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Commission grants variance to avoid subdivision process for 4.09-acre Chapin Road parcel with conditions

5679153 · July 29, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a variance request for a 4.09-acre parcel at 5727 Chapin Road that lets the owner proceed without full subdivision, subject to right-of-way dedication and other development conditions.

The McAllen City Commission approved a variance July 28 to waive the city’s subdivision process for a 4.09-acre parcel at 5727 Chapin Road, allowing the owner to pursue a single-home development subject to conditions including right-of-way dedication and compliance with fire-hydrant spacing.

Background: Staff recommended disapproving the variance and instead following the subdivision process, citing required drainage, public improvements and fire-hydrant spacing. The property owner’s representatives, Reuben James De…

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