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Keller council approves Armstrong Hills planned development after months of neighborhood talks
Summary
The City Council approved an ordinance creating the Armstrong Hills planned development, allowing 49 single-family homes on a 49-acre site after applicant negotiations with nearby residents reduced opposition below a supermajority threshold.
The Keller City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance establishing the Armstrong Hills planned development (PD), a 49-lot single-family subdivision on about 49 acres at 8740 Davis Boulevard.
Supporters said the project includes design and buffering changes requested by neighbors and will fit the area’s character. “I think it’s a quality project,” Mayor Pro Tem said during the meeting.
The approval followed months of discussion and outreach between the applicant, landowner representatives and nearby residents. Staff presented the applicant’s site plan and a list of requested deviations from the Unified Development Code, including reduced minimum lot size and modifications for cul-de-sac widths and garage-door exposure. Planning & Zoning recommended approval earlier this spring by a 6–1 vote. Council considered the project after staff confirmed that opposition inside the 200-foot notice buffer had fallen below the supermajority threshold required to trigger a different approval path.
Council members who spoke during the meeting praised the applicant’s continuing work with neighbors and the builder’s track record. “You’re the exact type of builder we want in Keller,” one councilmember said, noting the project’s non-cookie-cutter approach and the family’s long interest in the site. Several councilmembers and staff said the design includes open-space lots, a masonry entry wall and drainage commitments made to TxDOT and to adjacent homeowners.
The PD ordinance adopted by council binds the property to the development standards shown in the approved PD exhibit; future changes would require an amendment to the PD or a separate zoning action. Staff stressed that the PD standards become the enforceable zoning for the property and that any different use would require a new council approval.
Council members also discussed, but did not finalize, a separate future land use plan amendment related to the same property. Staff advised that the PD zoning is the key regulatory control; if future changes are sought the council could revisit the future land use map at that time.
The council voted to approve the PD ordinance 6–0. The applicant and staff said they will proceed with engineering and permitting under the PD standards.
