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Aransas Pass council tables request to reinstate manufactured-home rezoning and extend RV-park timeline
Summary
Developers of a proposed 12.8-acre RV park on North Commercial sought reinstatement of a 2020 rezoning and a five-year deadline to begin construction; after lengthy public comment and developer testimony the council voted to table the matter for further review.
The Aransas Pass City Council on May 5 debated whether to reinstate a manufactured-home (MH) district rezoning granted in 2020 for a proposed recreational-vehicle park at the southwest corner of North Commercial and West Guile Avenue, and whether to grant a multi‑year time extension to begin construction.
The proposal would reinstate a rezoning originally approved on April 24, 2020, for a roughly 12.8‑acre parcel and would allow the property owner to develop an RV park (the approved site plan showed 41 units). Proponents asked the council to adopt an ordinance giving the project a fixed time window to start construction — developers initially requested five years — to restore the entitlements and help secure financing.
Why it matters: developers said lenders and equity partners will not commit sizable construction financing unless zoning and permitting entitlements are assured. Opponents and several council members pressed the developers for clearer evidence of…
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