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Neighbor asks for delay on 104th Street rezoning, cites floodplain and buffer concerns
Summary
A resident asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to delay consideration of zone case 3521 (SF-2 to NC) to get more information about buffers and floodplain impacts; staff and the applicant said commercial development will likely be limited to the front portion due to a playa lake.
Kevin Kenny, a resident north of the property proposed for rezoning in zone case 3521, asked the Planning and Zoning Commission on March 20 to postpone action so he could obtain more information about potential impacts to his property.
"I would like to have more information, on what is actually gonna be used for," Kenny said, giving his address for the record. He asked the commission to delay the decision so he could "see how it's going to affect the neighborhood" and better understand what buffers and shops might be allowed.
Jamie McGar and Will Stevens, representing the planning department and the applicant respectively, responded that much of the parcel sits in a playa/flood area and that only a limited portion is likely developable. Stevens told the commission the "front third" of the property fronting 104th Street is the area most likely to be utilized and that the remainder would remain low and largely undevelopable. Staff also described the buffer requirement between neighborhood commercial (NC) and SF-2 as a Type B buffer yard: "10 feet with 2 canopy trees, 4 ornamental trees per 100 feet."
Kenny said he wanted time to discuss the project with staff and the applicant before the council hearing; staff urged that the NC district is one of the city's lower-intensity commercial zones, and that the developer will still be constrained by floodplain limits. Despite the request for a delay, the commission approved zone case 3521 by a 7-0 vote and forwarded the case to City Council for the April 22 public hearing. Staff recorded a follow-up task to provide additional maps and clarifying exhibits to residents before the council packet is finalized.
The exchange underscores two planning issues that repeatedly arise in Lubbock rezoning cases: how playa/flood areas shape the developable footprint of a parcel and how buffer-yard requirements are applied where commercial and residential zones meet. Kenny’s request for a postponement was not accepted by the commission; the vote sent the rezoning to the City Council review stage.
