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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-02, amending the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance (MZO) by creating a new zoning classification to be known as the Downtown Mesquite “DM” Special Purpose Zoning District (DM-District) including the Core (DM-C), Mixed-Use (DM-MU), and Edge (DM-E) Subdistricts, containing new or amended procedural requirements, standards for site design, and regulations affecting building form, building design, building height, setback, parking, signage, landscaping, screening, and permitted uses. This Zoning Text Amendment includes general updates to the MZO related to said provisions. The proposed Zoning Text Amendment also includes repealing the Central Business (CB) Zoning District classification, and the Military Parkway-Scyene Corridor (MP-SC) Overlay District classification, and associated regulations, as those classifications are replaced with the new DM-District classification(s) and associated new regulations. The properties are rezoned to the new DM-District, including the new subdistricts, in Zoning Map Amendment File No. Z0725-0405.
(The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with certain stipulations.)
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The City of Mesquite is proposing a Zoning Text Amendment to the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance (MZO) to establish a new Downtown Mesquite Special Purpose Zoning District (“DM-District”). This new district will include three Character Subdistricts: Downtown Mesquite-Core (DM-C), Downtown Mesquite-Mixed-Use (DM-MU), and Downtown Mesquite-Edge (DM-E). The purpose of the DM-District is to guide redevelopment and revitalization efforts in Downtown Mesquite and surrounding areas by fostering a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use environment with updated standards for land use, site design, building form, parking, signage, landscaping, and design guidelines. The DM-District is a mixed-use zoning district that will The zoning change applies to approximately 268 acres generally bounded by McKinney Avenue to the north, South Florence Street to the east, Holley Park Drive to the south, and South Carmack Street to the west, as well as all properties with frontage along Military Parkway and West Scyene Road between IH-635 and South Carmack Street.
Development of the proposed zoning district was guided by the vision to make Downtown Mesquite an energized, creative, and authentic destination, and was based on extensive public engagement. Between December 2023 and July 2025, the City hosted a series of outreach activities, including two in-person open houses (December 7, 2023 and June 24, 2025), tabling events at the Downtown Farmers Market, a City Council Work Session (July 7, 2025), and a Virtual Open House (July 10, 2025). These efforts sought to ensure diverse community input on topics such as permitted uses, design standards, and the character of future development. Feedback received through these events was used to refine ordinance language, adjust development standards, and finalize subdistrict boundaries. The resulting DM-District ordinance provides a tailored framework that balances economic opportunity, urban design, and preservation of Mesquite’s historic core.
On July 28, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission by a vote of 6-1 (Commissioner Cumby dissenting) recommends approval of the proposed zoning text amendment ZTA 2025-02.
Recommended/Desired Action
Following the public hearing, staff recommends that the City Council take action.
Attachment(s)
Staff Report and Maps
P&Z Minutes
Ordinance
Drafter
Garrett Langford
Head of Department
Adam Bailey