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Bellmead planning commission approves recommendation to align R-1 lot sizes and setbacks with subdivision rules
Summary
The Bellmead Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously April 15 to recommend amending the city code to align R-1 minimum lot area and lot width with subdivision regulations and to clarify front, side and rear setbacks.
The Bellmead Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously April 15 to recommend amendments to the city code’s R-1 single-family residential rules, adopting larger minimum lot sizes and clarified setback measurements to align the zoning ordinance with the city’s subdivision regulations.
The change would increase the minimum lot area in the R-1 district from 6,000 square feet to 7,700 square feet, raise the average lot width requirement from 50 feet to 70 feet, set a minimum front-yard setback of 25 feet, a minimum side-yard setback of 5 feet and a minimum rear-yard setback of 30 feet. The commission’s motion to “adjust the minimum area regulations and intensity of use standards” as shown in the redline appendix passed 5-0.
Commissioners said the revision is intended to remove conflicting language between the zoning ordinance and the subdivision regulations that has caused confusion for property owners and developers. Mr. Morris, a city staff member who presented the item, said the proposed changes mirror the subdivision rule that currently requires lots to be at least 70 feet wide, at least 100 feet deep and at least 7,700 square feet. “That’s pretty standard with other communities,” he said. He added that existing legally platted lots that are smaller would be grandfathered: “You have a legal lot, you have a legal lot,” he said.
The commission opened and closed a public hearing on the item at 6:10 p.m.; no members of the public spoke. After brief discussion among commissioners about who would be affected and whether the change targeted developers, the commission moved, seconded and approved the recommendation. The item will proceed according to the city’s normal adoption process for amending the code of ordinances.
Votes at a glance • Adjust R-1 minimum area and intensity standards (redline appendix): passed 5-0 (Coleman, Bake, Polter, Frank, Morgan).
The commission’s action is advisory to the city council (the commission recommended the amendment to the code). The commission’s packet and the redline language were referenced during the discussion but are not reproduced in full here.
