Planning commission recommends approval of three Lloyd PUD overlays covering about 1,776 acres

The League City Planning Commission on July 7, 2025 voted 5-0 to recommend City Council approve three planned unit development (PUD) overlay districts for the Lloyd tract — Lloyd North, Lloyd Central and Lloyd South — covering roughly 1,776 acres on the city’s west side.

Planning staff presented the proposal and said the revised PUDs are smaller and less dense than the original 2006 approval and include more area dedicated to drainage and detention. “Post Harvey, we adopted new drainage standards that are much more stringent and this development will have to follow those standards,” planning staff member Caitlin said during the public hearing.

Staff told commissioners the proposal breaks down into three PUDs: Lloyd North (about 735 acres, proposing approximately 1,378 single-family lots), Lloyd Central (about 245 acres, with roughly 143 acres planned for commercial uses and an option to integrate multifamily as part of urban development), and Lloyd South (about 796 acres, proposing about 1,259 single-family lots). The South tract also would dedicate a 32.2-acre city park and a 4-acre tract for a fire station to the city; combined, staff said, those two tracts (36.2 acres) satisfy public parkland requirements for Lloyd North and South.

The staff presentation noted the 2025 proposal is roughly 274 acres smaller than the 2006 PUD and that multifamily would be allowed in Lloyd Central only if integrated with an urban development rather than as a standalone garden-style product. Staff recommended approval, finding the PUDs consistent with the city comprehensive plan and the Westside Master Plan and that the projects provide adequate public and private parkland, school sites and thoroughfare extensions.

Two residents addressed the commission during the public hearing. Bob Alex Azek, who said he lives in the Enclave in Magnolia Creek, told commissioners that during Hurricane Harvey his neighborhood recorded “50 inches of rain and there was no flooding in the Enclave,” and asked that the developer provide sufficient retention basins and limit construction noise. “When this development starts, my comment would be that heavy equipment … don’t start up at 5AM in the morning that we can hear them,” Azek said. Staff responded that the city’s noise ordinance prohibits construction activity before 7 a.m.

Commissioners asked staff about the residential-to-commercial mix and parkland calculations. Staff said the Lloyd proposal skews roughly 80/20 residential-to-commercial at buildout of the Lloyd tracts themselves, and that the broader Westside Master Plan aims for a more balanced mix (roughly 60/40 or 65/35 across the whole Westside area). On parks, staff cited the requirement of 1 acre per 75 dwelling units and said the proposal meets the public-parkland requirement and includes additional private parkland.

Commissioners also asked about the Grand Parkway alignment; staff said the corridor alignment is set and a 400-foot strip through the central PUD has been reserved to accommodate it.

After discussion and public testimony, a commissioner moved to approve PUD-24-00001 (Lloyd North), PUD-24-00002 (Lloyd Central) and PUD-24-00003 (Lloyd South) as recommended; the motion carried 5-0. The commission’s action is a recommendation to City Council; final approval will be determined by council.

The revised PUDs will next be scheduled for City Council consideration; staff noted several of the site-specific requirements and conditions are contained in the PUD documents that will accompany the council submittal.