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Mansfield commission approves planned development for specialty grocer after traffic and visibility questions

Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission · July 21, 2025
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a planned-development for a 12,500-sq-ft specialty grocer and two retail buildings with an end-cap drive-through, 6–1, after staff and the developer outlined traffic mitigation and neighbors raised concerns about setbacks, buffers and church visibility.

MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission on July 21 voted 6–1 to approve a planned-development allowing a 12,500-square-foot specialty grocer, two retail buildings and an end-cap drive-through on roughly 5.96 acres at Matlock Road and East Debbie Lane.

Staff and the applicant told commissioners the development includes three buildings (a 12,500-sq-ft specialty grocer, a ~6,336-sq-ft retail building and a ~13,162-sq-ft retail building with an end-cap drive-through), a new 50-foot public right-of-way through the site and 278 parking spaces. The PD asks for several deviations from base C-2 rules, including a reduced landscape buffer along one edge (proposed 10–12 feet versus the standard 20 feet) and shared monument signage plus expanded façade sign allowances; staff recommended approval, saying the plan aligns…

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