The Anna Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 6 approved revisions to the planned development for the Parks at Foster Crossing and amended the language governing when the development’s amenity center and pool must be built.

Staff described the request as primarily editorial corrections and a proposed change to the construction timing for the amenity center. The Parks at Foster Crossing development includes about 515 lots across two phases; the property is currently owned by Meritage Homes of Texas, and the applicant is not the original developer that entered the zoning and development agreement.

The existing park-fee reimbursement agreement was recently amended by city council to change certificate-of-occupancy triggers — staff described earlier changes that altered triggers from 50 to 100 and from 100 to 200 for certain reimbursements. The planned development initially required amenities to be completed before the issuance of the 250th building permit; the applicant proposed changing that language to tie completion to the “last certificate of occupancy in the phase.” Staff recommended against the applicant’s proposed wording, saying it would be harder to track and could allow a developer who sold lots to another builder to avoid the timing requirement.

Staff and commissioners discussed alternatives. The applicant indicated willingness to change the threshold from 250 permits to 300; several commissioners proposed matching the park-fee reimbursement amendment and setting the trigger at the 100th certificate of occupancy. Commissioners also discussed that no certificates of occupancy had yet been issued and that some lots are under construction under a 10% allowance for each phase while public infrastructure is completed.

A motion to approve the staff-recommended textual corrections and to amend the amenity timing to require the amenity center by the project’s 100th certificate of occupancy was seconded and passed unanimously.

Staff noted the developer said it intends substantial completion of phase 2 public infrastructure by December and proposed complete amenity construction by March–April 2026. The commission’s amendment aligns the planned development language with the recently amended park-fee reimbursement agreement.