Maple Hills Planned Unit Development
Description
Forestar's proposal to create the Maple Hills PUD residential subdivision was tabled after discussion, delaying the council's zoning decision.
Impact summary
The Common Council denied it on Oct 26, 2026.
Adds a sizable new neighborhood near State Road 44, but fire safety concerns about how close houses sit to each other must be resolved first.
Applicant
- Name
- Forestar
At a glance
- Hearings
- 5
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 5
Last vote · Common Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Meeting timeline (5)
Common Council - Oct 26, 2026
A proposed 159-lot single-family subdivision on 74.2 acres with 50-foot-wide lots, retention ponds, an SR 44 entrance and HOA maintenance, rezoned from Agricultural to PUD-R — denied on third reading.
Common Council - Sep 14, 2026
The third reading of the Maple Hills PUD ordinance was pulled from the agenda and moved to September 28 while the developer's representatives await answers on fire protection and other open questions.
Planning Commission - Aug 25, 2026
A 159-lot single-family subdivision on about 69 acres off SR 252, already recommended for rezone by this commission in July. The plat got tabled because the City Council is still hashing out lot width and setback language in the ordinance.
Common Council - Aug 24, 2026
Forestar wants to rezone farmland to a PUD for 159 single-family lots with 50-foot minimum lot widths, extra brick requirements, and anti-monotony rules. Tabled after fire officials questioned the 10-foot minimum spacing between homes.
Common Council - Aug 10, 2026
A 159-lot residential subdivision on 74.2 acres, all lots 50 feet wide, with one boulevard-style entrance off State Road 44 (bought from Faith Church) and no access onto State Road 252. Brick requirements, thicker vinyl, and anti-monotony standards are built into the PUD text.
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