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Council opens hearings, introduces three land‑use ordinances affecting Potomac, Carlos G Parker and Scott Street properties
Summary
On Feb. 26 the Taylor City Council held public hearings and introduced first‑reading ordinances to change place types or grant special‑use permits for properties at 600 Potomac St., 505 SW Carlos G Parker Blvd. and 1025 Scott St.; Planning & Zoning had recommended approvals and staff flagged infrastructure and screening conditions for later stages.
The Taylor City Council held public hearings on three separate land‑use requests and the city attorney introduced first‑reading ordinances to advance each case.
Planning staff presented a proposal to reclassify roughly 2.5 acres at 600 Potomac Street from P2 to P2C so an applicant may build a convenience store and gas station. Merrill Griggs, the presenting staff member, said the proposal is within the city’s intended growth sector, that existing infrastructure can serve the site, and that the Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended the change after a Feb. 10 review. Amanda Brown, who identified herself as with HG Brown (the applicant’s representative), made herself available to answer questions during the hearing.
The council also heard a special‑use permit request and related plan amendment for a mixed‑use project called Gateway at 505 SW Carlos G Parker Boulevard. Griggs said the project would add 70 multifamily units (bringing the total to 326 units), rearrange the mix of townhomes, apartments and commercial uses, and preserve a central detention/amenity area. He told council that P&Z unanimously recommended the specific use permit and that traffic and infrastructure assessments will continue during design.
A third item moved forward as a place‑type amendment to allow manufactured housing on a narrow lot at 1025 Scott Street (from P4 mix to P3M). Griggs said the site contains vehicle storage now and that the P&Z recommendation was unanimous; staff noted vehicles would need to be removed during the development process.
No final adoptions occurred. The city attorney introduced the ordinances for first reading (Ordinance Nos. 2026‑10, 2026‑11 and 2026‑12) and council directed staff to return with any technical stipulations, screening measures and standard permit conditions at subsequent readings.
What happens next: Applicants will proceed through preliminary plat, site‑development and permitting steps where staff and council can attach conditions (for example, additional screening, traffic mitigation, or vehicle removal tied to development). Final votes on the ordinances and permits will come at later readings.
