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McAllen commissioners deny rezoning for 13801 N. 20th amid residents’ traffic and flood concerns
Summary
The City Commission voted to deny a developer’s request to rezone a 10-acre tract at North 20th (Depot) and Russell Road from R-1 to R-2 after neighbors and the commission raised concerns about traffic, flooding and compatibility with surrounding single‑family development.
McALLEN, Texas — McAllen city commissioners on Monday voted to deny a developer’s request to rezone a tract at 13801 North 20th Street (the corner of North 20th and Russell Road) from single‑family (R-1) to medium‑density residential (R-2).
Neighbors and their counsel told commissioners the site sits amid long‑established single‑family estates and that rezoning would increase traffic near three schools, worsen known flooding and create an out‑of‑place pocket of denser housing.
“This particular tract extends to the edge of the city of McAllen as been zoned R‑1, which is consistent with the market area,” attorney John Millen told the commission, asking the body to…
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