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Bryan planning panel recommends rezoning 21.59-acre Sandy Point Road parcel to RD-7
Summary
The Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 4 to forward a request to rezone a 21.59-acre Sandy Point Road parcel from Agricultural Open to Residential District 7000, with staff requiring a flood study before a final plat is approved; an adjacent resident raised easement, traffic and sewer concerns during public comment.
The Bryan Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 4 to recommend that the Bryan City Council approve a rezoning request for a 21.59-acre parcel north of Sandy Point Road, changing the property from Agricultural Open to Residential District 7000 (RD-7).
Mikaela Dickinson, a staff planner with the City of Bryan, told commissioners the site is just north of Sandy Point Road and east of the Sandy Point/Lee Morrison Lane intersection and now contains recreational soccer fields but no permanent structures. Dickinson said staff recommends approval because the rezoning would promote continued urban growth, be compatible with surrounding uses and align with the future land-use plan. She added a flood study will be required on a portion of the property before a final plat can be filed.
During the public hearing, Steven Roach, who said he lives at 3960 Sandy Point and owns adjacent land, asked commissioners to correct the draft plat because it appears to include land subject to his perpetual easement. "They can't deny me access to this easement," Roach said, and he warned that Sandy Point Road is a two-lane, 60 mph road where additional residential access could be dangerous. He also said sewer improvements will be needed to serve the development.
Commissioners asked staff whether the applicant had submitted a site plan (staff: a second submittal of the final plat was received but no detailed site plan yet) and whether the flood-study requirement would be enforced (staff: yes, applicants must follow the city's floodplain rules). Commissioners who spoke praised the staff report as consistent with the comprehensive plan and said RD-7 generally fits surrounding development patterns.
The commission closed the public hearing, moved to forward the rezoning request to the Bryan City Council and to adopt the staff report as the commission's findings, and approved the recommendation unanimously. The council will consider the rezoning at a future meeting; staff noted outstanding technical items (including the required flood study) must be resolved during site-plan and plat review.
Notes: The staff presentation identified the case as Rezoning RZ 25-094150. The public comment and technical questions to staff are part of the record; the commission's action is a recommendation to the City Council rather than a final zoning change.
