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Council kicks off rules review for live outdoor music in downtown, asks staff to build permit option and conduct outreach
Summary
Council asked staff to pursue a permit‑based approach (rather than an onerous specific‑use permit) for small outdoor music venues in downtown and to engage businesses and residents on decibel thresholds, hours and mitigations.
Buda — City staff and council members opened a workshop discussion April 14 on how to allow more live outdoor music in downtown Buda while limiting neighborhood impacts such as noise.
City Manager Micah Grau and Development Project Manager Adam McKee told council the city previously amended the Unified Development Code to allow “small live outdoor music venues” under a specific‑use permit (SUP) in F4H/F5H downtown zoning districts. Staff said the SUP process and associated fees (about $3,000 and a three‑month timeline) and the city’s existing noise ordinance make the approval process a barrier for many downtown businesses already set up to host music.
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