There are two news laws that will affect the rezoning and construction of the Rock Rose Community Campus: SB 617 and HB 24
Since the city special planning meeting did not meet because they we’re unable to make quorum, the agenda was pushed to the regular meeting to be held August 18 at 9:30 a.m.
However, new laws will go into effect on September 1 that will delay the discussion of this particular topic.
The first, SB 617, begins:
“Sec. 255.001 – SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.”
“A municipality’s governing body may not approve the conversion of a property under the municipality’s control to provide housing to homeless individuals unless the governing body holds a public hearing not less than 90 days before the municipality begins the conversion.
“The governing body must hold the hearing at a location within a one-mile radius of the property.
“Not later than 36 hours before a public hearing required under Subsection (a) is held, a municipality’s governing body must provide notice of the hearing by mail to each residence and business located within a one-mile radius of the property described by that subsection.”
HB 24 places new restrictions on zoning meetings.
“The governing body of a municipality wishing to exercise the authority relating to zoning regulations and zoning district boundaries shall establish procedures for adopting and enforcing the regulations and boundaries.
“A regulation or boundary is not effective until after a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard. Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the time and place of the hearing must be published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and if the municipality maintains an Internet website, published on the municipality’s Internet website.
“A protest of a proposed change to a zoning regulation or district boundary must be written and signed by the owners of: at least 20 percent of the area of the lots or land covered by the proposed change; or at least 60 percent of the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining the area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from that area.”
