Zoning Board of Adjustments Tuesday, February 20, 2024 06:00 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.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

1. 3A.Consider action to nominate and point a Vice Chair.

2. 3B.Consider action to approve meeting minutes from the October 26, 2022 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting.

   Submitted by: Alondra Macias, Planner I

• Staff Report for Meeting Minutes_October.pdf (0.30 MB)
• October 26, 2022 Meeting Minutes.pdf (0.11 MB)

3. 3C.Public Hearing and consider action on variances from the Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code, Chapter 8 – Signs, Article 8.3 (k) Monument Signs for the number of signs, sign height, base height, and internal illumination, for the Valverde subdivision, located at 242 Fm 969, within the City Limits of the City of Bastrop, Texas

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

• Staff Report Valverde sign Variance 2-20 meeting.pdf (0.19 MB)
• Attachment 1 - Location Map.pdf (1.69 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Letter from Applicant.pdf (0.20 MB)
• Attachment 3 - Master Sign Plan.pdf (4.03 MB)
• Attachment 4 - Code referencing Variance requests.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Attachment 5 - Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code Monument Sign Requirement.pdf (0.26 MB)
• Attachment 6 - Blank Findings for Sec 8.2.003 Variances.pdf (0.02 MB)

4. 3D.Public Hearing and consider action on variances from the Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code, Chapter 8 – Signs, Article 8.3 (k) Monument Signs for the sign height, base height, and internal illumination, for the Bastrop Highschool, located at 1614 Chamber Street, within the City Limits of Bastrop, Texas. 

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

• 1614 Chamber Staff Report.pdf (0.28 MB)
• Attachment 1 - 1614 Chamber Street Location Map.pdf (3.19 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Bastrop High School - Variance Application - Marquee Sign Corrected 1-29-2024.pdf (2.05 MB)
• Attachment 3 - Bastrop High School Sign Study - Corrected 1-29-2024.pdf (0.43 MB)
• Attachment 4 - Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code Monument Sign Requirement.pdf (0.26 MB)
• Attachment 5 - Blank Findings for Sec 8.2.003 Variances.pdf (0.02 MB)

5. 3E.Public Hearing and consider action on variances from the Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code, Chapter 8 – Signs, Article 8.3 (k) Monument Signs for the internal illumination, for the Mina Elementary, located at 1203 Hill St, within the City Limits of the City of Bastrop, Texas.

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

• _Staff Report-Mina Elementary.pdf (0.19 MB)
• Attachment 1 - 1203 Hill Street Location Map.pdf (2.76 MB)
• Attachment 2 - Picture of Sign.pdf (0.13 MB)
• Attachment 3 -Sign specifications.pdf (3.90 MB)
• Attachment 4 - Bastrop Building Block (B³) Code Monument Sign Requirement.pdf (0.26 MB)
• Attachment 5 - Blank Findings for Sec 8.2.003 Variances.pdf (0.02 MB)

4.UPDATES

1. 4A.Items or topics requested by Historic Landmark Commission for future agendas.

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:  February 15, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened.

/s/ Nicole Peterson                                          
Nicole Peterson, Development Coordinator