Flower Mound considers Eden Ranch master‑plan and zoning changes as neighbors debate access, buffers and open space

The Flower Mound Town Council on March 17 discussed requests from the developer of the proposed Eden Ranch project for master‑plan and zoning changes, including eliminating an east‑west collector road and reclassifying a portion of Shiloh Road, in a work session that drew lengthy public comment and detailed planning staff review.

Why it matters: Eden Ranch, a proposed cluster/conservation development on roughly 335 acres south of Hawk Road and north of Cross Timbers, would require changes to the Cross Timbers Conservation Development District plan and the town thoroughfare plan. Planning staff and the applicant said the changes affect traffic, open space, scenic corridors and what nonresidential uses may be allowed on several agricultural lots; council members asked for clearer standards before formal decisions.

Council and staff framed the conversation around three technical steps the application would need to clear: a master plan amendment to allow the applicant’s site plan and design, a zoning application (ZPD) for the planned development, and likely a tree‑removal permit. Planning manager Lehi Murphy told the council the application will also trigger a Planning & Zoning Commission work session because the site is larger than 20 acres, proposes a master‑plan amendment and requests multiple exceptions to the Cross Timbers plan.

Planning staff said the project as submitted would require at least two formal changes. First, the applicant proposes removing an east‑west collector street that currently appears in the town thoroughfare plan. A traffic impact analysis showed…