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Horseshoe Bay council approves multiple permit extensions and postpones Silver Rock hearing; Bay West site draws code-enforcement concern
Summary
Council postponed the Silver Rock Phase 1 final-plat hearing to Aug. 27, approved several building permit extension requests (including a controversial extension for 1902 Bay West Boulevard despite documented code violations), and heard staff explanations of citations and enforcement options.
At its regular meeting the Horseshoe Bay City Council continued the public hearing on the Silver Rock Phase 1 final plat to Aug. 27 and approved multiple building permit extension requests, including one contested extension for 1902 Bay West Boulevard where council members cited repeated site-code violations.
Planning staff asked the council to keep the Silver Rock public hearing open so the applicant can finalize land-use equivalency (LUE) counts, impact fees and construction bonding; Council member Dwight moved to postpone the hearing to Aug. 27 and to direct the applicant to publish notice in the RCU Bay Beacon, and the motion carried.
Development services staff presented several re-permit requests. Council approved Modern Homestead LLC’s third re-permit for 113 Meadow Beauty (60 days, $5,000), Land Crafter Homes’ 90-day extension for parcel 203 ($7,500), and Jeff Jackson Custom Homes’ 180-day extension for the large home at 1505 Apache Tiers ($20,000). Each motion passed on voice votes.
The council also approved a fifth re-permit for 1902 Bay West Boulevard, Texas Custom Homes, for 45 days at $12,500 despite multiple outstanding code complaints. Ray (code enforcement) told the council the site has several active violations (tall weeds, potential fire hazard, site cleanliness) that carry fines and follow a notice/cleanup cycle. One council member said the builder "should not be given anymore" extensions; another recorded a 'no' vote (Frank). The mayor said the council may consider the builder’s conduct in an executive session item on construction conduct.
"We have had a lot of problems with this site," a council member said during discussion. Ray explained that code enforcement typically issues notices, allows a cleanup window, and applies fines if the property is not brought into compliance.
Why it matters: permit extensions are routine, but the Bay West site highlights persistent code-enforcement and enforcement-policy questions the council flagged for potential executive-session review and follow-up.
