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Commission approves Mackenzie Road retail strip center; developer to donate right‑of‑way and contribute to corridor projects
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary plat for a 5,544 sq ft retail strip center at 2401 Mackenzie Road with required right‑of‑way dedication, a $15,000 intersection contribution and a $50,000 corridor contribution; staff and the engineer said the developer extended sewer and waterlines to facilitate adjoining development.
Balch Springs planning staff and the project engineer told the commission on April 16 that preliminary plat application 006‑2026 will allow a 1‑story, 5,544‑square‑foot retail strip center on a 0.96‑acre site at 2401 Mackenzie Road.
Staff said required site improvements include a dedication of right‑of‑way to the city, utility extensions, and developer contributions: $15,000 toward intersection improvements at Pioneer and Mackenzie and $50,000 toward the Balch Springs Elam corridor. The approved site plan identifies 38 parking spaces; the zoning parking ratio (1 space per 250 sq ft) requires 23 spaces. “Per the development agreement…a $15,000 contribution for intersection improvements at Pioneer Road and Mackenzie and a $50,000 contribution to be paid towards the Balch Springs Elam corridor,” staff stated.
Firole Shams, the civil engineer for the applicant, said the owner extended a sanitary‑sewer main into Mesquite and created a sewer main that can be used by neighboring properties, and that a detention pond was designed to retain stormwater rather than discharge into the nearby creek. “We created a sanitary sewer main that will come to our property and that can be used by others on the south side of our property,” Shams said.
Some commission members recused themselves from speaking on the item; after discussion a motion to approve was made, seconded and adopted with recorded yes votes by Gardner, Forge, Watson and King. The approval preserves the developer’s obligation to complete the right‑of‑way dedication and utility extensions before final plat and permitting stages.
