Subdivisions, zoning and big projects
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Residents near FM 1518 and Maske Road face a possible change in residential zoning after the planning board recommended approval; City Council decides next.
2 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Comal ISD families have a clearer site plan after county commissioners approved the Elementary #22 plat and South Cranesmill Road right-of-way dedication.
2 min read · Approved Sept. 3; minutes approved Oct. 9
Residents can review proposed flood-warning costs and draft data-center rules now, before council’s next discussion Oct. 19.
4 min read · Meeting scheduled
Residents near potential data center sites could see new setbacks and noise limits under draft rules headed to an Oct. 19 workshop; no rule has been adopted.
2 min read · Draft rules scheduled for workshop
Comal County approved a land exchange for a future Sattler annex. Residents’ next milestone is the property transfer; the current tenant’s lease expires in November.
2 min read · Exchange authorized; transfer pending
Residents can follow proposed specialty-court funding and subdivision plats next week; commissioners have not yet acted on the requests.
3 min read · Meeting scheduled; approvals proposed
Garden Ridge residents’ next scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is canceled, according to the city’s official listing.
1 min read · Cancellation posted
New Braunfels residents now have three property-use recommendations to track as City Council weighs an office rezoning and two short-term rentals.
3 min read · Commission recommendations verified; council decisions ahead
Schertz residents now have three FM 1518 rezoning recommendations to track, including a proposed rental community; City Council must decide whether to approve the zoning changes.
3 min read · Commission recommendations verified; council decisions ahead
Commissioners approved $1.06 million in claims, accepted two sets of subdivision roads for county maintenance and authorized a notice concerning up to $25.575 million in debt.
5 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
The commission’s posted business centers on a workshop about a proposed Dietz Elkhorn development. Residents can speak during the citizens forum.
2 min read · Meeting scheduled
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
Selma residents can weigh in on a proposed tax-abatement zone before council considers it Oct. 8. A 10.492-acre Lookout Road plat and equipment donation are also listed.
4 min read · Agenda posted; decisions pending
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 newly posted staff report backs commercial-office zoning at 1283 Highway 46 South. The applicant wants a counseling office, while the proposed district permits more uses.
2 min read · Rezoning proposed
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
The Sept. 28 vote clears a city-consent step for three property-tax-backed water-district issues; district taxpayers, not the citywide tax base, secure the debt.
2 min read · Verified council action
A New Braunfels permit review found three permits had been issued before the city concluded the property's grandfathered manufactured-home use had expired.
2 min read · Verified council action
A $15.12 million Veramendi district bond package has reached City Council, putting property-tax-backed utility and road debt before a consent vote.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 28 vote
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
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
The council rejected the McCarti Ranch development district, adopted a 0.295343 property-tax rate and reviewed park fees, street controls and city-manager compensation.
3 min read · Verified meeting recap
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
Commissioners face a proposed $25.575 million debt notice, a 61-lot plat and two transfers of subdivision roads into county maintenance.
4 min read · Agenda posted
A completed Precinct 4 subdivision road is up for county acceptance, paired with release of an $892,422.23 letter of credit.
2 min read · Vote scheduled
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
Commissioners adopted the fiscal 2027 budget, ratified its property-tax revenue increase and authorized parameters for a later debt sale not expected to exceed $155 million.
3 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
Schertz annexed and rezoned 10.7 city-owned acres near FM 482 for a future nature park after planning records documented flooding, traffic and maintenance concerns.
2 min read · Verified council action
The adopted budget funds four more officers at the no-new-revenue tax rate; council also acted on parkland, incentives and other city business.
4 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
A unanimous Planning Commission denial recommendation now sits behind a proposed short-term rental at 839 Oasis Street.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled
Commissioners are scheduled to consider the fiscal 2027 budget, tax rate, certificates of obligation, subdivision actions and county spending requests.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 17
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
Tuesday’s council agenda pairs the fiscal 2027 budget and tax rate with five land-use matters, EMS agreements, a police grant and water planning.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 15
A city-owned Comal County tract near FM 482 and Schwab Road could enter Schertz city limits Tuesday, completing the next step toward Public Use zoning for a future nature park.
2 min read · Annexation vote scheduled
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
Commissioners face budget and tax decisions alongside a $610,815 subdivision deposit, Goodwin site planning and two departmental transfers.
4 min read · Agenda preview
Council members asked to vote—and residents tracking city spending—face contradictory Planning & Zoning directions in Schertz’s proposed budget amendment.
2 min read · Draft conflict before Sept. 15 vote
Monday’s council agenda pairs final budget and tax-rate readings with drought-rule changes, an impact-fee audit, road and transit contracts, zoning and a sewer-easement vote.
5 min read · Meeting preview
A December 2022 vote redirected federal recovery money and unused salary funds toward the Goodwin Annex while moving the county’s mental-health facility to another funding path.
2 min read · Archived record
An archival review finds 22 approvals covering veterans grants, employee benefits, subdivisions and county equipment, plus one deferred Veramendi issue.
3 min read · Verified archival record
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
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
Residents with phone notifications enabled can receive geographically targeted county warnings under a FEMA agreement approved June 18; commissioners also acted on subdivision, road and budget items.
2 min read · Verified from approved minutes
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
Construction started on Post Oak Phase I after the 65-lot final plat reached Fair Oaks Ranch City Council in June, bringing clearing, grading and utility work along Ammann Road.
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
A newly posted county file advances the Meyer Ranch school plat with road, drainage and right-of-way plans requiring a Sept. 3 vote.
1 min read · County vote Sept. 3
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
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 verifiedCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
