Commission schedules public hearing on 94‑unit Lennar PUD; staff notes potential transition policy exception

The Planning Commission voted July 16 to set a public hearing for Aug. 6 on a rezoning request from Lennar for approximately 17.26 acres on Cason Lane to be rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposed development includes 94 attached single-family homes (two-story with front porches and two-car garages) and two commercial outparcels targeting neighborhood‑scale services.

Staff described the site as surrounded by a mix of commercial and residential uses, including RM-16 apartment complexes to the north and east and CF commercial at the nearby intersection with New Salem Highway. The site plan shows three residential buildings, internal amenities (dog park, playground, trails, picnic pads and a mail kiosk), clustered guest parking and two commercial pads along Cason Lane sized for neighborhood services such as small retail, restaurants, daycare and personal services. The proposed residential lots would be a minimum of 2,000 square feet with 20-foot widths; the overall product is fully attached housing.

Why it matters: The future land-use designation for the site is Auto-Urban Residential with recommended zoning ranges that generally discourage more than 20% of acreage in attached product and cap attached units at 40% of total units. Staff recommended that the commission consider the city’s transition policy to allow an exception because the surrounding pattern includes commercial frontage at the intersection and RM-16 apartments adjacent to the site.

The commission set the public hearing for Aug. 6. Staff will present the transition-policy analysis and the permitted use list at the hearing. Applicant representative Tyler Fisher and other project team members were present.