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Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommends rezoning 4181 Tower Road to light industrial
Summary
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning 4181 Tower Road (about 49.989 acres) from agricultural to light industrial for a planned data‑center–oriented expansion; staff said utilities and right‑of‑way needs will be addressed during planning and no public opposition was received.
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on [date of meeting] to recommend that City Council rezone 4181 Tower Road, a roughly 49.989‑acre parcel, from agricultural to light industrial.
Senior Neighborhood Planner Christina Strickland told commissioners the site is currently undeveloped, abuts the city limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction to the east, and is intended as an extension of the city’s light‑industrial “synergy park.” "It is just straight, zoning, from AG to LI," Strickland said, adding that the property "is proposed to be a data center." She told the commission the rezoning will proceed to City Council with a first reading on Nov. 20 and a second reading on Dec. 4.
Strickland said infrastructure connections are feasible: a 10‑inch gravity sewer runs on Lorraine Avenue and a 12‑inch water line is…
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