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Temple commissioners open rezoning hearing, take public comment then table application
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission opened a public hearing on a rezoning request for property off FM 2305, heard several nearby homeowners raise drainage, traffic and noise concerns, and then voted unanimously to table the item at the applicant’s request.
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission opened a public hearing May 5 on a rezoning and binding site development request for about 12.302 acres near FM 2305 but tabled the item after public comment.
The hearing was opened for FY25-14-ZC, a request to rezone property from agricultural and planned development general retail to planned development neighborhood services at addresses given as 12000 FM 2305 and 12016 FM 2305. Chair Krause said the applicant had asked for the item to be tabled and that the commission would open the hearing while the item remained on the agenda.
The commission heard three nearby property owners and the developer. Andreas Wooten, who gave his address as 101 Eagle Landing, told commissioners “drainage is a big deal,” saying runoff had repeatedly flooded a city-owned easement behind his house and that additional impervious surface near his home could force more drainage toward five nearby houses. David Veeclair, who said he owns property at 274 Morgans Point Road, said commercial development already surrounds his land and said the proposed change to townhomes could depress property values; he asked whether fences or other mitigations would be provided. Brian Morris, 100 Eagle Landing Drive, said he is “within 200 feet of the new development” and said he had shared concerns with staff and planned to attend the City Council hearing.
Developer Josh Pearson, owner of Keldrow Properties, said the company had talked with nearby residents and intended to “be the best possible neighbors we can,” and that the team would return with a revised plan intended to reduce concerns.
After hearing public comments, Commissioner Rhodes moved to table FY25-14-ZC; the motion was seconded and the commission voted unanimously to table the item. Tiffany, the meeting clerk, recorded the unanimous vote.
Because the item was tabled, the commission did not act on the rezoning request; the public record now includes the residents’ drainage, traffic and noise concerns and the developer’s statement that it will revise its plans and meet neighbors prior to returning the item to the commission.
