The Kyle City Council unanimously approved the voluntary annexation of almost 98 acres in a special meeting Sept. 24.
Clayton Properties Group, Inc., d/b/a/ Brohn Homes, requested the annexation for a development to be called “Casetta Ranch. The property will be changed the original zoning of Agricultural (AG) to Single Family Residential-3 (R-1-3).
Casetta Ranch will have 406 lots, according to paperwork first presented to the city council in May 2018, and will be located to the south of Bunton Lane at Goforth Road and is wholly within the city of Kyle’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, contiguous to the city limits.
The property is located to the south of Bunton Lane at Goforth Road and is wholly within the city of Kyle’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, contiguous to the city limits.
The developer requested annexation on Aug. 6, at which time the company entered into a development agreement with the city. The first hearing of the annexation was held Sept. 17. No one spoke at that public hearing and the council vote on both first and second reading was unanimous.
Casetta Ranch will have 406 lots, according to paperwork first presented to the city council in May 2018.
The council’s action was in accordance with HB 3167, which went into effect Sept. 1 after being enacted by the Legislature earlier this year and amends Chapter 212 of the Local Government Code, which concerns subdivisions.
Known as the “shot clock” bill, it requires that a subdivision request place on a city council agenda be approved or disproved within 30 days of acceptance.
As part of dealing with the new requirement, Kyle city planning staff “have elected to allow new applications to be submitted only one day per month,” a staff memo included in background materials for the special meeting read.
“This will hopefully allow enough time to review and take action on new applications,” the memo says. “Due to the timeline requirements from HB 3167, the one submitted date per month also only allows action at one meeting per month (regularly scheduled P&Z meetings). This will help staff keep a relatively simple schedule on track, albeit a slightly slower approval process.”
A schedule can be found on the Planning Department segment of the city’s website, cityofkyle.com.
