Tradition DRI development order amendment
Summary
After months of opposition from Southgate-area residents, the council finalized the Tradition MPUD amendment converting 9.4 acres from residential to commercial, with a hard ban on any gas station on Parcel 11A plus fencing and wall conditions to buffer the neighborhood.
At a glance
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Converts 9.4 acres to commercial use, adding to the city's roughly 4% commercial tax base.
The property owner gains commercial development rights; the city gains commercial land use and fewer residential rooftops.
Nearby residents say the change threatens property values and neighborhood character, though the gas station ban addresses their top concern.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council — July 13, 2026
After months of opposition from Southgate-area residents, the council finalized the Tradition MPUD amendment converting 9.4 acres from residential to commercial, with a hard ban on any gas station on Parcel 11A plus fencing and wall conditions to buffer the neighborhood.
Planning and Zoning Board — May 5, 2026
9.48 acres next to Heritage Oaks could flip from apartments to commercial. Residents flooded the hearing with complaints about traffic, noise, flooding, and lost green space — 256 signed a petition — but the board recommended approval with a wall, berm, denser trees, and no neighborhood access.
City Council — April 13, 2026
The Tradition development order is updated: same total of 6,161 homes, but 264 shift from single-family to multifamily, commercial grows to 1 million square feet (offset by less office), and new conditions require a rebuilt roundabout, two missing road links, and Crosstown/Fairgreen intersection improvements — plus a reclaimed water commitment.
Related development
Tradition Master Sign Program, Amendment 8
Businesses in the jobs corridor get signage sized for big distribution buildings and more design flexibility.
P 26-026 — Tradition MPUD Amendment No. 16
Could bring shops or offices — or a gas station — next to Heritage Oaks, with traffic the top worry.
Tradition MPUD amendment — Parcel 11A
Swaps planned townhomes for commercial next to Heritage Oaks; residents want traffic, noise and security answers first.
Tradition MPUD Sixteenth Amendment
Reduces future residential rooftops and adds commercial land use near Heritage Oaks, with protections for the neighborhood edge.
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