Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Amending Volume II of the Lewisville City Code, Known as the Unified Development Code; Amending Article II, Chapter 2, “Definitions” to add and Modify Definitions Impacted by th

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Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance of the Lewisville City Council Amending Volume II of the Lewisville City Code, Known as the Unified Development Code; Amending Article II, Chapter 2, “Definitions” to add and Modify Definitions Impacted by the Changes Below; Amending Article III, Chapter 4, Section 3, “Engineering Site Plan Requirements and Approval” to Require Outside Storage to be Shown on Engineering Site Plans and Make Other Nonsubstantive Changes; Amending Chapter VII.2, “Allowed Uses by District”, Exhibits VII.2.3-2 Through VII.2.3-4 to Update References to Supplemental Use Regulations, Allow Independent Living Facilities in the Medical District, Allow Community Centers in the Old Town Mixed Use 2, Mixed Use And Mixed-Use 90 Zoning Districts, And Clarify That Electric Vehicle Charging Stations are Allowed by Right in All Zoning Districts as an Accessory Use; Amending Article VII, Chapter 3, "Supplemental Use Regulations," to Modify Certain Supplemental Use Standards Regulating Accessory Buildings and Structures, Backyard Cottages, Bed and Breakfasts, Food Truck Parks, Hotels, Motels, Inns, or Extended Stay Hotels, Home Occupations, Outside Storage, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Long Term Care or Continuing Care Facility, Single-Family Attached Dwellings (Townhouses), Solar Energy Systems, State-Licensed Vehicle Storage Facilities, Temporary Construction Buildings, and Multi-Family Dwellings, to add Supplemental Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and to Clarify Relief Procedures for Supplemental Use Regulations; Amending Article VIII, Chapter 5, “Screening Requirements” to add Standards for Screening Outside Storage and Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems; Amending Article VIII, Chapter 1 “Off-Street Parking Standards” to Clarify Requirements Related to Parking for Duplexes and Non-Residential Uses; and Making Other Minor Clarifying Amendments Throughout the Above-Listed Provisions; Providing for a Savings Clause, Repealer, Severability, a Penalty, and an Effective Date.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).