Council approves land-use change and PD for Imperial Highway 6 tract to allow compact residential
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City Council approved amendments to the future land use map and a new Planned Development general development plan to permit compact residential types on about 30 acres east of Highway 6 between Imperial Boulevard and Crown Garden Trail.
The Sugar Land City Council voted on second reading to amend the future land use designation for the Imperial Highway 6 area and to adopt a new Planned Development (PD) general development plan for Tract H, enabling compact residential and related uses on about 30 acres east of Highway 6. Council approved ordinance 23-66 (land use map amendment) and ordinance 23-68 (PD general development plan) on May 6.
Ruth Lohmer, redevelopment planning manager, told council the initiative is staff-initiated to open the site to the possibility of residential forms such as townhomes, urban homes, cottage court homes and other compact types, and said the change does not guarantee development will occur but establishes the allowed uses if market interest materializes.
The future land use map amendment changes the area from regional commercial and services to a neighborhood activity center designation that allows compact residential forms and certain live-work options. The PD general development plan for the roughly 30-acre Tract H adds three compact residential types — live-work, townhome and urban home — and updates exhibits and references from the prior plan.
Lohmer summarized engagement: planning and zoning public hearings on Jan. 23 and March 27, a community meeting March 6 attended by about 15 people, and council-level public hearings April 15; staff also used 200-foot mailers, newspaper notice, on-site signage and Nextdoor and HOA outreach to roughly 563 Imperial-area homeowners. Lohmer said three people expressed opposition and overall feedback included requests for retail options and clarification of uses.
Council member Suzanne (last name not stated in the transcript) praised staff and the applicant for addressing earlier requests and said she had followed up with HOA representative Kim Weiss, who indicated broad notification and modest feedback. On second reading, ordinance 23-66 passed 7-0; ordinance 23-68 passed on second reading 6-0. Council directed that subsequent development proposals follow standard platting, permitting and site-plan procedures for detailed review.
