26-2605: Ordinance - Public Hearing and First Reading on an Ordinance Considering a Request by The John R. McAdams Company, Inc. for a Zoning Change from PD, Planned Development District to PD, Planned Development District for single-family attached Townhome uses, being 11.71 Acres located within the Samuel C. Neill Survey, Tarrant County, at 500 Seeton Road (ZC26-001)

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Existing Use : Vacant Existing Zoning : PD, Planned Development District Surrounding Land Use & Zoning : North – PD, Planned Development; Single-family Residential South – PD, Planned Development; Single-family Residential, National Parkway, Mansfield Fire Station No. 5 East – PD, Planned Development; Single-family Residential West – PD, Planned Development; Single-family Residential, vacant, S. Holland Road Thoroughfare Plan Specification : S. Holland Road – Major Arterial 4-Lane Divided National Parkway – Minor Collector 2-Lane Divided The existing Planned Development District (PD) was approved on March 12, 2007. The PD requires the subject tract to comply with all applicable regulations in the Mansfield Code of Ordinances for C-2 zoning districts, including future amendments thereto, regarding permitted uses. (ZC#06-031) In addition to establishing the applicable C-2 zoning regulations, the PD specifically prohibits several uses that would otherwise be permitted or considered within the underlying zoning district. Prohibited uses include hotels and motels, certain utility-related uses, automotive-related uses, mini-warehouses, used merchandise and discount stores, and other specified uses. Mansfield 2040 Plan Mansfield 2040 Land Use Designation : Mixed-Use Local The Mixed-Use Local designation is intended to accommodate a complementary mix of residential and nonresidential uses in a walkable, neighborhood-oriented setting. The designation anticipates a general balance of residential and nonresidential development and encourages active commercial frontages, shared circulation, pedestrian connectivity, and development that provides neighborhood-serving destinations. Townhomes are identified as having a low level of appropriateness within the Mixed-Use Local designation. They may contribute to an appropriate mix of housing and can provide a transition to nearby lower-density neighborhoods, but residential development is intended to function as part of a broader mixe

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.