Planning Services

About

The Planning Services Division works together with the community to enhance and maintain quality of life in Abilene by guiding specific use and arrangement of urban development through administration and enforcement of the City’s Land Development Code (LDC) and Comprehensive Plan. In addition, the Planning Services Division encourages proper growth, development, redevelopment, and stabilization of neighborhoods by providing technical assistance to the City’s Council, boards, commissions, developers, and citizens.

The Planning staff provides expertise and policy advice for the following boards, commissions, and committees:

City Council
Planning and Zoning Commission
Tax Increment Redevelopment Zone (TIRZ) Board
Mayor’s Downtown Task Force
Board of Adjustment
Landmarks Commission
Development Review Committee (DRC)
Entertainment District Task Force

Staff also provides other core services such as administering the City’s Facade Improvement and Demolition Assistance Grant Programs.

Planning & Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission is comprised of seven Abilene citizens who act as an advisory board to City Council in regards to land use and zoning related matters. Members are appointed by the Mayor for three year terms.

The Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council hold public hearings on cases in City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. If you are interested in any case, you have the opportunity to make your opinion known to the appropriate body at that time.

It is also permissible to mail us a signed letter, which will be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council, whichever is hearing the case at that time.

Applications

All Planning Services applications are now online. Apply for Zoning, Plats, Conditional Use Permits, Thoroughfare Closures, and Itinerant Business Permits all from one place.

Did You See a "Zoning" Sign?

Meeting Dates

Planning & Zoning: July 6
City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing: August 12

Sign Location(s)	Case Number & Manager	Request
2400 Block (east side) of Shelton Street	Z-2021-15 Brad Stone Planner III	Change zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-6) to a Residential Medium-Density (MD) District
6200 Block (north side) of Jennings Drive	Z-2021-16 Jared Smith Planner II	Change zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-6) to a Residential Medium-Density (MD) District
2900-3100 Blocks (west side) of Dub Wright Boulevard & Hampton Hills Street	Z-2021-17 Jared Smith Planner II	Change zoning from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to a Residential Medium-Density (MD) District on two vacant parcels together and change zoning from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to a Residential Single-Family (RS-6) District on a 2.618-acre parcel
149 & 157-182 Eplens Court	Z-2021-18 Cheryl Sawyers Planning Services Manager	Change zoning from General Commercial (GC) to a Residential Multiple-Family (MF) District
2668 Garfield Avenue & 2660-2664 Garfield Street	Z-2021-19 Cheryl Sawyers Planning Services Manager	Change zoning from Planned Development District Number 144 (PD 144) to a combination of a Residential Single-Family (RS-6) District and change zoning from Residential Single-Family (RS-8) to a Residential Single-Family (RS-6) District on two vacant lots
Access Business Park	SNC-2021-01 Nick Watts Planner I	Change the name of Corridor Drive to Great Lakes Cheese Drive

Meeting Dates

Planning & Zoning: August 3
City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing: September 9

Sign Location(s)	Case Number & Manager	Request
702 Sayles Drive	HOZ-2021-01 Nick Watts Planner I	Apply a Historic (H) Overlay Zone onto the underlying Residential Single-Family (RS-12) zoning district
5220 Hartford Street	Z-2021-20 Nick Watts Planner I	Change zoning from General Commercial (GC) to a Residential Multi-Family (MF) District
1101 South 9th Street (formerly Travis Elementary School)	Z-2021-21 Brad Stone Planner III	Change zoning from Residential Medium-Density (MD) to a Residential Multi-Family (MF) District
South 10th Street (formerly Church Street) between Sycamore & Elm Streets	TC-2021-02 Jared Smith Planner II	Abandon the public’s right-of-way within the following street and alley segments in south central Abilene
Melissa Lane/Princess Lane	TC-2021-06 Jared Smith Planner II	Abandon the public’s right-of-way within a 20-foot wide alley (a dead end) extending for a distance of approximately 100 feet