Dripping Springs council annexes 14‑acre Fellers tract, approves SF‑2 zoning
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Summary
Council approved a municipal services agreement and annexation for a 14‑acre Fellers tract at 1300 Creek Road and adopted SF‑2 moderate‑density zoning after staff recommended consistency with the city’s comprehensive plan; council directed staff to clarify fire‑service language in the municipal services agreement before final execution.
Dripping Springs’ City Council on Feb. 17 approved the annexation of a 14‑acre portion of the Fellers tract at 1300 Creek Road and adopted SF‑2 (moderate‑density single‑family) zoning for the property.
Pat Helgeson of Tri Pointe Homes presented the applicant’s concept plan and said the proposal would create 18 lots averaging roughly a half‑acre, with homes roughly 2,900 to 4,400 square feet and anticipated sale prices “around $900,000 or higher.” Helgeson said the developer previously secured a water service agreement and a wastewater reservation for the larger family of tracts and expects to use a portion of those reserved wastewater LUEs for this project.
City planner Sarah Varvigos told council the tract is part of a larger 52‑acre parcel and that staff’s analysis found the requested SF‑2 zoning consistent with the city’s future land‑use map and comprehensive plan. Varvigos summarized differences between leaving the land in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) versus annexing it to the city, citing city limits’ 40‑foot height cap, tree‑planting and landscape buffer requirements (including a 35‑foot buffer along Roger Hanks Road), and dark‑sky lighting requirements for subdivisions.
Council questioned technical details including access (staff confirmed there is no new bridge planned across the low‑water crossing on Creek Road) and the municipal services agreement’s description of fire prevention and review responsibilities. Council expressed a preference that fire prevention review be conducted by North Hays County Emergency Services District No. 6 if the property will be in the city limits; the city attorney and staff recommended approving the MSA with direction that staff work with the applicant to amend the document to clearly reflect the correct fire‑service reviewer before the MSA is finalized.
Councilmember Jeffrey moved to approve the municipal services agreement and annexation ordinance; the motion passed on a voice vote. The council later voted to adopt zoning application 2025‑002 to designate the 14‑acre tract SF‑2, after a planning and zoning commission recommendation to approve.
Next steps identified by staff include finalizing the wastewater utility agreement, submitting preliminary construction plans and a final plat, and then permitting and construction steps.
The council’s approvals were procedural final actions; staff was directed to clarify the MSA wording regarding fire prevention and street‑lighting policy with the applicant before the MSA becomes effective.
