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Mesquite staff outlines new downtown special zoning district to preserve character and ease development
Summary
Planning Director Adam Bailey briefed the City Council on a proposed downtown special zoning district that would create core, mixed‑use and edge subdistricts, soften parking requirements in the core and preserve nonconforming uses while restricting new incompatible commercial uses.
Mesquite Planning and Development Director Adam Bailey briefed the City Council on July 7 on a proposed special zoning district for Downtown Mesquite intended to preserve the area’s historic character while encouraging a compact, walkable mix of uses. The proposal would create three subdistricts—a core, mixed‑use zone and an edge buffer—and a separate downtown use table tailored to downtown parcels.
Bailey said the new district “would establish new subdistricts, the core, the mixed use, and the edge, and each of those subdistricts would be tailored specifically for that area.” He told the council the proposal is aimed at preserving Downtown Mesquite’s historic center while encouraging more compact development that is walkable day and night.
City staff emphasized what the ordinance would not do: it would not change citywide zoning outside downtown,…
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