Summary
The council amended the planned development rules for a 6.5-acre mixed commercial site at Standridge and Memorial, letting buildings in Tract B have roll-up doors facing Memorial Drive and dropping a required cross-access drive. Council members flagged concerns about counting door-front spaces as parking, which will be sorted out at the site-plan stage.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
The property owner and future small-business tenants gain flexibility to build office-warehouse style space suited to distribution and small firms.
Nearby businesses could face parking disputes if door-front spaces are later claimed by tenants, a concern council members asked be resolved at site plan review.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Council - Sep 1, 2026
A 73,000-square-foot office-warehouse-retail project is coming to 3.6 acres on Memorial Drive, with a committed distribution center and flex space. Parking rules and landscaping address concerns about roll-up door loading conflicting with customer parking.
Planning & Zoning Commission - Jul 28, 2026
A 3.81-acre site in PD 30 will get three warehouse-office buildings totaling about 72,134 square feet, including an apparel processing operation. The commission added conditions to protect parking and soften the building's street-facing corner before sending it to the City Council.
City Council - Jun 2, 2026
The council amended the planned development rules for a 6.5-acre mixed commercial site at Standridge and Memorial, letting buildings in Tract B have roll-up doors facing Memorial Drive and dropping a required cross-access drive. Council members flagged concerns about counting door-front spaces as parking, which will be sorted out at the site-plan stage.
Planning & Zoning Commission - May 12, 2026
Changes to the development rules for a 6.5-acre mixed commercial site at Standridge and Memorial — allowing overhead doors on front-facing buildings and dropping required cross-access between tracts. Critics say losing the shared driveway means more turns onto busy Memorial Drive.
Related development
Gateway Centre North (PDA26-0001)
The odd-shaped site will get a clothing distribution building and small office-warehouse spaces for tenants like real estate offices and small contractors, with enhanced screening along Memorial Drive; parking details get worked out at site plan review.
Gateway Centre (Site Plan SP26-0001)
New commercial buildings and jobs along Memorial Drive, with landscaping and parking measures to limit conflicts between loading doors and customer parking.
Gateway Centre (Tract B) Site Plan
Adds roughly 72,000 square feet of warehouse-office space near the 121 service road, with shared parking across lots and an art feature planned at the hard corner.
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