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BY RACHEL LELAND & JAMES T. NORMAN
Pearland votes against rezoning nearly 7 acres of land Pearland City Council at its March 24 meeting unanimously voted down a request to rezone 6.6 acres of land from general business to gen- eral commercial that, if approved, would have helped to accommodate an office-warehouse development. BROADWAY ST.
Manvel discusses road impact fees
Manvel City Council on March 17 directed city staff to look into requiring road impact fees to help offset the cost of new develop- ment and avoid burdening taxpayers. What readers need to know The discussion was centered around a pre- sentation and did not involve any vote, with officials clarifying a study will be needed before any fees are approved. Mayor Dan Davis said he “absolutely thinks” the city should use such fees as a dedicated fund to improve roads and avoid burdening taxpayers. What’s next? City staff said a study required for the fees would take around nine months to complete.
For the developer to build the space, the city needed to rezone several acres of land that sits east of Cullen Parkway. What happened Faraz Hemani, CEO of Pebble Ridge Capital Group, which is a real estate private equity company, made the request on behalf of Mission Park Pearland LP, represented by Terry Ward, who is the property owner. Hemani said he’d spoken with local businesses worried about rent costs. He said he believes developing the office-warehouse would attract small-scale businesses who have otherwise strug- gled to afford the rent of a traditional office space.
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The options While City Council voted the request down, members asked the applicant to return with a request that included a planned development proposal. This would include clearer conditions and restrictions for the development. City Council also asked Hemani to consider a planned development as it would directly address previous city concerns regarding traffic impact and design aesthetics.
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