Commission approves Val Verde Section 1, Phase 3 final plat amid acreage discrepancy noted

The Bastrop Planning and Zoning Commission approved the final plat for Val Verde Section 1, Phase 3, a phased subdivision west of FM 969 within the City of Bastrop.

Planning staff described the plat as part of the previously approved Viridian development agreement and said the site will use city water, sewer and electric and follow the approved public improvement and drainage plans. Staff stated the plat was compliant with city requirements and recommended approval.

During the presentation staff referred at one point to the parcel as “5.82 acres” in the agenda language and later said “35.82 acres” while also stating the phase would total about 170 units. The commission approved the plat after a motion and second; roll-call votes recorded Keith Alborn, Gary Moss, Jeffrey Estes, Jordan Scott and David Burrow in favor.

Commissioners asked several practical questions during the presentation about connectivity, dead-end streets and timing for construction and road connections to FM 71 and FM 969. Staff said the subdivision will include a street connection and that water infrastructure has been installed in places so that a street connection will be part of later construction plans; staff said the construction timing was not finalized but estimated the build-out and road work would likely take about a year or more.

Staff also noted that the lots in the plat are vested under an existing developer agreement, which allows the subdivision to use previously approved, smaller lot sizes despite the city’s newer lot-size requirements.

The commission approved the final plat; staff said the next administrative steps are plat recording and coordination of the construction sequencing under the developer agreement and public improvement plans.