City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop

CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JOINT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP AGENDA MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026 5:00 PM PEARLAND CITY HALL |COUNCIL CHAMBERS│3519 LIBERTY DRIVE I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM - CITY COUNCIL III. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IV. CITIZEN COMMENTS V. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion: Regarding the Unified Development Code (UDC) Update. Unified Development Code (UDC) Update. AIR-26-255 - Pdf VI. ADJOURNMENT I, Frances Aguilar, City Secretary, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City's website, https://www.pearlandtx.gov/, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. Pearland City Hall and the City Council Chamber are wheelchair accessible. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office at 281.652.1840, three working days prior to the meeting, for appropriate arrangements. City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REQUEST AIR-26-255 MEETING DATE: City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 DEPARTMENT: Community Development PREPARED BY: Katya Copeland AGENDA CAPTION Discussion: Regarding the Unified Development Code (UDC) Update. RECOMMENDED ACTION Staff has no recommendation. Discussion only. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ☒Trusted Government ☐Strong Economy ☐Safe Community ☐Sustainable Infrastructure ☐Resilient Finances ☐Connected Community EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this discussion is to receive Council and Commission feedback and direction on Hotel Standards. ATTACHMENTS Hotel Standards July 13 2026 Page 1 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. Joint Workshop – Hotel Standards Discussion July 13, 2026 Page 2 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 2 7/7/2026 Joint Workshop Page 3 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 3 7/7/2026 Agenda Public Hearing Page 4 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Focused Workshop Format • Upcoming UDC workshops will shift to a more focused format centered on high-priority and policy-driven topics City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • Rather than attempting to cover full chapters or numerous topics, workshops will focus on one, possibly two items to allow for deeper discussion and clearer policy direction • Several upcoming workshops will be led by staff, with Design Workshop not in attendance • This approach provides more direct discussion with the Steering Committee and allows project funds to be prioritized toward advancing the draft UDC rather than consultant travel and workshop attendance Page 5 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 4  Hotel Standards • Currently hotels are reviewed with the same commercial development standards as an office or retail building City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • Goal: Craft Hotel and Lodging Standards that encourage high-quality development while recognizing the economic feasibility of new hotel investments in Pearland. • Discussed Hotel Standards at previous Joint Workshops – June 9, 2025, September 22, 2025, and December 15, 2025 Page 6 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 5  Comments Received to Date • Agreement for higher quality hotel standards that fit the vision of Pearland's growth. • New standards only applicable to new hotel developments. City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • Not require a new CUP when change of ownership occurs in existing hotel. • Create a happy medium with COP standards while allowing the market to make decisions. • Review City of Frisco and City of Grapevine hotel standards. • Update should include new definitions, minimum number of rooms, prohibiting motel, requiring a generator, prohibiting hourly hotels. Page 7 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 6  Thoughts / Questions • If hotel standards are created, would there be an opportunity to allow certain hotel types by City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 right in specific zoning districts? • When would the new regulations be applicable? Only new construction? • What standards (room counts, amenities) should be created for the different styles of hotels? Boutique, Limited Service, Full Service, Extended Stay, Motels. Page 8 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 7  Agenda Item #1. 9 7/7/2026 Current Hotel Data Page 9 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Current Hotel Standards Definitions: Parking Requirement: City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 Non-Residential Land Use Matrix: Page 10 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 11  City of Frisco • Definitions for Hotel, Motel, Adult Motel, Residence Hotel City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • Supplementary standards for Motel, Residence Hotel, permitted by right in 3 commercial zoning districts • Hotel is permitted by right in 6 zoning districts • Parking requirement: 1 space for each sleeping room plus 1 space for each 200 sq ft of commercial floor area Page 11 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 12  City of Frisco – Motel Standards a. Shall provide staff on-site 24 hours a day. b. Shall provide at least three amenities from the list below. City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 1.Indoor/Outdoor Pool. 2.Spa/Sauna. 3.Weight Room/Fitness Center. 4.Playground. 5.Sports Court. 6.Plaza/Atrium. 7.Game Room. 8.Conference Room (1,000 square foot minimum). c. Full-Service Restaurant (minimum seating capacity of 35). d. Shall maintain a minimum separation of one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet measured linearly from Page 12 of 25 property line to property line from any other Hotel, Motel, or Residence Hotel property. Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 14  City of Frisco – Residence Hotel a. Not more than 23 room units per acre. e. Shall be set back a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any residential district. b. Shall maintain laundry facilities on-site for guest use. f. Shall maintain fifteen (15) percent of the lot area as open space, City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 c. Shall provide staff on-site 24 hours a day. exclusive of required setbacks and parking areas, but including amenities from the above list except for Conference Room d. Shall provide at least three amenities from the list below. and Full-Service Restaurant. - Indoor/Outdoor Pool. - Spa/Sauna. g. Shall maintain a minimum separation of one thousand five - Weight Room/Fitness Center. hundred (1,500) feet measured linearly from property line - Playground. to property line from any other Hotel, Motel, or Residence - Sports Court. Hotel property. - Plaza/Atrium. - Game Room. h. A minimum of fifty (50) percent of the room units shall - Jogging Trail. contain kitchen facilities. - Conference Room (1,000 square foot minimum). - Full Service Restaurant (minimum seating capacity i. Location. Page 13 of 25 of 35). 1. Shall be permitted only with frontage along S.H. 121, Preston Agenda Item #1. Road, the Dallas North Tollway, FM 423, or US 380. 7/7/2026 16  City of Grapevine • Definitions for Adult Motel, Boutique Hotel, Hotel/Motel • Supplementary standards plus a CUP for Hotel/Motel in 4 commercial zoning districts City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • CUP requirement for Boutique Hotels in 4 commercial zoning districts • Supplementary standards and allowed by right for Full Service Hotel/Motel that include dining room, retail and office space in 1 commercial zoning district • Parking requirement: 1 parking space per guestroom for a hotel/motel with no restaurant or meeting facilities; 1.25 parking spaces per guestroom of a hotel/motel with restaurant or meeting facilities Page 14 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 15  City of Grapevine – Hotel & Motel • Each guestroom shall have a minimum area of three hundred thirty (330) square feet. • On-site staff is required 24-hours a day, seven days a week. City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • A minimum room count of 200 rooms. • A swimming pool, indoor or outdoor, with a minimum area of 1,000 square feet. • If developing multiple buildings on one lot, the buildings must be conjoined and architecturally integrated and cannot appear to be separate buildings externally or internally. Construction of multiple buildings must occur at one time and cannot be phased. Page 15 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 18  City of Grapevine – Hotel & Motel Hotel or Motel facilities are required to provide at least four (4) of the following features clearly designated on the approved site plan: City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 • A full-service restaurant with full kitchen facilities and which provides services to the general public; • A warming kitchen intended for the preparation, staging and sale of food by a caterer brought to the establishment from off-site to serve foodservice options including the offering of prepared and packaged foods; • A minimum 4,000 square foot meeting or conference room space. • A full-service indoor gym exercise facility with fitness equipment. • Spa and wellness area a minimum of 1,000 square feet providing services such as haircare, skin treatment, massages, other body treatments, and meditation; • Outdoor flexible space a minimum 2,500 square feet intended for dining, entertaining or relaxation, including but not limited to: a patio with sitting area and furniture, outdoor dining, or outdoor exercise area; and • Outdoor recreation and play space a minimum of 2,500 square feet, such as a playground with permanent playground equipment, basketball court, volleyball court, tennis court, pickleball court, etc. Page 16 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 19  City of Grapevine Boutique hotel. A building or arrangement of buildings on one lot, in which there are a minimum of 13 guestrooms, but not exceeding 125 guestrooms designed to blend into a community and reflect the visual design aesthetics tied to the local area around them. These lodging facilities are smaller in size, have a unique City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 character, focus attention on design aesthetics, are located in distinct districts, offer high levels of services, provide authentic cultural and historic experiences, and exceptional guest services. Hotel or motel. A building or arrangement of buildings on one lot, in which there are 13 or more guestrooms used, designed and occupied as a temporary lodging place of individuals with or without meals, in which the rooms are individually rented. Access to guestrooms shall be restricted exclusively to interior corridors. These corridors shall be accessed via the main lobby of the building or entryways individually equipped with some form of security-controlled access system. Page 17 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 17  Agenda Item #1. 18 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 18 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 19 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 19 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 20 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 20 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 21 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 21 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 22 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 22 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 23 7/7/2026 Possible UDC Language Page 23 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Agenda Item #1. 24 7/7/2026 Stakeholder Feedback Page 24 of 25 City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026  Thoughts / Questions • If hotel standards are created, would there be an opportunity to allow certain hotel types by right in City Council and Planning and Zoning Joint Workshop - Jul 13 2026 specific zoning districts? • When would the new regulations be applicable? Only new construction? • What standards (room counts, amenities) should be created for the different styles of hotels? Boutique, Limited Service, Full Service, Extended Stay, Motels. Page 25 of 25 Agenda Item #1. 7/7/2026 25