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Resident alleges Planning & Zoning rubber-stamped Sanctuary Section 2 plat; staff says state law limits denial
Summary
A Dickinson resident told the City Council that public comment and Planning & Zoning concerns were ignored when the Sanctuary Section 2 preliminary plat was approved; a staff member said plat approval is ministerial under Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code and may be deemed approved if not denied within the statutory period.
A Dickinson resident told the City Council that public testimony and Planning & Zoning questions were effectively sidelined when the Sanctuary Section 2 preliminary plat was approved at a recent Planning & Zoning meeting.
Ed Schroeder, who lives at 1991 Saint Edmonds Crossing, said he and other neighbors raised concerns about drainage and flooding and that the commission was told the agenda item had reached a statutory time limit that left commissioners only one option: to vote yes. “Do we put up signs? Yes. Do we do mailings? Yes. Do we have a public testimony? Yes. But it was all irrelevant,” Schroeder said during the council’s public-comment period.
A staff member responded at the meeting by explaining the limits on local discretion for plats. “If a plat is filed and that…
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