Planning commission recommends seven‑lot subdivision at 500 East Bob Jones Road amid neighborhood opposition

The City of Southlake Planning and Zoning Commission on April 3 recommended approval of a zoning change and concept plan for a seven‑lot residential development at 500 East Bob Jones Road, sending the proposal to City Council with conditions after a multi‑hour public hearing.

The applicant, developer Jody Boyd, told the commission the project is intended to match the area’s long‑standing land‑use guidance for low‑density residential and that lots will be about an acre each. “As you can see, low density residential future land use plan, calls for that,” Boyd said, adding the homes will use septic systems and city water and that the developer would require homebuilders and buyers to plant “five, 6‑inch trees on every house.”

Neighbors who attended the meeting urged the commission to deny the rezoning or to tighten conditions. During public comment residents cited concerns about drainage and fill, construction traffic and safety, light and…