PD Amendment ZC-26-004

Context: Council adopted the new dual-notice requirements at the same session it denied ZC-26-004 11-0 on May 12, 2026, making them effective for any subsequent application on this corridor.

Recommended: The May 12 session updated rezoning notice procedures to require both web publication and a physical sign posting — any redesign application for this corridor must satisfy both requirements or risk a procedural challenge that could reset the entire timeline. Review the adopted text amendment before advising the client to refile.

Applies if: Site or adjacent corridor parcels include one-family zoning districts

Context: Council denied ZC-26-004 11-0 and adopted the Small Lot Housing text amendment at the same May 12, 2026 session, creating an alternative path that did not exist the day before.

Recommended: Pull the citywide text amendment adopted at the same May 12 session that added Small Lot Housing as a permitted use in all one-family districts under Texas LGC Chapter 211 Subchapter D — if this corridor includes one-family zoned parcels, that path may allow development without a new PD application and bypasses the 2-year restriction triggered by the ZC-26-004 denial.

Context: ZC-26-004 was continued March 10 (10-0 consensus, no roll call) and denied May 12 (11-0 formal vote) with Council Members Nettles and Peoples leading the motion — the gap between these two actions is unexplained in the available record.

Recommended: Pull the staff reports from both the March 10 continuation and the May 12 denial — the matter was held two months by 10-0 consensus with no stated reason in the minutes, then denied 11-0, and the public record does not explain what changed between those two votes. Compare the two reports for any shift in staff recommendation, opposition volume, or applicant design modifications.