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City Council Agenda Request
December 19, 2023

AGENDA REQUEST NO: III.B.

AGENDA OF: City Council Meeting

INITIATED BY: Nicole Solis, Assistant Director of Environmental & Neighborhood Services

PRESENTED BY: Nicole Solis, Assistant Director of Environmental & Neighborhood Services

RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Environmental and Neighborhood Services
AGENDA CAPTION:
SECOND CONSIDERATION: Consideration of and action on CITY OF SUGAR LAND ORDINANCE NO. 2321: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 3 RELATED TO NUISANCES AND VEGETATION; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Consider Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2321 modifying Chapter 3, Articles IV and IX of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to Nuisances and Landscaping Requirements.  
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

On November 21, 2023, a workshop was held to review the process in which City staff assessed the 2021 International Code Council (ICC) and the 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) codes in anticipation of a future adoption. During that presentation, staff from the Environmental & Neighborhood Services also presented several amendments to the Code of Ordinances necessary to ensure regulations align following the ICC adoption. The amendments identified in Ordinance 2321 will:

• Streamline the enforcement process for chronic nuisance violations
• Codify construction hours
• Resolve gaps in landscaping requirements

 

A Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 2321 were held during the December 5, 2023 City Council Meeting.

The Environmental & Neighborhood Services Department recommends the approval of the Second Reading for Ordinance No. 2321.


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