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Council approves first reading to rezone 1.05-acre parcel near FM 2920 to commercial
Summary
On first reading the council approved Ordinance 2025-13 to rezone about 1.05 acres from agricultural to commercial after a public hearing and staff presentations noting a recent drainage channel and surrounding commercial uses.
Tomball City Council on April 21 held a public hearing and voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-13 on first reading to rezone approximately 1.05 acres from agricultural to commercial (case K2503).
City staff explained the parcel is a small triangle left agricultural after Harris County Flood Control purchased surrounding land for the M124 channel; the draft comprehensive-plan future land-use map calls for corridor commercial, though the parcel does not conform to the city’s existing future land-use designation of neighborhood residential. Staff and the applicant said the drainage channel and existing commercial development nearby, including the Lowe’s/Office Depot area south of FM 2920, provide a physical buffer and reasonable access for commercial traffic. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval by a unanimous 4–0 vote.
Jordan Corvid of Kimley-Horn spoke for the applicant and described the land as a leftover agricultural wedge from earlier flood-control purchases and said the request is intended to “clean up” the zoning so the owner can market the larger commercial tract. No speakers opposed the rezoning during the public hearing. Council discussed consistency with the existing and draft future land-use maps and acknowledged timing of the comprehensive-plan update; staff said the change in physical conditions since the prior plan (notably the drainage channel) is a discretionary consideration.
After discussion the council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-13 on first reading; the motion passed unanimously.
