The Planning & Zoning Commission meets on an as-needed basis on the 1st Monday of the month. The staff contact for matters related to the Planning & Zoning Commission is the City Secretary.
The Texas Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to establish a Planning & Zoning Commission. The Flatonia Planning & Zoning Commission consists of seven members that are residents of the city of Flatonia. The powers and duties of the members are specified by the City Code of Ordinances and include:
- To prepare and recommend to City Council for adoption a comprehensive plan for the City.
- To hold public hearings for land use considerations, except variances, and recommend plans of action to the City Council.
- To prepare and recommend to City Council for adoption subdivision
regulations and to approve or disapprove subdivision plats.
- To prepare and recommend to City Council for adoption zoning regulations and to recommend zoning
district boundaries, including the power to hold public hearings,
enforce the regulations, and recommend changes in the regulations and
district boundaries.
- To prepare and recommend adoption of urban conservation, rehabilitation and redevelopment programs allowed by state law.
- To report on planning and zoning problems that are referred to it for review by the City Manager or the City Council.
- To prepare such surveys, reports and studies as are required for the above and other authorized purposes.
Current Commission Members and Terms are:
NAME
|
TERM EXPIRES
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Len Waska, Chair
|
May 2026 |
Robert Cunningham, Vice Chair
|
May 2025 |
Susan Steinhauser |
May 2026 |
Lisa Kirtley
|
May 2026 |
Joe Breads |
May 2026 |
Sheila Novak
|
May 2026 |
William Richter
|
May 2025 |