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Council approves annexation for Randy Drive site to allow light-industrial/data-center development
Summary
The council approved an owner-initiated annexation of 33.18 acres on Randy Drive, designating the area for light-industrial zoning to accommodate potential data center construction and associated infrastructure.
The Wichita Falls City Council voted April 15 to annex 33.18 acres on Randy Drive at the request of the property owner and to designate the property’s zoning as light industrial. The ordinance was considered under the authority cited in the agenda packet as Texas Local Government Code chapter 43, Subchapter C (municipal annexation at the request of owners).
Terry Floyd, Director of Development Services, described the project as aligned with the city’s strategic goal of accelerated economic growth and said the property is adjacent to existing industrial uses, including Owens Corning. Floyd said the annexation and zoning would allow construction of two data center warehouses and potentially a secondary gas power plant to support site power needs.
Representatives from Kings Branch Data, including Wade Chapel of Kings Branch, told the council the developer has cleared initial planning steps and expects to begin site clearing and environmental work as soon as approvals are in place. Chapel said the developer’s next steps would include land grading and utility coordination.
The Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended the light-industrial designation. After a public hearing with no opposition, the council approved the ordinance. The transcript records a motion, a second and the chair’s announcement that “That motion passed.” The motion and second were not separately named in the transcript, and no roll-call vote tally appears in the record provided.
