Robinson’s City Council voted to enact Ordinance 2025‑047 on the night of the meeting, modifying Ordinance 2021‑021 to allow a Planned Development District (PDD) for 77.926 acres at 1203 North Old Robinson Road, increasing the site’s permitted residential density and expanding commercial space.

David Harrell, the city’s planning and development director, presented the PDD modification and described the changes: the previously approved plan called for about 300 apartment units; the proposed modification would allow roughly 400 to 530 townhomes, raising density from about six dwelling units per acre to roughly nine, and would add about 94,000 square feet of commercial space. Harrell said the proposal keeps the overall layout, adds private park space and an amenity center, and would be built in three phases with Phase 1 infrastructure expected in 2026 if the council approves preliminary platting.

Harrell told the council that deviations from some city code standards are identified in the PDD text (reduced block and lot sizes, increased impervious coverage and building sizes) and that most other standards (parking, loading, sidewalks, buffer requirements) were carried over from the city code into the PDD. "Based on the information within your packet, staff has no issues or concerns regarding the request," Harrell said. He also noted that the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended unanimous approval, 6–0.

Council members and members of the public asked questions about construction traffic, access from the Loop and Old Robinson Road, deed and ownership structure for townhomes, and unit sizes. In response to a public question about construction traffic, Harrell said construction entrances and routes will be determined during submission of subdivision construction plans and that TxDOT restrictions on access from the state roadway may limit options. The applicant’s representative said each building would contain six townhomes with individual plats and that unit sizes would be about 2,200 to 2,400 square feet; Harrell said the PDD calls for a minimum around 2,100 square feet.

A councilmember moved to enact Ordinance 2025‑047, the motion was seconded, and the chair recorded the vote as 'Aye' with no recorded opposition in the transcript. The council then closed the hearing and proceeded to other business.

Because some numbers were stated orally and appeared in different sequences during the meeting (for example, staff and other speakers referenced different historical cost and share figures during an earlier discussion about a separate riverbank agreement), the council’s action on the PDD modification is described here only from the materials and statements shown to council and cited by staff during the hearing. The council’s approval allows the developer to proceed to the next steps in the subdivision and platting process, subject to required engineering reviews, traffic impact mitigation and any conditions imposed during preliminary platting.