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Planning commission recommends denying FLUM amendment for Pecan Place at 1005 Pecan Street
Summary
Bastrop planning commissioners voted to recommend denial of a change to the future land use map that would have reclassified 1005 Pecan Street from neighborhood residential (P3) to residential mixed density (P4), a step the developer said was necessary for an eight‑unit for‑sale project.
The City of Bastrop Planning & Zoning Commission on a split vote recommended denying a proposed amendment to the future land use map that would have reclassified 1005 Pecan Street — the site the applicant calls "Pecan Place" — from neighborhood residential to residential mixed density.
Staff and the applicant framed the request as the first of three linked items needed to permit an eight‑unit, for‑sale condominium project. Attorney Chris Kirby, representing Rubicon/Ruby Crown, told commissioners the development team had prepared a drainage plan and pervious pavement strategy and argued the change would allow a project that "will never be a single family home on that lot again, period." He said the P4 designation would enable a two‑building, four‑unit‑per‑building design intended for owner occupants rather than rental units.
Neighbors and several long‑time residents urged the commission to preserve the recently adopted future land use map, cite infrastructure and drainage concerns, and noted the applicant had already demolished a historic house on the lot. Sam Callahan, who lives adjacent to the site, said he and his wife were "firmly opposed to the development of two fourplex residential units," and other speakers raised parking, traffic and contamination concerns tied to old gasoline tanks.
Staff noted there is no final drainage plan yet and warned that the FLUM was adopted in May 2025 after extensive public input — a reason staff cited for recommending denial. Sylvia, a city staff member, told commissioners: "I need to for sure say that this project does not have a final drainage plan." Commissioners voted by roll call to recommend denial (recorded in the transcript as yes votes from Christopher Toth, Keith Alborn, Jeffrey Estes, Patrice Parsons and David Burrow; no votes from Gary Moss and Jordan Scott). The recommendation will go to City Council on Oct. 21 for the council’s consideration.
The commission’s action does not prohibit the developer from pursuing other paths under current code: staff explained the owner has a previously filed minor plat that could allow three duplexes under the earlier rules, a fallback the applicant repeatedly cited during the hearing.
