For the first time in Dripping Springs’ history, a housing development will focus on building to fit the land and not the other way around.
Earlier this month, the Dripping Springs City Council entered into a development agreement with California-based SunCal for the Westwood subdivision, said Michelle Fisher, Dripping Springs city administrator. The city then approved annexation of the 680-acre tract of land along U.S. 290 that will house the subdivision, which was rezoned from agriculture (AG) to a Planned Development District (PDD).
Fischer said the development, which is the city’s first “conservation subdivision,” plans to conserve open space and preserve existing heavily treed areas when developing the residential neighborhood, instead of leveling the land and paving over it. The development is following the guidelines of the city's Conservation Design Ordinance.
