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Bulverde council disapproves 329‑acre Macquarie Ranch PDD after residents cite drainage, trees and traffic concerns
Summary
Bulverde City Council voted 4–0–1 to disapprove a proposed planned development district (PDD) for roughly 329 acres north of Highway 281 after residents and councilmembers raised unresolved concerns about drainage, riparian encroachments, tree removal and emergency‑service access. The developer can reapply or return with conditions.
Bulverde — The City Council voted to disapprove a proposed planned development district for roughly 329 acres north of U.S. Highway 281, citing unresolved technical questions about drainage, tree preservation and neighborhood compatibility.
The motion to deny carried 4–0–1 after more than two hours of public comment and council debate. Council members said they had not received sufficient engineering and environmental detail — including a tree inventory covering all disturbed areas and an independent, site‑specific drainage analysis — to justify the number and scale of variances the developer requested.
Planning staff told the council the commission recommended approval with conditions after the…
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