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Planning Commission, July 23, 2026

Approves Amira General Plan variance and special exception (item 97), unanimous

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What happened

The Houston Planning Commission acted on a large plat/subdivision agenda on 2026-07-23, including approving item 93 (Montrose Heights replat at Fairview and Commonwealth Avenue) as an unrestricted reserve over strong neighborhood deed-restriction opposition, on a split show-of-ha…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Houston, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 23, 2026
Decisions
31 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (13)

Landscape

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Telge Hill Business Park

Awaiting final vote

5500 Evergreen Street

Recommended

Alkenberry Residence replat

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Bayou Woods Section 2 Partial Replat No. 3

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Warwick Place Partial Replat No. 2

Awaiting final vote

Aviva Estates

Awaiting final vote

Mansfield Manor Preserve replat

Recommended
1 condition of approval

East End

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Shekinah Life Center

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Bering Drive Reserves replat

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Hillcroft Business Park

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Amira General Plan

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 31

Semiannual Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Report - appropriation to debt retirement

Planning Commission acting as Capital Improvements Advisory Committee authorized appropriation to debt retirement of $18,370,883.16 in water and wastewater impact fee revenues and interest for the reporting period Nov 30 2025 - Apr 30 2026. Current fee is $4,286.93 per service unit (39.47% of maximum). 475 single-family residences below median housing price were exempted.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Houston Planning Commission acted on a large plat/subdivision agenda on 2026-07-23, including approving item 93 (Montrose Heights replat at Fairview and Commonwealth Avenue) as an unrestricted reserve over strong neighborhood deed-restriction opposition, on a split show-of-ha…

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Key Decisions (31)

Approved

Semiannual Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Report - appropriation to debt retirement

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Semiannual Drainage Impact Fee Report - transfer of funds

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consent and replat items (Sections A and B, items 1-80)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Alkenberry Residence replat (item 81)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Bayou Woods Section 2 Partial Replat No. 3 (item 82)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Catewood Park Replat No. 1 (item 83)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

East End on the Bayou Trails replat (item 84)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Fisher's Point at Waverly Partial Replat No. 1 (item 85)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Greenwood Views replat (item 86)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Brentwood Villas replat (item 87)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Westview replat to unrestricted reserve (item 88)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Aviva Estates at Snowden Street replat (item 89)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Laurel Place Reserves replat (item 90)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Mansfield Manor Preserve replat (item 91)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Martin Develop Design McDaniels Replat No. 1 (item 92)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Montrose Heights replat to unrestricted reserve (item 93)

Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved

Telge OST Development replat (item 94)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Valview Homes replat (item 95)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Warwick Place Partial Replat No. 2 (item 96)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Amira General Plan variance and special exception (item 97)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Hunton Services Complex variances (item 99)

Vote: unanimous
Deferred

Mason Business Park GP variances/special exceptions (item 100)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Shekinah Life Center variance (item 101)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Deferred

Telge Hill Business Park variance (item 102)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Bering Drive Reserves replat variance (item 103)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Hillcroft Business Park variance (item 104)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Midland Detention Reserves Section 1 reconsideration (item 105)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Extensions of approval and administrative items (Sections G, H, I, J)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Development plat variance at 5500 Evergreen Street (item 112)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Public hearing dates set for Aug 20, 2026

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Landscape variance for waste transfer station at 1442 Summer Mayor Street (Roman numeral 5)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (7)

Westview car storage / sports car condominiums (item 88)

Commercial

Amira General Plan residential community (item 97)

Residential

Mason Business Park (item 100)

Commercial

Market Signals (4)

Infrastructure

Houston Public Works reports significant remaining capacity in the water…

Housing Demand

Multiple single-family lot-splitting replats and 475 impact-fee exemptions for homes…

Sentiment

Strong neighborhood resistance to conversions to 'unrestricted reserve' (Montrose Heights/Hyde…

Commercial Demand

Commercial and mixed-use reserve requests near the Texas Medical Center…

Who Spoke (19)

Staff · 8Applicant's RepPublic · 3

On the record: 8 staff members, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

#### **Order of Agenda** The Planning Commission may alter the order of the agenda to… subdivision

No vote recorded

7 subdivision

No vote recorded

#### **Limitations on the Authority of the Planning Commission** By law, the Commission… subdivision

No vote recorded

611 Walker Street subdivision

No vote recorded

#### **III subdivision

No vote recorded

### **Item Subdivision** **No

No vote recorded

Charlesmont Place subdivision

No vote recorded

More land-use items (3)

3 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • ### **D subdivision
    No vote recorded
  • ### **E subdivision
    No vote recorded
  • 14421 Sommermeyer Street variance
    No vote recorded

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