Killeen Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting – October 13, 2025
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Killeen Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting – October 13, 2025
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop at 4:00 p.m. and a regular meeting at 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2025, in the Utility Collections Large Conference Room. The commission addressed a consent agenda with two subdivision variances, six public hearings (one withdrawn), and elected a new chair and vice chair. All decisions were made unanimously except where noted.
Consent Calendar
- CA-1: Minutes of the September 22, 2025 regular meeting were approved.
- CA-2 (SV25-01): A subdivision variance for Cosper Heights Estates to allow 13 street segments to exceed the 800‑foot maximum length was approved.
- CA-3 (SV25-02): A subdivision variance for Herring Legacy Estates (Phases 3–6) to allow two street segments to exceed the 800‑foot maximum length was approved.
- All consent items were approved by a single unanimous motion.
Public Hearings
- PH-1 (Z25-18): City‑initiated rezoning of 1.39 acres at 400 Liberty Street from M‑1 (Manufacturing) to R‑3A (Multifamily Apartment Residential). The property owner intends to rebuild an apartment destroyed in the 2025 Atkinson Avenue fire. No public comments were received. The commission voted unanimously to approve.
- PH-2 (Z25-30): Rezoning of 1.477 acres near Biels Loop and Trimmier Road from A (Agricultural) to B‑3 (Local Business District) for a proposed hair salon. The applicant stated the change aligns with surrounding commercial zoning. No public comments. Approved unanimously.
- PH-3 (Z25-31): A request by AOG Project, LLC to rezone 1.337 acres at 61 North Gilmer Street from B‑5 to B‑5 with a Conditional Use Permit for an emergency homeless shelter. The applicant withdrew the request before the public hearing. The commission voted unanimously to accept the withdrawal.
- PH-4 (Z25-32): Rezoning of 0.813 acres at 1607 Trimmier Road from B‑1 (Professional Business) to NBD (Neighborhood Business District). Staff had received 8 letters of opposition and 1 in support. Multiple residents spoke in opposition, citing concerns about traffic, safety, unknown use (rumored gas station), homeless activity, and negative impacts on the established Jasper Heights neighborhood. The commission voted unanimously to disapprove the request.
- PH-5 (Z25-33): Rezoning of 0.230 acres at 805–807 West Avenue I from B‑5 to R‑3F (Multifamily Residential) to allow a triplex or fourplex. Staff received no public responses. The applicant noted the property is surrounded by residential uses. Approved unanimously.
- PH-6 (Z25-34): Amendment to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) for 31.005 acres near Janell Drive and Clear Creek Road to reduce the minimum commercial building size from 2,500 square feet to 1,500 square feet, accommodating a standalone drive‑through coffee shop. No public comments. Approved unanimously.
Commission and Staff Items
- Election of Chair and Vice Chair:
- Chair: Andrew Giacomozzi was elected chair with 4 votes (3 for Bear Jones, 3 for Giacomozzi, and the acting chair’s tie‑breaking vote for Giacomozzi).
- Vice Chair: Patrick Purifoy was elected vice chair with 3 votes; Bear Jones received 2 votes.
- Attendance Chart: The attendance chart was reviewed; no action required.
- Staff Update: Staff reported that City Council approved the Flume 25-05 case (industrial to residential) and took no action on proposed Chapter 31 amendments regarding small lots and alleys, meaning lots narrower than 40 feet must remain alley‑loaded.
Key Outcomes
- All consent agenda items approved unanimously.
- PH‑1, PH‑2, PH‑5, and PH‑6 approved unanimously.
- PH‑3 withdrawal accepted unanimously.
- PH‑4 disapproved unanimously after public opposition.
- New chair (Andrew Giacomozzi) and vice chair (Patrick Purifoy) elected.
