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Key approvals (motions adopted on first reading or by consent):

- Resolution 2025-10: Grant agreement with Longhorn Realty Investments to expand Northwest Houston Heart Center; grant not to exceed $91,835 for infrastructure. A council member stated for the record they would abstain due to a professional referral relationship; the city clerk recorded an abstention and the motion passed.

- Resolution 2025-11: Grant to Lone Star Development for a two-building office/retail project at Tice Lane and South Cherry Street; amount not to exceed $83,615. Motion carried.

- Resolution 2025-12: Rental-assistance grant to Intersculpt Studio (Pilates) in Headquarters 2, up to $10,000 after proof of lease payments. Motion carried.

- Resolution 2025-13: TEDC grant to the city to upsize and plant street trees as part of the FM 2920 rebuild within city limits; amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to fund roughly 200 trees and associated infrastructure. Motion carried.

- Resolution 2025-14: TEDC authorization to expend $1,000,000 toward utilities for the FM 2920 rebuild project; described as recurring with a planning total of $4,000,000 over coming years. Motion carried.

- Resolution 2025-15: TEDC annual contribution of $20,000,000 from the TEDC debt-service fund toward the South Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion (part of a larger $70 million project). Motion carried.

Other consent actions approved:

- Professional services agreement with Matrix Consulting Group for development-review process consulting, amount not to exceed $88,000 (approved).

- Sale of four used police vehicles to Montgomery Independent School District for $3,000 per vehicle (three Ford Interceptors and one Chevy Tahoe) (approved).

Why it matters: The TEDC and council actions commit city and EDC resources to infrastructure and economic-development projects that will shape traffic, streetscape, utilities and business occupancy decisions in Tomball’s commercial corridors. The approvals also include support for small-business occupancy through rental-assistance and direct infrastructure grants that the city says are intended to reduce vacancies and encourage new businesses.

Procedure and next steps: Staff will execute agreements as authorized by the council and TEDC; specific contracts, procurement steps and project timelines (for example coordination with TxDOT on the FM 2920 rebuild) were referenced by staff as forthcoming.

Ending: The items were adopted on the consent and new-business agendas; staff will proceed with contract execution and administration under the terms approved by council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council Regular April 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 7 meeting the council approved a package of TEDC grants and other consent items including infrastructure and business grants, a consulting agreement, property-sales to Montgomery ISD and TEDC contributions for FM 2920 and the South wastewater plant.","taxTitle","Tomball, Harris County, Texas","taxId",64481,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083792,"Council discusses developer’s request to use HOA open space for required buffer; staff warns pipeline easement remains uncontrolled",575,3240000,3815000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927225-56ea353911f36a0acc22cd7eb755a81e&start=3240&end=3815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927225-56ea353911f36a0acc22cd7eb755a81e/thumbnail_3240000.jpg","/articles/6083792/Tomball/Harris-County/Texas/Council-discusses-developers-request-to-use-HOA-open-space-for-required-buffer-staff-warns-pipeline-easement-remains-uncontrolled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083792-d1b8f618d6e9ede093f23632a6b42292/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174405&Signature=TKsrT3pWI3SIEvE3MFbLvzC14iT~24hzMCT74EbUiJePZr2zara-01kvF4ycQ~AHTk2DG3-1gXT3~~DyZqxKDf~vsE8yU-wV1euQv7wFCf1LbaTvy09fuuFd4x~X3wUJAiwUBFeq2~znyTSkSEjU7w91I5xleIo27z4qYj2YqsYHiOq08kkOy6SLjlwTREMJEACY4~ptlD1yH1cJk2Fp4wyUPQfkPL1~zo1ZypsHKDC6kFL2-12FXfKTDL82qUIBqugOJcYd~YWNVe~uXFzrrJ3erSSsAzBWXBQ3kSG0qpc6jRnJ1iWkny0eL1xh45et4pP7GoxmZpmeVjhwqcflLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","TOMBALL, Texas — The Tomball City Council spent substantial time April 7 debating whether a developer should be allowed to use adjacent homeowners-association open space as the required buffer between a proposed nonresidential site and nearby residences.

Staff background: Planning staff explained the city’s tree-preservation and buffer requirements, saying the code requires an 18-foot buffer between nonresidential and residential districts and a parallel 15-foot buffer where a pipeline easement prevents planting on the property directly. The staff presentation showed a proposed arrangement in which the developer would rely on the HOA’s orange-shaded open-space reserve to meet the city’s buffer requirement rather than providing a 15-foot buffer on-site.

Council concerns: Several council members said the HOA would have to agree to provide the buffer and that the pipeline easement — where trees were shown in the exhibit — remains under a pipeline company’s control, meaning those trees could be removed outside the city’s authority. One council member summarized the point: allowing the developer to use the HOA’s reserve would “put the control on another property” and risk eroding the city’s tree-preservation ordinance if the adjacent property owner does not maintain trees.

Staff clarification: Planning staff said if the HOA does not approve an easement to use its reserve as the buffer, the developer would still be required to provide the 15-foot parallel buffer outside the pipeline easement; staff reiterated that trees growing in the pipeline easement cannot be guaranteed because the easement owner could clear the area.

