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Public Hearing: Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Unified Development Code by Amending Article VII, “Uses, Parking Requirements, Supplemental Use Regulations And Certain Distance Requirements of Volume II of the Lewisville City Code, Known as the Unified Development Code, by Amending Chapter VII.3; “Supplemental Use Regulations”, Section VII.3.24, Manufacturing, Light Intensity; Manufacturing, Medium Intensity; Manufacturing, Heavy Intensity; and Warehouse Distribution Facility, to Prohibit Such Uses From Locating on a Property Within 500 Feet of Properties Containing Certain Other Uses Without a Special Use Permit, Subject to Certain Exceptions, and Amending Exhibit VII.2.3-4, Non-Residential Zoning Districts, to Clarify Applicability of Special Use Permit Requirements for Such Uses in Certain Zoning Districts.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
In the 1970’s the City of Lewisville was aggressive in zoning for industrial development due to airport proximity. The prevalence of industrial zoning coupled with the cumulative zoning at the time resulted in many office, retail, and service uses developed within the Light Industrial (LI), Warehouse (WH), and Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoning Districts in several areas of the City. The market has evolved to the point where even developed properties are being considered for demolition and construction of new warehouse distribution facilities. This creates compatibility issues between these new developments and existing surrounding uses. In order to lessen negative impacts on surrounding uses and facilitate improved compatibility between existing low-intensity development and potential high-intensity redevelopment, particularly in the LI, WH, and HI zoning districts, new supplemental use regulations for Warehouse Distribution Facility and Light, Medium, and Heavy Intensity Manufacturing uses enhancing setbacks, landscaping, and screening were adopted on December 9, 2024. To further lessen negative impacts on and ensure compatibility with existing developments, amendments to these supplemental use regulations are proposed that will require the approval of a special use permit (SUP) for Warehouse Distribution Facility and Light, Medium, and Heavy Intensity Manufacturing uses located within 500 feet of lesser-intensity uses. This requirement would not apply to buildings or structures with a current certificate of occupancy for Warehouse Distribution Facility or Light, Medium and Heavy Intensity Manufacturing uses. The SUP requirement would also not apply to existing planned developments. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval (6-1) on January 21, 2025. Over the past few weeks, affected landowners have expressed several concerns related to the proposed regulations as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Should the City Council desire to address some of the concerns presented by the affected landowners, it may move to approve the ordinance with some or all, of the following amendments:
Subsections VII.3.24.A.1.b.iv through vi. as follows:
iv. a building or structure designed for a Manufacturing, Light Intensity; Manufacturing, Medium Intensity; Manufacturing, Heavy Intensity; or Warehouse Distribution Facility use as designated on an Engineering Site Plan in effect on March 3, 2025; or
v. a building or structure: (1) designed for a Manufacturing, Light Intensity; Manufacturing, Medium Intensity; Manufacturing, Heavy Intensity; or Warehouse Distribution Facility use as designated on a Concept Plan or Engineering Site Plan for which a complete development application had been submitted to and accepted by the City and was under review by City staff on March 3, 2025; and (2) which was subsequently built in accordance with said Concept Plan or Engineering Site Plan as finally approved, so long as such finally approved Concept Plan or Engineering Site Plan designates the building or structure as designed for one of the above listed uses; or
vi. a building or structure which is less than 25,000 square feet.
A new Subsection VII.3.24.A.2. as follows:
2. When a change is proposed to a building or structure described in Subsections VII.3.24.A.1.b.i, ii, and iv through vi that would require the submission of a new Engineering Site Plan as outlined in Section III.4.3, the exceptions set forth in those subsections shall no longer apply to that building or structure.
The former Subsection VII.3.24.A.2 shall become a new Subsection VII.3.24.A.3.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the ordinance as set forth in the caption above with the addition of the subsections as presented in the administrative comments above.
PRESENTATION:
Richard E. Luedke, AICP, Planning Director
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:
Richard E. Luedke, AICP, Planning Director