City Plan Commission · 1:30 PM · Main Conference Room, 300 North Campbell – 2ND Floor
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Zoning
Development & Land Use
Housing
Governance & Oversight
Insights by Role
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo cases drew lone dissents from different commissioners on an otherwise unanimous agenda, and 13 dispositions were recorded with no published vote totals. A declared conflict of interest on a multifamily site plan and a plat that sat through three postponements are the open threads worth pursuing.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe 7912 North Loop Dr. site, currently a single-family dwelling, was rezoned from R-3 to S-D to allow a restaurant over neighborhood objection, passing 5-1. Neighbors within 300 feet who received the January 16 notice and remain opposed should track file BC-1663 for any subsequent action rather than assume the matter is closed at the Commission level.
Developer
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingEvery rezoning, special permit, plat and site plan on the agenda was approved, and the Commission granted setback relief for an infill duplex on a small central-city lot — a favorable signal for compact infill submittals. The Ocotillo Estates plat's approval after three postponements also shows deferred westside cases are moving again.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingWith two of eight commissioners absent, both contested items were decided by a six-member panel where a single additional defection would have changed the margin. Clients with contested cases should focus on turnout and on the two commissioners who have shown willingness to dissent.
Charts & Data
31 items(11 procedural hidden)
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Notice is hereby given that a Hearing of the City Plan Commission will be conducted on the above date and time.
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#1Discussion and action to approve the City Plan Commission meeting minutes from January 15, 2026.
#2City Plan Commission action to correct minutes from November 20, 2025, changing the district number on Item 3 from District 1 to District 8.
Major Preliminary
#3Subdivision plat item for Ocotillo Estates Unit Six, a residential development east of Redd Rd. and south of Transmountain Rd., postponed multiple times since September 2025.
Extension Request to Submit Recording Maps
#4Board review of the Mercury Street Subdivision plat (PSEN25-00007) covering a portion of Tract 271 and 272 in Sunrise Acres, located south of Moonlight Ave. and west of US-54, currently zoned R-4 (Residential).
Subdivision Applications
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PUBLIC HEARING Rezoning Application
#5Request to rezone a portion of a residential property at 7912 North Loop Dr. from R-3 to S-D to allow conversion of a single-family dwelling into a restaurant, including approval of a Detailed Site Development Plan.
#6Request to rezone four vacant lots on Neptune St. from R-4 (Residential) to A-2 (Apartment) to allow multifamily development.
PUBLIC HEARING Rezoning Application - RECONSIDERATION
#7Request to rezone a portion of Tract 4, Block 6 in the Christy Tract at 529 Schwabe St. from R-F (Ranch and Farm) to R-3A (Residential) to allow construction of a single-family dwelling.
PUBLIC HEARING Special Permit Application
#8Request for a Special Permit and Detailed Site Development Plan for a duplex at 2000 Grandview Ave. in the R-5 (Residential) zone, allowing reduced lot depth and setbacks for infill development.
#9Application PZST25-00013 requests a Special Permit and Detailed Site Development Plan approval for a side yard setback reduction to accommodate a single-family dwelling at 3305 Hiawatha Dr. in an R-3/sp zone district.
#10Application PZST24-00019 requests a Special Permit and Detailed Site Development Plan approval for a 67% parking reduction to allow a restaurant and low-volume retail use at 2928 Pershing Dr. in a C-4 zone district.
Detailed Site Development Plan Application
#11Request for Detailed Site Development Plan approval for a vacant lot at 2611 John Hayes St. to allow apartment/multifamily residential development, under existing C-2/c commercial zoning.
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Posted this 22nd day of January, 2026 at 2:06 PM. By: ________________________________________ Elsa Ramirez, Administrative Support Associate
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