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Commission recommends rezoning 6.54 acres near 2573 North Highway 89 to Mixed Use West
Summary
The commission recommended approval to rezone approximately 6.54 acres near 2573 North Highway 89 from MP1 (manufacturing) to Mixed Use West, allowing mixed residential and commercial redevelopment subject to the ordinance’s commercial-first and phasing requirements.
Pleasant View — The Pleasant View Planning Commission on March 6 recommended that the City Council rezone roughly 6.54 acres near 2573 North Highway 89 from MP1 (Land Manufacturing) to Mixed Use West (MUW), a designation that permits both residential and nonresidential components while safeguarding commercial commitments.
City staff explained the MUW zone is intended to permit residential and nonresidential development together while requiring that commercial uses remain a core element of any redevelopment. “If they do make changes to the site, then they could get some type of housing credit that could apply to the entirety of the site,” staff said, explaining how redevelopment and housing credits could be phased. Staff and members discussed that existing buildings would be grandfathered if no changes are made but that any modifications would need to meet the new-zone standards.
Applicant representative Alex Owens of Link Construction and Development said Young Power Sports (the existing business on one of the parcels) and the property owner want the zoning in place to allow the option of future redevelopment, including a larger building and possible expanded operations. “My understanding of what Young’s plan is is, a little further down the road, they'd like to redevelop that site, and maybe put a bigger building there as well as a potential lube center, to maybe expand their operations there,” Owens said. He said no final development plan is in place; the rezoning is intended to allow flexibility for future options.
Commissioners and members of the public who spoke emphasized that the MUW ordinance requires commercial development to be front-loaded and limits the type and footprint of future housing (for example, favoring townhomes over large apartment blocks). A public commenter summarized the phasing: initial commercial improvements must be completed to obtain housing bonuses, with a first housing bonus tied to completion of a portion of the commercial component (discussants referred to a 25% commercial-completion threshold for the first bonus).
Neighbors and commissioners expressed interest in preserving Young Power Sports as a long-term business; the applicant said the family that owns the business is engaged in the process and that rezoning is not intended to force loss of that business. The commission voted to recommend the rezoning to the city council with staff recommendations attached.
The rezoning affects two parcels totaling approximately 6.54 acres and will move to the City Council for final action. If property owners later choose to redevelop, site plans and any housing components will be reviewed under MUW phasing and commercial-first provisions.
