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Copperas Cove council trims PC overlay setback, sends overlay boundaries back to staff after storage debate
Summary
The Copperas Cove City Council on Tuesday approved a partial revision to the city—s Primary Corridor (PC) overlay rules, voting 4-3 to eliminate a 50-foot maximum front-yard setback and to strike language that would have prohibited self-storage and warehousing in the PC overlay.
The Copperas Cove City Council on Tuesday approved a partial revision to the city—s Primary Corridor (PC) overlay rules, voting 4-3 to eliminate a 50-foot maximum front-yard setback and to strike language that would have prohibited self-storage and warehousing in the PC overlay.
The action came after a public hearing on ordinance 2025-13, a text amendment to Chapter 20, Section 20-2-5(a), the PC Primary Corridor Overlay District; staff had proposed both the prohibition of self-service storage and warehousing inside the overlay and removal of the 50-foot maximum front setback. The council then directed staff to return with refined overlay boundaries and zoning options for future consideration.
Why it matters: The PC overlay covers much of Copperas Cove—s primary commercial corridors. Changing permitted uses and setback rules affects what kinds of commercial and industrial businesses can locate along the city—s main commercial streets, and residents and…
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