Planning Services Division

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)

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.

Did You See a "Zoning" Sign?

Sign Location(s)	Case Number & Manager	Request	Planning & Zoning Meeting Date	City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing
118 N. Pioneer Drive	CUP-2019-09 Jared Smith Planner II	Conditional Use Permit to allow contractor services in General Commercial (GC) zoning district	Nov 5	Dec 5
6605 Maple Street	CUP-2019-10 Jared Smith Planner II	Conditional Use Permit to allow a home-based daycare for more than six children (other than caregivers’ own children) in Agricultural Open Space (AO) zoning district	Nov 5	Dec 5
2002 Jameson Street	Z-2019-27 Jared Smith Planner II	Amend the existing Planned Development District Number 116, specifically by amending the graphic site plan (Exhibit B) guiding development on western 6.207 acres of this district	Nov 5	Dec 5
842 N 3rd Street & 324 Mesquite Street	Z-2019-28 Nick Watts Planner I	Rezone property from Light Industrial (LI) with Historic (H) Overlay, to Central Business (CB) with Historic (H) Overlay	Nov 5	Dec 5
749 China Street, 750 Rose Street, & 397 South 8th Street	Z-2019-29 Brad Stone Planner III	Rezone property from a Heavy Industrial (HI) District to a Planned Development (PD) District allowing industrial use but with no site-related or boundary street improvements	Nov 5	Dec 5
1722 Aces Trail	CUP-2019-11 Jared Smith Planner II	Conditional Use Permit allowing an active outdoor recreation facility (Inc. a community swimming pool) in a Rural Residential (RR-1) zoning district	Dec 3	Jan 9
Corsicana Avenue and Sagehen Ridge Drive	Z-2019-30 Mr Nick Watts Planner I	Rezone property from Agricultural Open Space (AO) to Residential Single-Family (RS-6) District	Dec 3	Jan 9
	OAM-2019-03 Proposed amendments to Land Development Code for the City of Abilene, removing the entire text of existing Section 2.4.4.2 in Chapter 2 (Zoning Regulations) and which specifically concerns carports and patio covers, replacing said existing text with a new Section 2.4.4.2 regulating the size, height, placement and architectural character of certain carports and patio covers; and adopting new definitions of both “carport” and “patio cover” as those terms appear in Chapter 5 (Definitions) of the Land Development Code		Dec 3	Jan 9