| Agenda Item: | 10.
| | Agenda Title: | Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on Ordinance No. 543 to amend the Unified Development Code, Article 3 Zoning Regulations regarding Zoning Districts.
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| | Department: | Planning and Development
| | Staff Contact: | Carly Pearson, Director of Planning & Development
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1. INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE
The purpose of this agenda items is for the City Council to discuss, review, and consider approval of the Amendment to Article 3 of the Code of Ordinances, regarding zoning districts and standards in the City of Bee Cave.
2. DESCRIPTION/JUSTIFICATION
a) Background
City Council held its first Mixed-Use/Multi-Family Workshop on June 18th and the second was held on July 29th. Council held this workshop to understand and clarify some of the new regulations that were proposed to be included in the Unified Development Code. The education workshop included a presentation following up on the current code language discussed at both Workshops. City staff presented the information requested, and City Council provided direction to city staff for actions to be considered and move forward to a City Council agenda for action.
b) Issues and Analysis
After citizen and stakeholder feedback, Council determined and directed city staff to make some revisions to Article 3 of the UDC for consideration and action. The items directed by Council, and before you on this agenda, are:
- Update zoning dimensional standards of building height and footprint to be more in line with practical development constraints and priorities of Bee Cave.
- Update the Special Use Permit (SUP) process to be easier, faster and less expensive for applicants to seek, by removing the mandatory fully-engineered site plan requirement and included allowing a simple SUP process for increased building height and footprint when appropriate and desired.
- Update the Planned Development District (PDD) section to rescind the ban on PDD’s and once again allow them for creative and responsive development within the City of Bee Cave when appropriate and desired.
- Amend and add new zoning districts, which are: adding appropriate commercial amenity uses to Multi-Family zone, R-5, which now will be called Multi-Family & Amenity District, and adding new Commercial zoning options, C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) and C-2 (Medium Commercial) for use when appropriate and desired.
3. FINANCIAL/BUDGET
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4. TIMELINE CONSIDERATIONS
5. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends consideration of and action on the ordinance as presented and prepared according to Council direction.
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