City staff lists roughly 1,200 permitted housing units and more than 3,000 potential units; water demand flagged

City planning staff summarized permitted, pending and potential residential and commercial developments across Kerrville, estimating about 1,200 housing units in permitted/under‑construction phases and thousands more in the “kicking‑tires” category. Staff framed the numbers as long‑term: many developments take a decade or more from concept to full build‑out.

Joshua Young, the city’s GIS coordinator (credited for a story map), and planning staff walked council through major projects: Bluewood Phase 1 (273 apartment units, first phase of a possible two‑phase multifamily project); Freedom’s Path Phase 2 (about 50–60 units targeted for veterans on VA property); Windridge master plan (roughly 490 homes total, about 240 in phase one); Mariposa subdivision (Habitat for Humanity project with about 11 traditional Habitat homes plus roughly 30–35 production homes); and other concepts including Bridal Crossing, Kerrville 38 (conceptual 312‑unit proposal), Tybee Commons (developer‑driven multi‑family), and Whiskey Springs (a proposed PDD with golf course, multifamily, a 430‑room hotel and large commercial frontage). Staff also highlighted large commercial proposals, including a…