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Committee approves two companion land‑use and PUD rezoning requests near Pecan Park Road with screening and fence conditions
Summary
LUZ approved a small-scale land use amendment and a companion PUD rezoning to allow 72 multifamily units on 4.2 acres along Pecan Park Road, adding a requirement for an 8‑foot vinyl fence and other screening to protect adjacent single‑family homes.
The LUZ Committee on April 15 approved a small-scale land use amendment (ordinance 2025-0128) and its companion PUD rezoning (ordinance 2025-0129) to enable up to 72 multifamily units on about 4.2 acres on the north side of Pecan Park Road.
Planning staff described the small-scale land use amendment as a change from Agriculture and Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential to permit multifamily development and said the property is served by water and sewer. For the PUD rezoning, staff noted the proposal limits building height to 35 feet, requires setbacks that match the RMDA district, and requires a 10-foot buffer adjacent to single-family homes with one tree per 25 linear feet and a visual screen.
Several nearby residents had raised height and privacy concerns during the Planning Commission hearing. The commission recommended approval with additional screening and a higher fence along the western property boundary. At the LUZ meeting the committee adopted an amendment adding a condition that the development provide an 8‑foot vinyl fence along the western property boundary adjacent to existing single-family dwellings, per the revised exhibit 4 site plan. The applicant (representative Melissa Ziller) and owner Nilay Patel indicated they agreed to the condition.
The committee approved the measures; recorded committee votes for both ordinances were 6–0. Staff flagged that access to the site will be strictly from Pecan Park Road and that the segment of Pecan Park is currently operating at about 40% capacity.
The developer’s materials identified the proposed unit mix as a combination of 4‑unit and 3‑unit buildings; staff reported the project’s density would be about 17 units per acre under the MDR land use allowance. The PUD approval requires the additional buffering and the 8‑foot fence shown on the revised site plan, and the applicant will return with civil site plans for technical review.
