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Bowie council approves rezoning of parcels on Highway 59 to light industrial
Summary
The Bowie City Council approved a request to rezone four parcels on Highway 59 South and Jones Street from single-family/manufactured housing to light industrial after a public hearing and a planning and zoning recommendation; one council member recorded a dissent.
The Bowie City Council voted to approve a request from Tommy and Trent Parr to rezone properties at 308 and 400 Highway 59 South and 301 and 303 Jones Street from single-family residential and manufactured-housing zoning to light industrial.
Planning and zoning staff told the council their commission held a public hearing on Sept. 18 and recommended approval. During the council public hearing on the request, neighbors asked for clarifications about what “light industrial” allows and whether noise, traffic, or sound-level limits apply. A staff member identified in the meeting as Mister Calabrio said light industrial is intended for manufacturing with limited noise and pollution and that businesses already on the site would be “grandfathered in.”
Residents said houses sit near the parcels and described a row of small houses behind the corner parcel; council members and staff confirmed notification letters were mailed to neighbors and that no written objections were received by planning staff before the hearing.
After discussion, a motion to accept the planning and zoning commission’s recommendation passed. Council roll call recorded a single dissent from Councilmember Truax; other members recorded support. The motion’s proponents noted the parcel already borders land zoned for commercial or industrial uses and that the rezoning would continue similar uses along that corridor.
The rezoning will change the legal zoning designation for the listed addresses; the council did not adopt site-specific conditions in the discussion recorded on the meeting transcript. The record indicates questions from neighbors about allowable business types and limits (sound, traffic) but no additional restrictions were placed on the approval during the meeting.
Council members who spoke or were named during the hearing included Post; Shaw; Truax; Ashley; Walker; Sproles; and Spruill. The applicants were identified as Tommy Parr and Trent Parr. Staff present for the item included Mister Calabrio, who summarized the planning and zoning action and answered neighbor questions.
The council moved next to other planning items after approving the rezoning.
