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Council rezones 7.1-acre parcel to MXC despite Planning and Zoning split; council approves unanimously
Summary
The council approved rezoning about 7.1 acres from industrial to mixed-use commercial following a staff recommendation and despite a 4-1 Planning and Zoning Commission vote against the change; staff emphasized transitional uses such as townhomes and potential commercial frontage.
The Corinth City Council on July 17 rezoned approximately 7.1 acres at 7865 South Timpson Freeway from industrial to mixed-use commercial (MXC) after hearing staff analysis and a split recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Planning staff said the MXC designation would provide a transitional zoning between existing single-family neighborhoods and other commercial uses and could allow townhomes on the rear parcel while retaining commercial frontage along Burl Street and I-35.
Planning staff told the council the site had been flagged during prior deliberations about Burl Street and single-family reconstruction, and that MXC could provide building-form and design standards appropriate to a mixed-use transition. Staff also said the rear parcel totals just over three acres and might be better suited to townhomes than to multifamily apartments because of site-size and parking constraints.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-1 to deny the rezoning, citing concerns that MXC is a straight zoning with a broad range of allowed uses and that commissioners wanted more specifics about intended development. Staff and other council members countered that the comprehensive plan's office-and-employment designation and MXC form standards provide appropriate guidance and that MXC can facilitate a mix of offices, lodging, limited multifamily and townhomes. Because P&Z voted to deny, staff noted the item required a supermajority to pass; council ultimately approved the rezoning unanimously at the meeting.
Staff also said the front parcel is owned separately from the rear parcel and that some property owners have expressed interest in townhomes for the rear parcels as a transitional use. Council did not record any public letters of opposition or support on the item in the staff presentation.
The rezoning will require property owners and developers to return with site plans or planned-development applications that show how proposed uses meet MXC building form standards and address compatibility with adjacent single-family neighborhoods.
