Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 2200 of the Zoning Ordinance Pertaining to the Definition of a Public and Private School and a Publicly Owned, Non-School Facility (OA#14-005)
Requested Action
To consider the subject proposed ordinance amendments.
Recommendation
The City Council and P&Z public hearings were published in the Star-Telgram on June 5, 2014. The P&Z held a public hearing on June 16, 2014 and made a motion to table this item for further discussion. The motion passed by a vote of 4-2 (Neuman and Hudson) with Commissioner Jacobus absent. Since no specific date, action or information was included or requested in the P&Z's motion to table, it equates to a P&Z final report to not amend the Zoning Ordinance as proposed.
Description/History
July 14, 2014 - Public Hearing Continuation and Second Reading
Except for the Agricultural Center, there are no student classrooms that are used on a regular basis in any other non-school facilities of the MISD. In any case, the Agricultural Center is on a lot occupied by a school (Ben Barber). The 300' distance restriction will apply to the lot line.
June 23, 2014 - Public Hearing and First Reading
Currently, the Zoning Ordinance and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code state that: “No sale of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted by any establishment which is located within 300 feet of a church, public or private school or public hospital.” The distance is measured, in case of a school, from the property line of the school to the property line of the establishment.
However, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code does not provide a definition of “public or private school” for the purpose of applying the 300-foot restriction.
This amendment is intended to provide that missing definition and for further clarification, define non-school facilities such as Vernon Newsom and R.L. Anderson Stadiums, the Natatorium, the Center for the Performing Arts, MISD Administration Complex, Agricult...
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