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Votes at a glance: Lewisville council approves tax-credit support, special-use permit, rezoning and planning contract
Summary
The council approved multiple routine and substantive items: a resolution supporting a 4% housing tax-credit application, an automotive repair special-use permit, rezoning for a 55-unit townhome project, a $537,500 professional services agreement for the city vision plan, and the FY 2025–26 budget calendar and priorities.
At the April workshop/regular session the Lewisville City Council acted on several items. Key outcomes:
- Resolution of no objection to 4% housing tax-credit application for Stone Creek Apartments (D1): Approved unanimously. The resolution expresses city support for the applicant’s TDHCA filing; final awards and compliance are decided by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
- Ordinance granting a special-use permit for an existing automotive repair and auto sales business at 647 East State Highway 121 Business (D2): Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 6–0; council approved the ordinance unanimously. The permit allows automotive repair (minor) and automobile sales/leasing for the property described in case 24-08-14-SUP.
- Ordinance rezoning 3.211 acres at 701 South Charles Street from public use to planned-development townhouse 2 (PD-TH2) to allow 55 townhomes (D3): Planning & Zoning recommended approval 6–1; council approved the ordinance 4–1 after debate about site density and parking.
- Professional services agreement with Friese and Nichols Inc. for the Lewisville 2035 vision plan (Item 7): Council approved a $537,500 contract and authorized the city manager to execute the agreement. The consultant team will include Rayo (Rayo Planning) as a subcontractor with a $100,000 allocation to lead targeted Hispanic-community outreach and engagement.
- Fiscal year 2025–26 budget calendar, action priorities and strategic focus areas (Item 9): Council approved the proposed schedule and priorities unanimously.
Where votes were recorded in the meeting, roll-call tallies matched the items above. Where specific mover/second names were not included in the hearing record, the council executed unanimous or recorded votes as noted. The council also approved the balance of the consent agenda and pulled Item 7 for separate discussion before approving it.
Details for each voted item are recorded in the meeting minutes and staff reports; the public hearing portion of the agenda included no public speakers for the Stone Creek tax-credit item.
