Government
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
New Braunfels City Council approved the rezoning on second and final reading for a 66-acre tract at 392 Hueco Springs Loop Road from single-family district to planned development district Jan. 13. The city’s planning commission voted 5-2 to recommend the rezoning to council in October. Commissioners Angela Allen and Chase Taylor dissented, and Commissioner Ben Miedema abstained from the vote. The property is being developed by Texas Homes—a privately owned home building and real estate development company. New Braunfels resident Drake Thompson, one of the developers for the project, said they purchased the property in 2021. “We’re really excited about this property,” Thompson said during an Oct. 10 planning commission meeting. New Braunfels City Council rezones 66 acres
The breakdown
About the project
Acreage type
Acres
The proposed project is expected to have 215 single-family residential lots, commercial space and parks. The planned development district zoning will allow the developers to offer different housing types, which will meet the needs of families at different stages of life, according to an Oct. 10 presentation. The proposed development will also have stormwater detention and water quality ponds, which will detain and treat runoff prior to releas- ing flows into Manor Creek Tributary reducing the development’s runoff to below predevelopment levels, according to the presentation. What they're saying Approximately 22 property owners adjacent to the rezoning were notified of the request, accord- ing to agenda documents. Adjacent property owners such as Thomas Pollard were concerned about the environmental impact the rezoning would have on the area.
Open space/drainage
10.02 acres
Residential
50.08 acres
Park
3.89 acres
Commercial
1.88 acres
SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
“The land is either on or too close to the aquifer zone for our subdivision,” Pollard said in a written statement to the city. Adjacent property owner Thomas Brewer said he appreciated the developer meeting with them. “We are happy their project is for housing and not commercial development,” Brewer said in a written statement to the city.
Next steps
HUECO SPRINGS LOOP RD.
Manager David Ferguson said in an email to Community Impact . Contingent on the project’s approval, Thompson said they are hoping to begin platting Phase 1 of the project in the second quarter of 2025, and begin construction in 2025 or 2026.
The developer will need to submit a detailed plan—which will go to the planning commission for consideration at a future meeting. If approved, the developers will submit construction plans and platting prior to building permitting, Communications
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