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Red Oak council approves zoning change and preliminary plat for Symphony/Red Oak Town Center mixed‑use development
Summary
The City Council approved Ordinance 25‑012 and the corresponding preliminary plat to revise a planned development for a mixed‑use project (called Symphony/Red Oak Town Center) that would add larger retail anchors, multifamily housing and parks; both measures passed 5‑0.
The Red Oak City Council on Tuesday approved Ordinance 25‑012, revising a planned‑development concept to allow a mixed‑use project known as Symphony (Red Oak Town Center), and separately approved the project's preliminary plat. Both actions passed by unanimous votes, 5‑0.
City staff described the ordinance as a change in the project’s concept plan rather than a rewrite of the PD regulations. Mr. Hart, a city staff member, said the "only changes are in the layout; the actual PD language did not change from the previous." The revised concept moves and squares off much of the multifamily area, creates larger commercial fields along I‑35 to accommodate two big‑box anchors, and retains smaller fronting pads for hotels, quick‑service restaurants and sit‑down restaurants.
The preliminary plat creating Lots 1–3, Block A; Lots 1–6, Block B; common lots 1X–3X, Block B; and Lots 1–3, Block C for the Red Oak Town Center was approved after staff confirmed the plat substantially conforms with the approved zoning concept plan. Staff added clearer labels to identify planned parks and a lake in the floodplain area. City staff said the other side of the site, across existing railroad tracks, includes multifamily (some age‑restricted) and a proposed bridge over a creek to connect the parcels.
Developer representative James Moon (address provided on the record as 555 FM 2377 Road) attended the public hearing and offered to answer council questions. Staff told the council the preliminary plat is a planning document: developers will return with final plats, elevations, landscape plans and the detailed site plan for individual phases as they prepare to develop specific lots.
Council members asked clarifying questions about the color coding on the concept plan and the practical differences between the map labels for "multifamily" (which may include apartments, townhomes and senior living) and "apartment" (market‑rate rental apartments). The developer and staff confirmed there is no substantive regulatory difference on most of the site; one parcel (labeled H50 in the plan) carries an additional restriction. Planning staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval after the applicant clarified park areas on the plan.
What happens next: Council approvals allow the applicant to proceed toward final plats and site‑specific zoning/site‑plan reviews for individual lots. When a developer returns to seek site plan approval for a building or phase, the council and the planning commission will receive detailed elevations, landscaping and engineering documents.
Speakers quoted in this article appear in the city’s meeting record and are identified in the accompanying speaker list below.
