Leon Valley city councilors heard a first reading on proposed amendments to the city’s short‑term rental ordinance and, after legal consultation in executive session, directed staff to retain the existing 200‑foot separation while adding a definition of “block face” and forwarding a proposed registration fee increase to the Sept. 2 agenda.

Caldera said councilor Campos had asked staff to add a definition for “block face,” increase the minimum separation of short‑term rentals from 200 feet to 300 feet, and raise the registration fee from $25 to $200. Caldera read the proposed definition: “one side of the city block, specifically the distance along one side of the street between two consecutive intersections or between an intersection and the end of a dead‑end street. When a street is a circle or a summer circle with no intersection, the entire street is considered one block face.”

Nut graf: After a closed‑door consultation with the city attorney under Texas Local Government Code §551.071, the council directed staff to remove the proposed change to the distance requirement and to retain the current 200‑foot standard; the other changes — the block‑face definition and the fee increase — remain under consideration and will appear on the Sept. 2 agenda as a first reading item (charter requires no vote on first read).

City Attorney Yarnell and Caldera advised that the council should consider attorney guidance before moving an ordinance change to final adoption. When council reconvened from executive session, a councilor moved to “strike the modification to the distance requirement and keep it at the original 200 feet,” and council agreed to place the item on the Sept. 2 consent agenda for further consideration.

The fee increase from $25 to $200 remains in the paperwork before council for the next meeting; staff noted that changing the definition and fees would be policy choices for council but that state and charter procedures require formal readings and notice.

Ending: Staff will bring the revised ordinance packet back on Sept. 2 for the council’s formal first reading placement on the consent agenda. If the council decides to pursue final adoption, future agenda items and public notice requirements will follow the charter and state law.