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Anna planning commission denies rezoning for 34.7-acre Foster Crossing proposal
Summary
The City of Anna Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 6, 2025 denied a developer's request to rezone 34.7 acres at East Foster Crossing for townhomes and local commercial after residents raised traffic, open-space and road-alignment concerns.
The City of Anna Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on Jan. 6, 2025 to deny a rezoning request by developer JPI for about 34.7 acres on the north side of East Foster Crossing.
The proposal would have rezoned the site to a planned-development district allowing two-story rental townhome units at a requested density of 14 units per acre and roughly 11.6 acres of local commercial. The developer said the plan would include about 260 townhome units, new commercial tracts, and internal amenities; staff and the applicant characterized the request as a revision of an earlier plan that was previously rejected.
City staff told commissioners the applicant seeks two specific ordinance modifications: an increase in maximum townhome density from 12 to 14 units per acre and an alternative open-space calculation that would set required usable open space at 15% of net area rather than the zoning ordinance's formula. Staff said the ordinance method would require about…
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