Boerne City Council reviews growth, development in the city
The city of Boerne is a developing community, bringing in new residential and retail partners as the city continues to grow. During the April 8 City Council meeting, city staff shared a presentation highlighting the way the city pursues development, and addressing comments from a December community survey, which highlighted resident concerns for development.
The overview
While there has been a call from some residents to halt building in the city, Planning Director Nathan Crane said it is not possible for the city to do that since the state government is adamant about property rights.
Options like building moratoriums are available for cities to halt development, but these can only be implemented if cities can prove an inability to provide core services to incoming developments, such as providing water.
Breaking it down
According to the Future Land Use Map, the projected breakdown of Boerne land use will be around 80.8% residential and 19.2% other, which includes commercial, parks/open spaces and downtown.
Final plat for 55-lot single-family development approved in Fair Oaks Ranch
The final plat of a residential development in the making for more than 10 years was approved by Fair Oaks Ranch City Council during the April 3 meeting.
The first phase of the Oak Bend Subdivision will bring 1-acre minimum lots to a property off Ralph Fair Road north of Honeycomb Rock.
About the project
Manager of Engineering Services Lee Muñiz said the first phase of the two-phase project would include the construction of 55 homes.
According to the meeting agenda, the subdivision play was approved by City Council in 2011, consisting of 130 lots. The number of lots was reduced to 110 in 2024.
Muñiz said the conditions for approval included the addition of all-weather surfaces for all temporary fire truck turnarounds.
These turnarounds will be established for emergency vehicles to have access to the community until the completion of the roads within the neighborhood, which will be fully constructed during the second phase.
Special-use permit for second Boerne O'Reilly Auto Parts approved by Planning and Zoning Commission
The Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission on April 7 approved a special-use permit for a new O’Reilly Auto Parts store coming to the Live Oak Shopping Center on the northern end of Main Street.
The details
The new store will be a smaller store focusing on in-person sales and not handling online orders, a representative said during a Feb. 18 Boerne Neighborhood Discussion meeting.
O’Reilly Auto Parts is planning on taking the part of Live Oak Shopping Center that formerly housed Dukes Bar.
A special-use permit is required for the project partly due to the location being in the Entrance Corridor Overlay District, which requires a permit for auto parts sales.
According to a presentation during the April 7 meeting, the new store is projected to have around 176 customers each day.
Single-family development works to bring homes, historic value to George Kendall's ranch
A new residential development is being constructed in Boerne on a historic ranch owned by Kendall County’s namesake. George’s Ranch is a multiphase project spanning over 1,140 acres on the former ranch of George Wilkins Kendall.
Upon completion, the development will feature 775 homesites ranging from $900,000 to over $2 million, with the center of the community highlighted by the historic homestead.
The gist
According to the Texas State Historical Association, Kendall is considered the father of the Texas sheep industry.
To honor this title, the developers of the neighborhood are planning to implement bronze sheep at the entrance of the neighborhood alongside other historic structures, Lookout Group President Mike Siefert said. Siefert said the developer dedicated a significant amount of time researching the history of the ranch and ensuring that the history was respected.
What’s next?
A parade of homes and grand opening events are planned for May. Siefert said the team is excited to develop the community and looks forward to bringing a new community to Boerne.
