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Commission denies Thomas Trail Phase 2 rezoning after staff and neighbors cite comp‑plan density and traffic concerns

3001002 · April 15, 2025
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The Commission denied a rezoning request for about 81.5 acres north of Tower Road for a 184‑lot subdivision; staff recommended denial because the proposed density exceeded the recently adopted future land use map and residents raised traffic, school queuing and infrastructure concerns.

The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5–2 to deny a rezoning request that would have turned roughly 81.5 acres north of Tower Road and west of FM‑663 from agricultural to a planned development for 184 single‑family lots.

Staff told commissioners the site is split between the country module and low‑density residential in the recently adopted comprehensive plan and that the comp plan’s suggested densities would support substantially fewer lots (staff estimated roughly 90–95 lots under the future land use map). Mary (planning staff) recommended denial, saying the proposed density (184 lots) exceeded the comp plan recommendation by…

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