Planning and Zoning Commission to meet Sept. 16; new state rule will change agenda posting and Highland Village phase 2 site plan to return

Summary

The commission set its next regular meeting for Sept. 16 and staff warned that Texas House Bill 1522 takes effect Sept. 1, changing agenda posting to three business days before meetings. Staff also said Highland Village Phase 2 site-plan renewal, which expired after not building within a year, will return to the commission.

The Planning and Zoning Commission set its next regular meeting for Sept. 16 and received notice from staff that Texas House Bill 1522 will change how the city posts meeting agendas.

Autumn Amen, the community development coordinator, told commissioners the city currently delivers meeting packets on a straight 72-hour schedule but, beginning Sept. 1 under House Bill 1522, must post agendas three business days before meetings. Amen said staff will adjust packet delivery to the Wednesday before meetings to comply when the new law takes effect and will account for holidays when scheduling packet delivery.

Amen also said the commission should expect a renewed site-plan application for Highland Village Phase 2 at a future meeting. “This is a renewal on a site plan that expired,” she said, explaining the previous site plan lapsed because construction did not start within one year. Amen said the applicant indicated they now intend to proceed and staff will bring the renewed site plan forward for review.

No formal action on Highland Village Phase 2 or staffing changes was taken during the meeting.