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Last Updated
7/6/07
Annexation
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Zoning
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Planning Department Staff serves as the support for the Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and other boards and committees as needed, such as the Comprehensive Planning Committee and Development Code Review Committee.
The following street maps provide the most updated locations of new streets and subdivisions. Maps on this webpage may be printed or plotted at the designated size only. Other sizes may be requested and emailed through the Planning Department. The larger maps will need to be plotted at a reproduction company or other location which operates a plotter.
Street Map
11" x 17"
A new Road Impact Fee has been approved. Please visit the webpage for the fee schedule, charts, and additional information. Architectural/design standards are currently being considered. These standards may include regulations on materials and signage. Standards will be posted once approved. Please see Projects on the left side of this page for more information. The City Council declared the city to have over 50,000 population on March 12, 2007. This declaration changes New Braunfels from a large rural city to a small urban city and expands the ETJ to 3 1/2 miles. Find a new map further on this page under ETJ. In April 2007, TxDOT began the process to determine the route of the outer loop around New Braunfels. Please see the webpage for more information.
Non Residential and Multi-Family
Building Design Standards and The City is considering the adoption of design standards and a revised sign ordinance in an attempt to make the city more attractive and aesthetically pleasing. Members of Council and the Planning Commission completed a Visual Character Survey in November of 2006 that allowed members to rate typical signage and building appearances that can be found in New Braunfels. Find more information under Signs.
FEMA has completed the process for revising
the floodplain maps for the City which is FEMA MAPS Scaled maps can be viewed at City Hall for identification of actual lots.
The City has received the DRAFT floodplain
maps for Guadalupe County (12/05) and Comal County (3/06). The maps
are available for viewing at the city and both counties or may be downloaded
(pdf). The floodplains on the County maps within the City limits
should be the same as the adopted City maps. However, if there is any
difference from the adopted maps, the adopted maps prevail.
Comal County 48091
Guadalupe County 48187 The draft floodplain maps for Comal County may also be found on the County's GIS site, cceo.org. Click on GIS, enter the site, and ensure that the floodplain layer is turned on. Following is the anticipated schedule for the review and approval of the FEMA maps. The City maps will be incorporated into these once completed. - FEMA sends preliminary FIRMs to the Comal
and Guadalupe County Engineers' offices for initial review; Total processing time of approximately 12 months for each county. Expected completion time for both counties is unknown. Growth See where the plats and master plans have occurred in the last few years. Growth Map Census Data The 2000 population of the City of New Braunfels was 36,494. On March 12, 2007, the City Council declared the population to be over 50,000 with the population estimated to be 51,066. In conjunction with the U.S. Census Bureau, the State Data Center at UTSA serves as the focal point for the distribution of census data as well as the development of estimates and projections for non-census years. It can provide further information for the City as well as the County and State level.
New
Braunfels Census profiles for General, Social, Economic, and Housing
characteristics
Code of Ordinances
The City of New Braunfels has completed a rewrite of the Zoning and Subdivision
Ordinances as well as other pertinent ordinances within the City.
Comprehensive
The City Council approved the new Thoroughfare
Plan update for 2005 on October 24, 2005. With the Council declaration of 50,000 population in March 2007, the City of New Braunfels has a three and one-half mile ETJ, as dictated by population size. The only authority the City has
in the ETJ is that of subdivision review. Through agreements with both
Comal and Guadalupe Counties, New Braunfels reviews all proposed subdivision
master plans and plats within the ETJ. The purpose of City subdivision
review is to ensure that the properties are developed in accordance with the
City's standards, with the assumption that the area will one day be part of
the incorporated city limits. At that time, the City would be
responsible for the maintenance of the facilities such as roads and
drainage. Cities also have the sole right to annexation within their
ETJ.
Planning Staff is also working on ETJ agreement lines with the adjacent cities: Schertz, Seguin, and San Marcos. ETJ lines are determined according to who annexes first and therefore whose ETJ expands first. Since ETJ lines typically are drawn as a buffer and end up as an arc shape, many lots are divided by the ETJ’s, making platting and annexations difficult. If cities annex up to the current lines, there would be much confusion for tax purposes and public service providers, such as fire and police. Agreement lines are typically drawn along parcel lines, waterways, and roadways for clarification.
Schertz Agreement map
Vendor Permits The City requires that vendors not operating
from a permanent building, which is typical during festivals and events,
must have a permit from the City and permission from the property owner.
The following form may be printed for Vendor Operations in New Braunfels Fax:830-608-2117 Email: planning@nbtexas.org
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