Arlington Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Session – June 17, 2026
Arlington Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Session – June 17, 2026
The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington met on June 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in a regular session. The commission unanimously approved minutes from prior meetings, a consent agenda of two plats, and two zoning cases, including an indefinite continuance and a revised townhouse development that received broad support.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes of the June 3, 2026, plat agenda and the June 3, 2026, PNZ regular meeting were approved 8–0.
- The two items on the consent agenda (two plats to be approved with conditions) were adopted 8–0 after no speakers came forward.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Support for PD 25-21: William Middleton, an Arlington resident since 1988 and neighbor to the proposed townhouse site, expressed strong support for the revised plan. He praised the applicant for working collaboratively with neighbors, stating the project “will be a benchmark for that area” and that he and his neighbors are “all in favor of this.”
- No speakers appeared for or against PD 25-08 (indefinite continuance) or any other items.
Discussion Items
- PD 25-08 (2100 SE Green Oaks Blvd.): A request for indefinite continuance of a zoning change to allow a car wash on 1.295 acres. The commission voted 8–0 to grant the continuance with no discussion.
- PD 25-21 (1013 N. Mesquite St.): A revised application to change zoning from Entertainment District Overlay/Residential Single-Family 7.2 to Plan Development for Residential Medium Density (RM12) on 0.924 acres for nine townhouse units. Key changes from the previous meeting included:
- Density reduced from 10 to 9 units (approximately 9 units per acre).
- Entry drive moved to the north side as recommended.
- Common area relocated away from the street; pickleball courts removed; a pergola, barbecue area, dog park, and preserved 18-inch pecan tree added.
- Building 4 now includes a ground-floor bedroom and bathroom.
- Trash enclosure relocated and approved by Republic Services.
- All buildings have 6:12 sloped roofs; anti-monotony addressed by reassigning materials across buildings.
- Sidewalk frontage: staff recommended combining the 2-foot edge zone and 5-foot furniture zone into a 7-foot landscape buffer for added planting (accepted by the applicant).
- Deviations remain for lot area (32%), lot depth, and garage width; applicant noted that distributing HOA lots would eliminate most deviations.
- Materials: applicant clarified that “wood” on elevations is actually wood-look steel siding (Quality Edge product).
- Staff received one letter of opposition, no letters of support.
- Commissioners commended the applicant for extensive revisions and neighbor engagement.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to approve PD 25-21 carried 8–0, with conditions: acceptance of all staff recommendations, changing the material description from “wood” to “wood-look siding,” and implementing the 7-foot landscape buffer along the sidewalk. The applicant agreed to these conditions.
- PD 25-08 indefinite continuance approved 8–0.
- Next regular session scheduled for July 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
And I serve as chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington. I hereby call this regularly noticed meeting of the City of Arlington's Planning and Zoning Commission regular session to order for June the 17th, 2026. This time I'll ask Commissioner Blake to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Indivisible. Thank you very much. At this time, I'll ask our administrator to read the speaker guidelines and general decorum for tonight's meeting. We ask that the citizens and the visitors in attendance assist in preserving the order and decorum of this meeting and to provide for attendance at and participation in the meeting without fear of intimidation, threats, or hostility. Any person making personal, profane, hostile, slanderous, or threatening remarks, who use vulgar or obscene language, who engages in any actions in any other actions that disturb or are calculated to the stir the meeting, or who become disruptive while addressing the planning and zoning commissioners, or while attending the planning and zoning meeting may be removed from the council chambers. All speakers shall address the commissioners and not the audience or city staff and shall not call out individually named members of city staff or the public. For speakers tonight, when your name is called, please come to the microphone at the podium and state your name and city of residence for the record. The applicant will be asked to speak first and will be given 10 minutes to make a presentation. Speakers in support or opposition of the item will be given five minutes to make each to make their statements. If there are many speakers for an item, each speaker will be given three minutes to make their statements. In consideration of other speakers, please conclude conclude your comments promptly when you hear the bell. We ask that you address your comments to the planning and zoning commissioners. Thank you very much. First item of business is approval of minutes. We have a copy of the minutes of our June 3rd, 2026 planning and zoning plat agenda were sent to the commissioners in advance. Were there any changes or corrections needed to those minutes? Seeing none, I have a motion to approve by Commissioner Winkles, and I show a second by Commissioner Maddox. Please cast your vote. Motion passes eight to nothing. Next are the minutes of the June 3rd, 2026 PNZ regular meeting. A copy of those minutes were also sent to us in advance. Were there any changes or corrections needed to these minutes? Saying none, do I have a motion to approve the minutes? I have a motion to approve by Commissioner Blake and a second by Commissioner Finlay. Cast your vote, please. Motion passes eight to nothing. Tonight we have on our consent agenda two plates to be approved with conditions. Do we have any speakers on these items? I have a Joyce Stanton for item four B, which is uh the preliminary plat Mountain View edition. Uh did you have anything you want to say? Okay, very good. There being no speakers to have a motion to approve the consent agenda. I have a motion to approve by Commissioner Sumter and a motion and a second by Commissioner Blake. Cast your vote. Those minutes are approved, eight to nothing. Next on our agenda, we have two zoning cases. The first one is PD 25-08, located at approximately 2100 Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard. This is an application for approval of a change in zoning from community commercial uses to plan development for community commercial uses plus a car wash with a development plan on approximately 1.295 acres prior to this meeting. The applicant requested an indefinite continuance. This will require a vote by the commission. Are there any speakers on this item? As there are no speakers, I'll entertain a motion to approve the indefinite continuance. I have a motion by Commissioner Blake. Commissioner Blake would you state your motion. Thank you. And Commissioner Winkles is at your motion. Yes, sir.
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