New Braunfels City Council members on Monday gave initial approval to an item restricting parking around the landscaped islands that lie on the outside edges of the cityâs Main Plaza.
Public Works Director Greg Malatek told council members that the cityâs Parks and Recreation Department requested the restriction around the landscaped islands, as vehicles have been obstructing the flow of traffic and preventing Parks Department employees from accessing the landscaping and downtown public restrooms to perform cleaning and maintenance.
âItâs impairing mobility,â Malatek said. âProbably the biggest thing is, for folks that have parked in the designated parking, if somebody was to back up, they could hit one of these vehicles.â
New Braunfels City Council members on Monday considered two rezoning requests that had been postponed from a meeting last month, taking no action on one proposal while approving the other.
Council members took no action on the first reading of a rezoning proposal that would have allowed a variety of residential and non-residential development, including an âMU-Bâ High-Intensity Mixed-Use District, on a nearly 50-acre tract located south of the intersection of South Walnut Avenue and West Klein Road.
The item, which had been postponed by council members last month upon the request from the applicant to allow for additional talks with the surrounding property owners, died from a lack of motion.
New Braunfels City Council members on Monday postponed action on two proposed rezoning requests to allow developers and residents to meet — but the postponements didn’t sit well with a