Midland planning commission approves a slate of rezones and plats, including theater expansion and new subdivisions

The Midland Planning and Zoning Commission approved a series of rezoning requests and plats during its Jan. 21 meeting, voting to adopt staff recommendations on multiple items ranging from commercial rezonings to preliminary and final plats for new subdivisions.

The most prominent requests included a rezone for a mini‑storage proposal at 6405 North Highway 349 (from RR, Regional Retail, to C, Commercial), a rezone to permit an expanded theater and associated entertainment uses at 4915 West Loop 250 North (from PD, Planned Development for a shopping center, to RR, Regional Retail), and the reinstatement and final plat approval for Legacy Addition Section 11, a proposed 24.897‑acre subdivision with 121 lots for single‑family development.

Why it matters: the approvals clear the way for multiple near‑term commercial and residential projects across Midland, including an entertainment redevelopment along Loop 250 and new single‑family neighborhoods under the Tall City Tomorrow comprehensive plan framework. Several plats also include staff‑recommended conditions intended to address drainage, access and other engineering concerns before construction proceeds.

Staff presentations and findings Daniel Humbert, a city planner, told commissioners item 6 was a request by Maverick Engineering on behalf of Fierce Property Investment LLC to rezone lot 3, block 1, 349 Retail Addition (6405 N. Highway 349) to allow mini‑storage units. Humbert noted the site is vacant, bordered by industrial uses to the north and the Midland Country Club to the west, and that the future land use plan designates the parcel as urban residential, which staff found made the…