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Aransas Pass council removes District 1 from environmentally sensitive area map, residents urged letter notices

2173943 · January 1, 2025
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Summary

Council amended the zoning code to remove District 1 from the city’s environmentally sensitive area designation, keeping District 2 around water and select buffers; staff will send notice letters to affected property owners.

The Aransas Pass City Council voted Dec. 2 to amend the city zoning code to remove District 1 from the city’s environmentally sensitive area (ESA) designation and to rename District 2 as the ESA district.

A city planner told the council the City previously included two districts—green areas labeled District 1 and blue areas labeled District 2 on the ESA map—and that much of District 1 already contains homes and businesses. "I have walked at least 20 miles of all these areas. I have not seen any environmentally sensitive items on these areas," the planner…

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