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City staff revise commercial development code to allow larger retail under conditions; EDC raises concerns about zoning referrals
Summary
City staff told the Fulshear Development Corporation on May 12 that revisions to the Commercial Design Overlay will allow some retail uses larger than 35,000 square feet under conditions designed to preserve trees and the city’s character.
City staff reported May 12 that recent revisions to the city’s Commercial Design Overlay (CDO) remove or relax several barriers that previously limited certain commercial developments, including lifting a strict 35,000-square-foot cap in some downtown districts and replacing it with conditional language that allows larger grocery or retail uses when they meet specified conditions and tree‑preservation requirements.
Staff said the updated language is intended to balance commercial growth with preservation of the city’s tree canopy…
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