Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for 'Victoria Commercial' 44‑acre parcel, 6–1 vote

The City of Victoria Planning Commission voted, by a 6–1 margin, to recommend that the City Council deny a proposed rezoning for about 44 acres of the Victoria Ridge parcel (the area outside the Kwik Trip site) that would change the land from agricultural to C2 (Community Commercial).

Staff presentation and applicant statement City planner Bridal McCain explained that the remaining roughly 44‑acre portion of the annexed parcel was being considered for rezoning without any specific development proposals attached. McCain reminded commissioners that rezonings are discretionary and that if the city rezoned the property to C2, “any permitted use meeting our zoning code requirements within our C2 district must legally be approved,” reducing the city’s ability to deny a future project that conforms to the C2 district standards. Developer representative Pat Rossi said the…