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Planned‑development rezoning for 24.31 acres on Highway 90 draws mixed reaction; city urges developer to work with staff on alternatives
Summary
A developer's request to rezone 24.31 acres near Highway 90 to a Planned Development allowing flex office and light industrial drew protests from nearby residents and cautious encouragement from city staff to explore a retail/office "grid" alternative that better matches the Texas Parkway 2040 vision.
A rezoning request by Christian/Provident Realty to convert approximately 24.31 acres south of Highway 90 from LC3/LC2/R1 to a Planned Development for flex‑office and light industrial use prompted extended public comment and detailed staff discussion on April 27. The developer presented renderings for two one‑story buildings with a glass-fronted office face and rear warehouse areas and said the project could raise the parcel's taxable value significantly (developer estimated taxable value rising from about $25,000 today to over $1 million annually at buildout).
Nearby residents objected, citing compatibility, traffic, drainage and the prospect of an 8‑foot masonry wall backing directly on to backyards. "It will create a boxed‑in feeling for the homeowners," said Irene Breeden, and neighbors warned that narrow local access roads (Bull Lane, Adams) are not designed for increased truck traffic. Staff reported 16 written protests and said that the P&Z meeting had previously heard similar concerns.
City staff and the economic development director encouraged the developer to continue discussions with staff and to consider alternatives that would better transition from residential edges to larger commercial parcels, such as a mixed retail/office 'grid' shown in other local developments. David, the city's economic development director, said the tract has potential to become a destination with retail that complements residential areas, but acknowledged that developers for that product type have not yet committed. Market advisors at the meeting underscored access constraints (lack of a signalized intersection and feeder roads) that limit traditional retail viability at the site and said class‑A flex product is a common, achievable mid-market use.
Staff emphasized that P&Z will make a recommendation (May 13) and the matter would come to Council (tentatively June 15) and encouraged the developer to explore alternatives and the city to present options for infrastructure improvements or incentives that could change feasibility. No zoning action was taken this evening.
