New Braunfels Edition | March 2022

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

COMPILED BY LAUREN CANTERBERRY & ERIC WEILBACHER

Projects underway in the New Braunfels area

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MAYFAIR DEVELOPMENT NEARS GROUNDBREAKING Following the approval of a utility cost-sharing agreement between SouthStar Communities and New Braunfels Utilities, construction on the upcoming Mayfair development is slated to begin in spring 2022. The 1,880-acre property is located north of Kohlenberg Road and bisected by I-35 and is expected to bring up to 6,000 new residences, additional retail space, four new schools and parkland to the region over the next 15-20 years, according to SouthStar Communities, the development company behind Mayfair. Representatives of SouthStar and the city of New Braunfels will conduct a nal review of the Design and Development Control Document and Sector 1 plans in March, said Gretchen Howell, senior vice president of community development for SouthStar. Following the review, a contract for the development of the sector will be awarded, and construction will begin, Howell said. Though the property is outside city limits, the development agreement gives the city oversight in planning, permitting and construction processes throughout the construction. The agreement was approved by City Council in June 2021.

SOLMS LANDING Construction at Solms Landing, a 98-acre master- planned development located east of I-35 in the Creekside area near Resolute Health Hospital and Buc-ee's, is moving with several projects breaking ground this spring. In April 2021, Chupik Properties and Design broke ground on a neighborhood consisting of 60 single- family homes, and Wes Peoples Homes is anticipated to begin construction on the rst phase of multifamily residences in March, said James Mahan, the developer of the community. Crews are also expected to extend the roadway within the development to FM 306 and install a roundabout to mitigate trac and promote walkability, Mahan said. Roadwork is anticipated to be completed by the end of the summer. Additionally, plans for an indoor farmers market have moved forward, and Mahan anticipates breaking ground on the project this summer. Construction of 60 high-end single-family detached homes dubbed Farm Haüs began in 2021, and a few homes are already sold. That portion of the development is along Kowald Lane. Plans for a hotel and entertainment venue are underway and expected to begin construction this year, but a completion date has not been set.

LONE OAK FARMMUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT EXPANSION New Braunfels City Council approved a municipal utility district, or MUD, on Dec. 13 within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ, adding land to an existing MUD in Guadalupe County. The council unanimously approved the addition of 19.99 acres into the existing Lone Oak Farm MUD, located along the south side of FM 758 near the intersection of Hwy. 123 in Guadalupe County. It also borders the ETJ of Seguin. That MUD was approved in 2019 by City Council for a planned 320-acre, 1,469-home subdivision dubbed the Navarro subdivision and will include two commercial lots. Three residential lots are under construction, according to city documents. The developer, Lennar Homes of Texas, did not provide the price range of homes. City sta recommend the MUD be approved with conditions, said Jean Drew, assistant director of planning and development for the city. Those conditions include building, inspection and permitting standards that align with the city’s requirements, Drew said. Any further expansion east into the city of Seguin’s ETJ would be addressed through an interlocal agreement.

306

Approved addition

758

CREEKSIDE CROSSING

123

1101

Existing MUD

1101

CONRADS LN.

KOHLENBERG RD.

HARBORTH RD.

306

COMAL COUNTYMUDNO. 4 New Braunfels City Council unanimously approved the creation of Comal County MUD No. 4 within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction for a nearly 350-acre development that will be located on the north side of FM 1863 across from Krueger Canyon and Word Ranch roads. The developer plans to build 226 single-family homes on large—minimum 1-acre—lots, said Christopher Looney, director of planning and development. Price ranges on each unit were not provided. The site is located entirely over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, and about 41 acres of it lies within the

100-year ood plain for Dry Comal Creek. The minimum acreage requirement is to ensure low density per recharge zone requirements. Because the development will utilize septic systems for each residence, Texas Department of Environmental Quality guidelines require 1 acre at a minimum. A water well system and individual septic systems for each lot are part of the proposal, Looney said. Jerey McKinney, an engineer on the project representing the developer, said the intent is to leave the development as natural as possible, and that the well being tested is for the Trinity Aquifer.

KRUEGER RANCH RD.

1863

KRUEGER CANYON

SCHOENTHAL RD.

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