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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance requested by Lindsey Emmons (FLUM#Z17-20) to amend the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) to change an area currently designated as ‘Rural’ to a ‘General Commercial’ designation for approximately 3.754 acres, being part of the Thomas Robinett Survey, Abstract No. 686. The subject property is located on the north side of Watercrest Road, north of the intersection of Watercrest Road and Cody Poe Road, in Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
DATE: September 5, 2017
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Ray Shanaa, Executive Director of Planning and Development Services
SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP (FLUM) AMENDMENT #Z17-20: ‘R’ (RURAL) TO ‘GC’ (GENERAL COMMERCIAL)
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Lindsey Emmons is requesting to amend the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) to change an area currently designated as ‘Rural’ to a ‘General Commercial’ designation for approximately 3.754 acres, being part of the Thomas Robinett Survey, abstract No. 686. The subject property is generally located on the north side of Watercrest Road, north of the intersection of Watercrest Road and Cody Poe Road in Killeen, Texas.
Land Use Plan: The property is designated as ‘Rural’ (R) on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan.
The current ‘Rural’ designation encourages the following development types:
Residential homesteads
Planned development to accommodate conservation and cluster residential designs
Agricultural uses and agriculture focused retail
Public/institutional
Parks and public spaces
Natural and protected floodplain areas
If approved, the proposed ‘General Commercial’ designation encourages the following development types
Wide range of commercial retail and service uses, at varying scales and intensities depending on the site
Office (both large and/ or multi-story buildings and small scale office uses depending on the site)
Public/ institutio...
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