Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Commercial Rezoning topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission recommends denial of rezoning at Magnolia Parkway and McLean to general business
Summary
After staff declined to recommend the change, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 0-5 to deny a proposal to rezone 2.56 acres at Magnolia Parkway and McLean Road from single-family R-2 to general business (GB). Commissioners cited incompatibility with the comprehensive plan and nearby residential uses.
Pearland’s Planning and Zoning Commission on June 16 voted unanimously to recommend denial of a request to rezone about 2.56 acres at the southwest corner of Magnolia Parkway and McLean Road from R-2 single-family to general business (GB).
Staff told the commission the application sought to align the northern portion of a larger parcel with the GB zoning that already applies to the southern portion. Steph, a planner, said the applicant’s intent is to permit retail, daycare and similar uses. “The proposed GB District is not compatible with the traditional residential place type,” Steph said, and staff found the request met only two of four rezoning criteria and therefore could not recommend approval.
Applicant Paul Grumman (also referred to as Paul Grama in the record) told commissioners the site is an anomaly, noting the southern piece already carries GB zoning and that he expects commercial uses are likely at the intersection in time. He said potential uses include a Montessori school and neighborhood retail and said the site could help serve nearby households.
Commission discussion focused on compatibility with adjacent residential zones, traffic and the capacity of McLean Road to handle additional curb cuts or ingress and egress. Commissioners said the intersection’s roadway classification supports limited commercial intensity on one corner but not the requested GB intensity on the interior parcel that fronts McLean. Commissioner comments also noted prior decisions and adjacent uses.
Commissioner Trey Haskins moved to approve the rezoning and Commissioner Tommy Echols seconded, but the motion failed on a 0-5 vote. Staff’s report and the commission discussion cited the comprehensive plan’s traditional residential place type, surrounding R-2 neighborhoods, and traffic and access constraints as the basis for denial.
The applicant may revise the request or pursue city council review; any future commercial development would be subject to the unified development code and corridor overlay district requirements for Magnolia Parkway.
