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Laredo planning commission approves multiple rezones, a variance and final plats
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Summary
At its Feb. 18 special meeting the City of Laredo Planning and Zoning Commission approved several rezoning requests and plats, and granted a variance reducing a front‑yard setback for a Delmar Hills property after commissioners concluded the owner faces practical hardship.
The City of Laredo Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 18 approved a series of zoning and land‑use items, including multiple zone changes, a variance reducing a residential front‑yard setback and several final plats.
Acting Chair Mercuri Martinez III opened the meeting at noon and confirmed a quorum. Staff presented multiple items on the agenda, including a request to rezone Lot 1, Block 5 of River Hills South Phase 1 at 4401 (noted in the record variously as Nogales/Noble) Lane from R‑1MH (single‑family/manufactured housing) to R‑2 (multifamily). Staff materials listed the applicant as New South Africa LTD with Florida’s Land Engineering as representative; staff recommended continuance on some technical items but the commission ultimately moved to carry the item consistent with staff guidance.
The commission also considered a conditional‑use and rezoning request for property at 2819 Flores Avenue (West 83 feet of Block 7 and 8, Block 765, Western Division) to allow a wood‑workshop/baseball‑bat manufacturing use; staff noted the parcel is not platted and that building permits will require platting and demonstration of required parking and other municipal regulations. The commission approved the item subject to staff comments.
Other approved items included a TDB Holdings request to rezone an approximately 85.27‑acre tract south of Tulumindo Boulevard from R‑1A to R‑1B for single‑family residential use and a density rezoning for lots on San Ysidro Northeast (Las Palmas Phase 2) from R‑2 to R‑1B. Staff read summaries of required notices and attachments; applicants generally said they agreed with staff conditions or offered supplemental clarification.
On subdivisions, the commission approved final plats and replats, including Las Madas Industrial Park Phase 1 and several minor replats, subject to staff comments intended to address pedestrian access and on‑street parking near park areas.
The commission concluded its business by approving a replat and granting a variance in Delmar Hills to reduce the front‑yard setback from 30 feet to 23.5 feet for the purpose of allowing a remodeled garage to accommodate modern vehicles. Commissioners discussed the ordinance criteria for variance approval, citing undue hardship, irregular lot shape and reasonable use as the bases for their findings.
The meeting adjourned after routine motions to close and approve remaining items.
