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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00070401REPORT NO. 00-221 A REPORT BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station has considered changes in protocol to improve the processes and procedures under which the Commission functions; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station desires to better communicate its recommendations reports to the City Council of the City of College Station; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station requests a workshop meeting with the City Council to discuss alternative ways to consider zoning requests and the process by which requests go the Council, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, that PART 1: The changes in protocol, process and procedure provided for in Exhibit A, attached are hereby approved. PART 2: Those changes in protocol, process and procedure which do not require amendments to ordinances or any action by the College Station City Council will become effective February 1, 2001. ADOPTED this C day of 52001. v - APPROVED Exhibit A A. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall prepare a written report giving its recommendation for zoning district (map) or zoning ordinance (text) amendments. This report shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission and included with all applications and reports received by the City Council. B. The Planning and Zoning Commission Liaison to the City Council shall present the Commission's recommendation to the Council. The Liaison will present the recommendation as approved by the Commission from the Commission's written report C. The Planning and Zoning Commission will allow applicants in all regular agenda items before the Commission to present their application to the Commission. D. The Planning and Zoning Commission requests that the City Council hold a joint workshop with the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss alternative ways to consider zoning requests and the process by which requests go the Council including possible amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, including, but not limited to, requiring that an appeal be necessary to schedule a rezoning hearing before Council when the Commission has recommended denial of the request. E. The Planning and Zoning Commission will receive public comment for the record on items that are not set for public hearings. Future agendas of the Planning and Zoning Commission will identify items which are not set for public hearing and provide an opportunity for public comments prior to items which are set for public hearing. l RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station has considered changes in protocol to improve the processes and procedures under which the Commission functions; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station desires to better communicate its recommendations to the City Council of the City of College Station; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of College Station recommends to the City Council that certain amendments to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of College Station be made in order to improve the quality of the zoning decisions made for the City, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS that PART 1: The changes in protocol, process and procedure provided for in Exhibit A, attached, are hereby approved. PART 2: These changes in protocol, process and procedure will become effective January 1, 2001. PART 3 This resolution shall be forwarded to the College Station City Council. The Commission hereby requests that the Council initiate amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for the City of College Station where necessary in protocol, process and procedure as provided for in Exhiit oAimplement changes ADOPTED this day of 2000. APPROVED Karl Mooney, Chairman js/c/resolu/raiify. doe 11/30/2000 Exhibit A r~ ~~fQ A. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall thmud a written report giving its recommendation for zoning map or zoning ordinance amendments. This report shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission and included with all applications and reports received by the City Council. B. The Planning and Zoning Commission Liaison to the City Council shall present the Commission's recommendation to the Council. The Liaison will present the recommendation as approved by the Commission from the Commission's written report C. The Planning and Zoning Commission hereby requests that the City Council initiate an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City Of College Station,~equiring a 3/4 majority of the Council to overrule a Commission recommendation to deny a rezoning as provided for in the Local Government Code. D. The Planning and Zoning Commission will require all applicants in cases before the Commission to present their application prior to opening the public hearing at which it will be considered, or in cases that do not require public hearings, prior to consideration of the case by the Commission. E. The Planning and Zoning Commission hereby requests that the City Council initiate an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of College Station to make the 6 month waiting period for additional rezoning requests mandatory and not subject to waiver. F. The Planning and Zoning Commission hereby requests that the City Council initiate an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of College Station to require that applicants file an appeal of a Commission recommendation to deny a rezoning request prior to placing such request on the Council agenda. G. The Planning and Zoning Commission will establish a time limit for all public hearings. In establishing a time limit, the Commission may consider criteria such as the length of the agenda and the number of speakers registered to address the item. Time limits may be divided with specified periods for support and opposition, set as a total time for each hearing, or a fixed time set for all hearings. H. The Planning and Zoning Commission will not receive public comment on items that are not set for public hearings.