Keller council approves routine land-use items, denies Claire/Indian Knoll rezoning; tables EV-charging request
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Council approved several zoning and plat items on July 15, including a final plat for Roanoke Christian Center and a sign exception for a new restaurant, denied a request to rezone an 8-lot plan for Claire Lane/Indian Knoll, and tabled an automobile electric charging-station SUP while location concerns were addressed.
Keller City Council took a series of planning and land-use actions during its July 15 meeting: approving routine items, denying one major rezoning request and tabling a contentious electric-vehicle (EV) charging station special-use permit for further discussion.
Votes at a glance - Consent items F1-F5 (minutes, playground shade purchase, concrete services contract, suspension of requested utility rate increase review, FY26 vehicle replacements): APPROVED unanimously. - G1 (table request for SUP and variance at 1401 Summer Breeze Court): TABLED to Aug. 5 at applicant's request. - H1 (SUP for 1,500-sq.-ft. accessory structure at 745 Summerlin): APPROVED (motion carried; applicant to confirm text). Council members requested the applicant provide an additional text confirmation before final recording. - H2 (SUP for automobile electric charging station at Keller Town Center, 1000 Keller Parkway): TABLED to Aug. 5 after business owners and adjacent tenants raised parking and safety concerns about the proposed location. - H3 (final plat for Roanoke Christian Center addition, three single-family lots at 2257 Florence Road): APPROVED unanimously. - H4 (special exception for two wall signs for Taejin restaurant, 541 Keller Parkway): APPROVED unanimously. - H5 (rezoning request from SF-36 to Planned Development SF-30 for property at 8660 Claire Lane / 8733 Indian Knoll): DENIED. Planning & Zoning voted 4-3 against the PD and council denied the zoning change; the applicant may revise and resubmit.
EV charging station: business owners who face Rufe Snow Drive told council their storefronts depend on the parking in front of their units and that the proposed five dual-port high-speed chargers would remove prime spaces, narrow access for emergency responders and reduce customer parking. The applicant (site host working with Mercedes-Benz infrastructure) said the chargers were intended to attract EV customers and that several mitigations are available, including narrower stall widths and different placement on the lot; the council directed staff and the applicant to explore alternative locations and return Aug. 5.
Rezoning denial: the applicant for the Claire Lane/Indian Knoll site presented plans for eight SF-30 lots in a gated cul-de-sac with a proposed perpetual HOA lease of rear green-space strips to achieve the PD's open-space requirements. Neighbors and several council members said the project felt like a downzoning and did not meet the city's open-space intent; council denied the PD application and suggested the applicant consider a revised plan with fewer lots and larger lots that better fit the area.
The council also approved a handful of consent purchases and contracts: a playground shade structure at the Keller Point, as-needed concrete work for sidewalk additions (contract amount not to exceed $443,634.60), suspension of an effective date for a requested electric rate change to allow the city time to study Encore Electric Delivery Company's filing, and FY26 fleet replacements under Enterprise Fleet Management.