- Next regular meeting scheduled for October 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, we're gonna call this workshop of the Planning and Zoning Commission to order. Um, just for the record as a moment we do not have a chair or vice chair for this commission uh per the rules and procedures for the for this commission, the executive director of envelopment services is supposed to chair. Unfortunately, she is also not here, so um I am the deputy city attorney, and she has asked me to open this meeting. So we're gonna get it just far enough to get a chair elected today. So Maria, ready? Okay, we're gonna turn it over to staff. Good afternoon, commissioners. So the first case we have is uh variance for Cosper Heights estates. This is to consider a request submitted by TCG Engineering on behalf of GWC Holdings and McLean Construction case number SV 25-01 for approval of a subdivision variance to allow the length of multiple street segments to exceed the maximum length of 800 feet as prescribed in the clean code of ordinances, Section 26-101H for the preliminary plat of Cosper Heights in Clean. Section 26-101H of the clean code of ordinances defines a street section as the length of a street between two intersections of any type of type or the length between an intersection and a cul-de-sac. The maximum allowable length of any such street section is 800 feet. So variations from this requirement may be considered in accordance with the provisions outlined in section 26-25. The following street segments exceed the maximum allowed length and therefore require a variance. So it's a total of 13 streets. Um are preserved. A variance to the provisions of this chapter shall be considered an exception to the regulations rather than a right. No subdivision variants shall be granted unless the commission finds that the that due to the special circumstances or conditions inherent to the property, the strict application of the provisions of this chapter would result in an unnecessary hardship to deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of this of his land, that the variance is necessary for this preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the right of the applicant, that the granting of the variance will not have the effect of preventing the orderly subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. No subdivision, no subdivision variants shall be granted unless the commission finds that the that due to the special circumstances or conditions inherited to the property, the strict application of the provisions of this chapter would result in an unnecessary hardship to deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of this of his land, that the variance is necessary for this preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the right of the applicant, that the granting of the variants will not have the effect of preventing the orderly subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, that the appropriate use of the surrounding property will not be substantially or permanently impaired or diminished, that the hardship from the relief relief is sought as not solely of an economic nature, and that the applicant has not created the hardship from which relief is sought, that in granting the variance of public convenience and welfare will be substantially served, and that in granting the variance, the spirit of the ordinance is observed and substantial justice is done. This is the location of where the subject subdivision is at of a feather line road, and this is the um aerial of the sub where the subject subdivision will be. Staff recommends approval of the applicant's request for a subdivision variance to the killing code of ordinances, section 26-101 H for the proposed preliminary plat of the Cosper Heights estates to allow the length of the streets and list state to exceed the 800 max foot maximum. Do you have any questions? Do we know what the maximum is or the length of the for the streets? Yes. So I can go back to the right here. Thank you. Okay. Okay, now go to the next one. Um, so herring legacy estates, and this is the same as the previous case. Um this is for two streets. And it's everything's the same. So would you like me to go over or I okay? So this are the streets that um they're asking for. Okay, and I'm just gonna skip through because it's the same, the same thing. And this is the location is off of Chaparral Road and East Tremere Road, and this is the aerial of where the subdivision is going to be located at. Staff recommends approval of the applicant's request for a subdivision variance to the killing code of ordinances, section 26-1018 for the proposed preliminary plot of the herring legacy estates phase three to six to allow the length of the streets and list A to exceed the 800-foot maximum. Okay, and I'll continue to the next or any questions. Okay. So this is um zoning case 25-18, and it's M1 to R3A. This is hold a public hearing and consider a city initiator request. Case number Z25-18 to rezone approximately 1.39 acres, B in Law 3, block 2 out of the Julius Alexander Industrial Subdivision from M1 manufacturing district to R3A, multifamily apartment residential district. The subject properties locally addressed as 400 Liberty Street. This is a city initiated request to rezone the property at 400 Liberty Street from M1 to R3A to allow multifamily apartment residential by right. This request aims to amend the property's current zoning to make it consistent with the existing multifamily residential land use. The existing structures are considered legal nonconforming. So Section 31-54 states that the nonconforming structure cannot be rebuilt in case of total destruction. The property owner plans to rebuild the apartment building that was destroyed in the 2025 Atkinson Avenue fire, rezoning the property to R3A will allow the property owner to submit permits to rebuild the building. This is the location map of where it's at. And this is the aerial. There's already two existing structures there. And this is the view of the subject property facing east from Liberty Street.
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