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Commission requests redesign and indefinitely continues South Cooper housing plan over buffer and design concerns

City of Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission · August 6, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners expressed strong reservations about a proposed 52‑lot single‑family subdivision on South Cooper (PD25‑10), citing close proximity to industrial uses, insufficient northern buffers, and potential dust/noise issues; the applicant requested and received an indefinite continuance to revise the plan.

The Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 6 indefinitely continued PD25‑10, a proposed plan development for roughly 52 single‑family lots at 7819/7827 South Cooper Street, after commissioners raised persistent concerns about homes sited within 15 feet of industrial property and asked the applicant to return with a reworked plan that better protects future homeowners.

Clifford Goldstein, principal planner, outlined the requested RS‑5 plan and numerous deviations from the UDC: narrower lot sizes than typically…

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