Planning Commission Special Meeting, January 16, 2026
Denies City consent to creation of Guadalupe Ranch MUD (Bexar County MUD No. 2), 5-4
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The Planning Commission approved 45% of 38 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: John Bustamante (6 of 49 recorded votes).
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The San Antonio Planning Commission recommended DENIAL of the city's consent to create the Guadalupe (Waihilote) Ranch Municipal Utility District (Bexar County MUD No. 2) on a 5-4 roll-call vote.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Denied, 5-4
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City consent to creation of Guadalupe Ranch MUD (Bexar County MUD No. 2)
Commission recommended denial of the city's consent to the creation of the Waihilote/Guadalupe Ranch Municipal Utility District (Bexar County MUD No. 2), a financing district for a Lennar Homes 3,000-home single-family development on ~1,160 acres NW of Scenic Loop Rd and Babcock Rd in the city's...
Meeting Summary
The San Antonio Planning Commission recommended DENIAL of the city's consent to create the Guadalupe (Waihilote) Ranch Municipal Utility District (Bexar County MUD No. 2) on a 5-4 roll-call vote.
Key Decisions (1)
City consent to creation of Guadalupe Ranch MUD (Bexar County MUD No. 2)
Development Activity (1)
Guadalupe Ranch (Waihilote Ranch / Guajalote Ranch)
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Lennar plans 3,000 attainable single-family homes targeting first-time and move-up…
Infrastructure
SAWS will provide water but not sewer to this ETJ…
Sentiment
Overwhelming, highly organized public opposition (dozens of speakers, state representatives,…
Infrastructure
Scenic Loop Road is classified as a collector (not arterial)…
Who Spoke (67)
On the record: the chair, a councilmember, 6 commissioners, 3 staff members, an attorney, the applicant's representative, 2 witnesses, and 47 members of the public.
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