New Braunfels is considering a special-use overlay for 11.44 acres at 141 Rueckle Road that would allow manufactured homes to return, while the Planning Commission recommended limiting the use to three already-permitted homes.
For District 1, the decision will determine whether the 141 Rueckle Road property may resume manufactured-home use under a site-specific zoning overlay. The property is part of Sun Retreats Texas Hill Country near Interstate 35, and nearby land includes residential, commercial and undeveloped tracts.
From the source record
The City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and first reading on a C-3 special-use overlay for manufactured homes.City of New Braunfels ↗
The land is currently zoned C-3; city staff says the applicant seeks to restore permission for a maximum of 10 manufactured homes that previously stood on the property. The requested C-3 SUP would keep the commercial base zoning and add the manufactured-home use through a special-use overlay.
A divided recommendation
Planning Commission draft minutes record a 5-4 vote recommending approval only for the three manufactured homes already permitted. The minutes say staff recommended denial and record a public-hearing count of zero speakers in favor and one in opposition. The applicants discussed their development plan, the earlier homes and their removal.
A separate notification packet includes a written statement of support from a nearby business owner. The applicant’s project letter says it wants to replace removed HUD-code manufactured homes with newer homes of comparable size. The written response and the hearing summary give council distinct views to weigh with the zoning record.