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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 (PDF) and Demolition Assistance Grant Programs.
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.
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.
Meetings & Public Hearings
Meetings are held in Council Chambers at City Hall
555 Walnut Street, Second Floor
View Current Meeting Dates & Planning & Zoning Commission Packets
Meeting Dates
Planning & Zoning: April 4, 2023
City Council Final Reading & Public Hearing: May 11, 2023
Sign Location(s) | Case Number | Request |
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3102 Old Anson Road | CUP-2023-02 | Conditional Use Permit to allow for Wholesaling and Storage (Outdoors) to a piece of property zoned Heavy Commercial. The request is to develop a self-storage facility for relocatable units. |
5502 Spinks Road | Z-2023-09 | Rezone approximately 826 acres of land from Agricultural Open to Planned Development (PD-181). The request is to create a green energy-based business/industrial park. |
4678 FM 18 | Z-2023-10 | Rezone from Agricultural Open to Heavy Industrial. The request is to rezone all adjacent parcels for manufacturing plant expansion. |
4600 Block of Antilley Road | Z-2023-12 | Amend the terms of PDD-155. The applicant would like to amend PDD-155 by changing the base zoning of the northern three hundred feet (300’) of the 4600 block from Neighborhood Office (NO) to Neighborhood Retail (NR). |
Other Plans & Information
- Comprehensive Plan (PDF)
- Existing Community Facilities (PDF)
- Existing Land Use - City Center Map (PDF)
- Existing Land Use - City Limits Map (PDF)
- Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and County Boundaries (PDF)
- Future Land Use Development Plan (PDF)
- Sensitive Development Areas (PDF)
- Super Neighborhood Boundaries (PDF)
- Vacant and Undeveloped Land (PDF)
Buffalo Gap Road Corridor Overlay
Ambler Avenue Corridor Overlay
Carver Neighborhood Plan
South Downtown Master Plan
Pine Street Corridor Overlay
Safe Routes Abilene Plan
Lake Fort Phantom Hill Plan
- Lake Fort Phantom Hill Plan - Land Use Map and Density Chart (PDF)
- Lake Fort Phantom Hill Plan - Plan Text Chapters 1 through 6 (PDF)
- Appendix A - Fort Phantom Hill Lake Association Plan (PDF)
- Appendix B - Water and Waste Water Infrastructure Studies (PDF)
- Appendix C - Design Guidelines (PDF)
- Appendix D - Roundtable Matrix (PDF)
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Planning Services
Mailing Address
PO Box 60
Abilene, TX 79604
Phone : (325) 676-6237
Use the northeast entrance of City Hall (previous Municipal Court location)