CITY & COUNTY
News from Coppell & Lewisville
Zoning change to bring projects to Main Street
Short-term rentals to require permits
BY DESTINE GIBSON
COPPELL The Main Street Old Town project in Coppell will move forward after surviving a new zoning change request. The project includes the construc- tion of six new mixed-use buildings and a parking lot at the southwest corner of West Bethel Road and Main Street, according to the April 11 agenda item. The development necessitates removal of the existing buildings at the site, which included the former Coppell Baptist Church. The buildings are noted in the Historic Resource Survey but are not listed on the state or federal registries for historic buildings. The zone change request was approved in a 4-3 vote, with council members John Jun, Biju Mathew and Brianna Hinojosa-Smith voting against. Site plans for the project were previously denied at council’s Dec. 13 meeting. Three of the proposed lots were to be mixed-use office and
BY DESTINE GIBSON
COPPELL The latest change to Coppell’s short-term rental require- ments features a new process for those using their homes as short- term rental properties. Council approved a proposal to amend an ordinance that will estab- lish special-use permit requirements for properties defined as lodging houses, which includes short-term rentals, bed and breakfasts, board- ing homes, hostels, vacation homes and corporate housing, according to the May 9 agenda item. Property owners must fill out an application, and courtesy notices will be sent to neighbors. A public hearing will then be held at Planning and Zoning Commission and council meetings.
The Old Town project will be located at Bethel Road and Main Street.
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residential, two for mixed-use retail and residential, one retail building, and one parking lot, according to the Dec. 13 agenda item. The main change from the previous submittal is the pro- posed uses for the buildings, with restaurant uses being added to four buildings, and the addition of a medical office and retail to one of the buildings, according to the April 11 agenda item. During the public hearing, residents in favor said the project aligns with the Old Coppell Plan, and
Council Member Don Carroll said the development is consistent with what’s already in Old Town Coppell. “Developers over time have created an environment that has brought more activity down there,” Carroll said. “This would be a contin- uation of that type of development.” Residents in opposition cited a desire to save the church and other buildings from demolition because of its historical significance, while Hinojosa-Smith expressed concerns about density.
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