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Planning commission backs 'Love Where You Build' UDC overlays after lengthy public hearing; residents voice notice, drainage and density concerns
Summary
After a multi-hour presentation and public hearing with dozens of residents, the commission unanimously recommended the Planning Department’s "Love Where You Build" amendment (NC1/NC2/NC3 overlays and city plan sets) to city council, while residents raised questions about mailed notices, drainage maintenance and neighborhood impacts.
The Temple Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 20 to recommend the "Love Where You Build" amendment to the Unified Development Code, a package of Neighborhood Conservation overlays (NC1, NC2, NC3) and city‑approved plan sets intended to guide infill residential development.
Planner Christina Strickland told the commission the program is designed to encourage infill and "missing middle" housing while preserving neighborhood character. She said the overlays are not retroactive and do not remove existing property rights: the rules apply only to new development, additions or redevelopment. "You are able to use your property the way you use your property today," Strickland said. The staff presentation noted the amendment will go to city council for first reading Feb. 19 and second reading March 5.
Strickland outlined core features: NC1 targets traditional detached single‑family areas and…
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