169 ACRES OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY BRENHAM PLANNING & ZONING
After a two-hour discussion on Monday, Brenham Planning and Zoning Commissioners moved unanimously to recommend creating a planned development district for residential development on the northwest side of town.
Zoning Commission meeting, which included a vote
on establishing a planned development district for
169.42 acres intended for residential development.
The subject 169.42-acre tract is generally located south and west of Dixie Road and north of Sunset Road, and will be considered for annexation by the city council on September 4th and 18th. The Stylecraft Builders development is proposed to connect to the existing Vintage Farms subdivision and will consist of over 600 lots, that number being primarily made up of single-family homes but also including townhomes. The plans also call for 15 acres of multifamily space.
The multifamily area drew much of the evening’s debate, as out of the 20 or so residents who attended Monday’s meeting, several spoke in opposition to putting the area in close proximity to single-family homeowners, with some citing worries about negative impacts to property values, the demands on the infrastructure, and the type of people who could move into the multifamily side. They also brought up general concerns about heavier traffic on Dixie Road, public safety response times and flooding.
use map for 169.42 acres north of
Sunset Road and south and west of
Dixie Road.
(City of Brenham)
Plans of the developer include connecting Westwood Lane to Dixie Road at the north end of the tract, developing Westwood Lane with a roundabout, putting in sidewalks and trails within the residential area, constructing sidewalks in the greenspace/common areas and along Westwood Lane, and installing perimeter fencing and landscaping along Dixie Road, Vintage Farms Way and Westwood Lane.
Stephen Grove, Vice President of Development and Acquisition at Stylecraft, said some multifamily space is needed in the development in order to ensure it is cost-effective with the amount of work going into the project, but the company will work with the city based on what it recommends.
Commissioners, in their recommendation, motioned to require 100 feet of bufferyard separation between the multifamily space and the existing Vintage Farms homes, including at least 20 feet of landscaping and 80 feet that cannot contain any vertical improvements, only flatwork like parking. The recommendation will go before the council at its September meetings.
Click here to read the agenda packet for Monday's meeting.