or near 556 Virginia Avenue (File 26-0908)
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Zoning Case No. ZN9255, House Finder TX, LLC. (District 1). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 556 Virginia Avenue from the “CG-2” General Commercial District to the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval).
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Get signed rezoning ordinance and confirm publication for Virginia Avenue
Why now: The ordinance passed on second reading July 28, 2026 on the consent agenda and by its own terms provides for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and for publication (File 26-0908, Zoning Case ZN9255).
What to do: Request the executed ordinance and proof of the publication it expressly requires, then confirm the effective date your client's compliance obligations run from — the ordinance carries a penalty of up to $2,000 for violations. Ask counsel for the city whether any commercial use operating on the site is now treated as legally nonconforming and what documentation the city will accept to establish that status.
Act before: After the signed ordinance and publication proof are produced
Rework Virginia Avenue site plans for single-family-only zoning
Why now: Council rezoned the property from the CG-2 General Commercial District to the RS-6 Single-Family 6 District, passing it 8-0 on first reading July 21, 2026 and on second reading July 28, 2026 (File 26-0908, Zoning Case ZN9255).
What to do: The tract at 556 Virginia Avenue can no longer be developed for general commercial uses — pull the adopted ordinance and confirm the RS-6 Single-Family 6 lot width, setback and density standards before you commit to a lot layout or a purchase price built on commercial yield. If a commercial structure or use exists on site today, document its status now, because expanding or rebuilding it under the new district will be far harder than recording its condition while the ordinance is fresh.
Act before: After platting or building permit application for the site
Ask why a company sought less valuable zoning on Virginia Avenue
Why now: Interim Director of Development Services Yvette Wallace presented the zoning analysis on July 21, 2026, the public hearing drew no comments, and the item passed 8-0 before clearing second reading on the consent agenda a week later (File 26-0908, Zoning Case ZN9255).
What to do: Applicant House Finder TX, LLC asked the city to strip commercial zoning from its own property and passed both readings with zero public comment and no council questions — request the Development Services analysis and recommendation materials that Interim Director Yvette Wallace presented on July 21 and check how many other District 1 parcels have been converted from commercial to single-family in the past year. A pattern of commercial-to-residential conversions in one district is a land-use story that no single case file reveals.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Expect houses, not stores, at 556 Virginia Avenue
Why now: City Council rezoned the property at or near 556 Virginia Avenue in District 1 from General Commercial to Single-Family 6 on second reading July 28, 2026, after a July 21 public hearing at which no residents spoke (File 26-0908).
What to do: Retail, office and other general commercial uses are now prohibited on this parcel; what can be built there instead is single-family housing, which means home construction traffic rather than a future storefront or parking lot next door. If you were counting on neighborhood commercial services at this location, that option is closed — ask Development Services what lot sizes and how many homes the new district allows on the tract.
Act before: After the next material record update
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Zoning Case No. ZN9255, House Finder TX, LLC. (District 1). Ordinance rezoning a property at or near 556 Virginia Avenue from the “CG-2” General Commercial District to the “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District; providing for a penalty not to exceed $2,000 and publication. (Planning Commission and Staff recommend approval).
Vote: 8 for, 0 against, 1 absent
approve the rezoning ordinance (Zoning Case No. ZN9255) on first reading