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Bastrop Planning and Zoning unanimously approves multiple plats and replat vacations as growth continues
Summary
The Bastrop Planning and Zoning Commission on July 25 approved several final plats and vacate/replat requests — including Valverde amenity center, Burleson Crossing East commercial plat, and multiple Colony subdivision sections — and heard a code-rewrite/comprehensive plan preview; all land-use votes passed unanimously.
The Bastrop Planning and Zoning Commission on July 25 unanimously approved a package of plats and vacate/replat requests tied to ongoing residential and commercial growth in and near the city.
Among the land-use actions, the commission approved the Valverde amenity center final plat, the Burleson Crossing East (Carlson Crossing East) commercial final plat, and several Colony subdivision vacations and final plats. Commissioners conducted roll-call votes for each item; all actions passed with no recorded dissent.
Why it matters: The approvals clear several parcels for construction of neighborhood amenities, commercial shops and restaurants, and additional residential lots. Commissioners and developers discussed traffic impacts, drainage plans and how planned infrastructure — such as Blakey Road improvements and Republic Drive extensions — will connect new sections to existing roadways and utilities.
Votes at a glance: - Minutes: Approved (corrected date to 05/30/2024). Outcome: approved unanimous. - Valverde amenity center final plat (3B): 3.554-acre single-lot amenity center west of FM 969; conforms with Valverde/Viridian development agreement; impervious cover proposed 22%. Outcome: approved unanimous. - Burleson Crossing East final plat (3C): 19.81-acre commercial PDD with 10 commercial lots; PDD maximum impervious cover 85%. Outcome: approved unanimous. - Colony MUD 1D Section 2 vacation (3D): Applicant seeks to vacate to reconfigure lots; preliminary plat to follow. Outcome: approved unanimous. - Colony Mode 1D Section 3 vacation (3E): Vacation and recombination of plats with an added nonresidential/drainage lot noted. Outcome: approved unanimous. - Colony MUD 1F Section 2 final plat (3F): 32.25 acres, 3 residential + 6 nonresidential/drainage/open-space lots; Republic Drive extension proposed; water/wastewater to remain with MUD. Outcome: approved unanimous. - Colony MUD 1F Section 3 final plat (3G): ~51.85 acres, ~110 residential lots and 7 nonresidential lots; Republic Drive access. Outcome: approved unanimous.
Key details from discussion: Developers and staff emphasized drainage and detention-pond strategies, with several projects routing stormwater to regional ponds and using underground storm networks. The developer for Burleson Crossing East highlighted tenant interest (including grocery and restaurant anchors) and said road widening and an additional left-turn lane are planned to improve the Blakey/Wagon Wheel intersection. Commissioners asked repeatedly about pedestrian safety and wastewater responsibility for colony sections; staff and a MUD representative said MUD facilities will serve waste until annexation and debt retirement.
Next steps: Several items approved as final plats will proceed to site development permitting and building permit review. The applicant that vacated plats will return with a preliminary plat next month. The commission also directed staff to continue work on a comprehensive plan and development code rewrite.
