387-Acre McCarty Ranch Plan Returns for a Bulverde Public Hearing

The commercial and multifamily sections would retain their existing base zoning under standards tied to the April 20 application date. The applicant says it no longer seeks code modifications for those two sections, though the plan would authorize shared water facilities associated with the project.

The amended materials also withdraw earlier requests to change city right-of-way and pavement-width standards. They instead propose the city’s rural-local specifications: a 60-foot right of way and 22 feet of pavement. The packet says public-water options could include a qualifying retail system, while the single-family section would use individual on-site sewage facilities.

The applicant characterizes the single-family plan as conservation-oriented and says about 84% of that portion would be preserved. That is the applicant’s representation in the project plan, not a finding that construction, conservation measures or utility service have been completed.

At the July 7 hearing, the commission received seven comments before voting 6-1 to table the case. Tuesday’s meeting reopens the public-hearing stage and gives commissioners another opportunity to recommend action or defer the proposal again.