In early April, the Kyle City Council voted 2-4 against rezoning a property to CBD-2 across the street from Los Vaqueros Café near the intersection of Center Street and Rebel Drive in downtown Kyle.

The house had been a residence forever, but after the owner passed away, a businessperson purchased the property and was seeking to increase the allowable commercial uses from the more limited CBD-1 to the more flexible CBD-2. Both zonings were recommended in the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and...