Overview
- Zydeco Development withdrew its rezoning application Monday, which led the city to cancel the special Planning and Zoning Commission meeting set for that night.
- The proposal sought to change 450 Ed Schmidt Boulevard from multifamily housing to heavy industrial, a shift that would have required amending the future land use map and the SOAR 2040 comprehensive plan.
- Development services director Howard Koontz recommended denial at an April 7 hearing, saying the plan did not match the community’s vision for growth.
- Neighbors organized a formal protest under Texas law to require a three‑fourths City Council vote and warned of 24/7 low‑frequency noise, power grid strain, and the risk of industrial zoning next to homes.
- Zydeco had outlined a 225,000‑square‑foot, 70‑megawatt facility on about 41 acres, a sign of the region’s data center boom that local officials and state lawmakers are now examining more closely.