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Commission weighs rezoning large PUD tract west of SH‑146 to business/industrial
Summary
Staff told commissioners a large PUD tract west of State Highway 146 has been vacant since 1989 and may be better suited to a BI (business industrial) classification; commissioners queried railroad ownership, drainage, and adjacency rules before asking staff to study BI as an option.
During the Chapter 106 review, staff highlighted a large tract west of State Highway 146 that has remained PUD since at least 1989 with no corresponding SCUP or development activity. "This area is located West Of 146 between the railroads South Of 225, and, North of Barber Scutt Boulevard. It has been zoned PUD since at least 1989, and there's been no development activity on the site," Ryan Villalook said, noting the future land use map calls for light and heavy industrial in that area.
Commissioners raised concerns about Union Pacific ownership, federal preemption over railroad uses, drainage (an F-101 ditch runs through the tract), and whether allowing BI would permit warehouses and trucking terminals by right. One commissioner suggested BI or "business industrial" zoning as a way to avoid repeated SCUP processes, while others recommended caution near the rail easement. The commission asked staff to study BI as one option and return with analysis and outreach to adjacent property owners.
