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HOLD a public hearing and consider a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from 'General Commercial' to 'General Residential' for approximately 5.77 acres located along the south right-of-way of Watercrest Road adjacent to the intersection of Bachelor Button Boulevard, Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Amendment: 'General Commercial' to 'General Residential'
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Nature of the Request
This is a request to revise the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) to change 5.77 acres from a 'General Commercial' designated area to a 'General Residential' designated area. The property is located along the south right-of-way of Watercrest Road adjacent to the intersection of Bachelor Button Boulevard, Killeen, Texas.
The applicant has submitted a concurrent request to rezone the subject properties from B-5 (Business District) to R-2 (Two-Family Residential District) for future residential development.
Figure 1. Future Land Use Map (FLUM)
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Land Use Analysis
Land Use Plan: The property is designated as 'General Commercial' on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan.
Plan Recommendation: The Comprehensive Plan calls for a wide range of commercial retail and service uses, at varying scales and intensities depending on the site.
The proposed revision to the property would result in a 'General Residential' designation on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan. This designation calls for detached residential dwellings; attached housing types subject to compatibility and open space standards (e.g., duplexes, townhomes, patio homes); planned developments, potentially with a mix of housing types and varying densities, subject to compatibility and open space standards; public/institutional; parks and public spaces.
Factors to Consider
Scope of Amendment: ...
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