For the second time in a month a proposed zoning change brought a neighborhood controversy before the Fort Worth City Council.
The Council approved a zoning change at 2801 and 2901 Stanley Ave. from PD/I (planned development for all uses in light industrial) to UR (urban residential) with TCU residential overlay.
The proposed site is located on the east side of Stanley Ave, south of Cantey Street. The developer, SSS Tenancy in Common, is proposing a townhouse and multi-family use in a condominium regime. In this form, the property remains under one ownership and each unit is sold/rented individually.
However, residents in the neighborhood aren’t happy with the prospect of the change, said District 2 Councilman Brian Byrd. He noted they quite simply don’t want these units rented to college students and the noise they might bring them.
“They’re very concerned, the neighbors,” Byrd said. “Of course the developers trying to get it developed don’t like that.
“But the people living there, they’re concerned about the noise, the kids being up late, and then, when they try to sell their homes it could be a problem.”
Surrounding land consists of industrial zoning to the north, west, and south, with commercial to the east with the railroad as a buffer. Directly abutting the industrial zoned area to the west is a large single-family neighborhood, and therein lies the controversy.
“I walk those neighborhoods,” Byrd said. “They are unified against this.”
The project did receive support from the Paschal Neighborhood Association (PNA), however.
“We’re really in favor of it,” said PNA President James Hawks. “We want to see that kind of improvement in our neighborhood. These guys have a great reputation and we’re for it.”
Efforts to reach someone at SSS were unsuccessful.
Urban residential is designed to provide a residential density transition zone between low density single-family and higher density commercial areas. In addition, commercial uses are located along Mistletoe Boulevard, just north of the site.