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Commissioners approve Sand Hill development agreement, add prohibition on build‑to‑rent multifamily
Summary
Waller County approved a 254‑acre Sand Hill development agreement and general‑plan variances, requiring the developer to add a build‑to‑rent/multifamily prohibition to the agreement and to fund specified roadway work.
Waller County Commissioners Court approved a development agreement and related variances for a 254‑acre subdivision known as Sand Hill, subject to adding a prohibition on build‑to‑rent and multifamily housing to the agreement.
Robert (county staff presenting the item) described the project as a 254‑acre development south of Hagar Road with 515 lots—309 lots at 50 feet of frontage and 206 at 60 feet. He told the court the developer will pay for the design and construction of the county’s half of Stockdick (a local roadway) and provide upgraded fencing and architectural standards. The development will include wet‑bottom detention ponds.
Commissioners moved to approve the development agreement and general‑plan variances on the condition that the contract include language prohibiting build‑to‑rent multifamily. Following an amendment to add that prohibition, the court voted to approve the item as amended.
Neighbors raised concerns about screening and privacy along the development's border; a nearby resident said the development will have a market for 50‑ and 60‑foot lots and asked for privacy fencing. County staff said those concerns will be addressed through the project's fencing and architectural standards.
The action was procedural: the court approved the development agreement, granted standard variances, and directed staff to add the multifamily prohibition to the final contract.
