Bastrop puts final nail in troublesome B3 code

BASTROP — City Council last week laid to rest a development code system that has frustrated residents, troubled developers and cost the city millions since 2019, according to officials.

Council members unanimously voted at their April 14 meeting to repeal the old Bastrop Building Block (B3) code and adopt the new Bastrop Development Code (BDC). According to Mayor Pro Tem John Kirkland, the B3 code is estimated to have cost the city about $10 million in lost revenue since being adopted seven years ago.

“This (B3) code is the reason that a majority of us are seated up here, to fix this,” he said.