Prosper schedules Nov. 24 hearing on Preston Road rezoning

Prosper residents can weigh in on a proposed commercial rezoning along Preston Road at a Town Council public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 24.

The request would amend a portion of Planned Development-31 (PD-31) to create a new planned development on 13.6 acres at Saddle Creek Commercial, Block A, Lots 2R and 3, according to a public hearing notice posted by the Town of Prosper. The site sits on the west side of Preston Road, about 225 feet north of Prosper Trail.

The proposed uses listed in the notice are office, restaurant and retail.

The hearing begins at 6:15 p.m. at Prosper Town Hall Council Chambers, 250 W. First St.

What's there now

The property falls within PD-31, a zoning district the Town Council created in June 2006 under Ordinance 06-78. That ordinance, filed by applicant BTB Development, rezoned about 98 acres from Single Family-15 Residential to a planned development. It set aside roughly 83 acres for single-family homes and 15 acres for mixed-use nonresidential development near the corner of Preston Road and Prosper Trail.

Under the current rules for PD-31's mixed-use tract, no more than six of those 15 acres can be used for commercial or retail purposes. The rest must be professional office space. Buildings are capped at two stories or 40 feet. Permitted uses include medical and professional offices, banks, pharmacies with drive-throughs, restaurants without drive-throughs, day care centers and fitness centers.

The new request would replace those standards on the 13.6-acre portion. The hearing notice does not detail the specific proposed development standards.

Earlier review

The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled a public hearing on a similar request for the same property for July 21. That case carried a different tracking number, ZONE-25-0003, while the Town Council case is filed as ZONE-26-0012. Both notices describe the same acreage, location and proposed uses, but the record does not clarify whether the Town Council case is a continuation, a revision or a separate filing.

The P&Z hearing notice listed Michelle Crowe as a contact at [email protected] or 972-569-1086. The Nov. 24 Town Council hearing notice does not list a contact.