Land Use Board recommends rezoning of two Livingston Healthcare parcels to Mixed Use

The Livingston Land Use Board voted on Feb. 24, 2025 to recommend that the City Commission rezone two parcels owned by Livingston Healthcare—identified in staff materials as Tract 5B and Tract 1D—from Light Industrial (LI) to Mixed Use (MU). The board’s roll-call recommendation passed 6‑0 (Commissioner Schulz did not vote on the board matter), moving the request forward for formal action by the City Commission.

Staff and applicant presentation: Planning staff explained that the parcels were annexed and initially zoned Light Industrial because a hospital use was allowed in that district at the time. The parcels were later adjusted by a boundary-line change: Tract 5B was expanded to about 31 acres and Tract 1D is roughly 81 acres, a combined total near 102 acres, according to the applicant. Staff said the City’s 2021 Growth Policy future land-use map anticipates mixed-use development in the area adjoining the…