Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1203-15-02-24 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE XV LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 157 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING SUBCHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, BY UPDATING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; REPLACING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; CONTAINING SEVERABILITY AND REPEALER CLAUSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (CA1810-04)
Summary
Per the 2030 Comprehensive Plan's implementation schedule, the City shall pursue Unified Development Code (UDC) revisions every one to five years. The UDC was most recently revised and adopted in February 2015. The purpose of the proposed code amendments to Subchapter 2, Administration are to address the following items:
· Added Fee Schedule provisions - Appendix A reference
· Updated Commission and Board powers and duties in accordance with new City Charter provisions (Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
· P&Z - now waivers greater than 20% from the minimum applies to all zoning districts, not just corridor for Subchapter 9, 10, and 11
· Updated Capital Improvement Advisory Committee composition and term to be more consistent with State law.
· Added City Manager power and duties associated with the acceptance of easements by separate instrument, when in conjunction with development review process.
· Relocated Floodplain management responsibilities from Building Official to Development Engineering Director.
· Separated City Engineer and Development Engineering Director responsibilities
· Updated City Forester delegation of authority - In absence of City Forester, the Planning Director shall enforce tree preservation standards through the development process. (Subchapter 12 and Tree Technical Manual)
· Updated the Supplemental Schedule Provisions - to be more of a guiding document.
· Fee Schedule and Application Submittal and Content requirements shall be adopted by ordinance, and included as Appendix A and B within the UDC...
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