Planning & Zoning

The City of Nacogdoches is about to undergo two intensive planning processes to update its Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Master Plan. These plans will serve as a road map for the next 20 to 30 years, which will help guide decisions related to land use, downtown, transportation, and housing.

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Notice of Public Hearing

This is notice that a public hearing has been scheduled by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 5:00 pm, and the City Council on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering the following:

Public Hearing:  Consider a request for approval of a Site Plan for a Senior Center in a PD, Planned Development District for Lot 1, Block 5, of the Austin Hills Subdivision, located at 1601 W. Austin Street. This request has been submitted by Mike Kelly.  Case File PD2021-02.

Public Hearing: Consider a request for approval of a Development Plan for a PD, Planned Development District for Lots 11-B & 12-A, City Block 40, located at 813 and 817 N. Mound Street. This request has been submitted by Robin Miller of Hettie Legg & Associates, LLC. Case File PD2021-03.

Public Hearing: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 18, “Zoning,” Article II, “Administration”, Division I, “Generally,” of the City of Nacogdoches, Texas Code of Ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a repeal clause; and providing an effective date.

Public Hearing: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 18, “Zoning,” Article V, “Planned Developments,” of the City of Nacogdoches, Texas Code of Ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a repeal clause; and providing an effective date.

Public Hearing: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 18, “Zoning,” Article II, “Administration”, Division II, “Off-Street Parking Standards,” of the City of Nacogdoches, Texas Code of Ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a repeal clause; and providing an effective date.

These hearings are to be held on the above date via teleconference or videoconference, with the opportunity to appear in person in the Council Chambers, Room 119 of City Hall, 202 E. Pillar Street, Nacogdoches, Texas. Members of the public are entitled to participate and address the governmental body during any telephonic or videoconference meeting. Instructions to access the meeting, speaker protocol, and an electronic copy of the agenda packet will be available 72 hours prior to the hearings at https://www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/pz/agendas, and https://www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/cc/agendas. All interested parties are invited to attend. 

Planning Department’s Mission

The mission of the planning department is to provide for a choice of land uses while protecting owners against the adverse affects of other’s actions and to achieve economic prosperity while creating a more desirable community for all to live.

Functions

The planning and zoning department wants to give every citizen the greatest number of land use options while promoting land uses conforming to the neighborhood. In order to meet the needs of citizens, the planning and zoning department performs several different functions including:

  • Administration of subdivision ordinance
  • Administration of zoning ordinance
  • Economic development activities
  • Long range comprehensive planning
  • Processing annexations

Goals

  • Encourage a variety of housing options that are affordable at all income levels
  • Ensure adequate choice and efficiency of infrastructure for transportation
  • Facilitate development of undeveloped parcels and redevelopment of existing properties in a manner that allows the highest and best use of the land, but still protects the healthy, safety, and welfare of the surrounding neighborhood
  • Protection of the environment and natural resources
  • Provide for the protection of existing neighborhoods and proper planning of new neighborhoods to ensure a continued high quality of life for Nacogdoches residents