Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting - June 23, 2025
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Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting - June 23, 2025
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a regular meeting on June 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Utility Collections Large Conference Room, 210 W. Avenue C, Killeen, Texas. All commissioners were present. The meeting covered three public hearings, a consent agenda item, and citizen comments. Key decisions included unanimous approval of two rezoning requests and unanimous disapproval of a third rezoning request after substantial public opposition.
Consent Calendar
- CA-1: Minutes of the June 9, 2025, Regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting were approved unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Citizen Comment (pre-hearing): A member of the public (unidentified) addressed the commission regarding the meeting format. He argued that the agenda's description of citizen comment (limiting it to non-public-hearing items) conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act, which allows citizens to address any agenda item. He requested that the commission review the exclusion of public hearing items from citizen comment periods, noting that affected residents currently get only one three-minute opportunity during the public hearing itself.
- PH3 – Public Hearing Speakers (in opposition): Multiple residents spoke against the rezoning of 15.2 acres at 5011 Cunningham Road from Agricultural to R-1 Single-Family Residential. Key speakers and their positions:
- Heather McNeely (4022 Hope Drive): Opposed, citing flooding, erosion, lack of infrastructure, and the case history (disapproved flume change in 2021 and previous P&Z disapproval). She noted that the property is in Bell County Appraisal District listed as Love Spur, not Cunningham, and that the developer's previous promises (e.g., 100-year retention pond) are being abandoned.
- Sue Hallmark (165 Love Spur): Opposed, concerned about density, drainage, and the condition of Love Spur (a private road). She noted that the city promised sewer service after annexation but never delivered.
- Teresa Cormier (4984 Onion Road): Opposed, describing personal drainage issues and stating that the city has not addressed drainage problems from the 2008 annexation agreement. She expressed skepticism about city promises.
- Melissa Brown (Killeen resident): Opposed, arguing that the request is a
Meeting Transcript
I'll call the uh meeting to order the clean regular meeting to order the clean planning and zoning commission meeting for June twenty-third, two thousand and twenty-five. Let the record show all commissioners are present. Commissioner Sabrina just walked away, but she will be back momentarily. Um today. Any discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Uh next item on the agenda is citizens comment. Did anyone sign up for citizens' comment? Okay, sir. You'll have uh three minutes. Let me get my timer. You can begin whenever whenever whenever you're turning green. I'm actually here to speak about the format of the workshops too, so and citizen comments in general. Quote on the agenda here. An opportunity for members of the public to address the commission on any agenda item that is not a public hearing. A government body shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the body regarding an item in an agenda for an open meeting to address the body regarding this item at a meeting before or during the body's consideration. So by law, a citizen is allowed to address any item on an agenda. It does not exclude public hearings in that statement. The statute also does not specifically exclude citizens from speaking about a public hearing item during citizen comments. And yet the people that are most impacted by public hearing or rezoning. The people that live in that community. The ones that will have to live with whatever that decision is. We get one time for three minutes. So I ask that when you go back, you review that exclusion of citizens speaking on public hearings during citizen comments. Because by law, we're allowed to speak on any item that's on the agenda. And I asked you if you look at any agenda report. And then talk about the public hearing. They are part of the agenda. They are not separate. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak on citizens' comments? Sign up for citizens' comments. Okay, seeing none. We'll now go to Consider Agenda C A1 consider the Minister of the Railroad Planning Zoning Commission meeting of June 9th, 2025. Can I get a motion on the item? Terminal to approve C1. I have a motion to approve CA1. Any discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. A next item on the agenda is uh PH1 hold a public hearing and consider a request submitted by Central Texas Land Development Services on behalf of Herring Legacy of Vokers Inc. Case number C25-24 to rezone approximately 99.83 acres out of the WE wall survey abstract number 1116 from Agriculture District A, Agriculture District to SR1 as suburban residential single family residential district to plan unit development PUD with SR1 suburban residential single family residential district and B3 Local Business District uses. Good afternoon, Commissioners. Um the primary intent of the proposed PUD is to reduce the minimum side yard setback and the SR1 zoning district from 10 feet to 5 feet and the minimum front yards at back from 25 feet to 20 feet while still preserving the 70-foot minimum lot width and the PUD exclusive approximately includes approximately 3.89 acres designated to be three local businesses are used. The applicant has proposed uh PUD development standards as detailed in the attached PUD concept, and this is um the concept plan. And this is the location map of where the proposed zoning request is. Fees in lieu of parking dedication 180,750, parkland development fees 110,250 for a total of park fees of 294,000. The applicant intends to develop single family homes and commercial property. The surrounding area features various residential uses, including standard single-family lots, existing large lots, single-family homes, and undeveloped property.
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