The Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a request to rezone a tract of land off of South Cooper Street from light industrial to residential to allow for the development of a neighborhood of 54 single-family homes.
The development is on about 9.622 acres of land located south of West Harris Road and north of West Turner Warnell Road.
The property’s development history goes back several years.
On April 26, 2022, the City Council denied a motion for residential zoning by a vote of 1-8-0. On Dec. 12, 2023, council approved a change to the zoning from residential estate to flex hybrid by a vote of 9-0-0. Then, on Aug. 6 of this year, the commission, by a vote of 8-0-0, approved an indefinite continuance at the applicant’s request for a planned development for residential single-family-5 uses, with a development plan.
Land development consultant Nikki Moore, of Arlington-based MMA, told the commission that the developer returned with major changes after the commission expressed concerns about the development’s layout and the positioning of the homes.
“The developers really took all of your previous feedback to heart, and the site plan has changed significantly,” Moore said.
“There are still 54 single-family lots. The lots along the southern border, those have more traditional driveways, the 20-foot driveways, and they have more traditional backyards. Whereas homes to the north are — while they are not cottage homes in terms of size, they’re normal sized homes — they are oriented cottage style layouts to produce a unique kind of community aspect.”
Moore said the project, from developer Graham Hart, fills differing needs all in one place.
“What I really like about this site plan is that it takes two different housing needs and housing types into one neighborhood, and they each kind of fit different needs,” she said.
Moore likened the neighborhood’s appearance and character to Graham Hart’s Hogan’s Cottages neighborhood in Arlington with varying elevations and appearances for the homes.
“They do have a variety of flat roofs, pitched roofs, and different varieties of front elevations that we could provide, in addition to their normal garage style that has more decorative features on that as well,” Moore said.
Commissioner Derek Carter said he supported the project.
“I think it’s a great product. It’s a needed product to keep our downsizers here and keep our young professionals hopefully moving here for a new job, it will be in their price range,” he said.
Lance Murray is a freelance contributor covering business for the Arlington Report.
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