PRESENTER: Presenter
City Secretary, City Secretary
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SUBJECT: Title
Interview applicants and appoint 4 individuals to the New Braunfels Zoning Board of Adjustment for 2 At-Large seats and 2 Alternate seats with terms ending May 31, 2025.
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DEPARTMENT: City Secretary’s Office
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall render disinterested and diligent service to the public in the interpretation and public needs and necessities in the development of the City of New Braunfels. It shall have the power to hear and decide appeals to the Zoning Ordinance; hear and decide special exceptions to the Zoning Ordinance and in specific cases allow for a variance to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment consists of five members to be appointed by the City Council. Such members shall serve for two-year staggered terms. The City Council shall also appoint four alternate members of the zoning board of adjustment, any of which shall serve in the absence of one of the regular members when requested to do so by the City Manager or his designee. The alternate members shall serve for two-year staggered terms.The City Secretary’s Office accepted applications through March 31, 2023 and received 9 applications. The Ad Hoc Committee met to review applications and recommended the following applicants for interview for 2 At-Large positions and 2 Alternates with terms ending May 31, 2025.
• John Wylie Coker - Incumbent At-Large
• Cynthia Foster - Incumbent At Large
• Jenny Wilson - Incumbent At Large
• Jillian Gaa Bliss
• Andrea Duncan Sindelar
ISSUE:
Appointments to the Zoning Board of Adjustment require Council Approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Fiscal Impact.
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends interviewing applicants and appointing four individuals to the New Braunfels Zoning Board of Adjustments for 2 At-Large seats and 2 Alternate seats for terms ending May 31, 2025.