Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zone Change topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission recommends rezoning 7.573 acres at Main Street and Bailey Road from heavy industrial to general commercial
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended rezoning 7.573 acres at the northwest corner of Main Street and Bailey Road from M‑2 (Heavy Industrial) to GC (General Commercial) to align with the future land use map and surrounding commercial uses.
The Pearland Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 6 voted 7–0 to recommend rezoning 7.573 acres at the northwest corner of Main Street and Bailey Road from M‑2 (Heavy Industrial) to GC (General Commercial).
City planner Patrick Bauer presented staff’s report, telling the commission the site is predominantly within the commercial center place type on the future land use map and that GC zoning is compatible with that designation. Bauer said utilities are available along Main Street and that right-of-way dedication and other engineering requirements will be reviewed during subsequent permitting.
Applicant Will Benson of Benson Development said the rezoning aligns with the future land use plan and will allow commercial uses that the applicant considers more appropriate than heavy industrial for the site. "Our intent is to move this forward into uses that are more appropriate for General Commercial than for M2 zoning," Benson said.
Commissioners discussing the item cited the proximity of Pearland High School across Main Street and the surrounding pattern of commercial zoning to the east and south as reasons to support the rezoning. A motion to recommend approval carried 7–0; the item will go before Pearland City Council on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, for final action.
The commission’s recommendation does not itself change the zoning; it forwards the matter to council with the commission’s finding that the request meets the city’s zone-change approval criteria.
