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Planning commission approves three zone changes, forwards athletic‑complex request to council
Summary
On June 4 the Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission approved zone case 3554 (12202 Upton Ave) 8–0, approved zone case 2538QQ (Lubbock Telecom) 8–0, and approved zone case 3521‑A 5–3 to forward to City Council on June 23; staff recommended denying 3521‑A while the applicant sought an athletic complex with a slightly higher building height.
The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission on June 4 approved three zone changes and forwarded one contested request to the City Council.
Zone case 3554: Planning staff presented a request to rezone 5.01 acres at 12202 Upton Avenue from low‑density single family (SF‑2) to Office District (OF). William Lee Stockton of the Planning Department said the request would be "in moderate conformance with the Unified Development Code" given nearby OF frontage. Greg Garrett of the Garrett Group, representing the property owner Verlene Avant, described the plan for garden office development. With no public opposition, the commission voted to approve zone case 3554, 8–0.
Zone case 2538QQ: Shane Spencer (staff) presented a request from Lubbock Telecom to rezone a parcel north of 19th Street from SF‑2 to Heavy Commercial (HC). Spencer said staff had no objection. Applicant Terry Duvall said he had occupied the site for more than two decades; the commission approved the request 8–0.
Zone case 3521‑A: JV McGar (staff) recommended denial of a proposed zone change at 6602 104th Street from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Auto Urban Commercial (AC), citing nonconformance with the Future Land Use Map and lack of arterial frontage. Applicant Tyler Gentry of 17 Services said the developer is planning an indoor youth athletic complex and that "roughly half of the tract" is in the flood zone; they requested a taller building (about 39–40 feet) than the NC 35‑foot limit to accommodate courts and rooftop equipment. After discussion about floodplain, frontage and compatibility with surrounding homes, the commission voted 5–3 to approve the change and forward the item to the City Council for its June 23 meeting.
All actions taken by the commission will be transmitted to the City Council for final consideration.
