From
Chris Hartmann
Title
TA171001 - Text Amendment - Temporary Concrete Batch Plants - Article 4: Permissible Uses, Section 4.12.4 - Public Notice, to include sending surrounding property owner notices in the same manner as a zoning case; and Article 22: Fee Schedule, Section 22.2.29 - Permit/Advertisement Fees for Temporary Concrete Batch Plants, to establish a fee covering the cost of such notices. The applicant is the City of Grand Prairie. (On October 2, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 8-0).
Presenter
David Jones, Chief City Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Amendment to Article 4, “Permissible Uses” and Article 22, “Fee Schedule”, within the Unified Development Code.
OVERVIEW:
The proposed amendment would revise notification requirements for temporary batch plants and adjust the fee schedule to cover the costs of the notification process.
Currently, temporary batch plants may be permitted by the Director of Public Works upon filing of an application and $350 fee. Each proposal for a batch plant must be publically advertised in the local newspaper to provide a minimum of ten (10) days for public review and comment. There is no other requirement for public notification.
Due to changing consumer tastes regarding traditional newspapers, staff is proposing to modify the notification requirements to ensure owners of property surrounding proposed batch plants are receiving adequate notice. The proposed amendment would adopt notification requirements similar to rezoning and Specific Use Permits by requiring that property owners within 300 feet of the proposed batch plant site be notified by U.S. Mail not less than fifteen (15) days prior to approval or denial by the Director of Public Works.
To cover the additional cost of preparing and mailing public notices to surrounding property owners, the application fee would increase from $350 to $500.
RECOMMENDATION:
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