A zoning change proposal that led to an outcry from residents of a nearby Arlington neighborhood will not move forward — for now.
A resident who requested a zoning change for 4232, 4312 Kelly Elliott Road and 4230 W. Interstate 20 Highway from single-family housing to neighborhood commercial asked the city to strike the item from the City Council meeting’s agenda Tuesday morning, city staff said.
The proposal quickly drew ire from residents who worried about the presence of apartments, the lack of a detailed plan, the effects on traffic and the impact on the property’s trees.
Laura Capik, a member of the all-women political group MPAC and one of the first to raise concerns about the proposal, said she was thankful for the work of council members and city staff on the issue.
“I thank you for working with this developer and making the point that he needed to work with the community,” Capik told council members on April 7.
The proposal was brought before the Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission in February, where commissioners voted in a tie.
Commissioners who voted against the proposal cited fears that the land could be packaged with a nearby 1.37-acre property to create multifamily apartments under a new state law and the lack of a plan for what would occupy the current property as reasons.
The City Council voted to hear the plan, despite its denial in planning and zoning, in March.
On the morning of the council meeting, the landowner pulled the application, according to Gincy Thoppil, the city’s planning and development services director.
Nikki Moore, a land development consultant with design firm MMA Texas who brought the proposal forward on behalf of the landowner, told the Arlington Report that another proposal will come forward, with a planned development that excludes multifamily housing.
Resident Becky Hearne said she didn’t know the application for the zoning change was pulled until the council meeting began.
Although Hearne’s concerns about the effect on traffic and the native trees on the property remain, she said she is glad there will be more time spent on the subject.
“I knew something would eventually go there, but I’m glad that the attention was brought to this, and I think it’ll be watched more closely,” Hearne said Wednesday morning.
Chris Moss is a reporter for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@arlingtonreport.org.
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