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Council adopts UDC text amendment to streamline plat review, add vested‑rights determinations
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2026‑O‑003 to revise administrative roles in the Unified Development Code, including moving ministerial plat approvals to the city manager or designee, adding a uniform filing calendar and establishing a vested‑rights determination process.
The Liberty Hill City Council adopted an amendment to the Unified Development Code that changes administrative processes for land‑use filings and adds a formal vested‑rights (grandfathering) determination.
Interim City Attorney Lauren Mueller described the changes as administrative and intended to speed up review timelines for plats and developer submissions. Key changes include placing a uniform filing calendar into the ordinance (to clarify shot‑clock start dates), moving ministerial plat final action from the Planning & Zoning Commission to the city manager or designee, and establishing an invested‑rights determination process so property owners can know whether a change in the ordinance affects a pending project.
Mueller said staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval, citing recent legislative changes and alignment with other cities' practices. Councilmember discussion noted the streamlining benefits and how policy‑level decisions — such as zoning map amendments, PUDs and UDC text amendments — will remain with council while ministerial technical reviews shift to staff. The ordinance passed on a 6‑0 vote.
