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Council approves site-plan amendment for a house of worship at 7955 Hogan Road
Summary
Council approved a site-development plan amendment permitting a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facility at 7955 Hogan Road; plan calls for an 18,000-square-foot building, 284 parking spaces, and significant landscaping, and staff agreed screening along the trail easement is not required.
Temple City Council approved a resolution Thursday to amend the site and development plan for approximately 7.903 acres at 7955 Hogan Road to allow a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facility; the measure passed 5–0.
Planner Mister Chandler told the council the site had previously been approved for apartments in 2004 and had a zoning amendment in 2023 but has since been sold and is proposed for a house of worship. The site plan shows an 18,000-square-foot primary building, a storage building and a pavilion, 284 parking spaces, on-site detention for drainage, and substantial landscaping; Chandler said the applicant proposes about 55% overall landscaping, well above the 5% minimum required by code.
Staff recommended that fencing or vegetative screening along the western property line adjacent to the future trail not be required because that corridor is largely flood plain/flood way and is unlikely to be developed; the applicant will provide hedges along the east property line adjacent to residential property and wooden fencing where the site abuts single-family neighborhoods to the south. The council noted Hogan Road is on the city's capital-improvement list for reconstruction beginning in spring 2026 that will add sidewalks and travel lanes; Chandler said the city will construct sidewalks as part of the CIP and the applicant will not be responsible for that segment.
The site has available utilities: an 18-inch water main on Hogan and a 24-inch sewer line toward Hog Pen Creek; private hydrants will be required along Hogan. Chandler said any major design changes would return to planning and zoning and council. Councilmember Pilkington moved to approve the resolution; Mayor Pro Tem Walker seconded and the council approved the item 5–0.
Why it matters: the approval allows the conversion of a previously approved multifamily site to a place of worship with conditions that address buffering, landscaping and future roadway improvements.
Next steps: the applicant must complete the subdivision plat and comply with fire-code requirements and any required on-site improvements before occupancy.
