Commission OKs zoning change to fold commercial frontage into Google data‑center campus

The Red Oak Planning & Zoning Commission on Dec. 8 approved a zoning amendment that will allow Alamo Mission LLC — a subsidiary linked to Google — to add a commercial frontage parcel to its existing planned development campus for possible future expansion of a data center.

City planning director Ben (appearing as staff) told commissioners the city and the Industrial Development Corporation have agreed to sell a narrow strip of land that had been intended for retail to Google so it can become part of the data‑center parcel. He said the change simply incorporates the parcel into the existing PD and that any specific buildings or site work will return to the commission and city council as a revised development plan.

Myron Dornick, representing the applicant, told the commission the transaction is contingent on zoning approval. "This Google has no use for this property, unless it can become part of the data center," Dornick said, adding that the company has no immediate plans for construction on the site.

Commissioners asked staff about drainage, screening and access near the Avila Road overpass; Ben said screening would most likely be a landscaped berm like other phases of the campus, and any detailed site layout will be subject to later review. The commission closed the public hearing with no residents speaking in opposition and voted to approve the rezoning as presented.

What happens next: the sale and any planned construction remain contingent on the contract closing and later development‑plan approvals. The zoning approval only changes the PD boundaries and development standards; it does not authorize final site work or building permits.