Department of Community Development
Reference: Land Use & Development Code Articles 4, 6 and 11
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Amanda Diaz, Associate Planner
Date Prepared: December 23, 2025
PURPOSE
Staff has received feedback from several different potential gas station developers that the city's current definitions for gas stations are cumbersome and do not align with typical gas station designs. Staff has prepared proposed changes in response to feedback received from gas station developers on the restrictive nature of the current definitions and other sections of the code that are tied to these definitions.
PROCESSES
The Land Use & Development Code (LUDC) outlines the code amendment process, which allows for initiation of amendments by the City Council, Planning Commission, and staff on behalf of these entities. The recommendation and approval of code amendments shall be through public hearing processes with a recommendation from the Planning Commission prior to the amendments being heard by the City Council.
City Council shall use the Review Criteria outlined in LUDC Section 2.10 B. for changes to the LUDC. The Code Amendment criteria generally include but are not limited to furthering the purposes of the LUDC, amendments being in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, promoting the public safety, health, and general welfare of the community, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of administering the LUDC.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS
This agenda item includes amendments to the gas station definitions and allowable zoning districts to the LUDC for your consideration. Listed below are some of the sections that staff is proposing to amend.
Proposed LUDC Amendments:
Article 4 - Zoning District and Uses
* Reevaluating the allowable zoning districts for gas stations
* Since staff is proposing to consolidate the four different types of gas st...
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