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Council rezones Tech Terrace parcels to HDR for Pinecrest student housing over neighborhood objections
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of residents opposed, the City Council voted 6–0 with 1 abstention to rezone property south of 19th Street near University Avenue from SF-2/HC to High Density Residential (HDR), clearing the way for a proposed Pinecrest student housing project.
The Lubbock City Council approved a rezoning that allows higher-density residential development south of 19th Street near University Avenue — a decision that followed more than two hours of public comment and detailed presentations by the developer and project team.
Planning staff described Zone Case 3174-D as a request from AMD Engineering on behalf of Pinecrest Development Communities to rezone property currently zoned low-density single-family (SF-2) and heavy commercial (HC) to high-density residential (HDR). The staff packet noted 61 notices were sent; planners reported receiving 81 written responses in favor (72 of those outside the 200-foot notification boundary) and 28 in opposition (six outside the boundary). Staff recommended approval; the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7–1, and the council’s action required a supermajority.
Tyler Perlmutter, the Pinecrest representative, described the developer’s plan as a vertically mixed student-housing project that…
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