Council approves private-street authorization and land study for Schlatter Ranch subdivision

Cibolo — The City Council on Jan. 27 approved authorization for private streets in the proposed Schlatter Ranch Residential Subdivision and separately approved the subdivision’s land study required for private‑street developments.

Mr. Vasquez described the property as "approximately 115 acres" located on the 3100 block of Green Valley Road with frontage on Wiedner Road and Town Creek Road and said the proposal would create "106 half-acre lots." He told council that the Unified Development Code (Article 18.2, private streets) requires city council approval of private-street locations and that the land-study requirement exists to coordinate phasing and infrastructure in developments where private streets are used. "This is just authorizing the development to build out with a private private street network," Mr. Vasquez said; councilmembers clarified that approval for private streets authorizes the concept and does not set exact alignment and that even private streets are built to the city's construction standards.

During discussion the mayor read UDC provisions (Section 18.19 and drainage language) explaining that the city may reserve drainage easements as linear park connections and that floodplain dedication and buffers are required in certain situations. Councilmembers urged careful review of the PIA (Public Improvement Agreement) language and noted a history of PIAs that have not always favored the city; one councilmember said the document deserves additional review before final PIA approval even though the land study and private-street authorization were approved.

Council moved and seconded motions to approve resolution 10G (private streets) and to approve the 12A land study; both motions were advanced during the meeting. The developer and the applicant’s engineers were present for questions but did not seek further comment at the dais.