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Commission approves voluntary annexation and PD zoning for Horseshoe Lakes area on first reading; developers commit to drainage and sewer upgrades
Summary
By majority vote the Harlingen Commission approved a voluntary annexation and planned‑development ordinance on first reading for a proposed 355‑lot subdivision (Horseshoe); developers committed to phased drainage improvements and a cost‑share lift‑station upgrade with Harlingen Water Works as conditions of approval.
After a public hearing with more than a dozen residents speaking, the Harlingen City Commission voted to approve on first reading a voluntary annexation and planned‑development (PD) zoning request affecting approximately 35.754 acres south of Morris Road (the applicant described a broader 90‑acre master plan). The PD permits internal street dimensions (50‑foot right‑of‑way with 32‑foot paved widths) and allows a subset of lots in the proposed master plan to be below the city’s standard 6,000‑square‑foot lot size.
The developer, Mario Reyna of Melden & Hunt, described a phased, mixed product plan of…
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