Council to discuss land code overhaul
City leaders will be filling in the gaps on a major overhaul to the land development code that was released last month for stakeholder review, which is expected to be adopted early next month.
At the Oct. 12 Taylor City Council meeting, Assistant City Manager Tom Yantis will be on hand to answer questions and give an overview on the draft of Land Development Code pertaining to zoning, subdivision and signs, the last phase of the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan adopted in November 2021. The plan wishes to return to the city’s traditional development patterns and maximize the use of infill land.
At the meeting, Yantis will discuss the timeline for the code revision process to date, provide information on the different place types reflected in the LDC, share how people can determine how the new LDC will affect their property and much more.
“The (comprehensive) plan calls for a return to the traditional development patterns that define Taylor’s historic downtown and adjacent neighborhoods,” according to officials. “To achieve that goal, one of the implementation actions in the plan is to update the city’s development regulations.” The city has scheduled two subsequent public hearings on the issue for Thursdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 9.
In other business, at the meeting city leaders will:
• Consider creating a Quannah Partners/Taylor Industrial Park Public Improvement District for a $75 million project featuring a 357,250-square-foot industrial space across about 70 acres near US 79 and CR 401 to help fund major infrastructure through bond issuance and to schedule a public hear- ing for the project Thursday, Nov. 9.
• Hear a presentation from Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership, on a recent trip he took to South Korea for business recruitment as part of a delegation that included City Manager Brian LaBorde, City Engineer Jacob Walker, Mayor Brandt Rydell, Precinct 4 County Commissioner Russ Boles and other dignitaries that featured more than 100 Korean companies wishing to do business in Williamson County near the new Samsung plant.
• Hold several public hearings regarding the repealing of the juvenile curfew, an incentive pay ordinance for police officers, increasing the staffing for firefighters and new assignment pay for public service training.
The Taylor City Council regularly meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St. Agendas and live broadcasts are available at http:// www.taylortx.gov.
