Commission approves zoning change and PD for Mayfield Road property with condition to raise screening wall to 8 feet

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a comprehensive plan amendment and zoning change (CPA25080020 and ZON25080027) for property at 1926 Mayfield Road, allowing a planned development for limited office and neighborhood-service uses.

Planning staff said the request would change the future land use designation from low-density residential to commercial/retail/office and noted staff could not support the request because it did not align with the Future Land Use Map. The applicant sought a PD that would permit single-story, neighborhood-scale office buildings (two 4,000-square-foot single-story multi-tenant buildings were shown in conceptual plans) and proposed limiting certain uses in the PD ordinance. Staff noted the proposal meets density and dimensional standards in the UDC but remains inconsistent with the adopted future land use map.

Randall Garrett, the applicant, told the commission he is a long-time home builder and said he preferred single-story, residential-scale office buildings because of traffic on nearby George Bush Freeway and that he would work with neighbors; he also said he would accept an eight-foot screening wall. Commissioner Cheryl Smith moved to approve the two items per DRC recommendations with the amendment to change the required screening wall from six to eight feet; Commissioner John Federko seconded. The motion passed 7-1.

Staff recommendations to require platting prior to building permit and compliance with UDC and Appendix F standards were included as conditions. Staff reiterated it was unable to support the request due to the Future Land Use Map inconsistency; commissioners who voted to approve said the proposed buildings would be compatible with surrounding residential uses and requested the higher wall and other conditions to protect neighbors.