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Commission approves lot-depth variance to enable commercial replat at Highway 6/MLK
Summary
Commission approved a request to reduce minimum lot depth from 200 feet to about 129.5 feet for a proposed commercial subdivision, subject to a 75-foot no-development buffer adjacent to residential properties; staff supported the variance, citing overall lot width and area.
The commission approved planning variance PV25-15 to permit creation of new commercial lots on a corner property by granting a 70.5-foot reduction from the 200-foot minimum lot-depth requirement for C-3 zoning. Staff explained that the subject tract substantially exceeds minimum lot-width and square-footage requirements overall (approximately 730 feet wide and nearly 100,000 square feet), and that the proposed configuration retains an approximately 75-foot no-development buffer along the southern residential boundary and preserves existing trees where feasible.
Commissioners asked about placement of development relative to the floodplain and access constraints; staff said development would occur on the wider portion of the parcel away from the hatched floodplain area and that internal access from Highway 6 is anticipated, while TxDOT and city standards would preclude direct access at the MLK intersection. The commission moved, seconded and voted unanimously to approve the requested variance so that five commercial lots could be platted in the indicated configuration.
