Dickinson planning commission approves Sanctuary Section 2 preliminary plat for 42-lot subdivision with conditions

The Dickinson Planning & Zoning Commission on Oct. 21 approved a preliminary plat for Sanctuary Section 2, a proposed 10‑acre, 42‑lot subdivision at 1600 Best Road, with conditions requiring drainage and traffic studies and a wildlife review “in accordance with law.”

The action follows a lengthy public hearing in which multiple St. Edmunds Green residents and the homeowners association attorney said local drainage, repeated flooding during storms and narrow nearby roads make the site unsuitable without stronger mitigation. Residents said they fear the development’s detention pond and any elevation changes will worsen flooding that some said reached homes during Hurricane Harvey.

Developer Mike Bender and the project engineer told the commission the subdivision’s on‑site detention and outlet controls will keep post‑development flows at or below pre‑development rates. “It’s not gonna be any more water going into Saint Emmons than it’s going into it…