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Council approves rezoning for Southwest Crossing property over resident objections; staff says request matches future-land-use plan
Summary
The council approved a rezoning for about 21 acres southeast of Wells Fargo Drive to R-1 single-family and RT-1 townhome zoning after debate about traffic, infrastructure and emergency-services capacity. Planning staff said the request aligns with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan’s residential-mix place type.
KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen City Council voted May 6 to rezone roughly 21 acres in the Southwest Crossing area from agricultural to R-1 (single-family) and RT-1 (townhouse/single-family attached), a step staff said is consistent with the city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
The applicant, Welltex Investments on behalf of EAS Investments, sought approval to develop a mix of single-family lots and townhomes on a tract located northeast of Wells Fargo Drive between Stagecoach Road and Turkey Trot Road. Staff told council the property lies within the city’s “residential mix” place type on the future land use map and that the requested zoning supports plan…
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