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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneousPost office .Box 99b0 1101 Texas Avenue Co lege Station, Texas 77842-09b0 X409) 764-3570 July 24 ~ 98 9 MEMORANDUM _TO: Planning & Zoning Commission ..FROM..: Jane R. Kee, Senior Planner RE: ~ Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Re uirin C Cur ~ ~ oncrete ,bang, and P~avldxng Standards for Surfacing ome very recent legislation has caused the City Attorne to Y recommend that a change be made to the above referenced ordinance prior to its con ideration by the Council. As ou • Y recall thl~ ardinan~e amendment was recommended for aproval b the P& p Y Z at Your 7-~-89 meeting. tither than leaving to the City Engineer's discretio n the acceptabili y of proposed designs for parkin ots the ' the ord.. 9~ change in finance lncorparates the standard de ails into the ordinance and allows variances to be sou ht from t g_ he Planning and Z ng Commission. Cathy strongly recommends-ithat phis than a be made. du ~ e to the judicial movement toward`pE~rsonal liability of public em to ees .for decisions made in the course p ~ of employment. Shestates that "The exercise of discretion inappro riatel or - p Y he misinterpreta tion of an ordinance subjects both: the employee and the Cit ,~ y to 1'abilty. Mark Smith and ~ mgt with Cathy to discuss this is sue .and fee 1 .that the change is an appropriate one to make. The item ' is back before the Commission so that you will be aware o~ the than e and the reasons for rior to consid ~ ~ '' p eratlon by the Council. f E r k: ,: • ~ ~ `, f r E ~' e ,, r I. ~< (' ~~ JCITY OF COLLEGE STATION PLANNIf~ DIV190N . 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I strongly recommend this change in light of the judicial movement toward personal liabili y of public em- ployees for decisions made -in the course of employment. The exercise of discretion na roprately or the msinterpreta- ~'~~ pp ~ ~ tion of an ordinance s~ub'ects both the em to ee and the City i 7 ~ y to labilit . y ~, ii CLjls i i l I i i i i i { ~' Post Office fax ~96Q 1 ~Q1 Texas Ave~~re College Stat~on~ Texas... 7842-060 (~Q9~ 164-35?0 Tt~: Pl~~~nn ~ ~~~i~~ ~missi~~ FRAM m Jae R ~ _ e ~ ~~~~.~~` P 1 ~~~te~ ~ ~ :A~ne~dn~er~t t~? th~~ ~~~1:~ ~~di~~~~ ~Cj~iri~~ ~~3~i~3."~t~ ~~ir~ ~~d F~~~~ii~ t~d~~ds fir ~u~f~.i~~ ~~e very re~e~n l~isl~t~.en his ~~.~ed the C~.~~ Att~~ney to '~~~mehd ths.t ~h~~~ bye ~.de ~ the ~~~e ~~~~~eh~~d ~rc~in~.n~e p~i~~ ~ ~.ts ~r~se~~t~.~~~ by the ~ncil : As y~~a re~~~ I this ~~d~.~~r~~ ~er~dr~~r~~ ~. r~eer~~ride fig ~pp~~~~I by the P~~' a~t y~t~~' 7-~-a ~ r~e~tir~ 8~theL th#~AiS .et~'~r~ t~ the ~lty ~13~1~1ee~' P s d,l.~~rJ. Gt~.~tt the ~ept~.~.1.i°~y ~~~se esa.~ ~~ ~~~kn~' ~~~s, the ehc~r~ge in the c~~°dir~~~ee irs~~p~r~te~~ the. st~~d~rd de~~i~.s i~nt~ ~h~ ~~d~.~h~e h ~ ~~ ~ari;~n~e t~ be s~~ght ~~~ the Pl~nna~n~ ~~d Z~nir~ Case ~thy st~c~~y; ~e~r~~hds t~ht this ~h~n~e a m~.~ due t~ the j~d~.~l ~~~em~ht tc~~~.~d l~~~se~l liability ~~ pu.bli~ epl~~yees car de~~si~~s ode ire the e~~s~ ~~ ~~pl~~~ne~t she states that "~ ~~~~.~ ~ -dise~eti~~~ ~ ~~p~°~p~itel~ ~g the ~isi~tex~p~et~- ti~~n ~~ ~.~ ~°dir~~~ ~~+aet~ bath the empl~~ee end the pity t~ liability." M~~r ~~th ~hd I yet Frith ~thy t~ i ~ ~ this ~. s ~ ~a~ end ~: ee l that the ~h~~ i~ n ~pp.~~p~i~:te ~n~ ~~ ~~~$ the item is back b~~'~~e the ~~~n~issi~r~ ~ ~th~t you ~1-1 b~ rare ~~ the ~ha.ng~e end ti"ie ~°~~s~~ 'er° it ri0~ tc~ ~c~s~de~~.ti~ by the ~~~~~i1. ,; k x , r p j C _. ~_ _ ~,~ ~~ h • PLAN~IVG DIVISION Posh Of f i e Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue Col ege Station, Texas 77842-0960 (.409) 7b4-370 July 24, 1989 MEMORANDUM TQ: Planning & Zoni q Commission FRAM: Jane R. Ke.e, Se for Planner RE: Amendment to th Zoninq Ordinance Requiring Concrete Curbing and Pro idng standards for Surfacing Some very recent legislat'on has caused the City Attorney to '~ ~ recommend that a change b made to the above referenced ordinance prior to its canesideratio by the Council. As you recall this, ordinance amendment was r`commended for approval by the P&~, at your ?-6-89 meeting. Rather than lea ing to th City Engineer's discretion the acceptability of proposed designs for parking lots, thech~nge in the ordinance incorporate the standard details into the ordinance and allows vari noes` o be sought from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Cathy strong y recommends that this change be made due to the judicial movement tawar~ ersonal liability of public employees for decisions made. in the course of employment. she s~atesthat "The exercise of dscreti n inappropriately or the misinte~~preta- tion of an ordinance subj cts both the employee and the City to liability." Mark smith`and I met with Cathy~to discuss this issue and feel that the: change is an app apriate one to make. The item is back before the Commission so hat you w-ill be aware ~f the change and the reasons for it prior o consideration by the Council. i n ~, 4 k 6 t ~ '~ ` I