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Council amends zoning code to implement state small‑lot rules; requires rear access for lots under 40 feet
Summary
Facing new state rules (SB 840, SB 15 and HB 24) that take effect Sept. 1, the Killeen City Council amended Chapter 31 to allow multifamily in commercial districts, add signage and website-notification requirements, and to regulate small lots; council approved the ordinance with a change requiring alley-loaded rear access for lots under 40 feet.
The Killeen City Council on Aug. 19 adopted a package of amendments to Chapter 31 of the city code intended to align Killeen zoning with new Texas legislation that takes effect Sept. 1. The ordinance adds signage and website-notification requirements for rezoning applications, updates protest and home-occupation language required by state law, allows multifamily and vertical mixed-use residential in business districts in areas more than 3,000 feet from military and airport zones, and establishes minimum standards for “small lots” created under Senate Bill 15.
Key change: the council approved a staff recommendation — amended during debate — that properties with a lot width under 40 feet must provide the…
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