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.

Upcoming public hearings include the following applications:  

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

• An application submitted by Y-58 Partners for the partial Vacation of a dedicated public utility easement generally located at the northeast corner of N. Cedar Street and the main access drive to the Crossroads at Belton retail center (Price Chopper). The utility easement is located near the southwest corner of Lot 4B, Crest Plaza 4thPlat, addressed as 231 N. Cedar Street. The purpose of the easement vacation is to accommodate a multi-tenant monument sign for the retail center.
• A request by Community Development staff for the formal presentation and consideration of the adoption of the “Beautify Belton” Beautification Plan to guide beautification efforts along corridors and public properties.
• A request by Community Development staff for the formal presentation of the 2025 Annual Report on the 2050 Belton Comprehensive Plan. No amendments are proposed to the adopted 2050 Comprehensive Plan.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting (5:00 PM, 520 Main St. - City Hall Annex)

• An application submitted by Belton Assembly of God Church to consider a variance of the provisions of Section 4-1(b)(11) of the Unified Development Code for a sports court with a 12-ft. fence to be allowed in the side yard on a corner lot located on properties addressed as 509 Central Avenue and 122 Lillard Avenue. 

Upcoming Community & Neighborhood Meetings:   

Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 5:30-6:30 PM, City Hall Annex (520 Main St.) - "163rd District" Neighborhood Meeting

• Staff has received an application for Rezoning [from C-2 (General Commercial) to C-2/PUD (General Commercial/Planned Unit Development)] and Preliminary Development Plan at the northwest and southwest corner of N. Cedar/163rd St & Givan Ave. for a mixed-use development with indoor entertainment uses, commercial pad sites, a 288-unit apartment complex, and an additional approximately 300-unit mixed-use (ground-floor commercial/upper-floor apartments) complex on +/- 40 acres. Both the developer (PETRA) and staff will be in attendance to receive feedback on the proposed project and to respond to any questions or address concerns from citizens. A conceptual plan and renderings are provided below. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to attend, but have questions or feedback, please contact staff at 816-892-1268 or planning@belton.org. A public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission at a later date and will be noticed once the date is finalized.  
  

  

Certain processes do not require a public hearing or community meeting to be held, however, public comment/feedback is encouraged and accepted.