Planning Commission, September 17, 2026
Recommends approval: General plan variances near FM 528 and I-45 (Baybrook area), passed
What happened
On September 17, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of General plan variances near FM 528 and I-45 (Baybrook area).
The Houston Planning Commission processed its September 17, 2026 platting agenda, approving most consent and public-hearing replats subject to CPC 101 form conditions.
- Jurisdiction
- Houston, TX
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 28 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, passed
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsMax Roye Corner subdivision replat with three
RecommendedAston Villas Plaza replat
RecommendedVargas Estates
RecommendedGalicia replat
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 28
Aston Villas Plaza replat at NE intersection of 610 and Richmond Avenue
Item 61, Aston Villas Plaza, an over 33,000 sq ft property at the northeast intersection of 610 and Richmond Avenue. Full replat of Atwood Villas partial replat number three to create one unrestricted reserve, intended as a gas station maintaining an existing 1990 building. Variance granted for dual building line of 8.6 feet along 610 West and 5.3 feet along Guyton Street. Approved by voice vote.
- CPC 101 form conditions
- granted requested variance for dual building line
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Key Decisions (28)
Aston Villas Plaza replat at NE intersection of 610 and Richmond Avenue
Charles Mark Corner replat near Charles Bond Street and Wayside Drive
Condav Business Park replat in Montgomery County ETJ
Crestmere Place Partial Replat No. 5 on Milford Street
Estates at Knoll Street Replat No. 1 on Knoll Street
Galicia replat at Boundary Street and Freeman Street
Island Lake Residence replat in Harris County ETJ
LC Park replat at Bauer-Hockley Road and Mushke Road
Lomcrest Plaza replat number one at South Main and Lomcrest Street
Melbourne Place Section 1 Partial Replat No. 6 at Will Oak and Sterling Shire
Park Enclave at St. Augustine replat
Polko Estates replat at Polko Road and McKean Drive
Reserves at Park Place replat (gas station and retail) deferred
Reserves on Grover replat on Grover Street
Rivers Reef replat (office development) deferred at applicant request
Riverside Terrace Section 6 Part 2 Replat No. 4 on McGregor Way
Southland Place Partial Replat No. 6 on Burkett Street
Touchstone Park replat deferred for notification
Max Roye Corner subdivision replat with three variances
General plan variances near FM 528 and I-45 (Baybrook area)
Vargas Estates variance in Waller County ETJ
Westheimer Subdivision Partial Replat No. 1 deferred
Extensions of approval, Sections G-J (items 84-98)
Variance at 8402 Bassett Street
Variance at 6202 Curie Lane
Variance at 3841 Olympia Drive
Establish October 15, 2026 public hearing date for nine plats
Off-street parking variance at 13620 Memorial Drive
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Development Activity (7)
Aston Villas Plaza gas station
Commercial
Reserves at Park Place gas station and retail
Commercial
Estates at Knoll Street residential subdivision
Residential
4 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Multiple new commercial reserves and gas-station/retail redevelopments (Aston Villas Plaza,…
Infrastructure
Drainage, detention, and floodplain constraints (100-year floodplain at Rivers Reef,…
Sentiment
Strong neighborhood opposition to commercial infill in residential enclaves (Rivers…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote13620 Memorial Drive variance
Order of Agenda The Planning Commission may alter the order of the agenda to consider… subdivision
7 subdivision
Limitations on the Authority of the Planning Commission By law, the Commission is… subdivision
Director’s Report Consideration of September 3, 2026, Planning Commission Major… plan amendment
I subdivision
II subdivision
More land-use items (5)
5 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Item SubdivisionNo vote recorded
- No subdivisionNo vote recorded
- Hoffman Street subdivisionNo vote recorded
- #### 83 Westheimer Subdivision partial replat no 1No vote recorded
- E subdivisionNo vote recorded
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 7 Staff, 8 Public, 4 Commissioner.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 6 Staff, 1 Commissioner.
Speaker sample: Vaughn Tran, Staff.
7 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 5 Staff, 1 Commissioner.
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Zoning terms (11)
168 recorded timestamps
- subdivision (8 timestamps)
- plat (32 timestamps)
- variance (42 timestamps)
- public hearing (35 timestamps)
- commercial (13 timestamps)
- residential (10 timestamps)
Decision moments (28)
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