Commission recommends rezoning at 600 E. US Highway 380 despite ownership questions
March 30, 2026 | Decatur, Wise County, Texas
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The Decatur Planning & Zoning Commission on March 30 recommended City Council approve a request to rezone about one acre at 600 E. US Highway 380 from light industrial to single-family residential (SF-2).
Lisa Hammond, the city’s planning director, told the commission the proposal to develop a single-family residence is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and the site’s future land-use designation as a “compact neighborhood.” Staff recommended approval after noting the preliminary and final plat had been approved by City Council on March 23.
Kevin Haney, who identified himself as an owner of Eagle Claw Capital LLC, opposed the rezoning at the public hearing. He said the parcel and adjacent lots are more appropriately used for light industrial development, warned that downzoning could reduce the value of neighboring industrial parcels, and raised a possible discrepancy between the deed description and the applicant’s plat that could indicate an overlap in ownership with nearby parcels. Haney provided a packet of documents to the commission and asked commissioners to consider property-value impacts and boundary accuracy.
Hammond responded that the city relies on certified plats and the surveyor’s closure report for property descriptions, and that parcel lines displayed by external appraisal or GIS services can be approximate. She said the city had deed and survey records on file and that a title or survey dispute would be a civil matter between private parties and surveyors, not a city land-use determination.
Commissioners pressed staff on the opposition rate cited in the public notice (17.35 percent) and on whether state notification rules applied; legal counsel clarified that while the commission can make a recommendation regardless of that percentage, a 20 percent opposition at City Council would trigger a separate 75 percent approval threshold for the council vote. Commissioners also asked about access; staff said the applicant has been coordinating with TxDOT.
After discussion, a commissioner moved to recommend approval in line with staff’s findings; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The recommendation will go to City Council for final action.
What happens next: City Council will consider the rezoning recommendation; if formal opposition at council meets the 20 percent threshold described by counsel, a 75 percent council majority would be required to approve the rezoning.
Lisa Hammond, the city’s planning director, told the commission the proposal to develop a single-family residence is consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and the site’s future land-use designation as a “compact neighborhood.” Staff recommended approval after noting the preliminary and final plat had been approved by City Council on March 23.
Kevin Haney, who identified himself as an owner of Eagle Claw Capital LLC, opposed the rezoning at the public hearing. He said the parcel and adjacent lots are more appropriately used for light industrial development, warned that downzoning could reduce the value of neighboring industrial parcels, and raised a possible discrepancy between the deed description and the applicant’s plat that could indicate an overlap in ownership with nearby parcels. Haney provided a packet of documents to the commission and asked commissioners to consider property-value impacts and boundary accuracy.
Hammond responded that the city relies on certified plats and the surveyor’s closure report for property descriptions, and that parcel lines displayed by external appraisal or GIS services can be approximate. She said the city had deed and survey records on file and that a title or survey dispute would be a civil matter between private parties and surveyors, not a city land-use determination.
Commissioners pressed staff on the opposition rate cited in the public notice (17.35 percent) and on whether state notification rules applied; legal counsel clarified that while the commission can make a recommendation regardless of that percentage, a 20 percent opposition at City Council would trigger a separate 75 percent approval threshold for the council vote. Commissioners also asked about access; staff said the applicant has been coordinating with TxDOT.
After discussion, a commissioner moved to recommend approval in line with staff’s findings; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The recommendation will go to City Council for final action.
What happens next: City Council will consider the rezoning recommendation; if formal opposition at council meets the 20 percent threshold described by counsel, a 75 percent council majority would be required to approve the rezoning.
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