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HOLD a public hearing and consider a City-initiated request (Case #Z24-22) to rezone part of Lots 5-9, Block 1 out of the Morris & Goode Addition from "B-5" (Business District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District). The subject properties are locally addressed as 701, 703, 705, 707, and 709 East Avenue G, Killeen, Texas.
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DATE: October 1, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Zoning Case # 24-22: "B-5" (Business District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District)
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Property Information:
Property Owner: Five (5) individual property owners
Agent: City Initiated Request
Current Zoning: "B-5" (Business District)
Proposed Zoning: "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District)
FLUM Designation: 'Residential Mix' (RM)
Growth Sector Designation: 'Infill & Enhance' (IE)
Summary of Request:
This is a City-initiated request to rezone five (5) lots, locally addressed as 701, 703, 705, 707, and 709 East Avenue G, being portions of Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Block 1, out of the Morris & Goode Addition, from, "B-5" (Business District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District). The purpose of this request is to change the current zoning of the properties to make them consistent with the existing multifamily land use. There is an existing single-family home on each of the subject parcels, which are considered legal non-conforming and are therefore subject to Killeen Code of Ordinances Sec. 31-54, which states that a nonconforming use cannot be rebuilt in case of total destruction. If approved, this City-initiated request to rezone the properties from "B-5" (Business District) to "R-1" (Single-Family Residential District) will bring the current use of these properties into conformance with the zoning ordinance.
The intent of this initiative is to assist property owners by rezoning legal nonconforming properties to establish the current residential use o...
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