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Commission denies Yardley Edgewater PD rezoning after heavy neighborhood opposition
Summary
Planning commissioners denied a rezoning and PD concept plan for Yardley Edgewater (about 170 detached rental homes on ~21 acres), rejecting the developer’s request 7–0 after residents raised concerns about traffic, density and long‑term ownership.
The Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 28 rejected a request to rezone roughly 21 acres (near Miller and Chiesa roads) to a planned‑development district that would allow a Yardley (Taylor Morrison) rental community of about 170 detached single‑family‑style homes arranged on a single lot. The motion to approve the PD, concept plan and comprehensive‑plan amendment failed on a unanimous vote, 7–0.
Applicant representatives, including Jerry Silo of JBI Partners and Sunny Patel for Yardley, emphasized the developer’s plan for a managed rental neighborhood, two‑car garages and private streets, and cited a planned investment of roughly $52 million into the project. Silo argued the product meets changing market demand, and said the development would be designed to look like a single‑family neighborhood with amenities.
Residents and nearby developers strongly opposed the rezoning. Speakers repeatedly cited existing traffic congestion on Miller and Chiesa, concerns that the site should remain an employment‑center designation in Rowlett’s comprehensive plan, and worries about the long‑term consequences of institutional ownership. “Putting 170 units at the intersection of Chiesa and Miller is going to destroy our neighborhoods,” said Jesse Leos, a longtime resident. Neighbors also questioned whether the city’s roadway improvements would be in place before the project would be built and whether the project’s entrances at median breaks would cause queuing on narrow stretches of roadway.
Commissioners expressed concern about the project’s density relative to adjacent neighborhoods and about traffic and infrastructure timing. After deliberation, the commission voted down the rezoning and PD requests unanimously; staff noted that entitlements follow the land and that any future developer could return with a different PD or amendment to the plan, but that the current PD application will not proceed.
