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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
City Hall Council Chambers
1201 Leopard Street
November 18, 2020
1:30 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: STAFF:
Shawn Karaca, Chair Andrew Dimas, ZBA Administrator
David Walker, Vice-Chair Buck Brice, Assistant City Attorney
Burris McRee Catherine Garza, Recording Secretary
Gordon Robinson Nina Nixon-Mendez, Assistant Director of
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Karaca called the meeting to order and a quorum was established with Mr. Barrera absent. A little while later, Mr.
Robinson lost connection on the WebEx video conference.
II. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 28, 2020 – No action was taken on this item.
IV.BRIEFING – Unified Development Code Text Amendments
Yvette Dodd-Wallace, Development Services, presented item "15" for the record. She inf ormed the Board that the 2020 Code
Cycle went from January to June and 60 proposed amendments were submitted. The Development Services Technical
Advisory Group discussed 53 of those submissions from March to September and determined that 42 submission s required a
UDC amendment and five did not. The amendments were grouped into three categories: Editing/Clarifying, Beyond
Editing/Clarifying and Policy Change.
Twelve amendments were categorized as Editing/Clarifying which do not require a change in cur rent policy. These
amendments would remove conflicting language between the UDC and the Code of Ordinances, State or Federal law, change
language to ensure State Law and Standards are met and combine sections to remove redundancy and stream line the Code.
Four amendments were categorized as Beyond Editing/Clarifying which would change the intent of the Code without a change
in policy. These amendments include consolidating uses, promoting rehabilitation and revising/clarifying definitions. Twenty -six
amendments were categorized as a Policy Change. These amendments include administrative exemptions, promote public
safety, reduce lot sizes, reduce side yard setbacks for accessory dwelling units, promote responsible development and
redevelopment.
Ms. Dodd-Wallace informed the Board that in 2021, Development Services will work with internal and external stakeholders to
move forward with discussion/consideration for the following amendments: Park and Community Enrichment fees, traffic signal
placement, restructuring zoning districts, landscaping, streets, wastewater exemption and signs. She continued the
presentation with the next steps to be taken which includes stakeholder engagements this month and in December. Staff is
scheduling the public hearing on December 9, 2020 for Planning Commission consideration, with a public hearing and first
reading on January 12, 2021 for City Council. Current amendments are posted for public comment at www.cctexas.com/UDC.
No action was taken on this item.
V. DIRECTOR’S REPORT: None.
VI.ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Karaca adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.
