Melanie Court subdivision
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Planning Commission, November 12, 2026
Recommends approval: Special minimum lot size renewal – 2300 block McClendon Street, unanimous
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What happened
On November 12, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Special minimum lot size renewal – 2300 block McClendon Street (unanimous).
The Houston Planning Commission on 2026-11-12 voted unanimously to forward to City Council an amendment to Chapter 42, Division 7 raising the parks fee in lieu of dedication from $700 to $900 per dwelling unit.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Houston, TX
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- November 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 28 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (13)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCypress Trails
Recommended1 condition of approval
Forest Green Reserve deferred
Awaiting final vote13515 Pershar Road garage building line
Recommended403 Yorkchester Drive garage building line
RecommendedScott wet weather facility
Recommended1 condition of approval
Garden Light City Place Sections 1 and 3
Recommended1 condition of approval
West 99 General Plan deferred
Awaiting final voteBridgeland Prairie Land Village Section 48 – 30-day extension
Awaiting final voteCharlottesville Corner replat
Recommended1 condition of approval
Grace Lane Estates
Recommended1 condition of approval
Seek Center Gulf Coast deferred
Awaiting final voteWheeler Residence deferred
Awaiting final voteNewport Point Section 8
Recommended2 conditions of approval
Free sample: decision 1 of 28
Parks fee in lieu of dedication increase ($700 to $900)
Chapter 42 Division 7 parks and private parks ordinance amendment raising the fee in lieu of dedication from $700 to $900 per dwelling unit. The change is expected to generate about $1.8M more per year. The item was forwarded to City Council by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (28)
Recommends Approval
Parks fee in lieu of dedication increase ($700 to $900)
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Set public hearing on retail fueling station ordinance
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Charlottesville Corner replat
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Denton Street Villas replat
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Deferred
Forest Green Reserve deferred
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
Haddock Place deferred
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Highland Heights Green Partial Replat No. 1
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
JDS Hopfey Road Section 5 partial replat
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Jutland Homes replat
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Mill Ridge Village Section 1
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Montrose Residences replat
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Deferred
Wheeler Residence deferred
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
Bridgeland Prairie Land Village Section 48 – 30-day extension
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Cypress Trails at Bauer Landing Section 2
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Garden Light City Place Sections 1 and 3
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Newport Point GP
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Scott wet weather facility
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Deferred
Spring Meadows Lane Reserves deferred
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
West 99 General Plan deferred
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Fondren at Court Reserves GP and Section 1
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Recommends Approval
Grace Lane Estates
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
Deferred
Seek Center Gulf Coast deferred
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
13515 Pershar Road garage building line variance
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
3747 Dreyfus Street variances
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
403 Yorkchester Drive garage building line variance
Vote: unanimous
Deferred
6102 Waltway Drive deferred
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Minimum lot size renewal – 1700 block West Main Street
Vote: unanimous
Recommends Approval
Special minimum lot size renewal – 2300 block McClendon Street
Vote: unanimous
Full write-ups and conditions for all 28 decisions in Pro.
Development Activity (8)
Mill Ridge Village Section 1
Residential
Cypress Trails at Bauer Landing Section 2
Residential
Garden Light City Place Sections 1 and 3
Residential
5 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
The parks fee rises 29% to $900 per unit, adding…
Commercial Demand
A proposed ordinance would block new fuel stations on non-major…
Housing Demand
Minimum lot size renewals in Montrose and Windermere limit townhome…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteJubilee Baethe Road subdivision
Approved
freeApproved
Order of Agenda The Planning Commission may alter the order of the agenda to consider… subdivision
No vote recorded
7 subdivision
No vote recorded
Limitations on the Authority of the Planning Commission By law, the Commission is… subdivision
No vote recorded
III subdivision
No vote recorded
Item Subdivision
No vote recorded
No subdivision
No vote recorded
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Public, 1 Chair, 7 Staff, 6 Unknown, 1 Commissioner, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 4 Staff.
Speaker sample: Joanna Spires, Applicant.
5 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 4 Staff.
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Zoning terms (15)
144 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (28 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
- residential (28 timestamps)
- denied (3 timestamps)
- variance (27 timestamps)
- subdivision (14 timestamps)
Decision moments (28)
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