McAllen commission disapproves Jonco townhouse rezoning, denies downtown boarding‑house rezoning; approves Trenton Road rezoning

The McAllen City Commission on Jan. 28 rejected a rezoning request for a townhouse development at 512 Jonco Avenue, voted to disapprove a rezoning request for a property at the southwest corner of South Seventh and Westlake (around 600 South Seventeenth Street), and approved a separate rezoning for 2121 Trenton Road.

The decisions will change how the three sites may be developed: the Jonco Avenue request to rezone a roughly 0.8717‑acre parcel from R‑1 to R‑3 (townhome zoning) was disapproved after residents and several commissioners said the project would change an established single‑family neighborhood. The commission also voted to deny a request to rezone a downtown building from C‑3 to R‑3A after staff reported multiple recent complaints and a prior injunction related to hotel/boarding‑house operations. By contrast, commissioners approved a rezoning for property at 2121 Trenton Road from R‑1 to R‑3T; the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval.

Why it matters: The votes shape where higher‑density housing can be built in McAllen and reflect ongoing tension between adding housing supply…