The Prosper Town Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to send a request to rezone two vacant buildings on Business Park Drive back to the town's Planning and Zoning Commission, rather than approve or deny it.
The commission is scheduled to consider the request again at its Nov. 3 meeting, after which it is expected to return to the council. The rezoning remains pending.
The case, ZONE-26-0004, covers about 2 acres on the west side of Business Park Drive, roughly 1,095 feet south of First Street. The owner asked to change the zoning from agriculture to a planned development so the two existing buildings, totaling about 18,537 square feet, could be used for commercial and light industrial businesses, according to the town staff report.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 on Sept. 15 to recommend denial, as [we reported before Tuesday's meeting](https://prosperweekly.news/article/planners-voted-5-1-against-light-industrial-zoning-for-two-vacant-buildings-on-business-park-drive-council-decides-tuesday). Commissioner Butler voted against the denial recommendation, and Chair Damon Jackson was absent. Town staff recommended approval, saying the plan allows use of the existing buildings while securing land for a wider Business Park Drive.
Under the proposal, allowed uses would include offices, office-showrooms, office-warehouses, a small print shop, indoor repair services and limited assembly and manufacturing. Major auto repair, a contractor's shop and an indoor gun range would each need a separate specific use permit.
