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Pharr planners approve rezoning for townhome development near Nolana despite resident objections
Summary
The Pharr Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend rezoning a 17.196-acre site at 4300 N. Sugar Road from Agriculture/Open Space (AO) to Townhouse Residential (RTH) to allow roughly 145 townhomes; a nearby resident urged a full impact study and larger buffers.
The City of Pharr Planning and Zoning Commission on a voice vote recommended rezoning a 17.196-acre property at 4300 North Sugar Road from Agriculture and/or Open Space District (AO) to Townhouse Residential District (RTH) to allow a proposed townhome development. The motion to recommend approval carried after a public hearing and brief discussion.
Joe Garza, assistant planning director for the Development Services Department, told the commission that Melden and Hunt Inc., representing owner Homero Rivas, filed the rezoning request. Garza said the property "is 17.196 acres, more or less, out of Lot 106 Kelly Farr Subdivision, Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas," and reviewed surrounding zoning and the land-use designation.
Garza told the commission that the site fronts North Sugar Road, a 70-foot minor collector, and…
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