Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE XV LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 157 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDING SUBCHAPTER 4 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES TO ADD CLARIFICATION TO THE UNIT MIX REQUIREMENT IN THE MULTI-FAMILY SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (MF-S) AND MULTI-FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (MF-U); AND SUBCHAPTER 5 ESTABLISHMENT OF OVERLAYS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS TO ADD UNIT MIX REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SUBURBAN LEVEL 3 (CL3), URBAN LEVEL 4 (CL4) AND URBAN CENTER LEVEL 5 (CL5) DISTRICTS (CA1106-01); REPLACING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
When the Unified Development Code was created in 2009, multi-family design standards were integrated to address community concerns, including impacts to the school district. In an effort to reduce impacts, a bedroom unit mix was added to the Multi-family Suburban (MF-S) and Multi-family Urban (MF-U) zoning districts. The requirement however does not address developments with units that exceed 3 bedrooms. In addition, the unit mix requirement was inadvertently left out of the Corridor zoning districts which also allow multi-family land uses. As directed by City Council on May 24, 2011, the proposed text amendments add language to address larger units and to provide uniformity throughout the City.
Prior City Council Action
On August 9th, the City Council conducted the public hearing as advertised and approved the ordinance on first reading.
Deadline for City Council Action
The City Council shall take action within 60 days of the public hearing (no later than October 8, 2011).
Fiscal Impact
N/A
Staff Recommendation
On July 18, 2011, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the text amendments.
Drafter
Trey Fletcher, AICP
Managing Director of Operations