The Planning Commission has approved by a 5-2 vote a final development plan for the commercial phase of Rouzan, Tommy Spinosa’s traditional neighborhood development in Southdowns. In response to concerns from nearby residents, however, the commission on Monday evening stipulated that construction crews working on the Village Center must use Perkins Road—not the more narrow Glasgow Avenue—to access and egress the development.
Members of the Southside Civic Association had requested that the commission make the stipulation because of their concerns with traffic and congestion caused by the TND. They also requested that the commission require Spinosa to commission an updated traffic impact study, given that his last one was completed in 2011 and plans for the TND have changed since then. However, the commission did not stipulate that the developer must conduct a new study.
The Village Center is the much-anticipated commercial component of the project and will comprise three mixed-use buildings in the heart of Rouzan totalling 71,000 square feet. Anchoring the center will be the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater. Additional tenants are said to be in negotiations.
—Stephanie Riegel
