Kennedale commission rezones five tracts near Fort Worth C&D landfill to industrial, clearing way for consolidated site and possible citizen drop‑off

KENNEDALE, Texas — The Kennedale Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved on July 24 a zoning change that reclassifies five unplatted tracts near the Fort Worth C & D Landfill from C‑2 (general commercial) and R‑3 (single‑family residential) to I (industrial), clearing the way to consolidate the parcels and relocate the site entrance.

The rezoning was filed by Texas Regional Landfill Company LP — identified in the hearing record as the Waste Connections parent company — and presented by Chuck Marsh, a civil engineer with Weaver Consultants. Marsh said the five tracts total just under 10 acres and would be combined into a single lot. "We are proposing to rezone them with I with a special exception," Marsh said, adding the change is consistent with the city’s future land‑use plan. He described a proposed relocation of the main driveway approximately 800 feet north to improve visibility and safety.

Why it matters: staff and the applicant said the rezoning would permit a future citizen convenience/drop‑off center for municipal solid waste (MSW) and make site…