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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 31 of the Killeen Code of Ordinances, providing for amendments to the City's Architectural and Site Design Standards, and amending the building setbacks in single-family residential zoning districts. (Requires 3/4 majority vote)
Summary
DATE: December 5, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Architectural and Site Design Standards
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On August 15, 2023, staff presented Council with proposed changes to the Architectural and Site Design Standards. During that meeting, Council directed staff to hold stakeholder meetings and reach a consensus regarding the proposed amendments. Stakeholder meetings were held on September 11th, September 19th, and October 5th. During the October 17th Council Workshop, staff was directed to bring the proposed ordinance forward for approval.
As a result of the stakeholder meetings, the following changes have been made to the ordinance:
* Appeal process - Based on input from the stakeholders, the appeal process has been revised to allow staff to approve special exceptions administratively, only if a proposed building meets the intent, if not the letter, of the standards. The applicant may appeal staff's determination to the Zoning Board of Adjustment through the Special Exception process.
Residential:
* Repetition Standard - The proposed repetition standard now provides separated standards single-family and two-family homes, as follows:
o Single-family homes of the same elevation shall not be placed within two (2) lots on the same side of the street, or directly across the street from one another.
o Two-family homes of the same elevation shall not be
placed within two (2) lots on the same side of the street, or directly across the street from one another.
Staff recommends adding the following clarifying language to the repetition standard in Sec. 31-902:
* Hom...
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