Midland Planning and Zoning Commission approves multiple plats, a housing PD amendment and a restaurant alcohol permit

MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve multiple land plats and zoning items during a meeting where most motions passed unanimously; one consent item was pulled for separate consideration and one preliminary plat vote recorded an abstention.

The commission approved final plats, preliminary plats and zoning actions that will facilitate single‑family housing, industrial development, a downtown hotel site and an on‑premises alcohol permit for a restaurant. The largest land‑use change approved was an amended Plan Development (PD) for a 302.39‑acre housing development that modifies the PD’s lot classes and reduces the number of lots under the PD site plan.

Why it matters: the votes clear procedural and land‑use steps that allow property owners and developers to file for building permits, address assignments, septic and utility permits, and, in one case, to open a restaurant with on‑site alcohol service. Several items affect residential neighborhoods and industrial tracts across Midland; one housing item referenced prior City Council action and neighbor negotiations.

The biggest zoning and plat actions

Amended PD for Mockingbird area housing development (Item 7) The commission approved a zone‑change request amending an existing PD for a housing development on a 302.39‑acre tract generally located near North Fairgrounds Road and Firewheel Road in District 1. Staff reported the amendment keeps the underlying SF‑3 base zoning and revises…