The Killeen Planning and Zoning Commission held a regular meeting on July 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Utility Collections Large Conference Room. The meeting included a workshop at 4:30 p.m. to discuss agenda items and receive staff updates on City Council actions related to commission items. The regular meeting addressed six public hearings concerning future land use map amendments and rezoning requests. All votes were unanimous except for one item that passed with two commissioners opposed.
PH1 – 108 & 110 West Elms Road (FLUM#25-03): Staff presented a request by National Logistics Training Center Inc. on behalf of the Catholic Diocese of Austin to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Residential Mix to Regional Commercial on 13.7 acres. The applicant intends to build a vocational trade school affiliated with Fort Hood. Staff notified 77 surrounding properties; zero responses were received. Staff recommended approval. The applicant, Christopher Grimpler, confirmed the purpose. The public hearing had no speakers. The commission voted unanimously to approve the FLUM amendment.
PH2 – 5500 Rose Garden Loop (FLUM#25-04): Staff presented a request by Quintero Engineering, LLC on behalf of SS Springs, LLC to amend the FLUM from Regional Commercial to Residential Mix on 7.2 acres. The applicant intends to develop an additional phase of the Rosewood Springs subdivision with two-family homes. The property is currently zoned B-3 and undeveloped. Staff noted that access from Rose Garden Loop is not suitable for commercial development. Staff notified 32 surrounding properties; seven written responses were received in opposition. Staff recommended approval. The applicant, George Mesa, answered questions. After public testimony in opposition, the commission debated the traffic and infrastructure concerns. A motion to approve as recommended by staff passed; Commissioners Sabree and Purifoy voted against, citing traffic issues and the incomplete existing subdivision.
PH3 – 3413 Old Farm to Market 440 (Z25-21): Staff presented a request to rezone 0.67 acres from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to B-5 (Business District) to make zoning consistent across the lot. The property is within a neighborhood infill area and designated Regional Commercial on the FLUM. Staff notified 28 surrounding properties; zero responses were received. Staff recommended approval. The applicant, John Gilmore, answered questions. The public hearing had no speakers. The commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning.
PH4 – 554 58th Street (Z25-22): Staff presented a request to rezone 0.95 acres from R-1 to B-3 (Local Business District) to allow development of a food truck park. The property is in a neighborhood infill area with a Residential Mix FLUM designation. Staff notified 49 surrounding properties; no responses were received. Staff recommended approval, noting compatibility with surrounding commercial and residential uses. The applicant, Ace Renault, answered questions. The public hearing had no speakers. The commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning.
PH5 – Nina Drive, Karen Drive, and Ricks Road (Z25-23): Staff presented a request to rezone 31 lots (with three lots at 1102, 1104, 1106 Karen Drive removed during the meeting) from R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to SF-2 (Single-Family Residential) on approximately 8.8 acres. The applicant intends to develop single-family homes with a minimum lot width of 50 feet. Staff noted a riverine habitat (Tremere Ditch) adjacent to some lots. Staff notified 95 surrounding properties; zero responses were received. Staff recommended approval. The applicant, Ace Renault, explained the change provides flexibility for development near the ditch. The public hearing had no speakers. The commission voted unanimously to approve, with the motion explicitly excluding the three Karen Drive lots.
PH6 – 909 Bellaire Drive (Z25-24): Staff presented a request to rezone 0.19 acres from B-1 (Professional Business District) to R-1 (Single-Family Residential). The property was rezoned to B-1 in 2016 for office use, but the owner now wishes to sell it as a residence. The property is in a neighborhood infill area with a Residential Mix FLUM designation. Staff notified 36 surrounding properties; one written response in support was received. Staff recommended approval. The applicant, Amr Abdelazeem, stated he wants to keep the neighborhood residential. Two neighbors spoke in support. The public hearing had no opposition. The commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning.
Good afternoon. And now call to order the Kaleen Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, July 14th, 2005. Thank you all for your attendance. And the roll call, let the record reflect that Commissioner Minor and Commissioner Pluckman is absent. Excused absence. And at this time we have the approval of agenda. Commissioners, can I get a motion on the approval agenda, please? Motion to approve. I have a motion to approve. I have a second. Any discussion? All in favor. Commissioner Rowe. Motion passes. Thank you. Next is citizens' comment. Is there any citizen that'd like to address the commission on the public hearing? Everybody's republic here. All right. Thank you, Joan. And we'll move on to the approval of the minutes. Commissioners, can I get a motion on the approval of the minutes? I have a motion to approve. I have a second, my commissioner row. Any discussion on the minutes. Seeing none, all in favor. And motion passes. Next public hearings. PH1. Hold a public hearing and consider request submitted by National Logistics Training Center incorporated on behalf of Catholic Diocese of Austin. Flume number 25-03 to amend the comprehension plan future land use map from a residential mix designation to a regional commercial designation for approximately 13.7 acres out of the GW Fair Survey Abstract Number 306. The subject properties are locally addressed as 108 and 11 West Elms Road, Colleen, Texas. And I'll turn it over to staff. Good evening, Commissioners. The National Logistics Training Center submitted this request to uh amend the future land use map uh with the intent to uh subsend a they're gonna submit a subsequent rezoning for the property to go from single family residential district to before uh because they want to build a uh vocational trade school that's affiliated with Fort Hood. So the subject property is located within the attended growth area on the growth sector map and designated as residential mix on the future land use map of the comprehensive plan. So this is the location map to give you approximate location of the property. This shows you the before and after on the left hand side. We have the residential mix. On the right-hand side, we'll be going to regional commercial. This is the view of the subject property facing south with the adjacent developed commercial properties to the west. This is a view from the subject property looking across West Elms Road. You have an existing uh commercial property on the right-hand side and a residential mobile home park on the left-hand side of your screen. This is a view of the subject property facing west, looking down West Elms Road, uh towards the uh mobile home park and towards South Fort Hood Street. And this way we're looking east more towards Ellison High School. Uh you can see the uh commercial uh business on the left-hand side. There are no surface waters or wetlands listed on the national wetlands inventory map for these properties, and there's no visual evidence of environmental impediments uh apparent on the properties at this time. Staff notified 77 surrounding properties regarding this request, and to date staff has received zero responses. So this gives you the notification area that was sent out. That's 400 foot notification boundary.