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Temple City Council approves consent agenda, adopts 2023 National Electric Code; postpones Brookside zoning amendment
Summary
At a May council meeting, members approved the consent agenda, unanimously adopted an ordinance to align electrical rules with the 2023 National Electric Code as mandated by state regulators, and voted to postpone consideration of a zoning amendment for 7040 Brookside Drive.
The Temple City Council voted 4-0 to approve its consent agenda, unanimously adopted a local ordinance to adopt the 2023 National Electric Code (NEC) under state mandate, and postponed a proposed zoning amendment affecting property at 7040 Brookside Drive.
Council approved consent agenda items 5(a) through 5(u) in a single motion. Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member Grant seconded. The council recorded the vote as 4-0 in favor.
On a separate item, the council adopted an ordinance to bring Temple’s electrical permitting and inspections into alignment with state requirements and the 2023 NEC. City staff presenter Mr. McGowan told the council that the adoption "basically... align[s] us with, what the state of Texas, and TDLR is mandating for, electricians to be licensed and to do their work." Council Member Grant moved to approve the item; Council Member Pilkington seconded. The vote passed 4-0.
The council also postponed a public-hearing item that would have amended Ordinance No. 2022-0059-O to remove "warehouse office" from the list of prohibited uses within the general retail segment and permit warehouse-office with a conditional-use permit on approximately 75.248 acres (addressed as 7040 Brookside Drive). Council Member Pilkington moved to postpone the item "to a date to be determined later;" Mayor Pro Tem Walker seconded. The motion to postpone passed 4-0.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (Items 5a–5u): mover – Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker; second – Council Member Grant; outcome – approved, 4-0. - Item 6 (Ordinance No. 2022-0059-O amendment re: warehouse office at 7040 Brookside Drive, ~75.248 acres): mover – Council Member Pilkington; second – Mayor Pro Tem Tim Walker; outcome – postponed to a date to be determined, 4-0. - Item 7 (Adopt 2023 National Electric Code as required by TDLR/state law): mover – Council Member Grant; second – Council Member Pilkington; outcome – approved, 4-0.
Council president Timothy A. Davis (Mayor) opened and closed the meeting; there were no public speakers on the NEC item. The council adjourned shortly after the NEC vote.
The council did not provide additional staff reports, ordinance text changes, or effective dates for the zoning amendment at the time of postponement. The consent-agenda items were not listed in the public record excerpted in the transcript; contents of items 5(a)–5(u) were not specified.
