Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Prescribing the Type of Notice to be Given of the Time and Place of a Public Hearing to be Held Jointly by the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to Consider, Discuss, and Act on Amending and Relocating Chapter 146 (Zoning Ordinance), Chapter 142 (Subdivision Ordinance), Chapter 58 (Lighting Ordinance), Chapter 122, Article IV (Fence Ordinance), Chapter 134 (Sign Ordinance), and Chapter 130, Article IV (Stormwater Management Ordinance) into a Unified Development Code, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a Strong City Economy by Facilitating a Balance
between Industrial, Commercial, Residential, and Open Space)
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
Aaron Bloxham, Principal Planner
Alan Lathrom, Assistant City Attorney
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of the proposed Ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* As part of the New Code McKinney Initiative, staff recommends a number of amendments to Chapter 146 (Zoning Ordinance), Chapter 142 (Subdivision Ordinance), Chapter 58 (Lighting Ordinance), Chapter 122, Article IV (Fence Ordinance), Chapter 134 (Sign Ordinance), and Chapter 130, Article IV (Stormwater Management Ordinance); including the relocation of these chapters into a Unified Development Code.
* As part of this effort, the city is responsible for complying with all municipal and state procedures for amending chapters of the McKinney Code of Ordinances. In particular, Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code outlines the procedures for amending the city's zoning ordinance.
* Typically, Chapter 211 of the LGC requires that a public hearing be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to a public hearing by City Council for consideration of amendments to m...
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