City Hall Essentials Planning & Zoning

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1 City Hall Essentials Planning & Zoning Bojorquez Law Firm, PC (2018)

2 Preserve or Create a Look & Feel

3 The Players - Public City Staff City s Consultants Zoning & Planning Commission City Council Board of Adjustment Courts Utilities / State / Federal / Local Governments

4 The Players - Private Property Owners Realtors Architects / Engineers / Planners / Attorneys Developers Builders Neighbors & Competitors Special Interest Groups

5 Planning & Land Use Tools Comp Plan Subdivisions Site Development Zoning Signs Water Quality Building Code Exterior Design Landscaping Historic Preservation Dilapidated Buildings Transportation Planning Floodplain Development Agreements Planned Dev t Districts Grandfathering Economic Development ETJ Expansion Annexation Mobile Homes Parks & Open Space Antenna Towers Nuisance Abatement

6 Comprehensive Plans What city had, what it has, & what it wants Direct the community s physical growth Ensure adequate infrastructure & services See that social needs are met Preserve quality of life Achieve a common vision for the future Establish legal foundation for the new ordinances

7 Subdivisions Platting Lot Sizes Streets & Alleys Water/Sewer Utility Easements Drainage

8 Site Development Site Plan Roads & Alleys Fire Lanes Parking & Sidewalks Easements Landscaping Utilities & Drainage

9 Zoning Provide Order / Promote Culture / Protect Property Values

10 Zoning Compatibility is the Key: Provide Peaceful Transitions

11 Appropriate Location for Uses

12 Discretion in Zoning Which Districts to have What is allowed Where Boundaries for Districts Rezoning Special Use Permits / Conditional Use Permits Planned Development Districts

13 Exterior Design Standards Should any house go anywhere? Cities can regulate aesthetics Create or perpetuate a look

14 Corporate Trade Dress Hutto Bee Cave

15 Corporate Trade Dress Architectural Design as Sign / Logo

16 McArchitecture?

17 Historic Preservation Places of historic, cultural, or architectural significance Clear intent to serve reasonable public goals Guidelines & legislative direction Elaborate decision-making process Clear standards Historic Uses

18 Manufactured Housing HUD-Code Manufactured Homes (post-1976) Mobile Homes (pre-1976) Legitimate concerns: severe weather property values long-term wear & tear 5% Rule (+/-) Installation Regulated by State Appearance & Landscaping Limiting To Parks Modular Homes (aka, Industrialized Housing )

19 Manufactured Housing?? Southern Building Code? or Southern Engineering??

20 Churches Law protects religious freedom from undue government restriction

21 Churches + Sanctuaries v. Schools, Meeting Halls, Parking Garages, & Residences?

22 God Given Right to Park? Church Parking Garage across the street from single-family homes?

23 Erogenous Zones Sexually Oriented Businesses Adult Entertainment Facilities Free Speech / Freedom of Expression Constitutional Right to Exist Zone it or. Adverse impact on surrounding areas Linked to crime & reduced property values

24 Grandfathering Tex. Loc. Gov t Code Ch application for permit for a project 2. reviewed & approved/denied 3. solely on the basis of regulations 4. in effect at the time of the 5. original application is filed 6. for first permit in a series

25 Other Hot Topics at P&Z Signs Tiny Houses Outdoor Lighting Development Agreements Public Improvement Districts

26 Conclusion 26

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