Special Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, October 30, 2024 05:00 PM Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers

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1.CALL TO ORDER

2.CITIZEN COMMENTS

At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Board/Commission must complete a citizen comment form and give the completed form to the Board/Commission Secretary prior to the start of the Board/Commission meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, the Board/Commission cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time.  Instead, the Board/Commission is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action.

It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group.  Neither is it the intention of the Board/Commission to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Board/Commission, as a body, or any member or members of the Board/Commission individually or collectively, or members of the City’s staff.  Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Board/Commission and/or any person in the Board/Commission’s presence will not be tolerated.

3.WORKSHOP

  1. 3A.Proposal to amend section SEC. 6.3.005 ALLEYS & DRIVEWAY LOCATIONS to remove alley entrance as the preferred means of vehicular access.   

    Proposal to amend section SEC. 6.3.006 PARKING to remove parking maximums, allow residential garage facades to begin in the first layer, and allow parking in the first layer. 

    Proposal to amend the B3 Technical Manual SEC. 2.1.006 PARKING AREAS to allow for parking in the first layer. 

    Proposal to amend section SEC. 6.3.006 PARKING to create onsite parking requirements. 

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM

  2. 3B.Proposal to amend section SEC. 6.5.003 BUILDING STANDARDS PER PLACE TYPE A- LOT OCCUPACTION (table) to reduce lot occupation standards also known as impervious cover ratios to reduce flooding risk. 

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM

  3. 3C.Proposal to amend section SEC. 6.5.003 BUILDING STANDARDS PER PLACE TYPE A – LOT OCCUPATION (table) by adding additional dwelling unit category and to reduce the number of dwelling units allowed by right from two (2) to one (1) unless authorized by the Development Review Committee and/or the Planning Commission.

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, City Manager, ICMA-CM, CPM

  4. 3D.Proposal to amend section SEC 6.3.004 PROTECTED & HERITAGE TREES to decrease the caliper per tree that will be protected from future development.

    Proposal to amend section SEC 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. 

    Proposal to amend TABLE 2.1.003 PREFERRED PLANT LIST to add the Pecan Tree amongst others and remove some current trees.

    Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department

  5. 3E.Proposal to amend the B3 code by adding a section to create a  Community Enrichment Fund to be used to fund park development, improvement, and art in parks.  

    Submitted by: Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, ICMA-CM, CPM, City Manager

4.UPDATES

  1. 4A.Future development related items

  2. 4B.Individual Requests from Planning & Zoning Commissioners that particular items to be listed on future agendas (no group discussion allowed). 

  3. 4C.Development Services Department Monthly Project Volume Report.

5.ADJOURNMENT

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:  _____________________ at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

                                                         

Submitted by: Kennedy Higgins, Senior Planner, Development Services Department