Commission approves annexation, rezoning and lot combination for Magnolia commercial development

City planning staff presented a package of land-use actions — Ordinances 26-27 (annexation), 26-28 (future land use amendment) and 26-29 (rezoning to planned commercial development) — to bring approximately 2.11 acres into city limits at the northeast corner of Beulah Road and Gillard Avenue and reclassify parcels for the Magnolia commercial development. Staff said the PCD would allow three multi-tenant commercial buildings totaling about 18,000 square feet, with sidewalk, landscaping, a buffer wall and stormwater bonds; staff recommended approval and the commission voted to adopt the ordinances unanimously.

Staff also presented and the commission approved a related lot-combination agreement and right-of-way vacation needed for site assembly. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the public hearing; staff noted 6-plus parcels and that three would be annexed with the PCD application.