Council approves rezoning for Northern Creek Estates after hours of public concern over drainage and traffic

Lampasas City Council voted 4–3 on March 17 to approve rezoning for the Northern Creek Estates subdivision, a multi-phase proposal that would adjust lot types and set aside about 20.51 acres as agricultural green space.

The measure allows revisions to the previously approved 2023 plan for the parcels commonly known as 1206 Mill Street and 1705 East Fourth Street, including changing roughly 20 planned townhomes back to single-family lots, increasing single-family lots from about 118 to approximately 138, reducing total rooftops from about 283 to 267, and converting 20.51 acres to agriculture/green space. The council’s approval was for the zoning change only; staff and speakers repeatedly stressed that civil engineering, drainage and utility capacity must still be reviewed before any final plat or construction.

Why it matters: The parcel sits near low-elevation areas that residents say flood; neighbors and several speakers told council they worry the revised plan—although it reduces the number of rooftops only slightly—could still worsen local…