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Council approves comp‑plan amendment and rezoning to allow light‑industrial/data‑center development

Temple City Council · January 16, 2026
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Summary

On first reading the Temple City Council approved a comprehensive-plan amendment and a rezoning to permit light industrial uses and a planned light‑industrial development (PDLI) for a roughly 260‑acre site; staff included setbacks, landscaping, photometrics and post‑construction acoustical testing as conditions and cited P&Z’s 8–0 recommendation.

The Temple City Council approved on first reading a change to the 2020 comprehensive plan and a companion rezoning to allow light‑industrial development, including a proposed data center, on properties east and west of Loop 363.

City planning staff advised the council that the comprehensive‑plan amendment would reclassify about 142.25 acres from residential and neighborhood services to industrial to match surrounding uses along Loop 363 and the BNSF railroad. "Industrial does call for various…

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