D.R. Horton outlines Pine Grove master plan, infrastructure and on‑site ecological mitigation in La Plata briefing

D.R. Horton representatives and consultants presented a comprehensive briefing on the Pine Grove master development plan to the La Plata Planning Commission on Oct. 7, describing the project’s history, phasing, infrastructure work, environmental mitigation, and the developer’s obligations under the Developer’s Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (DRRA).

Brian George, project manager for D.R. Horton, described Pine Grove (formerly Heritage Green) as a multi‑neighborhood, mixed‑use project governed by a master site development plan and multiple annexation agreements dating to 1990. He said the full MSDP sets a maximum of 3,170 residential units on about 1,021 acres, and that the company is building a multi‑stage parkway, neighborhood streets, water and sewer trunk lines and other infrastructure.

Steve Scott, the developer’s land‑use attorney, and Danielle Conroe of Rogers Consulting walked commissioners through the legal and plan history: multiple annexation agreement amendments, a 2018 zoning rewrite that placed the property in the TDX (Traditional Mixed‑Use) zone, and the amended MSDP approved April 2021. Scott noted a three‑party DRRA among the county, the town and the developer that governs school allocations and related obligations.

Scott and…