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DeSoto council approves two zoning changes and multiple consent items, including equipment purchases and board appointments
Summary
Council adopted amendments to the Park at Daniel Farms plan development and rezoned 1001 W. Daniel Dale Road to Mixed Use 1, approved a multi-item consent agenda (equipment purchases, proclamations, and appointments), and confirmed community event and outreach dates.
The DeSoto City Council on May 6 approved two land-use ordinance changes and a multi-item consent agenda that included procurement authorizations, appointments to boards and commissions, and proclamations honoring nurses and police.
On land use, the council amended Planned Development No. 121 (Park at Daniel Farms) to update the site, landscape and elevation exhibits for an approximately 82.19-acre multifamily track near the northwest corner of West Daniel Dale Road and Bolton Boone Drive. Planner Winara Jordan Williams told the council the proposed revisions are consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. Applicant Ashley Reynolds explained the changes reflect updated floor plans and material selections; she said the clubhouse footprint increased while some unit square footage was reduced to reflect modern layouts. The ordinance passed unanimously.
Council also approved a straight-zone change from Office 1 to Mixed Use 1 for Lot 1, Block A, Red C Addition (1001 W. Daniel Dale Road). Applicant Tamaine Smith described a mixed-use concept that would combine townhomes, a condominium building, retail and a freestanding restaurant; architect James Parish said the property is owned by the applicant and, if rezoned, the project team intends to pursue phase 1 (townhomes) once financing is secured. Several supporters attended and one speaker, developer Royce Collie, voiced support during public comment. Staff emphasized that the council’s action was a zoning change only; concept plans shown at the meeting do not bind future design approvals. The rezoning ordinance passed unanimously.
The consent agenda approved minutes from earlier meetings, proclamations (National Nurses Week and Police Week), numerous appointments to boards and commissions and procurement actions. Notable procurement authorizations included a not-to-exceed $215,000 contract for AquaMetric water meters and registers, a $157,377.66 purchase of a John Deere backhoe from RDO Equipment Company, a $46,878 Ford F-150 truck purchase, and a $53,795 authorization for Spectrum public education/government channel equipment and a five-year contract.
Council members and staff also highlighted community events and outreach: voter registration and runoff election dates, a budget session scheduled for May 8, senior events in mid-May, a parks and recreation community open house on June 12, and the Best Southwest Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration at Grimes Park.
Votes: both zoning ordinances passed unanimously; the consent agenda passed unanimously. Council directed staff to file final ordinance language and to continue administrative review steps as part of the normal permitting process.
