Commission approves large Lantana development plan with condition to resolve thoroughfare alignment

The Planning & Zoning Commission approved a development plan for a 106.89‑acre Lantana property (P2425) that proposed a large hospitality project with cottages, a hotel component, on‑site parking and public trail connections. Because the site lies in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), the commission’s action is a development‑plan approval that will be subject to final conditions and City Council authorization related to the comprehensive‑plan thoroughfare alignment.

Applicant representatives said the plan provides extensive open space, about 315 parking spaces (project design target), internal pedestrian trails and a commitment to repair or replace a known low‑water crossing on Gamen Lane. The developer said they will dedicate five feet of right‑of‑way to support the city’s thoroughfare goals and offered trail connectivity along Barrons/Barons Creek as a public amenity.

Staff advised that the 2024 comprehensive plan identifies an arterial routing across the parcel, so the commission may approve the development plan subject to a condition: council authorization to remove the identified arterial or approval of an alternate alignment that meets the comprehensive plan’s mobility objectives. The commission approved the development plan with that condition; staff noted plat recording will be withheld until council resolves the thoroughfare amendment or alternate routing.

Next steps: staff will forward the conditional approval and supporting documentation to City Council for consideration of a comprehensive‑plan amendment or alternative arterial alignment; FEMA, flood and drainage studies and final engineering must be completed before final plat and permitting.