Summary
The new grocery store can have its own entrance instead of sharing a driveway with the vacant lot next door, sparing that neighbor from constant 18-wheeler traffic.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
The grocery store and the owner of the adjacent undeveloped lot, who avoids truck traffic on a shared drive.
Future development to the west may face tighter driveway spacing constraints on the collector street.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Zoning Adjustments — September 15, 2026
The new grocery store can have its own entrance instead of sharing a driveway with the vacant lot next door, sparing that neighbor from constant 18-wheeler traffic.
City Council — August 18, 2026
Two separate Southern Ridge rezone requests came before the council: 1400 Southern Ridge was rezoned residential-to-commercial and adopted; 1411 Southern Ridge (commercial for the apartment developer) was held at first reading. The corridor is shifting.
Related development
1411 Southern Ridge Boulevard Rezone
The tract can now be developed for commercial uses instead of apartments, shaping what gets built in the Southern Hills area.
Rezone 1400 Southern Ridge Blvd. — R-1 to C-3 LUO
Turns residential lots next to the Southern Oaks subdivision into limited commercial ground, with lighting, screening and drainage protections to be locked in during site plan review.
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