Upcoming Public Hearings, Community Meetings, & Public Notices

Public hearings give applicants, residents, and other interested parties the opportunity to review project applications and provide comments to staff and the designated Board/Commission reviewing the application. A public hearing is required to be held by the Planning Commission for the following applications: rezoning, special use permit, preliminary development plan, and vacation. A public hearing is required to be held by the Board of Zoning Adjustment for applications for variances. Meeting agendas for Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment will indicate if an application will have a public hearing and the order of the public hearing on the agenda.

Agenda packets for public hearings are posted by the Friday prior to the scheduled hearing date. On the City's main page, select "Upcoming Meetings" and the Board/Commission that will be holding the hearing to download the agenda packet.

If you are unable to attend the public hearing, but would like to provide public comment, you can email your comments to planning@belton.org prior to the public hearing. Please note that any public comment is public and will be included as an exhibit in the published Planning Commission and City Council agenda packets.

Upcoming public hearings include the following applications:

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Planning Commission meeting (6:00 PM, 520 Main St. - City Hall Annex)

• A request from D&C LCSR, LLC for approval of a Preliminary Development Plan and Special Use Permit for a 12,000-sf. construction sales and service, 68,400-sf. mini warehouse storage facility, 1,956-sf. car wash, and 7,000-sf. salt dome in a "M-1" (Light Industrial) zoning district on 7.12 +/- acres located at 231 County Line Road.
• A request from Cradles2Crayons Learning Center for approval of a Special Use Permit for a commercial daycare center in a "C-2" (General Commercial) zoning district on 0.34 +/- acres located at 8009 E. 171st Street.
• A request from Belton Parks & Recreation staff for approval of a Rezoning from "A" (Agricultural) to "PR" (Parks, Recreation, and Public Use) with a Preliminary Development Plan for the Dryden Nature Reserve, a regional park with natural areas and amenities on 119.73 +/- acres located at the northwest corner of S. Cleveland Avenue and W. Cambridge Road.
• A request from Community Development staff for the vacation of rights-of-way and utility easements at the northeast and northwest corners of E. 173rd Street and Cunningham Parkway.

Upcoming Community & Neighborhood Meetings: meeting dates, locations, and event details will be added as they become available.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Future Land Use Plan/Map Amendment (Graham-Effertz subarea) neighborhood meeting/open house (5:30-6:30 PM, 520 Main St. - City Hall Annex)

• Residents, property owners, and interested parties are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting with City staff to review and discuss proposed amendments to the Future Land Use Plan/Map in the Graham-Effertz subarea, which changes more specifically proposed for areas south of North Cass Pkwy., east of S. Mullen Rd., north of E. 195^th St., and west of I-49.  

• More details on the proposed amendments can be viewed here(PDF, 2MB). The previously adopted/currently approved future land use plan can be viewed here(PDF, 4MB).

• This future land use plan amendment has been withdrawn by staff: 

  Over the past year, staff have received development interest in a potential multi-use master-planned development south of North Cass Parkway, north of East 195th Street, between Peculiar Drive and South Mullen Road. To ensure transparency and proper community engagement, City staff proposed a future land use plan amendment and presented it at a public meeting on March 31.
   

  Staff received amazing feedback at the March 31 meeting and email communications. This feedback identified very important concerns that staff agrees should be addressed prior to any approvals. We want to thank all of the community members that engaged in this process and are very grateful for the time spent on this. Based on community feedback, we believe it is best to pause and withdraw the current map amendment and wait for an official rezoning/development plan to be submitted by the landowner or a developer to continue the conversation.

   

  If and when a rezoning and development plan application is submitted in the future, staff will review the proposed plan and coordinate with the applicants on addressing all the concerns expressed over the past few weeks. Everyone will have the opportunity to review a proposed plan that includes all the requested details, listed in the emails and in-person feedback we've received. A neighborhood meeting and a public hearing will be held as part of this process. The future land use plan amendment may be considered concurrently with a rezoning and development plan request.

   

  City staff is committed to working with community members and developers to advance a development plan that aligns with the intent and goals of the Comprehensive Plan. We appreciate all of the feedback received thus far in this process and look forward to continued engagement on future development.

   

   

Building Belton: Reimagine Main Street visioning open house

• An open house was held on Thursday, February 5, 2026 to engage residents, property owners, businesses, and interested parties on the future vision for Downtown Belton and Main Street. Topics presented for feedback and conversation included public spaces, businesses, railroad enhancements, connectivity, and development opportunities for Main Street and surrounding blocks. 

• Presentation boards can be viewed here(PDF, 7MB), which include a summary of feedback received during the open house.