White House planning commission hears long public opposition to Mockingbird Place rezoning; decision tabled to July 15

The White House Planning and Zoning Commission on June 17 opened a public hearing on a request to rezone 41.08 acres in Mockingbird Place (Unit 2, Lots 12–49, Track 4) from residential low density to residential medium density, then tabled any recommendation until its July 15 meeting.

The item was not decided because, staff said, the commission that night did not have enough eligible voting members to make a recommendation; the public hearing proceeded so the record could be kept and additional comment taken at later meetings. The commission's chair opened the hearing at 6:07 p.m. and later called for a motion to table; commissioners voted to table the matter to July 15, with one abstention noted.

The request prompted lengthy public comment from neighbors who said the change would conflict with recorded deed restrictions, strain neighborhood streets and…