Princeton Meeting to Consider Large Rezoning and School Use

City officials posted multiple public notices on Jan. 9 outlining the Jan. 12 Princeton municipal meeting agenda and public hearings. The most prominent item is Ordinance No. 2026-01-12-02, a zoning amendment request filed by the Princeton Economic Development Corporation to rezone approximately 53.39 acres from M-1 to PD 47 in the vicinity of S. Beauchamp Boulevard and Myrick Lane. That hearing and other associated agenda items are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Municipal Center.

The rezoning request would convert land currently zoned M-1, typically designated for light industrial uses, to a planned development classification identified as PD 47. Planned development zoning generally provides the city and developer more flexibility to specify permitted uses, densities and design standards than base zoning categories. For residents, such a change can mean new housing, commercial services, or mixed-use projects where industrial activity once dominated.

City notices also announced several annexation requests and planned-development amendments, including items linked to the Ironwood at Princeton multifamily site at 599 W. Princeton Drive. Those amendments could alter project parameters such as allowed building types, setbacks, or density as the city weighs final approvals. Separately, the agenda includes a proposed zoning text amendment to add public school as an allowed special use in a specific zoning section, a change that would facilitate new school construction on parcels where the category is adopted.

These hearings are the formal opportunity for residents to speak to elected officials before votes. If council members approve rezoning, annexation or zoning-text changes, the outcomes may affect traffic patterns, public services, school planning and the local tax base over the coming years. Adding public school as a permitted special use could accelerate campus planning in newly developed neighborhoods and shape family services and infrastructure needs.

Princeton’s municipal meeting on Jan. 12 will determine whether the proposed ordinances move forward. Residents who wish to attend or comment should appear at the Municipal Center at 6:30 p.m. The council’s decisions will play a direct role in how the city manages growth, balances residential and commercial demands, and plans for schools and infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of S. Beauchamp Boulevard, Myrick Lane and the Ironwood site.