TOWN STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
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Hold public hearing, discuss, consider and act to recommend to the Town Council to adopt Ordinance 1024 amending Chapter 102, entitled "Zoning", and establishing Article IX, entitled "TC, Town Center Form-Based Development District", providing new regulations and rules for development within the Town of Westlake, Texas; providing a penalty; providing a cumulative clause; providing a severability clause; providing a savings clause; authorizing publication; and establishing an effective date (Jason Alexander, AICP, CEcD, Deputy Town Manager).
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STAFF: Jason Alexander, AICP, CEcD, Deputy Town Manager
BACKGROUND:
The recently adopted Strategic Plan identifies the creation of a mixed-use zoning district as a priority to accelerate and to sustain the economic development efforts within the Town of Westlake.
The recently adopted Strategic Plan also stresses that, as the Town of Westlake "considers future land use and development, it must balance economic ambitions and the need for increased revenue with preserving its distinctive character, all while considering growth that is strategically located and of high quality."
Accordingly, the proposed TC, Town Cetner Form-Based Development District intends to "provide predictable building regulations and building rules that support the development and the redevelopment of urban space in the Town of Westlake that is attractive; that is walkable; and that provides an appropriate mix of residential experiences, commercial experiences, and civic experiences all in close proximity to each other leading to comfortable and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods."
The proposed building regulations and building rules that are contained within the TC, Town Center Form-Based Development District intend to deliver market-driven and market-responsive development patterns that are consistent with the values and expectations for growth within the Town of Westlake while achieving the economic dev...
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