Council denies rezoning and four‑lot plat for 2257 Florence Road after contested public hearing

Keller City Council on Feb. 4 denied a developer’s request to rezone 2257 Florence Road from single‑family residential 36,000‑square‑foot lots (SF‑36) to single‑family residential 20,000‑square‑foot lots (SF‑20) and later voted to deny the final plat that would have created four lots with four variances.

The rezoning and plat would have allowed Pentavia Custom Homes to subdivide the 2.54‑acre site (formerly Roanoke Christian Center / River of Grace Church) into four single‑family lots; the applicant presented plans for lots ranging roughly from 0.52 to 0.83 acres and homes with living area in the 5,500–5,800 square‑foot range. Planning and Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval of the rezoning; staff said the property was annexed in the late 1980s and automatically zoned SF‑36 and that utilities (sewer on Florence Road and Judge Bland) are now available.

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