Planning and Zoning approves Los Patios housing expansion

Town houses and single-family residences are in the works in northwest Midland after two votes by the Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday.

In two unanimous votes, the commission approved a zone change for a nearly 40-acre tract on the west side of Holiday Hill Road, as well as a preliminary plat for 135 residential lots.

The land, which is a proposed expansion of the Los Patios Addition and is just south of Briarwood Avenue, was first annexed in 2009, said Jim Compton, senior planner. At that time no development proposal for the area existed so it was zoned for "future development."

The developer requested the zone be changed to that of a town house dwelling district and one family dwelling district. The single-family zone would take up just more than 36 acres of the proposed neighborhood. Compton said the construction proposal calls for a slightly higher density than is typical but the plan is consistent with what already exists in the Los Patios area.

"We just see this as an expansion of the subdivision design that has been successful in the past," Compton said.

The developer will have to add public improvements.

Compton said the plan is to extend Crowley Boulevard through the west end of the subdivision and to add a new collector street on the north end.

The neighborhood will be a welcome addition for the housing industry. The Permian Basin Board of Realtors reported last week there were just 170 homes for sale, down from the more than 600 for sale in April 2011.

The Planning and Zoning Commission also approved a zone change for Glen Miller Homes' construction in section eight of the Greathouse Addition.

The change will allow for the homes proposed along a cul-de-sac to be constructed with a 10-foot setback from the street rather than the typical 15 feet.

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Planning and Zoning approves Los Patios housing expansion