Planning commission approves replat of five Aransas Addition lots

The Kerrville Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve a replat of five lots in the Aransas Addition, moving forward with revised lot lines on a previously platted but undeveloped subdivision.

Staff described the proposal as a replat of Aransas Addition lots 1R, 6R, 7R, 11R and 12R (Thomas Hand survey, abstract 193). Drew Paxton, planning staff, said the lots are part of an existing plat that was never developed and that utilities and site access exist from F Street and Travis Street. Paxton recommended approval.

Applicant Bruce Drake explained the lots were platted in 1986 and “never developed.” Drake said the replat shuffles property lines to bring several lots into closer alignment with current subdivision code and to create parcels better suited for small-lot single-family or patio-home development. He said the proposal aims to “bring some affordable housing to Kerrville” and described an expected yield of about a dozen homes on the overall subdivision area.

Paxton and Drake noted the lots being replatted are nonconforming in width (45 feet rather than the 50 feet now required) and will remain grandfathered; the replat does not change those widths. Drake said some remaining lots in the block measure roughly 40 by 100 feet and likely would be developed as small-lot single-family or zero-lot-line units.

There are no conditions of approval recorded in the Planning staff report; utilities and access were described as existing and the applicant indicated a private drive will provide on-site access for some parcels. After discussion, the commission moved, seconded and approved the replat by voice/hand vote.

The action recorded at the meeting was an approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission; the applicant and staff did not specify subsequent ministerial steps at the hearing.