In recent years the City has experienced increased traffic congestion resulting from the development of new school sites. The development of these schools in close proximity to other existing schools and along corridors that may not have sufficient capacity impacts safety and may increase inconvenience to the public.

In order to provide a higher level of public review, staff is recommending that “School, primary or secondary” use be required to obtain a Special Use Permit.  This requirement will allow increased opportunity for the city to mitigate the impacts resulting from the development.

The amended Use Table will allow “School, primary or secondary” to be allowed in all districts with the requirement of a Special Use Permit as follows:

Supplemental Condition 22  in Article 5, Section 5.2 (Special Conditions for Listed Uses) are:  

22. Requires a traffic impact analysis (TIA) to be submitted. If a site plan is required, the TIA shall be submitted with the site plan.

The definition for “School, primary or secondary” will be amended to read as follows:

“School, primary or secondary. A public or private facility, including an open enrollment charter school or any other entity described by Chapter 12 of the Texas Education Code, as it may be amended, that provides a curriculum of elementary or secondary academic instruction, including kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools, but excluding institutions of higher education.”

The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to consider this item at its August 13, 2019 meeting.