Killeen Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting – June 8, 2026
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Killeen Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting – June 8, 2026
The Planning and Zoning Commission of Killeen, Texas, held its regular meeting on June 8, 2026, at the Utility Collections Large Conference Room, 210 W. Avenue C. The workshop convened at 4:41 p.m. and the regular meeting at 5:07 p.m. Commissioners present: Patrick Purifoy (Chair), Andrew Giacomozzi (Vice Chair), Ramon Alvarez, Khandiese Cooper, Bear Jones, Scedric Moss, Sandra O’Brien. Commissioners Cyndi Rowe and Luvina Sabree were absent. The commission considered a 302.42-acre PUD rezoning, a thoroughfare plan amendment, bylaw amendments, and staff updates.
Workshop Summary
- Staff and commissioners discussed the upcoming agenda and received updates on recent City Council actions.
- The City Council unanimously approved a rezoning for the Puff Puff Hookah Lounge (from B3A to BC1) and approved an extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) release for approximately six acres near 2484 and Brewer Road.
- New Principal Planner Jason Deckman was introduced; Commissioner Ramon Alvarez was welcomed as a new appointee; JoAnn Lomas was promoted to Planner.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No citizens spoke during the general citizen comment period.
- No members of the public testified during the public hearings; only the applicant’s attorney, Breda Wallace, presented in support of PH-1.
Discussion Items
- PH-1 – PUD Rezoning (Case# Z26-08): Staff presented the request to rezone 302.42 acres from R-1 and M-1 to PUD with SF-2 and M-1 uses. The proposal includes 115 acres of residential (40-, 50-, and 60-foot lots; 60-foot lots allow two-family dwellings by right), 131 acres of industrial/manufacturing, and 56 acres of parks and open space. Staff notified 128 surrounding property owners and received one response in opposition. Staff recommended approval. Applicant’s attorney Breda Wallace stated the PUD would increase industrial land from 36% to 43% of the property, create about 1.2 million square feet of new industrial space, and accommodate about 536 homes. She noted the future land use map amendment had already been approved by the City Council in 2025. One commissioner acknowledged a written citizen comment from Kenneth Martin urging preservation of industrial land, but noted the plan increases industrial capacity. Another commissioner expressed concerns about the area’s food desert and the fact that the traffic impact analysis had not yet been completed (staff responded it is required at plat). A commissioner voiced strong support, citing benefits for north Killeen, including attracting grocery stores. Staff clarified the commission’s recommendation would go to City Council for final zoning decision. Note: The applicant’s attorney described the residential/parks component as 171 acres, which conflicts with staff’s breakdown of 115 residential and 56 park acres; the commission relied on staff’s figures.
- PH-2 – Thoroughfare Plan Amendment: Staff (Principal Planner Jason Deckman) proposed reclassifying Roy J. Smith Drive from a proposed collector to a local street. Reasons included existing floodplain/drainage, the railroad, and development patterns from the PUD. Staff recommended approval to align the plan with actual conditions.
- Bylaw Amendments: Staff reviewed proposed amendments, mostly formatting and numbering changes to reflect current governing standards. No substantive objections were raised.
- Attendance Chart: Staff reviewed the attendance chart, showing commissioner attendance ranging from 78% to 100%; commissioners were encouraged to maintain attendance.
Key Outcomes
- The commission unanimously approved the agenda (motion by Cooper, second by Giacomozzi).
- The commission unanimously approved the minutes of the May 11, 2026, regular meeting (motion by Giacomozzi, second by Cooper).
- The commission unanimously recommended approval of PH-1, the PUD rezoning (motion by Cooper, second by Jones).
- The commission unanimously recommended approval of PH-2, the Thoroughfare Plan amendment (motion and second not specified).
- The commission unanimously adopted the bylaw amendments (motion by Cooper, second by Jones).
- The meeting adjourned; the next regular meeting is scheduled for June 22, 2026.
Meeting Transcript
Call the workshop for the Planning and Zoning Commission uh to order at four forty-one PM. Uh first item on the agenda is hold a public hearing and consider a request submitted by Republic Engineering and Development Services LLC on behalf of the Philip Boxean Living Trust and Howard Sagazer four hundred one K Z two six zero eight to rezone approximately three hundred and two point four two acres out of the VL Evans survey abstract number two eighty eight from R one single family residential district and M One manufacturing district to PUD planned uh unit development with SF two single family residential district and M One Manufacturing District uses. The subject property is generally located northeast of the intersection of North Roy Reynolds Drive and Burlington uh Northern Santa Fe Railroad Clean, Texas. With that, turn it over to staff. This includes approximately a hundred and fifteen acres. It is anticipated to include forty and fifty foot single family lots and sixty um sixty-foot lots that will allow uh two family dwellings by right. The industrial component, which is existing M One zone property, includes a hundred and thirty-one acres that will allow manufacturing uses, excluding the following petroleum products, wholesale storage, uh feed meal, sewage treatment plant, and crematoriums. This is the concept plan, which shows the uh lot table, and also a turnaround for commercial traffic, which at this point we don't know the exact location of the turnaround. And then the manufacturing is to the south, and to the north is the residential. This is the typical layout, which is um the 40-foot lots, 50-foot lots, and the 60-foot lots, which um that's the 60-foot is the two-family residential. They all have 15-foot front setbacks and 10-foot rear yards and five um foot side yards. This is the street um layout, and you have the 60-foot right-away and the 80-foot right-away for the collector. And as you can see, there's the street trees and sidewalks. And this is the um phasing plan, which includes three phases, three phases of the residential and three faces of the manufacturing or the industrial. And this is the parks and fencing plan, which as you can see, it shows the open space and the trail where the trail will be located at. This is um the property is located within the control growth sector on the growth sector map and designated as residential mix and industrial on the future land use map of the Clean 2040 comprehensive plan. And there is a proposed uh thoroughfare amendment that will be presented after this item. This is a view looking north along Roy North Roy Reynolds Drive, and as you can see, the subject properties to the west, or mean sorry, to the east. This is a view looking at the subject property view from the subject property facing south along Roy Reynolds Drive, looking at commercial. This is a view towards the Kinleen Business Park facing Roy J. Smith. Staff notified property owners of 128 surrounding properties regarding this request, and we have received one response in opposition. This is the response map and the notification boundary as well. And you can see where the star is located at. That's the response that we received back. Oh, it's showing another star. The planning and zoning commission may recommend disapproval of the applicant's PUD request, recommend approval of the PUD with conditions, or recommend approval of the applicant's PUD request as presented. Staff finds that the proposed development includes a mix of housing types and lot sizes, park and open space with amenities and industrial uses. Therefore, staff as of the determination that the proposed development is consistent with the comprehensive plan. And staff recommends approval of the applicant's request as presented, which includes substantial compliance with the following the PUD features and regulations, the concept plan, phasing plan, parks and open space plan, lot dimensions and street sections and proposed amenities. Okay, do you have any questions? Can you go back to the first page? To the first uh to the concept plan. The very first page. Okay. You say the hundredth of base is 115 acres. Now you got 40 to 50. Single housing lot and 60. I found that to be 166, 156. So acres. Is that right? Am I reading it right or wrong? No, you there is um 188 acres approximately well. Well, I mean, I'm sorry, 188 lots will be approximately 40 foot lots. Then 219 lots will be 50 foot lots, and then 129 lots will be 60 foot. But it's 302 acres. It's 131 acres that will be M1, 115 acres. They will be single family residential. And 56 acres for parks and open space. Okay.
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