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HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance requested by Carlos Uresti Jr. (Case #FLUM19-11) to amend the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from a ‘Suburban Residential’ designation to a ‘General Commercial’ designation for approximately 2.57 acres, out of the James Cook Survey, Abstract No. 161. The property is located on the east right-of-way of Trimmier Road and is adjacent to the KISD Satellite Transportation Facility, Killeen, Texas.
SUMMARY
DATE: October 1, 2019
TO: David L. Ellison, Interim City Manager
FROM: Dr. Ray Shanaa, Exec. Dir. Of Planning and Development Services
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Amendment: ‘Suburban Residential’ (‘SR’) to ‘General Commercial (‘GC’)
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Carlos Uresti Jr., submits this request to amend the Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from a ‘Suburban Residential’ ('SR') designation to a ‘General Commercial (‘GC’) designation for approximately 2.57 acres, out of the James Cook Survey, Abstract No. 161. The property is located on the east right-of-way of Trimmier Road and is adjacent to the KISD Satellite Transportation Facility, Killeen, Texas.
Land Use Plan: The property is designated as ‘Suburban Residential’ (‘SR’) on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan.
The ‘Suburban Residential’ (SR) designation encourages the following development types:
§ Detached residential dwellings
§ Planned developments to provide for other housing types in a Suburban character setting
§ Public/institutional
§ Parks and public spaces
‘Suburban Residential’ (SR) characteristics:
Suburban character forms a balance between buildings and other site improvements relative to the degree of open space maintained on the site (compared to predominance of site coverage over undeveloped space in auto-oriented areas).
Larger baseline minimum lot size allows for larger front yards and building setbacks and greater side separation betw...
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