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Council approves rezoning, special-use permit and final plat for KC Compost on 57-acre site
Summary
The Belton City Council on multiple votes approved rezoning 57.06 acres at 2008 East 170th Street to Business Park, granted a special-use permit for a composting facility in that district and approved the final plat for KC Compost.
Belton City Council members voted to rezone 57.06 acres at 2008 East 170th Street from agricultural to Business Park and to approve a special-use permit and final plat for KC Compost, a proposed composting facility on the property. The actions were approved in a series of motions taken during the council meeting.
The rezoning was presented as necessary because the city’s land-use table restricts compost facilities to the Business Park zoning district “based on just the nature of the business,” a staff member identified as Matt explained. He said composting is more intensive than agricultural uses and “functions in a similar capacity” to other processing operations that the Business Park designation is intended to accommodate. Matt also told the council that the entire 57.06-acre parcel would be rezoned to Business Park and that future uses such as a warehouse would require a subsequent development plan application.
A motion to approve the final reading of Bill 2025-34, rezoning the parcel, carried on roll call. The council subsequently approved a special-use permit under Bill 2025-35 to allow a composting facility in the Business Park zoning district at the same address; that motion also carried. The council then approved Bill 2025-36, the final plat for KC Compost, describing the property as a one-lot subdivision of approximately 57.06 acres at 2008 East 170th Street.
Council members asked whether future non-compost uses such as warehouses would be allowed; staff answered that such uses would be permitted under the Business Park designation but would come back through the development plan process for review and approval. No public comments disputing the approvals are reflected in the meeting record.
The ordinances and plat approvals are recorded as separate motions and votes in the council minutes. The zoning change aligns the property’s zoning with the city’s future land-use map and comprehensive plan for that site.
The council did not discuss site-specific operational conditions for the composting facility in detail during the votes; any operational or development plan specifics would be considered later through the required development plan application process or as part of inspections and permitting.
No appeal or legal challenge was mentioned during the meeting; the council moved on to other agenda items after voting.
