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 2, SUBSECTION (A)(B) AND (D) BY REASSIGNING THE AUTHORITY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND REMOVING ANY REFERENCES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD; AMENDING SUBCHAPTER 9, SUBSECTION (F)(5) AND (G)(5) BY REASSIGNING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION; AND AMENDING SUBCHAPTER 20, SUBSECTION (C) TO REMOVE THE DEFINITION OF PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL PLAN; REPLACING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
This item is staff initiated in order to comply with City Council’s direction to dissolve the Architectural Review Board (ARB). The ARB was first established in 2004 by Ordinance No. 735-04-01-27 after the approval of the Downtown Master Plan. At the time of adoption, the ARB was to administer Subchapter B of Chapter 155 Site Development Code, applicable to the Central Business District. The ordinance made a previously administrative process of site development in the Downtown subject to final review by the ARB. Later, the ARB was given an additional duty through Chapter 15 to include hearing and deciding on variances concerning building articulation, exterior building wall standards and roof treatment for non residential structures city-wide. Currently, any action taken by the ARB is final and may not be appealed to another board. In October 2010, the City Council held its annual worksession with the ARB. Staff recommended the consolidation of the ARB’s duties with another board or commission. This recommendation was based on several factors, including:
· Development in the Downtown area slowed in the last couple of years.
· There are few unimproved sites in the Downtown for which dev...
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