Developers got the go-ahead from the Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday to move forward with plans for a multifamily development at Stonecreek Crossing.
Commissioners approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow multifamily apartments, with a density limit of 24 units per acre, to be built on an approximately 16.7-acre tract within the Stonecreek Crossing Planned Development District (PDD). When the PDD was approved in 2008, city staff said, conditions were set to allow apartments to be developed under a CUP. The base zoning of the PDD is Mixed Use and General Commercial. Developers intend to set aside about 4 acres for commercial development and build apartments on the remaining acreage, which is surrounded by Barnes Drive, Spec’s Wine and Spirits, the railroad tracks and Milagros.
Commissioner Lee Porterfield recused himself from the discussion and vote because the property is next to a property where his family owns a business. Indeed, the one person who spoke during the public hearing was Linda Porterfield, co-owner of Gulf Business Forms, who spoke against the development.
