey and also adding penalties when not followed.
3. Hold public hearing, consider, and act to amend TABLE 2.1.003 PREFERRED PLANT LIST in the Technical Manual to add the Pecan Tree amongst others and remove some current trees.
This amendment seeks to additional species to the existing plant list and remove some trees based on recommendations from the native plant society and independent arborists.
4. Hold public hearing, consider, and act to amend Chapter 10, Definitions to include definitions of ISA-Certified Arborist, Native Plants and others.
This amendment seeks to clarify definitions
4. Hold public hearing, consider, and act to amend Appendix A, Fee Schedule for tree mitigation fees, and establish penalty for violation.
This amendment seeks to clarify the cost of mitigation, and introduce a penalty for violation.
Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
1. Discuss the intent of the ordinance as it relates to the creation of parks and open spaces, assessing a fee-in-lieu of dedication, and the creation of a park development fund.
2. Request input and direction from the Commission on the content of the ordinance.
Submitted by: Vivianna Nicole Andres, Assistant to the City Manager
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Notice is hereby given of the possibility of a quorum of any of the City of Bastrop Boards and Commissions and City Council at this Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
NO Board/Commission/Council action will be taken; NO deliberations will be held; and NO Board/Commission/Council business will be conducted, with the exception of P&Z.
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I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place of convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: ____12/13/2024_________ at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.
/s/ Kennedy Higgins
Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner