How we got here
The New Braunfels 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.
Digging deeper
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.
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 releasing flows into Manor Creek Tributary reducing the development’s runoff to below predevelopment levels, according to the presentation.
What adjacent property owners are saying
Approximately 22 property owners adjacent to the rezoning were notified of the request, according to agenda documents. Adjacent property owners such as Thomas Pollard were concerned about the environmental impact the rezoning would have on the area.
“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
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 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.
