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 are expected to consider an ordinance amendment that would restrict parking around the landscaped islands that lie on the outside edges of the cityâs Main Plaza.
According to city officials, the Parks and Recreation Department has made a request to restrict parking around those landscaped islands.Â
The problem has been especially evident on the west side of Main Plaza, according to officials, where vehicles have obstructed the flow of traffic as well as preventing Parks Department employees from accessing the landscaping and downtown public restrooms to perform cleaning and maintenance.Â
This parking around the landscaped island on the west side of Main Plaza has also been a concern from business owners downtown, according to the city.
The Young County Commissioners Court will host a public hearing Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. for public comment regarding a proposed wind farm in Young County. The court will listen to public comments before making consideration on a new reinvestment zone as well as tax abatement and road use agreements.
The reinvestment zone, titled Reinvestment Zone No. 3, is expected to cover the previous zone as well as newer properties that have since made agreements with Young Wind LLC. Development manager Ben Semmes said at a June 10 public hearing within the two boundaries are 31 landowners with 30,128,22 verified acres of land with an assessed value of $2,218,153. It was during this meeting that a new zone was approved and a June 28 public hearing was set for new tax abatement and road use agreements. An email from Apex Clean Energy, the parent company of the project further confirmed the growth from the original plans.
New Braunfels City Council members last week gave an initial OK to an ordinance defining efficiency and studio apartments and identifying vehicle parking standards for those types of housing units.
Jean Drew, the cityâs assistant planning director, told council members city staff had identified a need to determine an appropriate parking standard for efficiency and studio apartments that consist of one common room for living, with a separate room allowed only for the bathroom.
âOver the course of the past several years, weâve had several projects come before us in pre-development meetings with an interest in efficiency apartments, including new build apartments and reuse of existing structures, addressing both a nationwide trend and the need for one-family housing,â Drew said.
The area, within the Nolanville city limits, was formerly known as the Plaza.
According to a news release from the city, the designation is the next step in incremental improvements made over the past five years to improve the health, safety and quality of life for its residents.
Previous projects in the Woodlands included four grants to improve Monarch Park facilities and to provide afterschool care in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club.
Wastewater line replacements were made in the southern half of the development, while the north side will be completed pending a grant submitted by Water Control Improvement District #3 in collaboration with the city, the release stated.