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Bellmead planning panel votes to deny proposed rewrite of zoning code
Summary
The Bellmead Planning and Zoning Commission voted to deny a proposal to amend Appendix A of the zoning ordinance that would remove the code''s cumulative use structure; commissioners said public opposition at a prior hearing and concerns about outreach led to the decision.
Bellmead Planning and Zoning Commission members voted Jan. 21, 2025, to deny forwarding a proposed amendment to Appendix A of the city's zoning ordinance to city council, effectively pausing a rewrite that would eliminate the code's cumulative-use structure.
The commission's vote followed renewed discussion of an item first heard May 21, 2024, and a six-month tabling. The item would have altered the ordinance's decades-old approach that allows higher-intensity uses (for example, industrial) to permit lower-intensity uses (such as single-family homes) on the same parcel.
Why it matters: The proposed change was intended to keep residential, business and industrial uses in their respective districts so homeowners and business investors would have clearer protections. Proponents said the current structure dates to the 1960s and does not match contemporary…
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