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Mesquite council denies rezoning for contractor shop at Towne East after neighbors voice noise and traffic concerns
Summary
The City Council voted 6–1 to deny a rezoning and conditional use permit request for a contractor shop and outdoor storage at 301 & 325 N. Towne East Blvd., following staff briefing, applicant testimony that deliveries would be infrequent, and neighborhood objections about noise and truck access.
The Mesquite City Council voted to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed a contractor shop with outdoor storage on about 1.8 acres at 301 and 325 N. Towne East Boulevard.
Planning staff presented the application (Z425‑391) and said the request would rezone the property from R‑1 single‑family residential to a planned development general retail district with a conditional use permit allowing a 3,000‑square‑foot building and roughly 9,000 square feet of outdoor storage for vehicles and trailers. "The proposed development modification would be for an 8‑foot precast concrete screening wall that would be allowed in the front yard," Adam Bailey, Director of Planning and Development Services, said during his briefing. The planning commission recommended approval with stipulations including that the CUP be nontransferable and automatically revoked after three convictions in 12 months.
The applicant, Bridal Camarillo, told council members the business would operate mainly as an office and staging area for crews working regionally. "My plan is just to be from 7 to 5 Monday through Friday," Camarillo said. He said material deliveries by large trucks would be rare — "maybe twice out of the year" when rebar loads arrive — and that forklift offloads would be limited.
Several nearby residents opposed the rezoning. "This is a residential area. These people did not plan on a construction storage facility," said Sherry Neal, a nearby resident. Neal said an eight‑foot wall would not block forklift warning beeps and expressed concern about heavy trucks using residential streets. Another resident who spoke in support said the property had been a business previously and questioned whether new homes had been built abutting the site.
During council discussion, multiple members said the city's comprehensive plan calls for neighborhood retail or other lower‑impact uses at that location and warned that an industrial or contractor use could be a poor fit next to single‑family homes. Mayor Pro Tem Kenny Green moved to deny the rezoning; Councilmember Jeff Casper seconded. The motion to deny carried 6–1.
The council closed the public hearing and asked the applicant to seek a more appropriate site in the city. No council direction was given to staff to return the item with conditions; the applicant was thanked for appearing and the meeting moved to an executive session on a separate agenda item.
