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Council hears plan to allow single‑family detached homes in CMU with frontage limits
Summary
Planning staff said the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended allowing single-family detached dwellings in the Corridor Mixed‑Use (CMU) district, with a specific prohibition on single-family homes that front Bissonnet Street and development standards modeled on the R6 district; final action is scheduled for Sept. 21.
Staff presented proposed text amendments to the CMU (Corridor Mixed‑Use) zoning district and said the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval after public hearings. Travis Tanner, Director of Development Services, told council the change would permit single‑family detached dwellings in the CMU district either standalone or as part of mixed use, while restricting single‑family homes from fronting on Bissonnet Street and adopting development standards similar to the R6 small‑lot residential district.
Tanner said the change returned to P&Z for a required public hearing after council-level text edits in March, and P&Z recommended approval on June 4. Tanner and councilmembers discussed whether the prohibition should also apply to the CMU frontage on Bellaire Boulevard and whether townhouse-type standards inadvertently impose R6 townhouse standards on single‑family homes; staff agreed to review the R6 references for consistency. Final deliberation is scheduled for September 21.
