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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.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
These Unified Development Code text amendments add and modify supplemental standards to allow for unmanned aircraft systems, make backyard cottage regulations more flexible, clarify relief procedures for all supplemental standards, add definitions, update the use charts, update standards to comply with state statutes, and clarify engineering site plan requirements. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended unanimous approval (7-0) on August 18, 2026.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the ordinance as set forth in the caption above.
PRESENTATION:
Michele Berry, Part-Time Senior Planner
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:
Richard E. Luedke, FAICP, Planning Director