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Planning Commission recommends rezoning of 11.16-acre William Mays site for 226-home subdivision
Summary
The Corpus Christi Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning an 11.16-acre site in District 1 from Farm Rural to RS-6 Single Family to allow a roughly 226-home subdivision; the decision was opposed in public comment over proximity to a proposed ammonia/hydrogen facility and notice issues for county-road residents.
The Corpus Christi Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning an 11.16-acre property in District 1 (the Calallen/Northwest area) from Farm Rural (FR) to RS-6 Single Family, enabling a proposed medium-density subdivision staff said could yield about 226 single-family homes.
Staff planner Andrew Demas told commissioners the request is “consistent with the city comprehensive plan as well as the Northwest Area development plan” and that staff recommended approval, although it would amend the future land use map (changing a commercial-designation area along Northwest Boulevard to medium-density residential).
Why it matters: speakers during public comment said the rezoning places new homes near a proposed industrial project and described shortcomings in notice and disclosure. A resident and two nearby property owners urged the commission to reconsider or require additional disclosures about proximity to a planned ammonia/hydrogen operation. The commission…
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