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Council approves rezoning, thoroughfare amendment and new site development permit process
Summary
Council approved a rezoning from R-1 to B-5 for a 1.26-acre property, amended a segment of the city thoroughfare plan to better follow topography, and adopted a new site development permit requirement for commercial and multifamily projects; planning commission had recommended approval for each item.
The Killeen City Council approved three related land-use measures during the Sept. 16 meeting: a rezoning request (Z2526) to change about 1.26 acres from R-1 single-family to B-5 business district, an amendment to the city thoroughfare plan to alter an East–West collector alignment and classification, and a new site development permit process in the zoning code to formalize commercial site-plan review and fees.
Staff told council the rezoning applicant intends to combine the subject parcel with an adjacent parcel recently rezoned to B-5 and then plat the combined lot to develop an automotive repair facility. Staff noted the site lies within the neighborhood infill growth sector and is designated regional commercial on the future land use map; planning staff notified 32 surrounding property owners and reported one written comment in support and one in opposition. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 5–0; the council voted 6–0 to adopt the ordinance.
On the thoroughfare plan amendment, staff explained existing topography would make the previously-mapped collector alignment impractical; the amendment changes the alignment to go around a hill and revises the classification from a collector to a residential collector with a narrower typical street cross section. Planning and Zoning recommended the change by a 5–0 vote and council approved it 6–0.
Council also approved an amendment to Chapter 31 of the Killeen Code of Ordinances establishing a site development permit for new nonresidential and multifamily development. The new process, effective Oct. 1, creates a fee schedule for commercial site-plan review ($1,000 for 0–5 acres; $2,000 for 5–15 acres; $2,500 for over 15 acres) and sets review criteria to ensure compliance with setbacks, drainage, access, fire protection, parking, sidewalks, landscaping, lighting and solid-waste requirements. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended adoption 7–0; council approved the ordinance 6–0.
Staff said the site development permit will formalize the commercial plan-review process and accompany the fee schedule adopted earlier in the year.
