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Enterprise TAB denies Decatur Boulevard plan amendment and zone change for 11‑acre Biscern multifamily proposal
Summary
Despite a staff recommendation of approval after plan corrections, the board denied a plan amendment, zone change and related right‑of‑way vacation for an 11.2‑acre multifamily proposal near Decatur and LeBaron; staff and the airport supported the design but members said the loss of commercial land was a concern.
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on Jan. 29 denied a plan amendment (PA25700001) and a corresponding zone change (ZC250005) for an 11.21‑acre Biscern Development proposal at the northeast corner of Decatur Boulevard and LeBaron Avenue. The board also denied the associated vacation/abandonment (VS250006). The design review/waiver file (WS250008) proceeded separately and the board recorded action consistent with its motion.
Applicant representative Tony Celeste said the site — just north of Silverado Ranch and adjacent to a detention basin — was proposed to change from Corridor Mixed Use to Urban Neighborhood with a zone change to RM‑32 and a design for about 248 multifamily units (roughly 23 units per acre) in a three‑story product with structured parking. Celeste said Department of Aviation and staff had reviewed the plans and that residential units would be located outside the AE‑60 airport overlay arc; parking and circulation were proposed inside the arc.
Celeste told the board the team had corrected plan errors that removed the need for one of the waivers (a fence mistakenly sited inside a landscape area), and staff’s revised report recommended approval of the project’s design review and the corrected waiver package. Department of Aviation participated in the staff review and — according to the applicant and staff memo — supported the approach of locating parking within the AE‑60 arc and keeping dwelling units outside that area.
Several board members opposed the master‑plan and zone‑change requests on policy grounds, saying the site is one of the remaining deep commercial parcels along Decatur and removing commercial capacity would further constrain commercial land supply. One board member said dense residential already surrounds the site and that losing commercial depth was “not a good idea.” Another member noted an existing approved daycare site nearby and expressed concern about diminishing commercial blocks.
The board voted to deny the plan amendment (PA25700001) and zone change (ZC250005). The motions were recorded as carried. The transcript indicates the board also denied the vacation (VS250006) and recorded action on WS250008 consistent with a separate motion; because staff had updated its report after applicant corrections, WS250008’s status in the minutes reflects the board’s motion on that item.
With the denials, the applicant may choose to retain commercial planning or revise the proposal and return with an application that preserves commercial depth or establishes a different transition strategy.
