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Missouri City council approves planned-development zoning for roughly 12.97-acre tract at Vicksburg and State Highway 6
Summary
After a staff presentation and a positive Planning & Zoning recommendation, the Missouri City Council voted unanimously June 1 to approve a planned-development (PD) zoning designation for an approximately 12.97-acre tract at the northwest corner of Vicksburg and State Highway 6, allowing retail and commercial uses with new design standards.
Missouri City — The Missouri City Council voted unanimously June 1 to approve a planned-development zoning designation for an approximately 12.97-acre (about 13-acre) tract at the northwest corner of Vicksburg and State Highway 6.
Assistant City Manager Shashi Kumar presented the proposal and told the council the PD would change the property from its current SD (Suburban District) zoning to a PD that identifies commercial and retail users and adds enhanced architectural and open-space standards. "The proposed zoning is PD to include identified commercial and retail users with some enhanced design standards," Kumar said during his presentation. He described the anchor tenant location and said the plan emphasizes walkability with a pedestrian promenade linking the anchor and outparcels.
Kumar said Planning & Zoning gave the application a positive recommendation and that staff recommended approval. Key elements presented by staff include lowering certain setbacks to improve visibility, requiring at least one table-service restaurant within the PD, removal of gas stations and visible repair shops from the approved-use list, and adoption of a unified design theme for anchor and outparcel tenants. Kumar also acknowledged the city's new economic development director, David, for work with the applicant to refine the plan.
A councilmember moved "to approve the project as recommended by the city," the motion was seconded, and the mayor announced the motion carried unanimously. The council did not record extended debate in the public portion of the meeting; the staff presentation and the first public hearing material were the substantive public discussion recorded. The ordinance reading and staff presentation at the meeting described the change as an amendment to the zoning map and to the comprehensive plan; the item was presented as part of the first public hearing on the proposal.
Votes and action: The council approved the project as presented; the motion was made by Councilmember Thompson and announced as seconded by Councilmember Riley. The meeting record shows the motion "carried unanimously."
