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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 Residential' to 'General Commercial' (FLUM# Z15-04) for approximately 3.5 acres, located along the south right-of-way of the West Elms Road extension, east of Carpet Lane, and north of Lots 1-8, Block 2, Stratford Addition 2nd Extension and Lot 8, Block 1, Stratford Addition 1st Extension, Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) AMENDMENT: 'GENERAL RESIDENTIAL' TO 'GENERAL COMMERCIAL'
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 a 'General Residential' designated area to a 'General Commercial' designated area for approximately 3.5 acres. The property is located along the south right-of-way of the West Elms Road extension, east of Carpet Lane, and north of Lots 1-8, Block 2, Stratford Addition 2nd Extension and Lot 8, Block 1, Stratford Addition 1st Extension, Killeen, Texas.
The applicant has submitted a concurrent request to rezone the subject properties from "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) to "B-5" (Business District).
Land Use Plan: The property is designated as 'General Residential' on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan.
Plan Recommendation: The Comprehensive Plan 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. The characteristics of this designation include:
Predominantly "R-1" zoning district with less openness and separation between dwellings compared to 'Suburban Residential' areas.
Auto-oriented character that can be off...
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