Council OKs land-use change and rezoning at 603 S. Robinson Drive to allow general commercial

The Robinson City Council approved a land-use change and rezoning for a 1.677-acre parcel at 603 South Robinson Drive, clearing the property to be used for general commercial purposes. Council adopted ordinance 2025-527 to change the land use from low-density residential to commercial and ordinance 2025-528 to rezone the site to General Commercial (C-2).

City planning staff told the council the parcel is currently vacant and sits in an area that staff described as in transition from residential to commercial. The staff briefing noted commercial zoning already surrounds the site and said the request aligns with the Community Visions 2034 criteria the city uses for land-use decisions. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval at its Aug. 21 meeting.

Applicant materials and the staff packet listed the zoning and development standards that would apply under C-2, including setbacks and minimum lot sizes. During the public hearing the city planner noted that commercial land use would permit a range of uses from low-intensity office to the higher-intensity uses allowed in C-2; the rezoning, staff said, would align the zoning with the updated land-use designation.

Council members moved and seconded the ordinances in open session; both measures were approved following the public hearing and required votes. The council did not add conditions to the rezoning on the record.

The ordinances change both the land-use category and the zoning district; any future development on the site will need to meet city development standards, permitting and site-plan requirements before construction or new uses begin.