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The issue surfaced during citizen communication when an unnamed resident told the commission the problem has persisted for years. “We've been asking for that for more than 2 years and we get kind of brushed off,” the resident said, adding they had expected a staff report on the issue at this meeting.

Commission Chair Amy Everhart said she had raised the issue on a preparatory call and was told city staff was working with the city attorney. City planning staff told the commission they had met after the last meeting, had drafted a few options and submitted those to the city attorney for review. A planner said staff had already implemented a small change to mailed notices and receipts, adding clearer language and contact information so recipients know how to provide comments and how to attend or call about an item.

The substance of the commissioners' response focused on whether the city should require broader notification than the state minimum. One commissioner suggested amending the city code to expand the notification radius to 500 feet; that proposal was tied directly to neighbors' complaints about a proposed employment/data center that some nearby residents say would increase noise and light near homes. Commissioners agreed to place the notice-distance issue on next month’s Planning and Zoning agenda, and to consider forming a subcommittee to work with the city attorney on draft language.

Staff also told the commission that the city has solicited consultants to update the zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan; the consultant selection is scheduled to go to City Council on July 24, and those consultant-led public meetings would be an appropriate time to propose broader notice or zoning changes. The staff presentation noted that any change to notice rules that goes beyond state law would be enacted by city ordinance.

In an update later in the meeting on matters the commission had referred to council, commissioners were told the council held the employment-center plan for the proposed data center and asked the applicant to conduct a workshop with neighbors. City staff said the city is not hosting that workshop because once an application is filed, the city does not typically run applicant-led neighborhood meetings; the applicant and residents are communicating to set the meeting. A city staff member responded to concerns that environmental and noise questions had not been considered, saying engineers had reviewed environmental impacts and that site-specific issues such as noise, lighting and landscaping would be enforced at the site-plan stage.

Next steps: the commission will add a discussion item to its next meeting agenda to consider drafting an ordinance on public notices (including a proposed 500-foot radius) and will explore forming a small group to work with the city attorney on language and timing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Taylor - Planning and Zoning - Jul 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission on the evening of a regularly scheduled meeting pressed city staff for faster action on public-notice letters, and agreed to put a discussion item on next month’s agenda to consider tightening local notice rules after neighbors raised concerns tied to a proposed data center.","taxTitle","Taylor, Williamson County, Texas","taxId",56865,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6520342,"Taylor Planning & Zoning: minutes approved; commission votes on replats, plats and a subdivision variance",912,1288000,2200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332857-d6268c407533e92483ed02713413df11&start=1288&end=2200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332857-d6268c407533e92483ed02713413df11/thumbnail_1288000.jpg","/articles/6520342/Taylor/Williamson-County/Texas/Taylor-Planning-Zoning-minutes-approved-commission-votes-on-replats-plats-and-a-subdivision-variance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520342-824329f49b569ebdd3a36a4319f8323d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173333&Signature=ii~AObzgGpzYyPkNsTKwfOMV7JwxiAMqzX-SHJxyx1A~ewKBrHZA-3NNNvai6sbIL2otZwTNSmboAKPLsqvn~xG2Yi-4RUu8Ob-z5ylhig2D7RXiZLHkK8xiQ2kItf1p3FaA1uaGjUmGWetZIYzDDRM-4vsl3WeIuwjYRvsYFaLgWv-uLdaYAGxtFm-2rYHxeYixezbhUYy~o~8Tpr4OstfJrNsRxNdUSgJSaeQd0gg0FpUfLajlGfC8wwVl6dleOCJXMYCgpnZVONtUSxuxG8jYPTo-fBVVcZqWTOzLSZOrAWW6oBrnrx9IavKFrCA7WaekQFE9XSsoZ06tGhW9Ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission approved the consent agenda and then took formal votes on multiple subdivision and platting matters at its meeting.

On the consent agenda the commission approved minutes from the June 12, 2025 meeting by a 7-0 vote. Vice Chair Frazier moved to approve and Secretary Maruska seconded.

Replat disapprovals
- Isla De Acqua replat (PZ2025-2534): The commission recommended disapproval. Motion to recommend disapproval was made by Secretary Maruska and seconded by Commissioner Roy; the recommendation passed 7-0. Staff noted multiple engineering and platting issues and said it had met with the applicant and expects a resubmittal.
- Cabo Properties replat (PZ2025-2532): The commission recommended disapproval. Motion by Commissioner Gonzales, second by Commissioner Newman; the recommendation passed 7-0. Staff said outstanding issues included atypical references to “private utilities” and that the applicant will need to connect to city utilities.

Plats
- Northcutt preliminary plat (PZ2023-1904): Staff recommended approval of this preliminary plat for a parcel south of Carlos G. Parker; the commission recommended approval. Motion by Commissioner Newman, second by Secretary Maruska. The motion passed 6-0 with one commissioner recused (recusal noted on the record). Staff said the project began in 2023 and has now met the minimum standards of the land development code and engineering manual.
- 3811 North Main final plat (PZ2023-1969): The commission recommended conditional approval of the final plat, subject to resolving a planning comment (a mismatched title and converting an image to black-and-white) and an engineering comment that requires additional language. Motion by Secretary Maruska, second by Commissioner Buzan; the motion passed 7-0.

Subdivision variance
- Taylor Point subdivision variance (PZ2025-2522): The commission considered a variance to the City of Taylor Engineering Manual’s detention and erosion requirements related to Q-critical flow values (frequent-storm peak flow controls) for a roughly 39.98-acre site near Carlos G. Parker Boulevard (Taylor Point). City staff and the applicant presented technical work showing the variance would meet the city’s intent to protect downstream creeks from erosion, while avoiding on-site nuisance retention times and clogging risks. Floodplain engineer Brian Martin explained the rule is intended to reduce downstream erosion on Taylor’s highly erodible Eastland Prairie soils. The commission recommended approval of the variance by motion of Commissioner Newman, seconded by Commissioner Gonzales; the motion passed 7-0.

Other procedural notes: staff explained that state law (the plat “shot clock”) can cause an application to be automatically approved if the city takes no action within the statutory timeframe, which is why staff brings many applications forward with a recommendation of disapproval when unresolved engineering or platting deficiencies remain. Staff told the commission it typically meets with applicants to resolve comments and that conditional approvals are used for minor scrivener or formatting issues so projects are not delayed when substantive code compliance is satisfied.

The commission’s actions will be forwarded to City Council where applicable.","At the Taylor Planning and Zoning Commission meeting members approved minutes and took a series of votes: they recommended disapproval of two replats, approved a preliminary plat, gave conditional approval to a final plat, and approved a subdivision variance related to detention and erosion controls for Taylor Point.","actionData","errors"]

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Taylor commissioners press staff on public-notice letters and consider expanding notice radius after data center concerns

Taylor Planning & Zoning: minutes approved; commission votes on replats, plats and a subdivision variance