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McAllen commission rejects rezoning request for 3100 Lark Avenue after neighborhood opposition
Summary
The McAllen City Commission voted to deny a request to rezone 3100 Lark Avenue from R-1 to R-2 after residents raised traffic, privacy and infrastructure concerns and a petition showed substantial opposition.
McAllen — The McAllen City Commission voted April 28 to deny a request to rezone 3100 Lark Avenue from R‑1 to R‑2, blocking a proposal that would have allowed up to 22 residential lots and narrower lot sizes.
The rezoning request, presented by project engineer Milos Salinas of M2 Engineering, sought R‑2 zoning to allow detached “garden homes” and smaller lots. Planning staff told the commission the proposal included 22 lots, would require an 8‑foot CMU wall and that the code requires a secondary access; the site currently lacks a required secondary access.
Neighbors told the commission the change would alter a long‑standing…
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