Lewisville council approves new zoning rule requiring special permits for some warehouses and manufacturers

Lewisville City Council on a unanimous vote approved an amendment to the city’s Unified Development Code that generally requires a special use permit for new or expanded warehouse distribution facilities and light, medium or heavy intensity manufacturing uses proposed within 500 feet of lower‑intensity properties.

The ordinance, adopted after a public hearing and months of staff and stakeholder conversations, is intended to reduce conflicts between newer industrial redevelopment and established residential, office and retail uses in areas the city rezoned for industrial decades ago.

“This requirement would not apply to buildings or structures with a current certificate of occupancy for warehouse distribution facility or light, medium or heavy intensity manufacturing uses,” Richard Luebke, Lewisville planning director, told the council in a presentation explaining the amendments and a set of proposed exemptions. He said staff also…