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Council keeps McLean Road as major collector pending study after developer requests downgrade
Summary
Developer representative asked the council to amend the thoroughfare plan to classify McLean Road south of County Road 100 as a minor collector; city staff recommended retaining a major‑collector classification unless the developer provides additional engineering justification.
Pearland City Council declined to change the thoroughfare plan classification for McLean Road tonight, opting to retain a major‑collector designation unless the applicant supplies a technical study showing the route can be downgraded.
Lauren Fair, representing BGE on behalf of landowners in the Massey Oaks area, asked the council to include a road‑classification change in the thoroughfare amendment that would align the map with a planned development (PD) amendment approved by council earlier this year. She said the zoning exhibits and residential design studies prepared for the PD showed McLean as a minor collector south of County Road 100 and asked city staff to adopt the same classification in the thoroughfare plan.
City staff response: Staff and an engineering reviewer said the current thoroughfare plan and the mobility analysis support a major‑collector classification and that the PD process did not include the detailed multimodal traffic analysis necessary to justify the downgrade. Staff recommended the thoroughfare plan maintain McLean as a major collector; they said they would review additional studies if BGE submits supporting analysis.
Council action and direction: Council approved the first reading of the thoroughfare amendment ordinance (item advanced on a 7‑0 vote) while directing staff and BGE to continue coordinating. Council members asked BGE to provide the supporting analysis as soon as possible if it wants the map changed before second reading. Staff said a supplemental study could be considered but that it would take additional time and funding to analyze and incorporate into the plan if provided.
Why it matters: Collector classification determines right‑of‑way width, future construction requirements and impacts on adjacent development. Changing a major collector to a minor collector reduces right‑of‑way needs and can affect how a neighborhood is designed and served.
Next steps: BGE indicated it could gather historical and technical materials and submit them for staff review; staff said it will consider such a submission but recommended keeping the major‑collector designation for now.
