Kennedale’s Planning & Zoning Commission voted Dec. 22 to recommend that City Council consider rezoning several parcels on South Price Road from R‑1 single‑family to a Planned Development that would allow retail along Price Road and a manufactured‑home community to the rear. The commission’s recommendation included staff‑proposed conditions intended to protect public safety and preserve future roadway needs.

Staff Planner Ed McChroy told commissioners the PD would let the city tailor site rules for a parcel that was formerly a sand‑and‑gravel extraction site. "This is a request to rezone a piece of property into a planned development district, which is a unique type of district that allows the city to tweak the zoning requirements for any particular property," McChroy said, adding that applicants submitted a site plan and a list of private restrictions they plan to record.

Why it matters: Staff said the plan turns an undeveloped parcel into taxable, usable land while keeping density within the comprehensive plan’s medium‑density designation. Staff calculated roughly 5.3 dwelling units per acre in the proposed manufactured‑home area, below the comp‑plan’s upper limit of 9 units per acre.

Key conditions recommended by staff and included in the commission’s recommendation require that developers: remove short‑term rentals from allowable uses; submit a detailed list of recreational amenities (staff asked what type of facilities — playgrounds, courts, pool — will be provided); dedicate right‑of‑way or otherwise account for a future four‑lane boulevard bordering the site; construct private roads to public standards (including load capacity and curvature for fire apparatus); require manufactured homes be installed on concrete pads and anchored; prohibit RVs and trailer‑mounted campers so the site won’t function as an RV park; and design infrastructure (water/wastewater/stormwater/streets) to meet city standards as approved by public works staff.

Applicants’ representatives said the project would include retail fronting Price Road, green space and recreational areas, and a rear residential area for manufactured homes. Consultant Ross Milton said the developer expects to provide a playground and a community pool for residents. Commissioners pressed the applicants on lot size and layout; applicants said lots would generally be 5,000 square feet (approx. 50 by 100 feet) and that typical manufactured homes on those lots would be in the 18–28 foot width range and roughly 1,100–1,800 square feet.

The commission moved to forward the PD application to City Council with the staff stipulations. The commission’s recommendation will go to Council for a final decision on zoning and PD language.

Next step: City Council consideration of the PD ordinance and any final conditions or revisions proposed by staff or the council.