Rezonings, permits, plats, and what gets built next
Zoning cases, subdivisions, building permits, impact fees, appraisals, and the filings that show what is coming to each corner of the county.
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A proposed short-term rental at 1064 Comal Avenue would be limited to six occupants and require two paved parking spaces. A Planning Commission hearing is set for Oct. 7.
2 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
The commission will hear an office rezoning request and three short-term-rental requests before making recommendations to City Council.
2 min read · Meeting preview
A landowner seeks industrial zoning for a Dawn View Acres tract, with a livestock-show-supply facility proposed. Residents can speak at Thursday’s Planning and Zoning Commission hearing.
3 min read · Hearing scheduled
The board is scheduled to consider eligible reimbursement expenditures, review finances and hear a Crossvine development update.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
A four-acre concept near Elkhorn Ridge seeks two changes to Fair Oaks Ranch's development rules. Commissioners will give early feedback Oct. 8; formal hearings would come later.
2 min read · Workshop scheduled
City planners recommend denial of the 1330 Fieldcrest rezoning as three neighboring property owners oppose it ahead of an Oct. 7 hearing.
2 min read · Staff recommends denial; hearing scheduled
A 0.40-acre zoning request near FM 1518 and Schaefer Road would complete a General Business tract for a proposed restaurant and bakery, with a detailed traffic study still ahead if development proceeds.
2 min read · Public hearing Oct. 7
A city planning update lists administrative approval for a phased office-warehouse project at two Sunrise Way addresses.
1 min read · Verified from city record
A Schertz zoning proposal would replace single-family entitlements with open-space rules on land inside Randolph’s Accident Potential Zone II.
1 min read · Verified proposal
A 21-acre housing rezoning near Maske Road would raise the tract’s modeled peak-hour traffic and require a later, detailed traffic study.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 7 hearing
A newly posted city status report lists administrative approval for a phased office-warehouse plan at two Sunrise Way addresses.
1 min read · Site plan approved administratively
Council set the next public hearing in a months-long rewrite of the charges new development may pay toward road-capacity projects.
2 min read · Hearing set
Two linked proposals would fund property interests and acquisition services for about 13 parcels along a voter-approved District 4 road project.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 28
A 5-4 Planning Commission recommendation narrows a request to restore manufactured-home use at Sun Retreats Texas Hill Country before Monday’s City Council hearing.
2 min read · Proposed — public hearing Monday
A city advisory committee has moved from calculating the legal ceiling to weighing the collection rate that would determine what new development pays.
2 min read · Decision ahead
A new state registration describes a privately funded, $11.625 million assisted-living project at 432 Herbelin Road, with 70 units and a planned 2026 construction start.
1 min read · State filing verified
Residents near the Highway 281 tract will remain under existing development standards after council rejected requested exceptions involving streets, grading, trees and riparian buffers.
3 min read · Verified from the official packet and recording review
Bulverde rejected a 387-acre development plan whose grading, tree and water-facility exceptions would have remained binding during later review.
2 min read · Verified from city packet and recording review
If approved, future residents of Flying W Unit 2’s 61 lots would use public water and wastewater systems. The plat also includes 129 feet of right-of-way dedication along FM 1102.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 1
On Oct. 1, commissioners are scheduled to vote on whether to approve Flying W Unit 2’s 61-lot final plat and allow narrower rights of way and road-frontage setbacks.
1 min read · Proposed for Oct. 1 vote
Comal County will consider extending the construction bond for a 63-lot subdivision after a Sept. 8 estimate listed every covered improvement category at 0% complete.
2 min read · Vote scheduled Oct. 1
An Oct. 1 proposal would place Simmons Valley Unit 1 roads and drainage in Comal County’s maintenance system and release two letters of credit worth nearly $4.59 million.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Oct. 1
New Braunfels has added an Oct. 1 public forum where residents can examine housing tax exemptions and ask questions about public-private partnerships.
1 min read · Scheduled
The county’s Park Village agreement lists a $10,815 deposit—not the $610,815 previously reported—and a checkpoint dated before the agreement.
2 min read · Verified correction
Two Sept. 28 consent items would fund property acquisition and related services for the voter-approved South Kowald Lane project.
2 min read · Proposal verified
A unanimous Planning Commission denial recommendation now sits behind a proposed short-term rental at 839 Oasis Street.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled
Nearby residents now have an Oct. 7 hearing date for a proposed change that would allow short-term rental use at the Comal Avenue residence.
1 min read · Public hearing ahead
A city-commissioned audit found District 1 roadway fees were spent after a 10-year deadline. New Braunfels is reviewing the transactions and its cost-allocation method.
2 min read · Verified audit finding
The short-term rental request at 1330 Fieldcrest now moves to October hearings while the city’s notice identifies two different proposed zoning classifications.
1 min read · Public hearings scheduled
A 2.6-acre site at 1283 Highway 46 South is proposed for commercial-office zoning, with the first public hearing scheduled for Oct. 7.
1 min read · Proposal posted
A 6-1 Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to deny frames Schertz’s Sept. 15 hearing on outdoor storage at the RDO Equipment expansion.
2 min read · Council hearing Sept. 15
A newly posted developer presentation says Mayfair’s 18-acre Fairway Park is now open, 1.5 miles of its bike loop are complete and new school trail connections are planned this fall.
1 min read · Developer update posted
A verified city response resolves how Schertz’s Sept. 1 electrical-code transition applies when an earlier permit application is revised.
1 min read · Verified city response
Schertz’s new permit standard took effect Sept. 1, but Texas retained an exception from one outdoor GFCI requirement for listed HVAC equipment.
1 min read · Effective Sept. 1
Residents have another chance to weigh in on proposed zoning changes covering 10.7 acres near FM 482 and 5 acres near FM 2252 and I-35.
2 min read · Public hearings scheduled
The proposed zoning change would limit data centers to the Logistics Zone District and require a Special Use Permit for each project.
2 min read · Public hearing Sept. 3
Electrical permit applications filed in Schertz beginning Sept. 1 must meet the newly effective 2026 code when they include non-exempt electrical work.
1 min read · Effective today
The revised 387-acre plan substitutes cash for replacement trees while retaining requests for road, slope, cut, fill and riparian-buffer exceptions.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Sept. 1 hearing
Public hearings are the next step for two Schertz zoning requests covering about 15.7 acres near FM 482, Schwab Road, FM 2252 and I-35 in Comal County.
1 min read · Public hearings scheduled
The owners of Canyon Lake Island Lot 6 are waiting on a Sept. 3 county vote on their request to divide the property into two lots.
1 min read · Proposed for Sept. 3
Mayfair’s developer must correct work flagged in annual warranty inspections within 30 days; commissioners will consider releasing the project’s construction bond Sept. 3.
1 min read · Bond release scheduled for consideration Sept. 3
Future subdivision residents will rely on roads, groundwater reviews and fire access governed by the county’s new standards; two Summit Estates at Fischer lots remain in the recorded subdivision.
2 min read · Verified meeting record
A 4-0 vote replaced the city’s prior subdivision ordinance with standards covering plats, infrastructure and development inside Garden Ridge and its ETJ.
2 min read · Final minutes reviewed
One Comal County parcel would move from Schertz's extraterritorial jurisdiction into Public Use zoning, while another would shift from General Business to General Business II.
2 min read · Public hearings set
Covered Schertz applications filed Sept. 1 or later move to the 2026 NEC, while Texas preserves a specific GFCI exception for listed outdoor HVAC equipment.
2 min read · Effective Sept. 1
People who live, work or own property near 120 Bulverde Crossing are part of the city’s required review of a proposed 7.037-foot excavation for a commercial building.
1 min read · Advance
Three state accessibility records changed to Inspection Complete for privately funded streets, drainage and utility work totaling $4.99 million.
1 min read · Verified from state records
Construction has started along Ammann Road, where nearby residents may see clearing and grading as infrastructure work advances for 64 lots.
2 min read · City update verified
Comal County property owners now have an Aug. 26 hearing to watch before appraisal-district field checks begin Sept. 1.
1 min read · Verified district notice
Residents near three named properties now have Sept. 1 and Sept. 28 dates for tracking the requests through city review.
2 min read · Hearing dates posted
The county’s active-plats data adds precise lookup keys for Western Ready Mix Subdivision and Canyon Lake Plaza, both listed in administrative review.
2 min read · Filed and under review
The state accessibility registry now marks the largest of three Precinct 4 infrastructure filings as review complete. Construction and city acceptance are separate milestones.
1 min read · State review complete; construction status open
A new county entry ties CEMEX to floodplain permit 102883 and gives residents a public record number for tracking the filing’s next stage.
1 min read · Filed Aug. 18
Comal County residents can now pursue a public-service role reviewing property-appraisal disputes through the district’s 2027–28 application notice.
1 min read · Applications open
State filings describe two Stolte Road office-warehouses, a Herbelin Road office shell and an Old Highway 81 laundromat renovation.
2 min read · Projects filed with the state
Three state registrations document separate street, drainage and utility projects around Word Parkway and Primaria Street.
1 min read · Verified state filings
Comal County commissioners will consider keeping financial security in place for Canyon Ranch Unit 3 roads and stormwater work for another year.
1 min read · County decision pending
A Sept. 1 state-law deadline prompted staff to propose a new by-right manufactured-home option in the city’s Rural Residential district.
2 min read · Code amendment proposed
If built as filed, three newly registered projects would serve retail customers, medical-office patients and T Bar M teen-center users.
2 min read · Projects registered Aug. 10–14
An agenda lists Buckley Powder Co.’s request to conduct blasting at Heidelberg Materials’ Servtex Quarry through September 2027, but the available record does not establish the outcome.
2 min read · Proposal found; outcome unconfirmed
A new city study calculates higher maximum roadway impact fees in all six service areas, but City Council has not set the collection rates developers would pay.
2 min read · Study posted
An Aug. 7 city filing seeks ETJ removal for 70.657 acres on Krause Lane; the permit-search record lists it as submitted, not approved.
1 min read · Filed Aug. 7
The proposed 11- to 16-month planning process would revisit land use, transportation, drainage, utilities, parks and the city’s long-term growth priorities.
2 min read · Preliminary budget item
The Historic Landmark Commission will consider proposed work at the Froehlich-Stein and Schaeffer-Brewer houses Aug. 11.
2 min read · Agenda posted
Scott Felder Homes is seeking Residential Estate zoning for 20.16 acres at 8474 Bindseil Lane, where the packet describes 20 proposed lots.
2 min read · Public hearing Aug. 5
After tabling the case in July, Bulverde’s Planning and Zoning Commission will again consider a 387-acre planned development with residential and commercial areas.
2 min read · Public hearing scheduled
The Planning Commission will consider Mayfair development-document amendments, a 2.7-acre South Walnut rezoning and home-occupation rules at three public hearings.
2 min read · Public hearings scheduledCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
