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Commission rejects rezoning request at 1415 West Montgomery after infrastructure concerns
Summary
The Midland Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-3-1 to deny a request to rezone property at 1415 West Montgomery from TP to MH for manufactured housing, citing questions about lot dimensions, ingress/egress and sewer service despite staff saying utilities meet requirements.
The Midland Planning and Zoning Commission failed to approve a rezoning request for property at 1415 West Montgomery Avenue after commissioners raised concerns about lot dimensions, emergency access and sewer service.
Planner Lori Elliott told the commission the application by Jose and Isabel Hernandez sought to change Lots 1–10, Block 7 Moore Edition from TP (Technology Park) to MH (Manufactured Housing) so mobile or manufactured homes could be placed on vacant lots. Staff recommended approval and said the request was compatible with the Tall City Tomorrow plan and surrounding uses.
The applicant’s surveyor, Duran Hennington, described the project and the owner’s intent. “As far as my client, I don’t — I’m the surveyor on record. What he had explained to me was he is going to build on-site buildings there that are single family homes,” Hennington said, adding he did not know whether the owner intended to sell or rent the homes.
Commissioners questioned whether the lots met dimensional requirements without counting a 10-foot cutoff segment and pressed staff on access and utilities. Engineering staff responded that “eight-inch water exists on Woodcrest Street” and “six-inch sewer exists on Woodcrest Street,” and said engineering raised no concerns about traffic intensity, ingress/egress or utilities during review.
Despite staff’s recommendation, commissioners raised objections about emergency access, street widths and the length and routing of required sewer extensions. Commissioners deliberated and then moved on a motion to approve subject to staff requirements; the motion failed with a vote of 3 yes, 3 no and 1 abstention.
The hearing record shows that some neighbors had expressed concerns by letter about traffic and access, and commissioners emphasized the need for clearer engineering assurances on sewer easements and service runs before supporting rezoning.
With the motion to rezone denied, the applicant may choose to revise the submission or pursue other procedural steps; the commission provided no formal approval and took no further action at the meeting.
