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Manvel council approves first readings of annexation and PUD for proposed retail center, asks developer for clarifications
Summary
City council approved the first of two readings for annexation (Ordinance 2025‑O‑34) and a PUD zoning document (Ordinance 2025‑O‑33) for about 47.3 acres at SH‑6 and Kirby Drive, after a lengthy presentation by the applicant and council questions about masonry, parking, hotels, and shared‑parking provisions.
Manvel’s city council voted unanimously Nov. 17 to approve the first readings of an annexation ordinance and a PUD zoning ordinance to allow development of roughly 47.3156 acres at the northwest corner of State Highway 6 and Kirby Drive as a retail center.
City staff and the applicant presented a revised PUD and master‑plan amendment that deletes several previously allowed uses, tightens sign and setback rules, ties parking stall dimensions to city standards and introduces a three‑year grandfathering clause for code changes following adoption. Ian Knox, the applicant’s representative, said the revisions remove fuel stations and car washes from permitted uses, adjust monument signage and increase some building setbacks to “improve safety.” He summarized other edits as formatting and NAICS‑code clarifications and said remaining items would be…
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