Timnath advances Ladera BID expansion, sets June 9 hearing

The Timnath Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve first reading of Ordinance No. 10, Series 2026, to add more Ladera property to the town’s business improvement district and set a public hearing for June 9 at 6 p.m. The ordinance would include Lots 8 and 9 in the Ladera Business Improvement District after those parcels are replatted into a single lot. Lots 4 through 7 are expected to be merged into one lot and remain outside the district.

Planning Manager Jeramie Holt told council the request is consistent with the district’s 2026 operating plan, which the council approved last November. He said the proposal is similar to a prior inclusion approved last year, when Lots 1 through 3 were added. Holt said all property within the Ladera subdivision is zoned regional commercial and identified for future inclusion, but the current request is limited to Lots 8 and 9.

Mayor Robert Axmacher asked whether there was anything from Ladera representatives the council should know before questions. Council Member Dennis Strachota then asked why Lots 4 through 7 were being excluded. Holt said plans had changed and there is potential interest from a party that is “not a business,” making those lots a possible fit for one of Ladera’s metropolitan districts tied to residential uses rather than the business improvement district.

Strachota asked whether those lots could be brought into the district later if the residential plan falls through. Holt said they could, adding that the area remains within the future inclusion area and is still consistent with the operating plan. Before the vote, Strachota said, “I think it makes sense.”

Axmacher then called for a motion to approve the ordinance on first reading and schedule second reading and the public hearing. After a motion and second, the council voted by voice vote to advance the measure. The matter is set to return June 9.