City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

05-06-08

Agenda Request No:

VI B

Initiated By:

sabine somers-kuenzel, aicp

director of planning

Responsible Department:

planning

Presented By:

james callaway, executive director

Department Head:

sabine somers-kuenzel, acip

director of planning

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

n/a

Subject / Proceeding:

development code amendment – conditional use permit requirements for hotels in the B-2 district

workshop

Exhibits:

n/a

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

n/a

Executive Director:

jim callaway,

community development  for JC

Purchasing:

n/a

Asst. City Manager:

n/a

Budget:

n/a

City Manager:

Allen Bogard/for AB

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

n/a

Amount Budgeted/Reallocation:  $

n/a

Additional Appropriation:  $

n/a

Recommended Action

Receive workshop presentation; discussion and direction

Executive Summary

The recent hotel CUP application brought focus on hotel/motel impacts on communities.  The case highlighted the limitations of our current codes.

 

We have identified regulatory schemes used by other Texas cities.  There are relevant concepts for models to build on.  However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. 

 

Developing a set of regulations appropriate for Sugar Land will require careful and deliberate consideration.  We believe this will require some amount of time.  Hotels and motels are permitted uses in the B-2 zoning district, leaving us with very limited ability to address specific community concerns resulting from future hotel/motel develop applications in the B-2 District.  Accordingly, we believe short term or interim code changes are necessary.

 

Staff is recommending an amendment to require a Conditional Use Permit for hotel – motel development in the B-2 District.  This will give Council more regulatory authority over all hotel/motel development in the City and allow us to address the hotel concerns in a comprehensive manner.

 

Exhibits