13 - Subdivision Ordinance Amendments - HB 3699 - Thoroughfare Plan

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Item No. 13 Memorandum TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager Robert Vine, Deputy City Manager Doug Harris, Assistant City Manager FROM: Todd Mittge, P.E., City Engineer SUBJECT: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HB 3699 (88(R) LEGISLATURE) --THOROUGHFARE PLAN DATE: February 12, 2024 BACKGROUND: The Texas legislature has enacted HB 3699, effective September 1, 2023, which makes several amendments to Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code relating to the regulation of subdivisions. The primary changes affect municipal platting requirements. HB 3699 implements restrictions on when a municipality may require a developer to dedicate rights-of-way for future roads and streets; right-of-way dedications are currently included in the Master Thoroughfare Plan. The first portion of the subdivision ordinance revisions were presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on November 6, 2023 and to City Council on November 13, 2023, and received unanimous approval. The agenda for the December 11, 2023 City Council meeting included a public hearing for the second portion of revisions to the subdivision ordinance; staff identified additional time was necessary to accurately present a revised ordinance, and requested the public hearing remain open until the February 12, 2024 City Council meeting. City Council unanimously approved the request to keep the hearing open. The attached amendments to the subdivision ordinance pertain to the Master Thoroughfare Plan, and are in compliance with HB 3699 requirements. STATUS OF ISSUE: The City Attorney and Engineering Department have reviewed the Preliminary and Final Platting, and Master Thoroughfare Plan sections of the Subdivision Ordinance - Section 9A.