Commission recommends preliminary plat approval for Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1

The Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission on April 24 recommended approval of the preliminary plat for Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1, a 61.74-acre residential section of the larger Rye Hill development.

City planning staff said the proposed Section 1 plat includes 166 Del Webb residential lots, 18 reserves and seven blocks, and that lot widths in the section range from 40, 50 and 65 feet with corner lots receiving an additional 10 feet of width. Staff noted the plat requires a box exhibit for non-perpendicular lots to demonstrate minimum lot width at the front building line. The Del Webb portion of Rye Hill is age-restricted to residents 55 and older, and will be gated.

Staff provided a status update on the broader Rye Hill development, saying the city entered into a development agreement in December 2023 and that the entire development is about 960 acres with roughly 2,335 single-family and Del Webb lots and about 60 acres of commercial north of FM 2759. For the Section 1 preliminary plat, access will be provided via DW Sugar Land Drive, which connects to Rye Hill Parkway.

Commissioners asked technical questions about the reserve count (staff confirmed 18 reserves after accounting for a reserve that spans two sheets), the meaning of “restricted reserve” language (staff said the restricted reserve will be gated and limited to private access, emergency access and public utilities), and the box exhibit color designations that indicate minimum lot widths. Staff recommended approval of the preliminary plat with the understanding that final plats and other items remain to be submitted.

The commission made a motion recommending approval of the preliminary plat; the transcript does not specify the named mover, seconder or a vote tally. The recommendation allows the applicant to move forward with final-plat submissions and subsequent reviews.