The Clute Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9 voted to set a joint public hearing with City Council on Nov. 13, 2025, to consider a rezoning request for 907 Lewis Street from C1 to C2. Staff said the property was sold to an electric supply company that intends to replat adjoining parcels and unify access off State Highway 332.

Staff recommended the rezoning because it would make zoning uniform across contiguous lots and facilitate a planned replat. A staff speaker noted the city’s ordinance requires rezoning before replatting, calling it “that chicken and the egg situation in our ordinance where they have to rezone before they can replat.” Commissioners discussed access and subdivision plans and heard that the buyer plans to replat the lots after rezoning.

Commissioners approved a motion to set the joint public hearing for Nov. 13, 2025; the vote sends the rezoning request to council and schedules a public hearing where neighbors and other stakeholders can comment. Staff said the applicant intends to coordinate the replat and site access with the neighboring property (TJ’s Lube) and that rezoning would clear the way for the planned site layout. No rezoning was approved at the Oct. 9 meeting; the action only set the hearing date.