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Council tables rezoning for RV development on property at 777 North Avenue A after public questions
Summary
A public hearing on PZ 202435 — a rezoning request to allow RV use on the rear portion of 777 North Avenue A — was opened; council received public concern about buffering, size and notice and voted to table the rezoning to allow developer to appear.
The Aransas Pass City Council opened a public hearing Monday on PZ 202435, a request to rezone part of the property at 777 North Avenue A from R7A (single-family residential) to RV to permit an RV park on the rear portion of the parcel.
City staff said the applicant purchased 2.5 acres in the rear of the property and that the remaining parcel had been platted in earlier work; the current rezoning request would make the zoning on the rear match the rest of the property. Staff said planning staff sent eight notices to nearby property owners and reported no responses for or against.
During public comment, multiple residents raised concerns about the size of the planned RV park, buffering, fencing and whether adjacent homeowners received notice. One resident said the interior streets in the Harbor Heights area are narrow and that parking on streets is common; another said a wood fence would be insufficient as a buffer and asked for concrete or more substantial screening.
Council members asked staff for clarifications about acreage (staff cited 17.25 acres for the total area under review and also acknowledged earlier descriptions that referenced approximately 20 acres) and noted the application predates a 2022 ordinance that limits RV park sizes. Staff said the request was submitted in 2019 and therefore was received prior to the 2022 ordinance.
After discussion, the council voted to table consideration of Ordinance 2024-4476 (the rezoning ordinance) to allow the developer to attend and answer questions. The motion to table was made and seconded and the chair called the vote in favor; no formal roll-call tally was given in the record.
Next steps: Staff said the development plan will continue through building review and that the council will see the site plan and other details during that process. The rezoning remains under review and is not approved.
