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Bulverde council and planning commission hold workshop on variances, PDDs, and coordination amid fast growth
Summary
A joint Bulverde City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission workshop focused on aligning P&Z recommendations with council expectations, tightening variance and PDD procedures, pre‑application guidance for developers, and infrastructure pressures as the city grows.
City of Bulverde council members and the Planning & Zoning Commission convened a lengthy joint workshop Tuesday to discuss how the two bodies can better coordinate reviews of development applications, clarify variance standards, and respond to infrastructure pressures as the city grows.
Council members said they want planning and zoning recommendations that fully test proposals against the city’s comprehensive plan and anticipated impacts. Francesca Watson, introduced to the group during roll call, urged commissioners to place applications in the larger context of the comprehensive plan rather than treating each request as a single, isolated case.
Commissioners and councilors discussed the legal standard for variances, including the requirement to make affirmative findings that a variance…
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