The City Council has rezoned about 200 acres surrounding TEXRail's North Side station, 2829 Decatur Ave., just north of the Stockyards, a step city and transit officials hope will lead to housing and shops built within walking distance of the train, the Fort Worth Report reported.
Members approved the change 10-0 on Tuesday evening. The council itself started the case rather than a developer.
Where the change applies
The new zoning covers commercial property around the station, a large share of which is used by recycling businesses today, according to the Report. Single-family houses nearby keep their current zoning.
Many of the affected parcels sit on or close to Northeast 28th Street and Decatur Avenue, a city staff report shows; the rest are scattered along Glendale and Brennan avenues and North Hays, Hardy, Schadt and Peak streets.
Not every property owner welcomed it. Tony Herhold, a city planning manager, had told the Zoning Commission that the owners of two longtime businesses, Williamson Tire Co. at 2102 NE 28th St. among them, raised concerns.
Herhold said the city would work with them on a way to keep operating after the rezoning, and that such businesses can stay open as legal nonconforming uses under the new rules.
Mayor Pro Tem Carlos Flores, whose district includes the area, said two recent town hall meetings drew useful feedback. "We're moving forward with transit-oriented development in that corridor," he said.
