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Commission hears comprehensive-plan comment and tree-preservation subcommittee plans; asks subcommittee to refine ordinance changes
Summary
At a public hearing, the commission recorded a property owner’s request to change a comprehensive-plan designation to reflect an existing PDD; commissioners then reviewed a tree‑preservation subcommittee report and asked the subcommittee to produce a draft with specific caliper thresholds and fee figures.
The Planning and Zoning Commission opened a public hearing on the city’s draft comprehensive plan and received a request from a property representative to change the proposed land-use designation for Lot 49-AA in the Marshalls Harbor subdivision from low density (1–6 units/acre) to medium density (6–10 units/acre) to reflect an existing Planned Development District entitlement allowing up to 10 units per acre.
Andy Graham, representing the property owner, asked that the comprehensive plan be revised so the map reflects the parcel’s current PDD entitlements. Charles West (staff) said the comment will be included in the record and considered as the city continues its comprehensive-plan review.
Following the hearing, commissioners held a workshop on proposed amendments to the city’s tree preservation and landscaping standards (ordinance 20060401; code chapter 14, exhibit A part 4 section 20). Commissioner Kathy Cozen (subcommittee member) summarized the subcommittee’s work: earlier meetings reviewed Lago Vista’s existing ordinance and examples from other Texas cities, considered tree-caliper thresholds, fees-in-lieu, protections against clearcutting, clustering of retained trees to preserve total canopy caliper, and standards for artificial or drought‑tolerant landscaping.
Commissioners and staff agreed the subcommittee should work further to produce a formal draft with numeric values and precise fee proposals before the commission forwards recommendations to City Council. Staff and the commission also discussed coordination with the Parks, Recreation and Culture advisory body (PRAC), which may propose uses for fees collected under the tree ordinance. Commissioners emphasized the need for alignment between any changes to tree/landscape standards and the comprehensive-plan direction for future land uses.
No formal action was taken; the commission closed the public hearing and directed the subcommittee to refine draft ordinance language and specific fee numbers for future consideration.
