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Stephens City amends Comprehensive Plan; council holds hearings on code updates
Summary
At a joint meeting Aug. 26, 2025, Stephens City officials approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan after a staff presentation and unanimous affirmative votes from attending members; the council also held public hearings on multiple town‑code chapters with no public comment and no votes recorded at this meeting.
Stephens City’s Town Council and Planning Commission approved an amendment to the town’s Comprehensive Plan during a joint meeting on Aug. 26, 2025.
Mayor Michael A. Diaz opened the public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan amendment at 6:01 p.m. Town Manager Mike Majher explained the proposed changes, which the minutes describe as incorporating beautification programs and goals, adding items to capital projects and community services and facilities, updating land‑use designations, and revising included maps and illustrations. With no members of the public speaking, Planning Commissioner Marshall Werner described the proposal as “it seems straightforward,” moved to amend the Comprehensive Plan, and Paul Culp seconded the motion.
The motion carried. The minutes record the vote as: Linden A. Fravel, Jr. — Aye; Yaron Linett — Aye; Martha Dilg — Aye; Marshall Werner — Aye; Paul Culp — Aye. The minutes list Steven Happek and Robert Wells as absent. Following the vote, Paul Culp moved and Marshall Werner seconded to adjourn the Planning Commission meeting at 6:06 p.m.
At the same meeting, Mayor Diaz opened and closed public hearings on proposed amendments to several chapters of the Town Code with no public comment. The minutes show the following topics were presented and hearings closed: Chapter 17 (updates clarifying property owner and public rights and responsibilities); Chapter 18 (revisions to the approving authority for subdivisions, site plans, plats, and vacating public right of way); Chapter 22 (a proposal to increase water availability fees by 10% and sewer availability fees by 20%); and Chapter 23 (adding a definition of “Designated Agent”). The minutes do not record any public testimony on these items and do not indicate formal votes or final adoptions of those code amendments at this meeting.
The Town Council adjourned at 6:08 p.m. The minutes note both "Vice‑Mayor Fravel" and "Councilor Fravel" in roll call; the document does not clarify whether those are distinct individuals or alternate references to the same person, and the minutes do not provide additional identification.
Next procedural steps are not listed in the minutes for the code amendments; the Comprehensive Plan amendment was approved by the attending members at the Aug. 26 meeting.
