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Council discusses zoning and development plans for 78-acre Flying H site; no zoning change enacted
Summary
Council members reviewed prior funding and proposed uses for a 78-acre tract (Flying H Property) including community facilities, agrarian uses and possible arena, and discussed citizen outreach and parks board survey; no formal rezoning vote was taken.
The Haslet City Council discussed the intended land use and zoning of a roughly 78-acre tract owned by the city (identified in prior documents as the Flying H Property) during the Sept. 22 special meeting. Council members and staff reviewed earlier actions and funding tied to the property and described prior development concepts that had been presented to residents.
Staff summarized background materials from earlier actions in 2022 showing Type A and Type B funds had been authorized to support a mixed-use, agrarian-oriented vision for the site. Documents reviewed at the meeting referenced prior transfers of approximately $2,600,000 and $3,760,000 from Type A/Type B and the Haslet 2025 project for that effort. Presenters described past proposals that included a farmers market, community teaching garden and pavilion, equestrian facilities, trails and a multi-use arena; those concepts were presented as background, not as current approved commitments.
Council members and speakers emphasized that portions of the parcel currently carry different zoning designations on the city map: public institutional (around the Public Works building), portions zoned industrial, and other portions zoned general commercial near Schoolhouse Road. Staff said the future land use plan designates the property for public utilities/facilities and that the parks board has planned a public survey to gather resident input on park-related uses before council takes any rezoning or development action.
Residents and presenters at the meeting urged clarity about precise zoning boundaries for each portion of the tract and asked staff to provide a map that shows the acreage per zoning designation. Several speakers, including a Tarrant County AgriLife Extension representative in public comment, described community interest in agrarian uses, 4‑H programming and a pavilion that could be used both for a farmers market and as a community facility.
Council members said there was no immediate urgency to change zoning and reminded residents that any rezoning would follow the Planning & Zoning process and come back to council for approval. The council did not vote to rezone the property at the special meeting; members asked staff to supply clear maps and to coordinate the parks board survey so council can make decisions based on citizen input and the master plan for parks.
