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Council approves North Norman Village mixed-use PUD near I-35 and Indian Hills with added parkland and density allowances
Summary
The council approved rezoning and the preliminary plat for North Norman Village at I-35 and Indian Hills April 22, allowing a mixed-use project with five multifamily pads, 43 single-family lots, and about 7.5 acres of public parkland; the ordinance passed 8-1 with Council Member Nash opposed.
The City Council approved a rezoning to Planned Unit Development and a preliminary plat for the North Norman Village mixed-use project near the southwest corner of I-35 and West Indian Hills Road on April 22, voting 8-1 on the ordinance (Council Member Nash voted no).
The developer described a large mixed-use plan for roughly 131 acres at the I-35/Indian Hills corridor, including commercial parcels along the highway, five multifamily development pads (each roughly 300 units in the developer's concept), and a compact single-family neighborhood with 43 lots and accessory dwelling unit allowances. The site plan includes approximately 15 percent open space and about 7.5 acres of parkland, per developer presentations.
Representatives said the plan evolved after pre-development meetings and engagement with neighbors; adjustments included expanding green buffers along the site's south and west edges and converting a previously proposed commercial parcel into public parkland adjacent to residential areas. The developer highlighted a landscape-first strategy and internal block-level common spaces for the single-family blocks.
Council and staff discussed traffic, stormwater, and flexibility in permitted uses. Council Member Holman asked whether the plan allows the multifamily areas to include vertical mixed-use (ground-floor commercial with residences above); the developer agreed to a friendly amendment to add multifamily/mixed-use allowances to development-area language and to the exhibit listing permitted uses. Planning staff supported on-floor amendments and noted unanimous Planning Commission approval prior to council action.
City traffic and engineering staff said the site would rely on existing storm sewer infrastructure with a detention and treatment-train approach; the applicant's engineer said the detention basin would handle developed runoff and that design would route water toward existing conveyance to the south.
The council adopted three on-floor amendments: (1) two-foot building-line language as redlined in the packet for select residential blocks, (2) an insertion allowing multifamily/mixed-use in "Development Area 3A and 3B1," and (3) an exhibit clarification allowing multifamily in the listed uses for the primary development area. The ordinance passed 8-1 on second reading and again on final reading; the preliminary plat passed 8-1 as well.
Council members praised the developer's neighborhood engagement and the amount of parkland proposed, while some members urged continued attention to infrastructure costs, long-term maintenance, and careful phasing as the site develops.
Votes at a glance: - Rezoning (A-2 to PUD) and PUD narrative amendments: adopted on final reading 8-1 (Council Member Nash opposed). - Preliminary plat (North Norman Village): approved 8-1.
