Planning & Zoning Commission

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

5/22/08

Agenda Request No:

IV a

Initiated By:

ruth lohmer, aicp, senior planner

Responsible Department:

planning

Presented By:

ruth lohmer, aicp, senior planner

Assistant planning director:

douglas p. schomburg, aicp

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

N/A

Subject / Proceeding:

amendments to the general business (b-2) district regulations

public hearing; discussion and direction

Exhibits:

staff report, public hearing notice

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

n/a

director of Planning:

sabine somers-kuenzel, aicp

for SK

 

Recommended Action

Hold a Public Hearing, Discussion and Direction.

Executive Summary

The recent Marriott Springhill Suites 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.

 

This amendment will require a Conditional Use Permit for hotel – motel development in the B-2 District, providing a temporary solution while allowing time for additional code work to occur. This will give Council more regulatory authority over all hotel – motel development in the City, thus allowing for closer examination of hotel – motel developments and the opportunity to ensure their appropriate location.

 

File No. 9748

Exhibits

 

STAFF REPORT

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

 

The Notice of Public Hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation and on the City of Sugar Land’s Internet Home Page.  Staff has not received any inquiries regarding this amendment at the time of writing this report.

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER TWO (ZONING), ARTICLE II, ADDING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR HOTELS IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS (B-2) ZONING DISTRICTOF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS

 

 

PURPOSE:     One (1) public hearing shall be held at which all persons interested in the proposed Code Amendment shall be given an opportunity to be heard.

 

WHERE:        CITY OF SUGAR LAND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

                        CITY HALL

2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

 

WHEN:           CITY OF SUGAR LAND

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

7:00 P.M., MAY 22, 2008

 

 

DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT REQUEST MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND PLANNING OFFICE AT (281) 275-2218 OR BY EMAIL AT PLANNING@SUGARLANDTX.GOV.  THE PLANNING OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 O'CLOCK A.M. TO 5:00 O'CLOCK P.M., AND IS LOCATED AT CITY HALL, 2700 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD NORTH, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS.  PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO OVER ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN PERSON.

 

File No. 9674