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Planning Commission, September 3, 2026

Approves Grand Prairie GP & Reserve Section 2 special exception (items 91 & 92), unanimous

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What happened

The Houston Planning Commission denied then deferred the variance for Max Roy's Corner (item 88), a three-lot development with a 12-foot shared driveway off a 16-foot frontage on Max Roy Street; after an initial 14-1 vote to deny, Commissioner Baldwin modified his motion to defer…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Houston, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 3, 2026
Decisions
26 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (18)

Grand Prairie GP & Reserve Section 2

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Rescission of parking

Recommended

Westheimer Subdivision Partial Replat No. 1

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Ali Plaza

Recommended
2 conditions of approval

Shoemare Residences

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Midline Section 9 preliminary replat

Recommended

Max Roy's Corner

Denied

Echo Suites Hotel parking access

Recommended

West Haven Manor North Section 2

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Aldine ISD MacArthur HS & Hambrick MS campuses GP

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Bridgeland-Creekland Village, Section 22, Re-Plat No. 1

Recommended
3 conditions of approval

Enclave

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Galicia replat

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Chapter

Recommended
1 condition of approval

LC Park replat

Awaiting final vote

Westfield Village Industrial

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Off-street parking variance at 913 Sharpstown Center (Roman III)

Awaiting final vote

Magnolia Enclave

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 26

Midline Section 9 preliminary replat (item 65)

Class three preliminary re-plat in Harris County ETJ proposing 37 lots and five reserves with a public street pattern. Staff recommended disapproval because the street pattern is inconsistent with the general plan and additional acreage needs platting; applicant LGA requested a 30-day extension in writing, granted.

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 denied then deferred the variance for Max Roy's Corner (item 88), a three-lot development with a 12-foot shared driveway off a 16-foot frontage on Max Roy Street; after an initial 14-1 vote to deny, Commissioner Baldwin modified his motion to defer…

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Key Decisions (26)

Continued

Midline Section 9 preliminary replat (item 65)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Alabama Commons replat (item 74)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Chapter at Bland Re-Plat No. 1 (item 75)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Eleanor Enclave replat (item 77)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Galicia replat (item 78)

Vote: unanimous
Continued

LC Park replat (item 79)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Perry Villas replat (item 80)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Southland Place Partial Replat No. 6 (item 81)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Saul Ross Views replat (item 82)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Aldine ISD MacArthur HS & Hambrick MS campuses GP variance (item 83)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Ali Plaza variance (item 84)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Bridgeland Creekland Village GP variance (item 85)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Enclave at St. Charles variance (item 86)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Generation Park East GP variances (item 87)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Max Roy's Corner variances (item 88)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

West Haven Manor North Section 2 variance (item 89)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Westheimer Subdivision Partial Replat No. 1 variance (item 90)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Grand Prairie GP & Reserve Section 2 special exception (items 91 & 92)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Magnolia Enclave variance (item 93)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Shoemare Residences variance (item 94)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Westfield Village Industrial variance (item 95)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Extensions of approval & certification of compliance (sections G, H, I; items 96-110)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rescission of parking variance at 13620 Memorial Drive (item 111 / Roman J)

Vote: unanimous
Deferred

Off-street parking variance at 913 Sharpstown Center (Roman III)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Echo Suites Hotel parking access variance at 2920 Airport Boulevard (Roman IV)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Establish public hearing date of October 1, 2026 (Roman II)

Vote: unanimous

Development Activity (23)

Midline Section 9

Residential

Alabama Commons

Commercial

Chapter at Bland Re-Plat No. 1

Residential

Eleanor Enclave

Residential

Galicia

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Numerous small infill single-family replats (Perry Villas, Saul Ross Views,…

Commercial Demand

A grocery store addition and shopping center redevelopment at 913…

Infrastructure

Large master-planned development activity in Harris County ETJ (2,000-acre Bridgeland…

Sentiment

The commission denied then deferred Max Roy's Corner over life-safety…

Who Spoke (19)

ChairStaff · 10Applicant's RepPublic

On the record: the chair, 10 staff members, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.

Agenda results

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

Director’s Report Approval of August 20, 2026, Planning Commission for Major Throughfare… plan amendment

No vote recorded

Haddick Place subdivision

No vote recorded

III variance

No vote recorded

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