To: Planning and Zoning Commission
From: Sarah Hensley, Assistant Community Development Director
Subject:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a request to approve amendments to the City of Keller Unified Development Code (UDC), adopted by Ordinance No. 1746 dated July 7, 2015, by amending Article Eight - Zoning Districts, Development Standards, Tree Preservation, Section 8.03 - Zoning Districts, relating to supplemental regulations for fuel pumps; providing penalties; authorizing publication; and establishing an effective date. (UDC-22-0009)
Action Requested:
Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to amend the City of Keller Unified Development Code (UDC) by adding supplemental regulations related to fuel pumps for the Retail Zoning District.
Background:
The staff Development Review Committee (DRC) recently met with a potential applicant interested in installing fuel pumps at an existing grocery store in the Retail Zoning District, where the use is not allowed. The UDC includes supplemental regulations for the Town Center Zoning District that, if also applied to the Retail Zoning District, would allow fuel pumps associated with a 50,000-square-foot or larger grocery store via a Specific Use Permit (SUP).
The City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission held separate work session discussions on the proposed amendments on September 6, 2022 and September 13, 2022, and gave staff direction to move forward with a proposed UDC amendment that would incorporate supplemental regulations for fuel pumps as an accessory use to a grocery store in the Retail Zoning District.
Proposed Amendments:
See Exhibit “A”
Summary:
The proposed UDC Amendments for fuel pumps include:
1. Specific Use Permit (SUP) requirement
2. May only come in as an accessory use with a grocery or food store, fifty-thousand (50,000) square-feet or larger in size
3. Kiosks allowed (<350 square-feet by right if SUP approved; larger by variance)
4. No convenience stores allowed
5. Limited to four (4) fueling dispensers or eight (8) fueling pumps
Supporting Documents:
- Exhibit A: Proposed Draft UDC Amendments
Citizen Input:
An amendment to the text of the UDC requires a public hearing notice to be published in the local newspaper ten (10) days prior to the scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting date and fifteen (15) days prior to the City Council Meeting Date. The notice for the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing was published in the September 18, 2022 edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. As of today, staff has not received any comments from the public.
Alternatives:
The Planning and Zoning Commission has the following options when considering an amendment to the text of the UDC:
- Recommend approval as submitted
- Recommend approval with modifications or additional amendments(s)
- Tabling the agenda item to a specific date with clarification of intent and purpose
- Recommend denial
City Council Action:
If the Planning and Zoning Commission takes action and makes a recommendation on this agenda item, then this UDC Text Amendment application will be scheduled for City Council action on October 18, 2022.