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Commissioners approve McGregor Lane preliminary plat after residents press for drainage details
Summary
The court approved a 145-acre McGregor Lane preliminary plat (487 lots) after staff and the developer described drainage studies, detention design (wet and dry ponds) and commitments to design and build roads, screening and architectural standards; residents pressed for a public copy of drainage plans and asked where discharge would ultimately flow.
Waller County commissioners approved the preliminary plat for the McGregor Lane development on a 145-acre tract west of FM 362, paving the way for up to 487 lots while prompting extended discussion about drainage, detention ponds and infrastructure responsibilities.
County staff and developer representatives said the project includes standard variances, upgraded screening walls, architectural standards, full gutters and sprinkler systems on lots, and financial contributions for road construction. "We're designing the full roadways; we're constructing if not all of it, half of it in some places," developer Robert told the court. The developer committed to a per-linear-foot contribution ($250) for areas they do not construct.
Several longtime residents voiced concern about off-site sheet flow and where detention discharge would ultimately go. "I'm just trying to understand the significance of moving the line... is that due to a drainage easement or something?" resident Larry Parr asked during the hearing, expressing worry about increasing water in nearby creeks and fields.
Developer and attorney Dean Rasmussen said the team submitted traffic and drainage studies to the county and to the local drainage district and that the design will hold post-development discharge at or below the pre-development flow. "We cannot discharge more flow out of our site than comes there in the existing condition," Rasmussen said, adding that the plan includes a series of detention ponds, easements for downstream maintenance, and coordination with the school district to site utilities.
Commissioners also discussed potential signals or intersection work once the school triggers additional traffic controls. After discussion and a motion, the court approved the item.
The developer estimated typical lot sizes and a price range for homes starting north of about $350,000 and noted some lots and higher-end products could reach considerably higher price points.
