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Commission amends rezoning request to office zoning after residents raise traffic and flooding concerns; vote 5-2
Summary
Zone case 3535 began as a request to rezone SF‑2 to AC for a parcel along Upland Avenue. After residents raised concerns about traffic, flooding and future uses, the commission amended the applicant's request to office zoning and approved the amendment 5-2; the item moves to City Council Oct. 28, 2025 at 2 p.m.
The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 9, 2025, voted to approve a more restrictive zoning designation for a parcel along Upland Avenue after residents raised traffic and flooding concerns.
Staff presented zone case 3535, a request filed by Abacus Engineering on behalf of property owner Charlie W. Williamson, asking to rezone a roughly five‑acre tract from low‑density single‑family (SF‑2) to auto‑urban commercial (AC). Planning staff member Sam Braquin said the property lies along Upland Avenue, a principal arterial, and that although the future‑land‑use map designates the area for residential uses, the site’s location on a major corridor made the commercial request potentially appropriate. Braquin told the commission 64 notifications were mailed and…
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