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Council approves first reading to rezone Patterson site to Planned Development after neighbor concerns
Summary
After applicant presentations and multiple public comments raising traffic and utility concerns, Mansfield council voted unanimously on first reading to change a rezoning request near South 2nd Avenue to a Planned Development, asking staff and the applicant for a staff traffic worksheet and HOA/deed‑restriction details before the next hearing.
Mansfield council on Sept. 8 approved on first reading a motion to change a proposed rezoning near South 2nd Avenue and Hunt Street to a Planned Development (PD), after hearing an applicant presentation and a spate of neighborhood comments warning about traffic and utility impacts.
Brad Longberger of Place Strategies and Donna Van Ness of Housing Channel presented the proposal, which would rezone roughly 2.55 acres to a downtown transition zoning allowing row homes, live‑work units and pocket parks. "We are requesting city council to approve PNZ's recommendation to rezone the property to D2 urban transition zone," Longberger told the council, adding the concept seeks to provide "single family attached row houses" and some small, ground‑floor business space.
Van Ness, representing Housing Channel, stressed the project's affordability goals: she said the developer expects row homes could be offered "around $250,000" and that philanthropic and federal resources could provide up to $50,000 in down‑payment assistance for qualifying buyers to promote homeownership for working families.
Residents on Elizabeth Lane and nearby streets urged caution. "There has been no traffic study done to truly clarify the impact," said Rachel Edson, who said the intersection of 2nd and Hunt is already "treacherous" during peak times. David Edson and others cited frequent power outages and limited access on Elizabeth Lane, and asked that a traffic analysis be completed before approval.
Councilmembers responded by directing staff to provide a staff traffic analysis and worksheet in advance of the next hearing; staff said a full Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) would take longer. Councilmember Brosh moved to approve first reading as a Planned Development to give the council and neighbors more control over final design elements; the motion passed 7‑0. Council also asked the applicant to provide HOA/deed restrictions and the proposed homeowner occupancy requirements for further review.
No final plat or development permit was granted at this hearing; the PD first reading requires follow‑up materials and a subsequent hearing for final action.
