Planning commission backs mixed-use future land‑use change and recommends 200‑unit planned development at 408 East Cook

The City of Josephine Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a city‑initiated amendment to the future land use map to designate portions of the FM 6 corridor as mixed use and recommended approval of a companion planned development, ZAPD25‑0001, for about 9.69699 acres at 408 East Cook. The planned development would allow two commercial structures adjacent to Cook Street and a multifamily tract of about 200 units built in two phases. The commission’s recommendation for the planned development was expressly contingent on council approval of the future land use amendment and on the applicant addressing final staff comments.

The change would formally steer several parcels now shown as low‑density residential toward a mixed‑use corridor, a planning official said, signaling to developers the city expects higher‑intensity retail and residential projects on that stretch of FM 6. Staff told the commission the comprehensive plan amendment and the zoning request are companion items: if the future land use map amendment fails,…