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Bellmead council approves ordinance to shrink planning commission, tighten qualifications
Summary
The Bellmead City Council voted to amend Chapter 15 to reduce the Planning and Zoning Commission to five members and require members be residents and registered voters; councilors said the change is intended to avoid 3–3 deadlocks and make appointments more consistent.
Bellmead — The Bellmead City Council voted to amend Chapter 15 of the city’s planning and development code, cutting the Planning and Zoning Commission’s membership to five and tightening qualifications so members must be residents and registered voters.
City staff presented the measure as a procedural fix aimed at preventing 3–3 tie votes on land-use items and making it easier for the council and staff to assemble full panels. “The whole intent of this is to, one, get away from a 3–3 tie and go to 5 members,” said Mister Morris, who…
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