Commission denies proposed future land-use change for Rowan Ranch and refuses early reapplication waiver

The Benbrook Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 13, 2025 denied CP-25-01, a request to amend the future land-use map for the Rowan Ranch property (southeast of Chapin Road and IH-820), and later denied request Z-25-01 that would have allowed city staff to accept a new rezoning application before the usual 12-month waiting period. Commissioner Ramsey moved to deny the future-land-use modification; Commissioner Allison seconded. The commission’s vote to deny was unanimous. Later in the meeting, Commissioner Farrar moved to deny the waiver request to allow reapplication sooner than 12 months; Commissioner Ramsey seconded and the motion passed 8–0.

Property owner and applicant Corey Waldrop presented a conceptual plan he described as a phased, small-area adaptation of the city’s comprehensive-plan principles. Waldrop said the application was a high-level land-use amendment, not a zoning or engineering approval, and described outreach he said the team conducted, including public meetings and surveys. Waldrop told the commission the…