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Farmers Branch council directs staff to draft broader zoning notice, staff to propose 300-foot radius
Summary
Council discussed whether to expand the city’s 200-foot mailing boundary for zoning notices, heard comparisons with neighboring cities, and asked staff to prepare a text amendment proposing a 300-foot courtesy notification radius while preserving the 200-foot protest boundary required by state law.
City planning staff asked the City Council on March 4 whether to expand the city’s 200-foot notification radius for zoning cases so more residents and businesses learn about proposed changes. Sarah Bergman, deputy director of planning, said Farmers Branch currently follows state law: staff mails letters to property owners within 200 feet of a site, posts signs on affected properties and posts case information on the city website.
Bergman said a survey of 16 neighboring cities found 12 use a…
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