Development regulations

A Manchaca resident on a community well said the final draft wrongly removed the 20-year-old minimum lot-size chart, weakening recharge zone protections, and suspects the change was made to benefit the Hayes Commons development.

A Manchaca resident near the Hayes Commons site said the draft regulations are unreadable, rushed, and serve developers rather than residents, urging that water protections not be sacrificed for speed.

At the K.1 hearing, she argued water availability reports are a mere checkbox with no testing standard, no cumulative impact analysis, and a flawed 10-day implied-consent rule, and said fixing them would block the most concerning developments including Wood Creek North.

In an emailed comment, she asked for a formal comment period and transparency on changes, and urged keeping minimum lot-size restrictions to protect the Edwards Aquifer.