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Council approves rezoning for 55-townhome development at 701 S. Charles Street over parking and density concerns
Summary
Lewisville City Council approved rezoning 3.211 acres at 701 South Charles Street to a planned-development townhouse district for a 55-unit townhome project, 4–1, after debate about parking, density and lack of guest parking.
The Lewisville City Council voted 4–1 to rezone 3.211 acres at 701 South Charles Street from public-use to a planned-development (townhouse) district to allow construction of a 55-unit townhome project.
Council discussion centered on density and on-site parking. One council member said the proposal’s roughly 17 units per acre significantly exceeds the density of the Belleville development cited by the applicant and expressed concern about the plan’s lack of meaningful open space and guest parking, saying the design could lead to continuous street parking and long-term problems. Another council member, representing the neighborhood where the project will be built, said the project would calm traffic on Charles Street and welcomed the development.
Planning staff told the council the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval, 6–1, on March 4, 2025. The staff report notes the site was previously owned by the Lewisville Independent School District and that the development design takes cues from a Belleville Village precedent; the developer proposes reduced parking and screening standards based on proximity to Old Town, though the site is outside the Old Town Design District.
Councilmembers pressed staff on parking standards and whether reducing unit counts or adjusting an economic-development agreement might relieve future parking stress. City staff said the Old Town design standards permit two parking spaces per unit in that district, but that this site is not in the Old Town Design District; the proposed plan follows model elements while requesting flexibility because of proximity to Old Town.
The ordinance rezoning the property was read by the city attorney and then approved by a 4–1 recorded vote. The council did not specify which member cast the lone dissent on the record during the roll call. The ordinance language preserves the city’s zoning ordinance framework, corrects the official zoning map, and declares the rezoning promotes the public welfare.
