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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance revising the City Code by making a Mesquite Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, ZTA No. 2026-03, thereby revising Appendix C (Mesquite Zoning Ordinance [MZO]), by making additions and deletions to certain sections in Parts 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 for the purpose of adding and/or revising regulations for multifamily residential, mixed-use residential, and townhouse developments; including related definitions and other general updates related thereto in response to the Texas Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 840 (“S.B. 840”) during its 89th Regular Session (2025).
(This item was postponed at the October 19, 2026, City Council meeting.)
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Staff proposes a comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to update the City's multifamily residential, mixed-use residential, and townhouse regulations in response to Senate Bill 840, adopted by the Texas Legislature in 2025 and codified as Chapter 218 of the Texas Local Government Code (TLGC). Chapter 218 limits municipal zoning authority over certain multifamily and mixed-use residential development and requires qualifying development to be allowed in certain nonresidential zoning districts. The proposed amendments bring the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance (MZO) into conformity with State law while preserving development standards within the City's remaining authority.
The amendment package consists of one exhibit. Exhibit A revises applicable provisions of the MZO governing multifamily residential, mixed-use residential, and townhouse development, including standards related to setbacks, building height and density, parking, amenities, site and building design, pedestrian access, screening and buffering, and conversions of existing nonresidential buildings. The amendments also revise the Schedule of Permitted Uses, site plan requirements, and related definitions.
The proposed amendments incorporate the requirements of Chapter 218 of the TLGC into the City's existi...
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