Subdivisions, zoning and big projects
Every Comal.News story on new subdivisions, plats, zoning, annexation, public improvement districts and large projects across Comal County.
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New Braunfels added funding for two fire inspectors; businesses in Mayfair and Veramendi are among those affected by the city's next inspection-cycle goal.
2 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Future data center applicants in Schertz’s manufacturing districts now face a specific use permit process that lets council set development conditions.
2 min read · Adopted Oct. 20
Residents near FM 1518 now face three separate zoning proposals after planning commissioners recommended changes for tracts of about 21 acres, 8 acres and 0.4 acre.
2 min read · Council decisions pending
Property owners can use this guide to find the right office for zoning, plats, sewage systems and floodplain questions before building in New Braunfels or unincorporated Comal County.
4 min read · Official guidance
Families at Veramendi and Lamar face a next step in the district’s class-size waiver process: trustees will consider submitting requests for three grade groups that exceed their allotted seats.
2 min read · Proposed for Oct. 19
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 · Council decision pending
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 recordCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
