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Little Elm council approves rezoning and development agreement for Lakeside Village after traffic and fee concerns
Summary
The Little Elm Town Council on April 7 approved Ordinance 18-38 to rezone nearly 10 acres for a 75-unit townhome project called Lakeside Village, conditioning approval on a correction to the staff-reported tree-mitigation figure. Residents raised traffic and safety concerns; council also approved a development agreement that limits short-term rentals and ownership concentration.
The Little Elm Town Council on April 7 voted to approve Ordinance 18-38, clearing the way to rezone roughly 9.9 acres near the intersection of El Dorado and Old Highway 24 for a 75-unit townhome development called Lakeside Village. Council members said the approval was conditioned on correcting an erroneous tree-mitigation figure in the staff report before final implementation.
The rezoning request — presented as a plan development district with alley-served, two-story townhomes, approximately 1.7 acres of open space and shared amenities — had previously received a 6–1 denial recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Olga, a planning staff member who summarized the application to council, said the applicant had reduced density from an earlier proposal and revised the site layout after the commission review. "This property is within the West Side study… designated as neighborhood residential, with a 3 to 6 dwelling unit per…
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