What happened
League City City Council voted unanimously to rezone three adjacent tracts of land, totaling roughly 1,776 acres, at its July 22 meeting. Previously, the League City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to recommend a zoning request at its July 7 meeting to rezone the three tracts of land.
The land will be used for building Lloyd North, Central and South, which are planned unit developments. The project initially received approval in 2006, but changes to city code over time necessitated revisiting the item, according to city documents.
The land is generally located north of FM 517, south of League City Parkway, west of Hobbs Road and east of McFarland Road, according to city documents.
The details
Together, Lloyd North and South will add a combined 2,637 single-family homes, half of which would have lots at least 60 feet wide, according to city documents. Lloyd South would dedicate a 32.2-acre city park and a 4-acre fire station site near Muldoon Parkway to the city, according to the same documents.
Lloyd Central will be 245 acres bisected by the future Grand Parkway. It is meant for commercial and mixed-use development. This area is expected to become a future retail and business hub, with the potential for urban-style, high-density apartments alongside commercial spaces.
What they’re saying
Council member Andy Mann asked where multifamily development would be allowed in the proposed plan. Kris Carpenter, director of planning at League City, confirmed that it would only be permitted in Lloyd Central.
“The existing PUD adopted in 2006 has multifamily that’s allowed by right, and so they have 62 acres that are allowed to be developed,” Carpenter said. “In this one they have no multi-family that’s allowed outright. It’s only allowed in a mixed-use setting.”
What else?
The proposal designates two 26-acre school sites—one in Lloyd North for Clear Creek ISD and one in Lloyd South for Santa Fe ISD. If the school districts do not purchase the land within five years, these tracts could be converted to other uses, according to city documents.
The PUDs will support the construction and improvements of major thoroughfares, such as Bay Area Boulevard, as well as roads within the development, including Maple Leaf Drive, Muldoon Parkway and Winfield Parkway, according to city documents.
