The Lewisville Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 16 approved a special-use permit for a proposed warehouse distribution and light-manufacturing project on four parcels along Bennett Lane and approved an alternative on building materials while recommending a landscape-width reduction to the City Council.

The commission voted 7-0 to approve the special-use permit (case 25-10-14SUP) that would allow warehouse-distribution and light-intensity manufacturing on roughly 8.086 acres at 421, 451, 475 and 493 Bennett Lane. Commissioners also approved an alternative building-materials standard that reduces brick/stone requirements at loading-dock facades in exchange for increased masonry on other facades, and recommended (7-0) a second alternative that would reduce required landscape-strip widths in two locations.

Why it matters: The project expands a previously approved proposal to include two additional parcels and is intended to bring several parcels into compliance with city codes, staff said. The landscape reduction requires City Council action; staff scheduled a council public hearing and final decision for Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

What was proposed: According to materials and the applicant’s presentation, the developer seeks two alternative standards. The first concerns building materials: the project would meet or exceed minimum masonry percentages on non-street-facing facades and right-of-way facades while allowing reduced masonry at loading-dock sides (the proposal described a 10% brick/stone minimum on specified sides and preserved a 15% requirement for right-of-way facades). The second would reduce the standard 50-foot landscape strip along the east property boundary to 10 feet in one location and to 45 feet at a portion of the Bennett Lane frontage to visually align a recessed parcel with the remainder of the site.

Applicant and staff presentation: An applicant representative described the development as a two-warehouse speculative industrial project by Lehi Industrial that consolidates four parcels to create a cohesive site and said staff supports both standards as meeting the intent of the code and protecting adjacent properties. The representative said the design changes include driveway modifications intended to reduce traffic impacts.

Questions from commissioners: Commissioners asked whether nearby residents on Yates and Pine had provided feedback; staff and the applicant said the city had not received additional emails or complaints since the previous review and that prior community engagement had occurred during the earlier SUP review. A commissioner asked whether the site would likely host 24-hour trucking. James Yu, a project representative who supplied his Dallas address during remarks, said the project is speculative and tenants are not yet known, so he could not guarantee a tenant would not operate 24/7; he said market norms for this building type make a full-time, round-the-clock distribution user unlikely.

Formal actions and next steps: The commission recorded unanimous votes (7-0) on the motions: to approve the alternative building-materials standard and recommend approval of the landscape-width reduction to City Council, and to approve the SUP as presented. Staff reiterated the landscape reduction and the SUP will go to the City Council for a second public hearing and final decision on Jan. 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

Background and property owners: The application documents submitted by Lindsay Mayer of Dynamic Engineering Consultants, PC identified property owners including Lee Bennett (tax owner LLC), NCI Unlimited and Teresa Rather LLC. The staff presentation said a prior SUP for some of the parcels had been approved Sept. 8, 2025; the current filing expands that approval to include the additional parcels.

The commission adjourned after brief holiday remarks.