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Special Meeting of Planning and Zoning Commission – August 4, 2025

City Council & Commissions — Monday, August 4, 2025
BodyKilleen, Texas
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateMonday, August 4, 2025
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0:16

Good afternoon.

0:18

Now I'll call the order.

0:20

City of Killan Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on August the 4th.

0:30

And let the record reflect that all commissioners are present except Commissioner Ellis and Commissioner Minor is in route.

0:42

And thank you.

0:47

Can we get an approval on the agenda?

0:52

I move to approve the agenda.

0:55

Got a motion and a second.

0:57

Any questions?

0:58

All in favor, approval of the agenda.

1:01

And motion passes.

1:03

Thank you.

1:05

This time a citizen's comment.

1:07

Any citizens that would like to speak?

1:09

Anything not on the agenda?

1:13

Yes, sir.

1:14

Come up and state your name, please.

1:18

Yes.

1:21

All right.

1:24

All right.

1:25

And now we have the approval of the minutes.

1:29

Can I get a motion on the approval of the minutes?

1:38

I move to approve the minutes.

1:41

And with just that there is a correction that needs to be added in the minutes.

1:54

I move to approve the minutes with the correction on the time.

1:59

Item number four.

2:02

Thank you.

2:02

Have a motion.

2:03

Can I get a second?

2:04

Now I have a second.

2:05

Any more discussion?

2:07

Seeing none.

2:08

All in favor approval of the minutes with corrections.

2:12

Commissioner Sabree.

2:15

All right.

2:16

And it passes unanimously.

2:19

Next is public hearing.

2:23

Hold a public here.

2:24

PH1.

2:25

Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance submitting clean code of ordinance, chapter 31 zoning by amending the zoning amendments approval requirements.

2:35

Providing for additional signage and public hearing notification requirements, amending home occupation regulations, providing for multifamily and mixed uses and business district and providing for small lot regulations.

2:47

And I turn it over to staff.

2:57

Commissioners, I just went through this presentation.

3:12

Yes, we're good.

3:14

Okay.

3:14

Thank you.

3:17

At this time I would open up the public hearing for PH1.

3:21

Public hearing is now open.

3:22

Anyone like to speak for or against PH1?

3:25

Please come forward and state your name.

3:56

So SB 15 was really passed to, you know, by the state legislature to really help, you know, address the affordability problem that we have in single family housing.

4:06

You know, basically every day that goes by it gets more and more expensive.

4:16

You know, right now our our average lot width is around 50 foot.

4:20

Uh but really like said, you know, the as time goes on, uh the affordability just keeps going, or the the price keeps going up, so really the affordability keeps going down, especially with rates.

4:31

Uh so in certain communities, we are having to lower our lot sizes, you know, just to be able to hit a certain price point.

4:38

Uh so the as far as I understand it, I think the legislature, you know, they pass a law that you basically if you're over 150,000, you have to allow these small lots.

4:52

Uh they what they didn't really pass was that you know you don't also have to include other regulations on these small lots, namely like alleys on uh 50 foot or less lots.

5:05

Uh because to me an alley, there are I actually kind of agree.

5:10

I think that there are uh certain scenarios where small lots alleys are necessary or necessary just because it becomes so crowded, you know.

5:18

If you have a 30-foot lot, especially especially if you try and fit a two-car garage, that's basically concrete everywhere.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████48%
Zoning████████████████████████26%
Affordable Housing████████████████████████26%
Summary of Proceedings

Special Meeting of Planning and Zoning Commission – August 4, 2025

The Killeen Planning and Zoning Commission held a special meeting on August 4, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Utility Collections Large Conference Room. The commission addressed a single public hearing on proposed zoning amendments, heard one citizen comment, and voted on the ordinance with a request for further staff work. All commissioners were present except Commissioner Ellis; Commissioner Minor arrived after roll call.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Mr. Travis spoke during public comment on Item PH-1. He expressed general support for the intent of Senate Bill 15 (related to small lot affordability) but raised concerns about the proposed requirement for alleys on lots 50 feet or narrower. He argued that alleys add engineering challenges (drainage, street construction) and suggested that the city should hold stakeholder meetings to refine the proposal, particularly regarding lot frontage and architectural requirements, before finalizing the regulations.

Discussion Items

  • PH-1 – Zoning Ordinance Amendments: The commission held a public hearing on an ordinance amending Chapter 31 of the Killeen Code of Ordinances. The changes addressed zoning amendment approval requirements, additional signage and public hearing notification, home occupation regulations, multifamily and mixed uses in business districts, and small lot regulations. No staff presentation was given (staff stated they had already presented). Commissioner Patrick expressed opposition, arguing that the ordinance would not solve housing affordability and could lead to hedge funds buying up properties, similar to the outcome of past fourplex introductions in Killeen. Other commissioners moved to approve the ordinance but directed staff to develop standardized sign recommendations.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of PH-1: The commission voted to approve the ordinance with an additional request for staff to create a standardized sign recommendation. The vote was not unanimous: Commissioner Patrick opposed, resulting in a 5–4 vote in favor (the chair initially stated unanimous but later corrected). The ordinance will proceed to the City Council for final action.
  • No action on PH-2: The commission briefly considered a second public hearing regarding amendments to the Killeen Thoroughfare Plan, but the chair determined the item was not on the correct agenda and the meeting adjourned without discussion.
  • Next meeting: The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon. Now I'll call the order. City of Killan Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on August the 4th. And let the record reflect that all commissioners are present except Commissioner Ellis and Commissioner Minor is in route. And thank you. Can we get an approval on the agenda? I move to approve the agenda. Got a motion and a second. Any questions? All in favor, approval of the agenda. And motion passes. Thank you. This time a citizen's comment. Any citizens that would like to speak? Anything not on the agenda? Yes, sir. Come up and state your name, please. Yes. All right. All right. And now we have the approval of the minutes. Can I get a motion on the approval of the minutes? I move to approve the minutes. And with just that there is a correction that needs to be added in the minutes. I move to approve the minutes with the correction on the time. Item number four. Thank you. Have a motion. Can I get a second? Now I have a second. Any more discussion? Seeing none. All in favor approval of the minutes with corrections. Commissioner Sabree. All right. And it passes unanimously. Next is public hearing. Hold a public here. PH1. Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance submitting clean code of ordinance, chapter 31 zoning by amending the zoning amendments approval requirements. Providing for additional signage and public hearing notification requirements, amending home occupation regulations, providing for multifamily and mixed uses and business district and providing for small lot regulations. And I turn it over to staff. Commissioners, I just went through this presentation. Yes, we're good. Okay. Thank you. At this time I would open up the public hearing for PH1. Public hearing is now open. Anyone like to speak for or against PH1? Please come forward and state your name.

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