Levelland officials review goals for zoning ordinance rewrite

On March 24, 2025, the Levelland City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission met in a joint work session at Levelland City Hall to discuss goals and objectives for a rewrite of the city’s zoning ordinance. Mayor Breann Buxkemper called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m., and Butch Wade, chair of the Planning & Zoning Commission, convened the commission portion of the joint session.

Consultants David Jones and Abdul Ghous of Freese & Nichols led the substantive discussion, saying the city’s codes and ordinances are outdated and outlining development priorities the council and commission should consider as part of a rewrite. The consultants and elected officials raised concerns about aligning the ordinance with current development patterns and removing outdated provisions; the transcript does not record specific proposed language, timelines, or a directive to produce a draft ordinance.

No formal motions or votes were recorded during the session; the minutes state "No Action Taken" and the meeting was adjourned. The transcript lists an inconsistent opening time (5:33 a.m. in one line and 5:33 p.m. in another); this article follows the evening time consistent with the printed meeting notice and the context of a special joint work session. Staff did not announce a next meeting date or an explicit schedule for preparing ordinance draft language in the record.