Aldermen reject rezoning request for 8203 East Outer Belt Road after staff recommends denial

The Grandview Board of Aldermen voted 3'to'4 on July 8 to deny a zoning map amendment that would have rezoned about 28 acres at 8203 East Outer Belt Road from PD (plan district / mixed use) to R-1A (large-lot single-family residential).

Bill No. 7857 sought the rezoning of parcel number 68-900-01-04-02-1-00-000 in Grandview, Jackson County. Staff told the board the current PD zoning permits a wide range of residential, office and commercial uses consistent with the Grandview 2030 comprehensive plan and the M-150 corridor framework. The applicant's request would limit permitted uses to large-lot single-family homes; staff recommended denial on the basis that the rezoning is inconsistent with adopted plans and corridor goals.

Planning staff explained the parcels sit at the city entrance along M-150 and that the requested R-1A designation would reduce development options to a small number of single-family lots. "The current zoning is PD plan district... it is supported by the comprehensive plan's future land use map, Grandview 2030, and the M-150 corridor framework plan," staff said. Staff added the city has contracted Kimberly Horne to update the M-150 corridor plan; that update will include an economic analysis and is expected to take about nine months.

Aldermen who voted in favor of placing the bill on second and final reading included Aldermen Rousey, Turnbaugh and Maloney. Aldermen Jones, Randolph and Kendrick, plus Mayor Leonard D. Jones, voted against final passage; the motion failed and Ordinance No. 7595 did not pass.

The failure of the rezoning request leaves the parcels under PD zoning; staff said future updates to the corridor plan and the economic analysis may inform any subsequent proposals or zoning changes. The meeting record did not include a developer presentation of a specific site plan or proposed lot counts.