Newman City hears proposal to annex 122.64 acres for EverHour Phase Two; agreement caps density at 235 homes and requires per‑lot road payments

Newman City officials on Wednesday reviewed a developer proposal to annex and rezone 122.64 acres off Greentop Road for Phase Two of the EverHour subdivision, a single‑family residential project the city says would be limited to 235 homes under an intergovernmental agreement reached with Kawita County and the developer.

City staff summarized the application as a request by NCTI LLC (represented by attorney Chuck Connorly) to annex land currently zoned County RC and rezone it to Planned Residential Development (PDR) if the city approves annexation. The applicant proposes three housing "pods": a ranch pod of about 28 homes averaging 1,800 sq ft, a traditional pod of about 160 homes averaging 2,500 sq ft, and an estate pod of about 47 homes averaging 3,000 sq ft. Minimum lot sizes were described as approximately 8,200 square feet; floor areas were said to start at about 1,600 sq ft. Connorly said sales prices would range roughly from the low $300,000s to the low $600,000s and that rentals would be capped at 10 percent of units.

"Our part of that frankly is just simply to contribute money towards the…