Lewisville panel approves parking reduction and recommends rezoning for Boys and Girls Club site

The Lewisville Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 6 unanimously approved an alternate parking standard and recommended the rezoning of a 1-acre property at 195 West Corporate Drive to allow the Boys and Girls Club to occupy a former public-safety building.

Planning staff told commissioners the site, legally described as Corral, Block 1, Lot 1, currently has 23 parking spaces but that the development code would require 32 spaces for a use of this size under its standard formulas. “This site currently has 23 spaces,” the staff member said, and noted the applicant corrected its memo to request allowance for 23 spaces rather than 21. Staff said the requested reduction falls within the 10–60% deviation that the commission may approve without forwarding a recommendation to city council.

The commission heard from applicant John Rosales, who identified himself for the record as representing the Boys and Girls Club. Rosales said the building will host youth programming with controlled access and is not expected to host large public assemblies. “03:30 to 06:30 are probably our peak hours during the school year,” he said, and described staggered afternoon pickup and summer hours roughly 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Staff told commissioners the club expects no more than eight staff members at the location and anticipates most children will be dropped off by bus.

After questions from commissioners about possible event overflow and pedestrian safety along the Business 121 corridor, the commission voted 6-0 to approve the alternate parking standard with the corrected 23-space request. Commissioners recorded the motion as moved by Rick and seconded by Ainsley.

The commission then opened a public hearing and considered a companion zone-change application to reclassify the lot from Public Use District to General Business District, citing staff analysis that the site’s proposed use is consistent with the city’s 2035 Plan goals for a diverse, thriving neighborhood. No members of the public spoke during the hearing; commissioner Aram moved to recommend approval to the city council, Jack seconded, and the commission voted 6-0 to forward the recommendation.

Staff announced the city council will hold a second public hearing and make the final decision on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The commission then conducted routine announcements, took a motion to adjourn and ended the meeting.