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Council committee reviews rezoning request in District 6; planning panel recommended RS‑5 with optional development plan 9–1
Summary
A rezoning request for property near East 11th Street South and South 193rd East Avenue drew discussion; planning staff said RS‑5 with an optional private-street plan would yield about 107 lots and increase density by roughly 17 lots compared with RS‑3; the planning commission recommended approval 9–1.
The committee reviewed a rezoning application to change property north and west of the northwest corner of East 11th Street South and South 193rd East Avenue in Council District 6 from RS‑3 to RS‑5 with an optional development plan that would allow private streets.
Susan Nunn of the Planning Office described the proposal: the developer’s concept would yield roughly 107 lots under RS‑5, approximately 17 more lots than an RS‑3 scenario, and the average lot width would be about 50 feet — wider than the RS‑5 minimums. Nunn said the optional development plan’s only special provision is the private-street allowance. The Planning Commission (TNABC) recommended approval 9–1; the single dissenting commissioner said the developer could have achieved greater density under RS‑5.
A councilor supportive of the rezoning argued the private development would help retain sales tax dollars that might otherwise be lost to nearby suburbs, noting private developers are building similar product in the area.
Ending: Planning staff and committee members discussed neighborhood context and private streets; the transcript records the planning commission recommendation but does not include a formal council vote on the rezoning in committee.
