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City moves to narrow allowed retail uses on Lake Ridge Parkway property; hybrid housing removed after neighborhood response
Summary
The commission approved a staff‑initiated zoning change to create a more restrictive planned development for a city‑owned parcel along Lake Ridge Parkway and agreed to withdraw and refile a separate related case after public opposition to a proposed "hybrid housing" (build‑to‑rent) component.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted on Aug. 25 to create a planned‑development (PD) zoning tailored to a city‑owned parcel along Lake Ridge Parkway that will narrow allowable retail uses and include design standards; separate action removed a proposed hybrid housing component from a related case and the applicant will refile after re‑notice.
Planning staff said the property (referred to in the record as Lake Ridge 1) is currently covered by PD‑267A for general retail, but the city initiated a new PD so it can prohibit specific uses — for example, variety stores or vape shops — that staff and council members consider unsuitable for the surrounding…
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