Navasota panel approves NISD rezoning for Brosig Avenue parking lot with sidewalks, trees and crosswalk
May 15, 2026 | Navasota Planning Commission, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas
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The Navasota Planning and Zoning Commission approved a rezoning request and related conditional-use site plan on May 14, allowing the Navasota Independent School District to convert three residential lots at 106 Brosig Avenue into a public parking lot to serve nearby school and performing-arts events.
Commissioner Kiktausky moved to approve the rezoning from R‑1B (medium-density single-dwelling quarter-acre residential) to PU (public use); Commissioner Dammel seconded the motion, which passed by voice vote with no opposition. The commission then approved the site plan and conditional-use permit with added conditions to address neighborhood concerns.
Why it mattered: the property, legally described as McNair Block 1, Lots 8, 9 and 10, is adjacent to the district’s performing center and is intended to relieve event parking pressure on surrounding residential streets. Staff told the commission the proposal would add roughly 30 parking spaces to the area and that several existing temporary structures on the site were placed to support ongoing district construction and were not intended to be permanent.
Commission discussion and conditions: commissioners and residents pressed for design elements to make the public lot fit the residential context and to improve pedestrian safety. The commission required the site plan to include a 5‑foot sidewalk along Kettler within the right‑of‑way, a striped crosswalk aligned with the sidewalk and one canopy (shade) tree at each end-cap of the parking layout. Staff said the PU zoning does not automatically impose typical parking-lot landscape ratios, but those elements can be added as conditions under a conditional-use permit. Staff also noted that engineers will ensure the crosswalk and ramps meet applicable standards.
Project details and neighborhood concerns: Brett Rice of GLS, the project engineer, described the current proposal as replacing the existing grass lots with impervious concrete pavement for the parking area and confirmed the drawing includes two additional parking spaces beyond the existing lot. Residents raised concerns about the removal of three pecan trees (three are being retained), lighting (one pole with two lights shown), and children crossing the street to reach the auditorium during events. A resident suggested a bioswale and additional plantings in curb end-caps to capture runoff and add greenery; commissioners discussed that approach but noted grading and tree selection affect feasibility.
Procedural notes and next steps: staff said property owners within 500 feet were notified (about 30–40 letters) and no formal objections were received during the mailed-notice period. The commission’s approvals were by voice vote with no recorded no votes. The conditional-use permit and site-plan approval include the conditions described above; staff and the project engineer will update final drawings to show the crosswalk, the sidewalk, and end-cap canopy trees before permitting.
The meeting also approved the April 23, 2026 minutes and introduced staff member Nancy Vedado; the commission then adjourned.
Commissioner Kiktausky moved to approve the rezoning from R‑1B (medium-density single-dwelling quarter-acre residential) to PU (public use); Commissioner Dammel seconded the motion, which passed by voice vote with no opposition. The commission then approved the site plan and conditional-use permit with added conditions to address neighborhood concerns.
Why it mattered: the property, legally described as McNair Block 1, Lots 8, 9 and 10, is adjacent to the district’s performing center and is intended to relieve event parking pressure on surrounding residential streets. Staff told the commission the proposal would add roughly 30 parking spaces to the area and that several existing temporary structures on the site were placed to support ongoing district construction and were not intended to be permanent.
Commission discussion and conditions: commissioners and residents pressed for design elements to make the public lot fit the residential context and to improve pedestrian safety. The commission required the site plan to include a 5‑foot sidewalk along Kettler within the right‑of‑way, a striped crosswalk aligned with the sidewalk and one canopy (shade) tree at each end-cap of the parking layout. Staff said the PU zoning does not automatically impose typical parking-lot landscape ratios, but those elements can be added as conditions under a conditional-use permit. Staff also noted that engineers will ensure the crosswalk and ramps meet applicable standards.
Project details and neighborhood concerns: Brett Rice of GLS, the project engineer, described the current proposal as replacing the existing grass lots with impervious concrete pavement for the parking area and confirmed the drawing includes two additional parking spaces beyond the existing lot. Residents raised concerns about the removal of three pecan trees (three are being retained), lighting (one pole with two lights shown), and children crossing the street to reach the auditorium during events. A resident suggested a bioswale and additional plantings in curb end-caps to capture runoff and add greenery; commissioners discussed that approach but noted grading and tree selection affect feasibility.
Procedural notes and next steps: staff said property owners within 500 feet were notified (about 30–40 letters) and no formal objections were received during the mailed-notice period. The commission’s approvals were by voice vote with no recorded no votes. The conditional-use permit and site-plan approval include the conditions described above; staff and the project engineer will update final drawings to show the crosswalk, the sidewalk, and end-cap canopy trees before permitting.
The meeting also approved the April 23, 2026 minutes and introduced staff member Nancy Vedado; the commission then adjourned.
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