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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-03, amending the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance (MZO) by revising Appendix C - Zoning Ordinance, Part 3 (Nonresidential Districts) for the purpose of repealing provisions related to the Central Business (CB) Zoning District classification, and the Military Parkway-Scyene Corridor (MP-SC) Overly District classification, and the associated regulations, as those districts have been repealed and replaced with the new DM-District, including its sub-districts, in ZTA No. 2025-02. This Zoning Text Amendment includes general updates to the MZO related to said provisions. 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 Zoning Text Amendment ZTA 2025-03 to repeal the Central Business (CB) zoning district and the Military Parkway-Scyene Corridor (MP-SC) Overlay District from the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance (MZO). This follows the establishment of the new Downtown Mesquite (DM) Special Purpose Zoning District and the proposed rezoning of approximately 268 acres to the DM District and its subdistricts. With this updated zoning framework in place, the CB and MP-SC districts are now obsolete.
The amendment ensures consistency within the MZO by removing outdated references and eliminating redundant code. It modifies several sections of the MZO, including district listings, permitted uses, development and parking standards, and overlay provisions. The permitted use table in Section 3-203 will be reformatted to remove the CB District, correct clerical errors, and clarify references to special conditions-without changing which uses are permitted or require a conditional use permit.
On July 28, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission, by a vote of 6-1 (Commissioner Cumby dissenting), recommends approval of the proposed Zoning Map Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment Z0725-0405.
Recommended/Desired Action
Following the public hearing, staff recommends that the City Council take action.
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Staff Report and Maps
P&Z Minutes
Ordinance
Drafter
Garrett Langford
Head of Department
Adam Bailey