CHAPTER 144, ZONING Table of Contents - City of New Braunfels

)Zoning Ordinance- effective Nov. 8, 2006 Sec. 2Sec. 2. Zoning Procedures and Administration.2.1 Changes and Zoning Amendments2.1-1. City authority to amend.(a) Zoning district boundaries and regulations. The City is hereby authorized toamend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the boundaries of the districts orthe regulations herein established by this Chapter. All zoning change requestsshall be submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration prior to CityCouncil action.(b) Considerations for approving or denying a zoning change. In making adetermination regarding a requested zoning change, the Planning Commissionand the City Council shall consider the following factors:(1) Whether the uses permitted by the proposed change will beappropriate in the immediate area concerned, and their relationship tothe general area and to the City as a whole;(c) Application:(2) Whether the proposed change is in accord with any existing orproposed plans for providing public schools, streets, water supply,sanitary sewers, and other utilities to the area;(3) How other areas designated for similar development will be, or arelikely to be, affected if the proposed amendment is approved;(4) Any other factors that will substantially affect the public health, safety,morals, or general welfare; and(5) Whether the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.(1) Except as provided in Section 2.1-4 for newly annexed territory,consideration for (i) a change in any zoning district boundary line, or (ii)zoning regulation, or (iii) an amendment to the Zoning Chapter text, maybe initiated only by the owner of the real property (or authorized agent),by the Planning Commission, or by the City Council.(2) Each application for zoning, rezoning, special use permit (SUP),planned development (PD) Detail Plan, or for a text amendment to aprovision(s) of this Chapter, shall be made in writing on an applicationform available in the Planning Director's office, shall be accompanied bypayment of the fee and an accurate legal description with a plat or mapof the area proposed for zoning or rezoning.(3) Completeness of Application:(a) If the application is incomplete or the full fee has not beenpaid, the Planning Director or his/her designee shall notify theapplicant in writing, within 10 business days of the date of theapplication, that the application is incomplete and will not beconsidered by the City until the application is complete andlorthe full fee is paid. If the full fee is not paid or the application isU:\Pianning\Zoninq Ordinance\Amendments 2012\Zoninq revisions 2012.docxY:\PiaRRiRgiZaRiRg OF!IiRaRseiZaRiRg Fe•lisiaRs~ Page24