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Consultant warns DeSoto commissioners that Planned Developments can be overused; staff urged to improve notice and code alignment
Summary
At a Feb. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission training, consultant David Kossel cautioned that Planned Developments (PDs) are intended for large or unique sites but are often applied to small, site-specific issues; commissioners pressed staff on community notice, and staff said the city will compile an exact inventory of PDs.
A consultant told the DeSoto Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 that Planned Developments, or PDs, are intended for larger or unique sites but are frequently used to resolve small, site-specific issues, prompting commissioners to press staff for clearer notice and a citywide inventory of PD ordinances.
"PDs frequently end up being used for smaller developments just to accommodate problems," said David Kossel, the consultant leading the session, in a training the commission scheduled to review PD processes and approval criteria. Kossel said the PD enabling language in the DeSoto ordinance envisions mixed-use or unique-site developments but that the tool can be misapplied when the underlying zoning code needs updating.
The commission asked how…
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