Dripping Springs Board delays vote on Sports Club variance after extensive public comment

The Dripping Springs Board of Adjustment on June 2 postponed a decision on a requested zoning variance that would allow the Dripping Springs Sports Club to exceed the 100,000‑square‑foot gross floor area limit in Planned Development District 6. The board set a special meeting for July 15, 2025, and directed the applicant and staff to provide a traffic impact analysis (TIA), hold further neighborhood engagement, and refine screening and landscaping plans.

The variance application from Dripping Springs Sports Club asks permission to build a facility with 150,000 square feet of gross floor area — 50,000 square feet above the PDD 6 standard — while showing a building footprint the applicant described as roughly 62,000–65,000 square feet. Applicant Ashley Rose framed the proposal as a community benefit, telling the board the lack of a central recreation facility forces families to drive long distances and called that loss of time and money “a hidden tax that we are paying for not having a central place to gather, train, and connect.”

Co‑applicant Drew Rose walked the board through…