Council rezones single vacant lot on Greenlawn Drive to allow single-family home

The Mission City Council unanimously approved an ordinance rezoning a vacant parcel on Greenlawn Drive from general business to single-family residential (R1) so the property owner may build a house. The council recorded the action as ordinance No. 57-19.

Planning staff described the property as the only vacant tract on the block north of Business 83 between Los Evanos and Washington; surrounding parcels are residential. Staff said the parcel’s only practical access is from Greenlawn Drive, an alley, and that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 4-1 vote after one property owner to the east expressed opposition at the commission hearing.

No members of the public spoke during the council hearing. On a motion and second, the council voted 5-0 to approve the rezoning. The planning department will apply standard subdivision and permitting requirements before the owner may begin construction.

The council’s action converts the zoning of the property from general business to R1 single-family residential to match surrounding uses and to enable the owner to build a home on the lot.