1995-024RESOLUTION NO. 95-24
A RESOLUTION LIMITING THE NUMBER OF ZONING
RELATED APPLICATIONS THAT MAY BE SCHEDULED
ON ONE AGENDA AT A MEETING OF THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION OR THE CITY COUNCIL;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, review of zoning applications is a lengthy process and requires much
analysis by the City Staff, City Planning and Zoning Commission, and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is important to allow all citizens an opportunity
to provide input to the Commission and City Council and unduly late meetings create a hardship
on the citizens; and
WHEREAS, scheduling of an excessive number of zoning related applications on a
single agenda results in meetings which extend well past midnight and produces an environment
in which careful and thoughtful consideration of the issues of a case is difficult; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city to limit the number of zoning related
applications that may be heard at one meeting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The maximum number of zoning related applications that may be
considered in public hearing at one Planning and Zoning Commission meeting or City Council
meeting is limited to five (5) Zoning related applications shall including Zoning Changes,
Concept plans, Site Plans, Development Plans, and Specific Use Permits; except, that if five (5)
or more plat reviews are scheduled for a meeting, the total number of zoning related applications
that may be heard is limited to three (3).
SECTION 2. To insure a comprehensive review of development applications; zoning,
concept plan, development plan, site plan, and preliminary plat applications which encompass
the same land area and are submitted and processed concurrently shall be collectively considered
as one (1) zoning related item.
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SECTION 3. Among the zoning related applications that may be heard, the following
limits apply:
a) No more than two (2) zoning items of fifteen (15) acres or larger; and
b) No more than two (2) applications requiring the review of Concept Plans, Site
Plans, Development Plans or Specific Use Permits.
SECTION 4. In order to accommodate public participation in components of the
Comprehensive Master Plan, no more than one (1) Comprehensive Master Plan element as
identified in the City Charter shall be placed on an agenda of the Planning and Zoning
Commission or the City Council. Further, discussion or consideration of these elements shall not
begin after 11:00 p.m. in the evening.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any of the above limitations, the Planning and Zoning
Commission or City Council may consider more zoning related items which are on the agenda
and have been duly notified and public hearings posted to the extent that no discussion for
zoning related items begins after 11:00 p.m. in the evening.
SECTION 6. If a zoning applicant will suffer an undue hardship resulting from delay
caused by the limitations contained in this resolution, the applicant may appeal to the City
Council for relief.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage, and it is
accordingly so resolved.
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LeGrand, City Secretary
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