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Residents urge protecting neighborhoods after McDonald’s interest withdraws; planning commission hears calls to revise B‑1 ordinance
Summary
After McDonald’s withdrew interest in a Yaupon/2004 parcel, Lake Jackson residents told the planning commission that fast‑food drive‑throughs threaten safety and neighborhood quality and urged the city to reconsider how B‑1 neighborhood‑business zoning is applied.
Dozens of Lake Jackson residents urged the City of Lake Jackson Planning Commission to protect nearby single‑family neighborhoods after McDonald’s representatives withdrew interest in a commercial site near Yaupon and FM 2004. The hearing drew sustained public comment about traffic, safety, noise, odors and the adequacy of public notice and zoning rules.
Chair opened the public‑comment period noting staff had received letters and that the commission’s role was to weigh resident concerns and zoning requirements. Staff later told the commission the property owner reported McDonald’s had “backed out” after receiving the packet of materials and public input; staff said the company was represented at the preliminary meeting only by an engineering firm.
Residents stressed safety. “I truly believe it can’t be mitigated…
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