New Braunfels council approves consent items, moves ahead on parking rules and two rezoning requests

The New Braunfels City Council approved multiple consent resolutions, advanced a parking ordinance for the Cotton Crossing subdivision to first reading, postponed a telecommunications-tower zoning request and approved a rezoning with a special-use permit that will allow the expansion of parking for a tractor-sales business.

The consent agenda included resolutions allocating hotel-occupancy-tax grant funds recommended by the Arts and Heritage commissions, and Economic Development Corporation (EDC) project expenditures of up to $90,000 for citywide pedestrian improvements, up to $200,000 for downtown right-of-way enhancements, and up to $1,500,000 for the Kollenberg Road intersection improvement project. The council also approved second and final readings of an ordinance adjusting a school zone on FM 1863 and a rezoning request for the Waco Springs Ranch planned development district.

Why it matters: The EDC expenditures under consideration direct local economic-development money to downtown and pedestrian improvements, while the Kollenberg Road allocation targets a major intersection upgrade. The Cotton Crossing parking ordinance addresses narrow residential streets where vehicle width prevents safe two-way movement, and the tractor-sales rezoning changes how a property adjacent to a neighborhood may be used.

Council action and major discussion - Consent agenda: Council approved the listed consent items in a single motion. The consent package included the HOT…