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Mansfield staff previews Planned Development for Turner Way/FM 157 that would add 42 homes and commercial space
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City planning staff presented a rezoning request to convert 5.866 acres at Turner Way and FM 157 from C-2 to a Planned Development that would allow about 22,000 sq ft of commercial space and 42 attached single-family homes; council members pressed staff on traffic, buffers and tree preservation.
MANSFIELD, Texas — City planning staff on Monday outlined a rezoning petition from Open Studio Architecture to reclassify roughly 5.866 acres at the southwest corner of Turner Way and FM 157 from C-2 (Community Business) to a Planned Development that would allow a horizontally mixed project with two commercial buildings and nine residential buildings totaling 42 attached single-family homes.
Artie Wheaton Rodriguez of the Planning Department told council the proposal includes roughly 22,000 square feet of commercial space fronting FM 157 and 42 residential units behind it on individually platted lots. The PD would phase the project so commercial space must reach occupancy (or be built concurrently) before residential building permits may be issued; the site yields about 11.5 units per acre under the applicant’s plan. Rodriguez said the application was found consistent with the Mansfield 2040 land-use goals and neighborhood design standards.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval Dec. 1 by a 4–2–1 vote with conditions, including a requirement that at least 25% of the commercial space have a certificate of occupancy before residential building permits are issued.
Council members questioned staff about traffic, proximity to homes, tree protection and lighting. A council member worried the corridor offered limited destinations for walking and said the site was a “prime spot” where residential might not be appropriate; staff responded the site is already zoned C-2 and that the proposed horizontal mix is an allowed configuration when paired with nonresidential components. Staff provided measurements showing the closest proposed building would be about 60 feet from an existing residential property line and noted the developer proposes a 20-foot landscape buffer and will retain some existing trees based on a required tree survey.
On traffic, staff said the developer estimated roughly 588 daily trips for the commercial portion and about 316 daily trips for the attached single-family portion (about 904 combined daily trips), and emphasized that commercial uses would generate the more intense peak-hour traffic. A council member provided a contrasting traffic calculation and repeated concern that Turner Way — which lies in the City of Arlington’s jurisdiction — is not under Mansfield’s direct control; staff said they and the developer have engaged Arlington about possible future improvements.
Council members also asked about lighting and sight lines. Staff said a photometric plan and rear-yard lighting standards are included in the PD to reduce spillover into neighboring backyards; staff also said the developer performed sight-line studies and shifted utilities to avoid impacts to significant trees.
Rodriguez said the developer told staff the residential units would be sold as individually platted lots, but that whether units ultimately are sold or rented is not always a matter the city can regulate through the PD process. The item is scheduled for public hearings and an applicant presentation at the council’s 6:00 p.m. session.
The staff presentation did not include a final council vote; Planning & Zoning’s recommendation and the conditions noted above will be part of the formal public-hearing record at the evening meeting.
