Gunbarrel City Council on July 22 adopted Ordinance O-2025-011 to rezone a 4.99-acre tract at 538 Welch Lane from agricultural (A) to Single-Family Detached Residential (R-1). The rezoning will allow the property owner to subdivide the parcel into two lots, with staff noting a replat will be required before any second home can be constructed.

City Planner Brittany Anderson said the property was annexed in November 2024 and rezoned in January to allow for residential use; the proposed R-1 zoning establishes lot and building standards the council discussed, including a 10,000-square-foot minimum lot size, 100-foot minimum lot width, 1,800-square-foot minimum dwelling size and a two-car garage requirement. Anderson said eight neighbors within the 200-foot notification boundary were mailed notices and staff received no responses.

Anderson told council the rezoning aligns with the city's comprehensive plan and the surrounding area's transition toward low-density residential development. The council adopted the ordinance following a motion, with Councilmember Burns seconding; the motion passed on a unanimous voice vote (Burns — yes; Evan — yes; Person — yes; Edwards — yes).

The ordinance text read into the record included standard provisions: amendment of the zoning map, a severability clause, repeal of conflicting ordinances, and a penalty provision stating fines not to exceed $2,000 per offense for ordinance violations. The planner said the property must be replatted before a second home can be built and that access to the second lot would be via the existing private drive or a proposed private drive shown on the conceptual layout.

No members of the public spoke at the hearing. Council documents show staff recommended approval subject to compliance with subdivision and development regulations.