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Council discusses zoning text amendments on rentals, vendors, food units and RVs; no votes taken
Summary
Planning and zoning text amendments to remove a conditional use permit for tool rental, overhaul peddler/solicitor rules, rename mobile food permits, and set limits on RV storage were discussed by staff and the council; several items were for discussion only and will return as action items later.
City planning staff and the Aransas Pass City Council discussed multiple text amendments to the city's zoning and code provisions at the Jan. 6 meeting. The items were presented as discussion-only and will be returned to the council as action items for future meetings.
Brenda, a city staff member, outlined four related changes proposed as text amendments to the land-use code and other ordinances. One amendment would remove the requirement for a conditional-use permit for tool-rental businesses in general-business zoning to allow such uses without a CUP. "It usually is [allowed], but our code had he need to apply for a conditional use permit," Brenda said, recounting the planning-and-zoning recommendation to change the code.
Staff also described a comprehensive rewrite of the peddlers/solicitors/vendors/pop-up ordinance. Changes include…
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