Why it matters: The buffer-zone decision affects which property (the developer’s parcel or adjacent common open space) must carry tree preservation and screening responsibilities and whether the city must rely on a private HOA to meet a public landscaping standard.

Outcome and next steps: Council discussed the proposal, and staff explained the procedural path that would be required if the HOA agreed to permit a buffer on its reserve (easement agreements and plat-recording changes). The meeting record shows detailed discussion and a motion to consider the proposal; the staff emphasized that HOA approval and executed easement documentation would be necessary before any on-plat reserve could substitute for the required on-site buffer.

Ending: Staff will carry forward the procedural steps necessary to finalize any easement and buffer-reserve arrangement only if the HOA agrees; absent HOA approval, the developer must provide the on-site 15-foot buffer required by code.","Council considered a request to allow a developer to satisfy a required buffer by using adjacent homeowners-association open space. Council members raised concerns that HOA approval would be required and that trees in a pipeline easement cannot be guaranteed.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6083795,"Tomball council amends rezoning to multifamily for assisted-living proposal after neighborhood opposition",1417,780000,2197000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927225-56ea353911f36a0acc22cd7eb755a81e&start=780&end=2197","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927225-56ea353911f36a0acc22cd7eb755a81e/thumbnail_780000.jpg","/articles/6083795/Tomball/Harris-County/Texas/Tomball-council-amends-rezoning-to-multifamily-for-assisted-living-proposal-after-neighborhood-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6083795-b2a9f99fcfbca54a0c7e24d21aba9a6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174405&Signature=RFLLqQpAf7-D~g2-BSypD-sBZIdgqshy9Ux-ZMwJj-8oRJ4C2KQYt7VHF4ZCH8PMs8ElVnIieyuh-enUZrmZ-Y4Z1aXIWm7dL4Ao3Twj0rVgiscqaQxTkxTtdkYITEP~FcsGOQi5KVnjVNZOUX-hbwdq6EbzqiXYNn72MDJouEBf7-mfVPZId~x4M08RzCegAs6-8fKwVj0kS9LGD15ztYApXlnZuua89Y7zEf8Xqpodp7vzjlqSxhC1kqNYHYud3FSSIY6nXkh40UobkfGgXDxS92v49gHfLEKOJ4U4Iq7z4yt~dpA6c92hkiQ5Hzi6QGS5jnih6PdXJ2gPG13yeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","TOMBALL, Texas — The Tomball City Council voted to change the zoning of a 7.06-acre site from agricultural to multifamily during its April 7 meeting after neighbors and the applicant debated whether the site should be designated general retail to accommodate an assisted-living facility.

The change came after public comment from Cherry Pines-area residents and a presentation by the applicant, who said the proposed assisted-living use aligns with the city’s future land-use plan. Andrea Amin, the applicant, told the council the proposed facility “would feel residential, not … like a warehouse or industrial area,” and said the use would be consistent with neighborhood character.

Why it matters: A land-use decision that converts agricultural land to a zoning district that permits institutional residential uses affects future development options and neighborhood appearance. Neighbors said they worried a broad general-retail designation could allow retail uses they oppose if the assisted-living project did not proceed.

Council and staff details: Planning staff reported the property is currently zoned agricultural and that the applicant originally applied for general retail; the application description said an assisted-living facility was planned. Staff explained that general retail would permit the proposed assisted-living use without a conditional-use permit but that other districts—multifamily, office or neighborhood retail—could also allow the use under different permit requirements. Staff also said multifamily has a minimum-lot-size standard that would prevent an apartment complex on the site because multifamily minimums require 10 acres; the parcel is 7.06 acres.

Neighbors argued in public comment that they had only recently learned of the proposal and that a retail designation worries them because it could later allow a different, more intensive commercial use adjacent to their homes. John Kelly, president of the Cherry Pines Homeowners Association, asked council to “please vote against it” and deny any change that would increase impacts on adjacent single-family lots.

Applicant response and seller comments: Andrea Amin told the council she had aligned the application with the city’s future zoning plan and said the facility would be designed to preserve a residential feel. Jacqueline Marshall, the property owner, told council she supported a rezone that would allow the project to proceed and said she preferred a designation that would permit the assisted-living use without restarting the approval process.

Council action: After discussion and an amendment, a council member moved to change the zoning from agricultural to multifamily. The motion was seconded and carried; the council chair announced “Motion carried unanimously.” The amended motion replaces the original request for general retail.

What’s next: Staff said that if the council had selected a zoning category requiring a conditional-use permit (such as office or neighborhood retail), the applicant would have to restart the public-notice and review process and could face several months’ delay. Council members cited the site’s limited acreage, adjacent drainage and surrounding uses in concluding that multifamily was an acceptable district for allowing the proposed assisted-living use without immediate restart of the approval process.

Ending: The council action amends the zoning designation on second reading; staff will record the ordinance change and proceed with administrative site-plan review and permitting under the multifamily district standards.","Council members amended a rezoning request for 7.06 acres slated for an assisted-living facility from agricultural-to-general retail to multifamily and approved the change after hearing neighborhood concerns and applicant comments about site compatibility.","actionData","errors"]

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