Subject: Request to amend the text of the Unified Development Ordinance to create a
corridor overlay district: Veterans Parkway Overlay District
The Veterans Parkway Overlay District is proposed as additional requirements
for development along the northern portion of Veterans Parkway, from
Williams/Moon Road to the Harris County line. The development of the overlay
district was driven by a committee consisting of property owners, developers,
builders, and business interests of the north central area of the county. The
overlay provides provisions for new development and redevelopment, and
addresses various issues, such as traffic, parking, aesthetics, landscaping,
etc. The overlay would extend 750 feet beyond the right-of-way of Veterans
Parkway and would include all development except single family residential.
The Planning Advisory Commission considered this text amendment at their
meetings on January 7 and February 18, 2009. The Planning Advisory Commission
recommended that this text change be denied (4-3).
The Planning Department recommends approval.
Attached is a copy of the Planning Department?s Staff Report.
Sincerely,