Council adopts PUDC zoning for former Hodges Automotive site at 6521 Colleyville Boulevard

The Colleyville City Council on Feb. 18 adopted Ordinance O-25-2319 to replace the existing Planned Unit Development Commercial (PUDC) zoning for a 4.31-acre property at 6521 Colleyville Boulevard, the site of the former Hodges Automotive.

Ben Bridal, the city's director of community development, presented the second reading and said the new PUDC would allow a small industrial/business‑park layout with three buildings and office‑warehouse suites, while explicitly prohibiting outside storage and automotive repair uses. "This was just to clarify and specified no outside storage of any kind to include equipment or material," Bridal said during the presentation.

The ordinance includes site plans, building elevations, a landscape plan, lighting and fencing standards, and a requirement that any change in access would require an amendment to the PUD ordinance. The applicant's plans show two rectangular buildings and a triangular building in the center, internal drive lanes, and roll‑up doors for interior storage. The city package also calls for an 8‑foot masonry wall along the property's east boundary adjacent to residential uses, and hours of operation limited to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on Jan. 13 by a 6-0 vote. Staff reported sending notice to surrounding property owners and receiving one comment in favor and one in opposition; staff's recommendation was neutral. At the council meeting the applicant, identified in the record as a representative of Shul Creek Capital, said the development team plans uniform tenant signage and intends to reuse an existing monument sign on the corner.

On the council floor, Councilmember Gunderson moved adoption of Ordinance O-25-2319; Councilmember Rain seconded. The motion passed, 5-0. The council did not modify the ordinance on second reading.

Key ordinance features stated on the record include: - Property: 4.31 acres at 6521 Colleyville Boulevard (former Hodges Automotive). - Zoning action: Replace existing PUDC with a new PUDC tailored for office/warehouse and light industrial business-park uses. - Prohibitions: No outside storage of equipment or materials; automotive repair prohibited as a use. - Design controls: Brick‑dominant facades with metal panel accents, specified building materials and a horizontal articulation requirement that the applicant was noted as not fully meeting; applicant requested approval notwithstanding that noncompliance. - Site and utilities: Reconstruction of Ross Downs Drive as a fire lane, two drainage discharge points to the south, and a proposed water loop connection via a secondary access through an adjacent site to ensure adequate water pressure.

The ordinance and associated site plan will govern the development unless amended by the council in the future. The council closed the public hearing with no speakers and moved directly to a vote.