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Council approves two Riverbend preliminary plats over resident concerns about lighting, roads and park size
Summary
Floresville approved preliminary plats for Scenic/Riverbend park subdivision and Eagles Landing phases, clearing plans for roughly 302 new lots across phases while residents raised questions about street widths, lighting and whether the neighborhood park will be adequately sized and maintained.
The Floresville City Council approved preliminary plats related to the Riverbend development at its May meeting, voting 3‑2 to approve a roughly 2‑acre neighborhood park plat (Scenic/Riverbend Park subdivision) and to approve Eagles Landing Phase 1 preliminary plat that includes 118 lots. Together the meeting materials and developer remarks indicate plans for several hundred additional homes in Riverbend over the next few years.
Developer Richard Coates gave a presentation outlining Riverbend’s buildout history and future phases. He told the council the full community previously agreed to a developer agreement signed in February 2014 that anticipates parks, turn lanes at entrances, and additional infrastructure. Coates said the new neighborhood park will include parking, restrooms, benches, a playscape and other amenities described in the development agreement.
Residents and council members pressed the developer and staff on specific design details. Speakers asked about street widths, cul‑de‑sac turnaround dimensions, lot sizes, and whether streetlights have been installed in earlier Riverbend sections. "There’s not one street light to save your life," one resident said, urging better lighting in older phases and clarity on who installs new lights in future sections.
City staff and the city attorney said engineering, water and sewer reviews have been completed and the fire marshal’s comments have been addressed; staff described the plat approval as ministerial when it meets subdivision regulations. The city attorney warned that if the plat meets regulations, council’s options are limited: denial must cite specific subdivision regulation grounds, and inaction can result in approval by operation of law.
Council approved the Scenic Park preliminary plat 3‑2 and later approved Eagles Landing Phase 1 (118 lots) by the same margin. Opponents asked for more time to review design details; supporters and staff argued the plats meet existing regulatory standards.
Council also discussed a future second entrance to Riverbend and traffic measures: the developer said turn lanes at the main and second entrance will be constructed per the developer agreement, and that new phases include collector streets where required. Maintenance of the park was described as the HOA’s responsibility, though the park will be open to the public.
Because preliminary plat approval is tied to subdivision rules, staff said technical comments are addressed in engineering and utility reviews, and the plats will return for final approval consistent with the development schedule.
