Title
Public Hearing: Application #PL2025-275 - Rezoning from PI to PMIX and Preliminary Development Plan - East Village Phase 2, approximately 50 acres generally located at the SE corner of South M-291 Highway and SE Bailey Road; East Village Investors, LLC.
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Issue/Request:
The applicant proposes an approximately 130-acre horizontal mixed-use development known as East Village. The development consists of two (2) phases with SE Bailey Rd serving as the dividing line between the two (2) phases. The subject application represents a rezoning from PI and PMX to PMIX and preliminary development plan for East Village Phase 2 (located south of SE Bailey Rd). Phase 2 is composed of 9 lots and 4 common area tracts on approximately 50 gross acres with 21,420 sq. ft. of commercial development and a mix of 320 apartment and townhouse dwelling units.
The applicant requests a modification to the parking lot setback from the South M-291 Hwy right-of-way.
The preliminary development plan for East Village Phase 1 (Appl. #PL2025-207) was previously presented to the Planning Commission for consideration on November 13, 2025, and is on the December 9, 2025, City Council agenda. The applicant elected to break out consideration of East Village into two (2) phases that follow separate public hearing schedules due to the more imminent construction timeline of Phase 1 driven by the development of Costco.
Presenter
Matt Pennington, Applicant Representative
Hector Soto, Jr., AICP, Senior Planner
Recommendation
Recommendation: With the conditions of approval below, the application meets the Ignite! Comprehensive Plan and the requirements of the UDO and Design & Construction Manual.
1. A modification shall be granted to the minimum 20’ parking lot setback from the South M-291 Hwy right-of-way, to allow parking lot setbacks of 10’ along South M-291 Hwy for Lots 14-18.
2. Development of East Village Phase 2 shall be in accordance with the preliminary development plan dated November 24, 2025; typical commercial building elevations dated November 24, 2025; apartment elevations dated August 8, 2025; and townhome elevations dated November 24, 2025.
3. Road improvements for East Village Phase 2 shall be constructed as recommended in the Transportation Impact Analysis prepared by City staff dated October 30, 2025.
4. To remain consistent with the associated East Village Phase 1, allowable land uses on the subject East Village Phase 2 property shall follow the EnVision LS permitted uses listed under UDO Section 5.560.A, 5.560.D (which include all office and retail uses permitted by right in the CP-2 zoning district under Table 6-1 of the UDO), and the following additional land uses for which an appeal to the EnVision LS land use regulations was previously granted by the City Council: automotive/truck-related uses; retail--big box in excess of 80,000 sq. ft. on one level; car washes; daycares; and drive-through restaurants.
5. Approval shall be granted for one (1) oversized, primary identification monument sign in East Village Phase 2 with an overall height of 30’, 224 sq. ft. sign face area and 312 sq. ft. overall sign structure area to be located at the southwest project site boundary along South M-291 Hwy as depicted on the preliminary development plan November 24, 2025, and monument sign detail dated August 7, 2025.
6. No occupancy permits can be issued for any portion of East Village Phase 2 until downstream sanitary sewer capacity improvements have been completed. The City has planned for an excess flow holding basin to be designed in 2028 depending on available funding to address these capacity issues.
Committee Recommendation
Committee Recommendation: On a motion by Mr. Yerington, seconded by Mr. Touzinsky, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Application #PL2025-275 - Rezoning from PI to PMIX and Preliminary Development Plan - East Village Phase 2, approximately 50 acres generally located at the SE corner of South M-291 Highway and SE Bailey Road; East Village Investors, LLC, by a vote of 5 "Aye" (Vice Chair Trafton, Ms. Frazier, Ms. Jana-Ford, Mr. Touzinsky and Mr. Yerington) and 1 "Nay" (Vice Chair Arth).