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Edinburg council denies multifamily rezoning on undersized lot, approves separate commercial setback variance
Summary
Council denied a request to change the comprehensive plan/rezone two small lots to multifamily because they did not meet minimum lot size; council approved a separate variance for an irregular commercial parcel on North Business Highway 281 that had existing buildings with zero‑foot setbacks.
Edinburg — The Edinburg City Council on Aug. 4 denied a rezoning and comprehensive‑plan amendment that would have changed two small, adjacent lots in the original town site to multifamily residential, and later approved a separate variance request for a commercial/mixed‑use property on North Business Highway 281.
In the zoning matter, Jaime Macedo, planning and zoning director, told the council staff recommended denial because the lots were too small to meet the city’s multifamily minimum (8,000 square feet). Macedo said the Planning & Zoning Commission had also denied the request 4–1. Council Member Jason Belon made the motion to follow…
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