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Staff backs comprehensive-plan change but recommends denying zoning for proposed Esters Road mixed-use project
Summary
Planning staff recommended approval of a comprehensive-plan amendment to reclassify 4105 Esters Road from regional commercial to community village, but recommended denial of the companion zoning/site-plan request because the proposed project would provide about 3.9% commercial uses versus the 10% minimum required for mixed-use designation.
At the Irving Planning and Zoning Commission work session on Jan. 6, 2025, planning staff told commissioners the applicant at 4105 Esthers Road is seeking a comprehensive plan amendment (2024-412-CP) to change the site from regional commercial to community village and a companion zoning/site-plan case (2023-110-ZZ) to allow a mixed-use development.
Staff said it recommends approval of the comprehensive-plan amendment but recommends denial of the zoning/site-plan case. "Staff recommendation for the comprehensive plan amendment is for approval," the presenting staff member said. "The recommendation for the zoning case is for denial." The primary reason staff cited was that the proposal allocates about 3.9% of the development to commercial uses, while the ordinance requires 10% to qualify as mixed use.
Why it matters: the applicant’s package would change how the property can be developed and whether the proposal can be processed as…
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