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Commission begins multi‑meeting review of Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) zoning; staff outlines lot, height and parking challenges
Summary
A July 10 workshop introduced a detailed, block‑level review of the Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) district. Staff and consultant highlighted shallow and triangular lots, a debated height/setback plane, and parking and flood‑plain constraints that complicate redevelopment.
At a workshop immediately following its regular meeting on July 10, the City of Bellaire Planning and Zoning Commission received an extended presentation and orientation on the Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) zoning district and potential amendments to Chapter 24 language.
Gary Mitchell of Camden Keys Collaborative led the presentation and mapped the CMU district in detail, showing a range of parcel sizes and configurations along Bissonnet and adjacent streets. The materials and discussion emphasized three recurring constraints for CMU properties: shallow and irregular (often triangular) lots created by the diagonal corridor; frequent interfaces where commercial parcels back directly to single‑family yards; and a mix of small, in‑fill parcels and larger shopping‑center lots that creates inconsistent development capacity across the district.
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