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Commission recommends approval of Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1 preliminary plat
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1 preliminary plat, a 61.74-acre first residential section with 166 lots. Staff noted the section is part of a larger approximately 960-acre mixed-use development; the Del Webb portion is a gated, age-restricted (55+) community.
The City of Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission on April 24 voted to recommend approval of the Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1 preliminary plat.
Jessica, city staff, presented the preliminary plat as the first residential section of the Rye Hill development and explained that a preliminary plat lays out lots and streets to confirm minimum lot sizes and right-of-way widths. The section covers 61.74 acres and proposes 166 residential lots, 18 reserves and seven blocks; proposed lot widths include 40-, 50- and 65-foot lots, with corner lots carrying an additional 10 feet.
Staff said the larger Rye Hill development is approximately 960 acres overall and will be a mixed-use project that includes about 2,335 single-family and Del Webb residential lots and roughly 60 acres of commercial land north of FM 2759. The Del Webb portion is the brighter-yellow area on the plan and is an age-restricted, gated community limited to residents 55 and older; municipal code and the development agreement identify different minimum lot standards for the Del Webb lots versus the non–age-restricted single-family lots.
Jessica described required box exhibits for the preliminary plat (to show minimum lot widths at the front building line for nonperpendicular lots) and noted a repeated reserve label across the two-sheet plat; staff confirmed reserve E spans both sheets and the correct reserve count for the section is 18. The commission reviewed questions about what “restricted reserve” means for private/emergency access and staff confirmed the gated nature of the development and the intended access uses.
Staff recommended approval with the standard options available to the commission (approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove with explanation). A motion to recommend approval was made and seconded; the transcript records the motion passed but does not include a roll-call tally for this item.
Discussion vs. decision: the discussion focused on plat technicalities (box exhibits, reserve counts, access restrictions) and age restrictions for Del Webb lots; the commission’s action was a recommendation to City Council to allow the developer to proceed toward final plat submittal and subsequent permitting steps.
