The Robinson City Council voted to enact Ordinance 2025‑047, modifying a previously approved planned development district (PDD) for 77.926 acres at 1203 N. Old Robinson Road (McLennan County Appraisal District parcel ID 183732). The change increases the residential unit potential in the PDD text (staff described the document as showing up to 400–530 units) and adds approximately 94,000 square feet of commercial space along the loop.

David Harrell, the city’s planning and development director, told the council that the PDD revision preserves the general layout approved in 2021 but raises density from roughly 6 dwelling units per acre to about 9, and brings many city code standards (buffers, parking, loading, and subdivision requirements) into the PDD text. Harrell said the project proposed three construction phases with Phase 1 focused on infrastructure work expected in 2026 and later phases through 2027–28 if the council approved the modification.

Harrell described deviations from code included in the PDD: smaller block and lot sizes, increased impervious cover and building footprints, and a list of specific permitted commercial uses (some C2 uses were added into the PDD). He also noted the PDD contains buffering standards (10‑foot green buffers or 6–8 foot fences) and that the street system will include collector roads with 60‑foot rights‑of‑way at two entry points aligning with adjacent Wayfair Waco development.

During the public hearing, resident Robert Hall asked specifically where construction traffic would be routed; staff said construction entrance locations will be determined during the subdivision construction‑plan stage after preliminary plat approval and noted TxDOT had reviewed the project and mitigation such as deceleration lanes would be considered. Councilmembers asked about unit sizes and whether townhomes would be sold or leased; staff said the PDD text calls for roughly 2,100 sq ft per unit as a baseline, the applicant described typical townhome units of about 2,200–2,400 sq ft, and that any substantive change to unit-size minimums would require a return to council for modification.

A councilmember moved to enact Ordinance 2025‑047, the motion was seconded and carried with all present voting in favor; no opposition was recorded on the meeting record. The ordinance was enacted and next steps identified in the discussion include preliminary platting, completion of a traffic impact analysis if the project advances, and later construction‑plan approvals that will set construction entrances and engineering mitigation requirements.