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City Council approves zoning, code updates and consent agenda; settles one lawsuit
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting the council approved multiple zoning and street-name changes, adopted code updates to Chapter 19 (liquid waste transportation), passed a large consent agenda including budget carryovers, and authorized a $28,000 settlement in a litigation matter.
The Tyler City Council on Dec. 10 approved a series of routine land-use and administrative items bundled on the consent agenda, adopted updates to the city code governing liquid waste transportation and disposal, and authorized a settlement in a pending lawsuit.
Planning Director Kyle Kingman outlined several zoning and land-use items that the council approved. The actions included a zoning boundary cleanup near Lehi Drive, a rezoning on Reek Road to allow multifamily housing, a downtown zoning adjustment on West Irvin Street to the Downtown Business Arts & Culture (DBAC) district, and an annexation of 8.88 acres off Old New Day Road to add about 56 lots and extend the city limits. Kingman said the annexation will establish the area as City Council District Number 2 and recommended the original zoning as a plan-unit residential district; the council voted to approve the annexation.
Council members also approved two street-segment name changes to clarify addressing and emergency response, and they approved a site-plan amendment allowing 39 attached single-family units in a planned area. A closure of an unimproved alley right-of-way was approved subject to replanting the abandoned right-of-way within six months as recommended by the planning commission.
The council adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 19 of the city code to modernize regulations for liquid-waste transportation and disposal. An unidentified staff presenter described revisions that remove Social Security number requirements from permit applications, allow more than three trucks per permit, extend permit terms from one year to three years, and adjust fees (for example, changing a $30 annual permit to $90 for three years and increasing per-vehicle fees). The ordinance passed after council motion.
The full consent agenda, which consolidated many of the above items and other routine approvals, was approved by the council. After a closed executive session the council returned to open session and voted to authorize a settlement of City of Tyler v. Heritage Property Development LLC in the amount of $28,000 and directed the city manager to execute the settlement agreement.
The meeting adjourned after the settlement vote. No further action was taken on the executive-session items in open session.
