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Planning commission recommends city council let planning director approve plats to speed reviews
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend a code amendment that would give the planning director authority to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove plats; the change codifies delegation already permitted under state law and is heading to city council for final action in March.
The Lewisville Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend that the city council amend the Unified Development Code to give the planning director authority to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove plats, a procedural change staff said will reduce duplicate hearings and speed the development-review process.
Staff told commissioners the change implements authority already allowed under the Texas Local Government Code and the state’s plat "shot clock" requirement that a municipality…
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