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Council approves rezoning at 1001 Daniell Dale Road to allow townhomes
Summary
Following a staff correction to an earlier oversight, the council unanimously adopted an ordinance to change zoning from MU-1 to MU-R at 1001 Daniell Dale Road so the applicant’s proposed townhomes would be permitted; no public opposition letters were received.
The DeSoto City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance on Jan. 6 to change the base zoning at 1001 Daniell Dale Road from Mixed Use 1 (MU‑1) to Mixed Use Residential (MU‑R), clearing the way for the townhomes the applicant has proposed.
Planning and Zoning Manager Cambria Jordan said the item returned to council to correct a staff oversight: townhomes have been part of the applicant’s plan from the beginning but are not permitted in an MU‑1 district. Jordan said staff recommends adopting the Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendation to approve the MU‑R rezoning. "Townhomes are not permitted in the MU‑1 zoning districts, but they are permitted in the MU‑R zoning district," Jordan said.
Jordan said staff sent public notice and received no letters of support or opposition. She reviewed adjacent zoning and said landscape and height regulations in the MU‑R district are met by the proposal. Council members asked technical questions about height limitations, ADA-compliant units (Jordan said required ADA counts will be determined with building plans), and whether mixed-use phases might include retail at lower levels in the multifamily phase; staff said retail at the base is possible under the mixed-use multifamily designation.
With no public speakers on the item, the council opened and then closed the public hearing and voted to adopt the ordinance by roll call. The ordinance passed unanimously.
