The updated proposal for the nearly 390-acre Presidio development removes the residential component and addresses Manvel City Council’s concerns about water capacity and traffic, following a presentation at its Sept. 21 workshop.
In case you missed it
The development, located east of Hwy. 288 along Hwy. 6 and south of Del Bello Lakes, includes retail uses such as Target and Kroger, potential medical facilities including a proposed MD Anderson Cancer Center, and other commercial uses, as previously reported by Community Impact.
According to the proposal, the land use includes approximately:
The proposal presented to council in June included 58 acres of residential development, which has since been removed to accommodate an increase in detention volume and expand the detention area, documents show.
Zooming in
The June proposal included pumped detention, but city staff raised concerns about the use of pumped detention under the city's design criteria manual, city documents show.
Representative Michael Rusk with Houston-based LJA Engineering, the engineering firm working on the project, said the detention plan was revised by moving the pump from south of Hwy. 6 to the north side, allowing the system to use a gravity outfall without a pump.
The change increased the amount of acreage needed for detention, prompting the removal of the residential component from the proposal, Rusk said.
The discussion
In addition to drainage, the city expects adequate wastewater capacity once the new wastewater treatment facility comes online in 2027, as previously reported by Community Impact.
However, City manager Dan Johnson said that while wastewater capacity is available, water capacity is low as it has been reserved for developments the city has already moved forward with, including Manvel Crossing.
Also of note
Mayor Dan Davis raised concerns about the traffic volume the development could generate, citing a traffic impact analysis, or TIA, that projects more than 52,000 daily vehicle trips.
The TIA identified the project as one of the largest traffic-generating projects proposed in Manvel, according to city documents.
Although the analysis included the residential component that has since been removed, the projections will be updated if City Council moves forward with the development, documents show.
The development includes plans for roadways connecting Hwy. 6 to the SH 288 frontage road, including a proposed two-lane thoroughfare connecting Hwy. 6 and Manvel Parkway, documents show.
What’s next
The developer will continue working with the city’s Planning and Development Commission to address comments and concerns raised by City Council, and will return for further consideration as the plans are revised, city staff said.
