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Charter reviewers ask city attorney to clarify whether Building Standards Commission is "regulatory" and whether members may serve on multiple regulatory boards
Summary
Commissioners flagged that the Building Standards Commission performs appeals and variances similar to regulatory appellate bodies and asked the city attorney whether the charter should treat it as a regulatory board; members also debated whether the same person should serve on Planning & Zoning and the Board of Adjustments.
Members of the Lago Vista Charter Review Commission raised concerns about overlap among local boards and commissions and whether the charter accurately reflects each body's authority.
The commission noted that state law specifically provides quasi-judicial/regulatory authority for the planning and zoning commission and the board of adjustments, while the city's Building Standards Commission (BSC) has in practice been handling appeals, variances and code-related decisions under local ordinances adopting international building codes.
Frank Robbins, who identified himself as an alternate on the Building Standards…
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