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Council approves PD‑52 amendment to allow 150,000‑sq‑ft flex development on Prosper Trail
Summary
The Prosper Town Council unanimously approved amendments to Plan Development 52 to allow four flex/office‑warehouse buildings totaling about 150,000 square feet on roughly 10.8 acres, after staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval.
The Prosper Town Council on Jan. 13 unanimously approved an amendment to Plan Development (PD) 52 that clears the way for a four‑building flex and office‑warehouse development on roughly 10.8 acres south of Prosper Trail.
Mr. Hoover, presenting the application, described the proposal as four buildings totaling about 150,000 square feet with enhanced open‑space amenities; the applicant is providing about 11.3% open space where the ordinance requires 7%. Staff recommended approval and the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval 5–1, with the lone commissioner asking for a minimum subdivision size limit.
The change modifies development standards, permitted uses and the conceptual layout. Mr. Hoover told the council the elevations and materials are required to match the submitted examples and that detention and landscape features were reconfigured from the site's prior nursery use. He also confirmed that notices were mailed Dec. 5 and published Dec. 26 and that staff had received no public opposition prior to the meeting.
Council members pressed staff about the permitted uses, asking how the code distinguishes "minor" and "major" classifications for uses such as automotive repair and building‑materials sales. "We actually have definitions in our ordinances as far as what constitutes minor and major," Mr. Hoover said, explaining that limits on outdoor storage and paint/body work generally separate minor from major uses and that parking and certificate‑of‑occupancy requirements constrain how a space can be used.
The town attorney added a legal clarification when a council member asked whether houses of worship could be excluded from the use list: "Churches are permitted in any zoning district in the town," the attorney said, noting omitting that use could be subject to legal challenge.
With no public speakers during the hearing, Councilmember Marcus Ray moved to approve the PD‑52 amendments; the motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Amy Bartley, passed 6–0.
Next steps: the applicant will proceed under the amended PD standards and typical permitting and certificate‑of‑occupancy processes; individual tenant build‑outs will be subject to parking and occupancy requirements.
