Applicant Castlerock Communities requests a one-year extension of time from January 22, 2026, until January 22, 2027, on the preliminary zoning approval of the Willow Wood Sudivision to change from District A Single Family Residential to District I Planned Unit Development.  Willow Wood Subdivision is 80 acres site located southeast of SH 3 and south of FM 1764.

On January 22, 2025, the City Commission held a public hearing upon advertised notice and thereafter voted to give preliminary zoning approval to the request by Castlerock Communities, Inc. to develop an 80-acre tract of land located southeast of State Highway 3 and south of FM 1764 as a single-family residential community, complete with stormwater detention facilities, parks and open space.  The subdivision will develop 213 single family detached lots at various dimensions ranging from 6,000sft to 13,000sft, with homes expected to range in price from $275,000 to $375,000.  There are no proposed non-residential uses.  The community will incorporate walking/jogging trails as well as an approximate 7.1 acre park/green space with a playground, seating areas, and landscaped entry reserves. The subject tract is included in GCMUD 66 and subject to a Development Agreement approved by the City Commission in 2007 which requires development of the subject properties as a Planned Unit Development.  The PUD rezoning application was presented to satisfy the requirements of the Development Agreement. 

The extension of time is required to allow Castlerock Communities to complete construction of the necessary infrastructure.  A Master Plan and Preliminary and Final Plats for Sections 1 and 2 have been approved for the subdivision, together with construction plans for construction of the necessary sewer, water, streets and drainage.  Additional time is needed to complete a land-swap with adjacent property to allow the construction of additional detention capacity.  It is anticipated construction will start in Sections 1 and 2 in calendar year 2026.   

The request for extension of time to the preliminary zoning approval to change 80 acres located southeast of SH 3 and south of FM 1764 from District A Single Family Residential to District I Planned Unit Development is scheduled to be heard by the Planning Board at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 2, 2026. Staff will report the action of the Planning Board meeting to the City Commission.  

Staff have reviewed the request for extension of time and recommend approval to the Planning Board and to the City Commission of the requested extension of the preliminary zoning approval from District A - Single Family Residential to District I - Planned Unit Development to allow Castlerock Communities additional time to complete construction of the infrastructure in Sections 1 and 2.