Second Mobile Road rezoning to SF-5 faces similar constraints; parcel lies outside 300-foot service radius

Planning staff on March 10 told the Grand Prairie Planning and Zoning Commission that a rezoning request for 1802 Mobile Road to Single-Family 5 presents infrastructure and access constraints similar to a nearby rezoning case, but that the parcel is farther from existing public utility lines and therefore would not be required to extend city water or sewer to connect.

Staff said the property owner intends to construct a single-family home and that the lot is outside the 300-foot radius to existing public water and sewer lines, so the applicant would not be required to extend those lines. Like the neighboring parcels, the lot would rely on a private water district for supply and would need a septic system that meets the Public Health and Environmental Quality Department and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requirements. Access is via a prescriptive easement on Mobile Road and is not a city-maintained right-of-way.

Staff reiterated the Development Review Committee’s standard approach: should the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval, staff recommends the applicant obtain approval of a plat and file it with the county prior to issuance of any building permits. Staff noted the applicant for this second case may not be present at the hearing; commissioners asked clarifying questions about access routes and whether representation would appear at the public hearing. No formal action was taken during the staff briefing.