The Montgomery Planning & Zoning Commission on Aug. 5 recommended approval of multiple land‑use items and cleared a pair of routine administrative items during a regularly scheduled meeting at Montgomery City Hall.

The commission voted to recommend approval of preliminary rezoning requests for a 58.952‑acre tract submitted by Lone Star Cowboy Church (DEV 2407) and for an approximately 11.084‑acre portion of a larger development submitted by BCS (DCS/BCS) Capital LLC (DEV 2415). Commissioners also voted to recommend approval of a special‑use permit for a restaurant with accessory drive‑through service associated with the proposed new H‑E‑B grocery store, and they approved a partial replat for Hills of Town Creek Section 5 (DEV 2406). The commission approved its July 1 minutes and voted to cancel two scheduled second public hearings listed on the agenda.

Why it matters: The votes move the rezoning requests and the special‑use permit forward to the Montgomery City Council for final action and clear planning hurdles for projects that will change land use and add commercial and multifamily development in parts of the city.

Votes at a glance:
- DEV 2407 (Lone Star Cowboy Church, 58.952 acres): Commission recommended approval of the preliminary rezoning report; the property is currently a mix of R‑1 (single‑family), B (commercial) and I (institutional) zoning and the request would consolidate much of the site to institutional zoning. Motion passed.

- DEV 2415 (BCS/DCS Capital LLC, reduced to ~11.084 acres for rezoning to multifamily): Commission recommended approval of the preliminary rezoning report and forwarded it to city council. The applicant revised the plan to reduce the multifamily acreage by about one acre and to leave a portion as commercial along the frontage. Motion passed.

- Special‑use permit for restaurant with drive‑through at proposed H‑E‑B (legal: 31.97‑acre tract in the J. Connor survey, Montgomery County): Commission recommended approval after staff described the drive‑through location, parking layout and that TxDOT had reviewed and raised no objection to the applicant’s traffic submittal. Motion passed.

- Partial replat: Hills of Town Creek Section 5 (DEV 2406): Commission recommended approval of a replat that reconfigures lots to create a shared‑use access path to a park/playground and adheres to prior variances and plat requirements. Motion passed.

- Administrative items: The commission approved the July 1, 2025 meeting minutes and approved cancelling two second public hearings previously scheduled on the agenda. Motions passed.

What the commission did not decide: The commission took no final action on other items that required more detail (see separate story on an accessory structure in the historic district and on the BCS/BCS utility feasibility discussion). All recommendations on rezoning and the special‑use permit will be forwarded to the Montgomery City Council for final decisions.

Meeting details and next steps: The commission’s recommendations are advisory to the City Council, which will consider final approval at future meetings. Public hearing portions for the two rezoning items were opened and closed with no public speakers registered for those items at the meeting.