Planning and Zoning recommends approval of The Woodlands at Pinckney Ridge PUD; vote 5-2

Warrenton CityPlanning and Zoning commissioners voted 5-2 on Oct. 2, 2025, to recommend approval of The Woodlands at Pinckney Ridge, a planned unit development (PUD) that would place 112 single-family lots on a 53.6-acre parcel east of Pinckney Street and west of Water Street.

The proposal, presented by Jeff Moon of BACS Engineering and Adam Baer of Ralls Development, requests deviations from the underlying R-3 zoning: a minimum lot width of 62 feet instead of 70 feet and a minimum lot area of 8,000 square feet instead of 10,000. Moon told commissioners the plan would create "112 total lots that is proposed for this" parcel and said the layout saves tree canopy and preserves roughly 19 acres of common ground, about 36% of the PUD site.

Baer said narrowing lot widths can lower infrastructure costs and help keep homes affordable. "By shrinking at this 8 feet, we can save over $10,000 from the development costs," he said, adding the average lot area in the development would be about 10,656 square feet. The developers said house sizes would range from about 1,300 to 2,600…