Mesquite planners approve 38-acre PD rezoning for JPI apartments; case moves to city council

The Mesquite Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 10 approved a planned-development rezoning that would allow a multifamily development and related uses on about 38 acres at 23701 Interstate 635. The commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of Z1024-0372 with exhibits A–D and the staff recommendations; the application will be forwarded to city council for consideration on Feb. 17, 2025.

Garrett Langford, Planning and Zoning Division staff, presented the application and the staff report. He said the rezoning would create a PD with four tracks: Track A (planned-development light commercial, with the property owner seeking to retain self-storage as an allowed use), Track B and C (multifamily), and Track D (single-family). The parcel is currently subject to an existing PD ordinance (Ordinance No. 2434) adopted in 1987; the proposed amendment updates uses and establishes a concept plan for Track B where the developer proposes the apartments.

Maxwell Fisher, representing applicant JPI and speaking for Zone Dev, described the concept plan for Track B as four buildings, up to four stories, totaling 313 dwelling units (about 21…