Sisters win rezoning for two corner lots on Stacy Lane to allow duplexes

The Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 7 approved a rezoning request for two adjacent corner lots at 10800 and 10808 Stacy Lane, allowing the owners to build a duplex on each property.

Applicants Luz Martinez and Rosa Ortega, who told commissioners they purchased the parcels in May 2023, said each lot is about 10,000–11,800 square feet and that each proposed duplex would contain about 1,100–1,200 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths. "We respectfully ask for your approval to rezone these properties," Luz Martinez said during the public hearing, adding that the goal is to invest and provide quality rental housing and a modest retirement income.

Planning staff reported the lots are vacant and that the city's future land-use map designates the area as suburban residential. Staff noted the Pool Subdivision has mostly single-family zoning with small pockets of other uses and that staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission found the duplexes compatible with the neighborhood; staff reported no opposition aside from the limited public notices and included eight signed letters of neighbor support in the packet.

Commissioner Andrew Arroyos made the motion to approve; commissioners voted in favor and the motion carried. The rezoning recommendation will go to City Council for final action.

Why it matters: The rezoning will allow the property owners to build four rental units total (two duplexes) on corner lots they say they will own as long-term rental investments. Neighbors who signed letters of support are described in the staff packet; staff said adjacent zoning remains predominantly single-family.