The City of Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously (5-0) on Oct. 30 to approve the Del Webb Sugar Land at Rye Hill Section 1A final plat, with one condition recommended by city staff.

City planner Jessica presented the final plat, describing Section 1A as a 6.097-acre, single-block model-home section containing 19 lots with 40-, 50- and 65-foot lot widths. Jessica said the section is south of FM 2759 and east of FM 762 and will take access from Webb Parkway, a private road connecting to Rye Hill Parkway. The preliminary plat for the broader Rye Hill development was approved earlier; the developer phased the model-home lots into a separate final plat to begin sales and construction on that portion first.

Jessica said staff recommended approval “with one condition,” specifying that the developer must provide a copy of the recorded subdivision covenants approved by the city in accordance with the city’s development code (staff cited sections 5-4(c), 5-19 and 5-34).

Commissioners asked staff to clarify differences between the preliminary and final plat maps and how match lines on the multi-sheet preliminary plat relate to the 19-lot final plat. Jessica explained the preliminary plat spanned multiple sheets and that the model-home section was phased out of the larger preliminary plat for earlier construction of the model homes.

Chair moved to approve the plat with the staff-recommended condition; Commissioner Brown seconded. The motion passed 5-0.

The approval is contingent on the developer submitting the recorded covenants described in staff’s condition; no additional conditions or amendments were added at the meeting. The city’s final step after that submittal will be recordation of the plat in the county land records, which is the developer’s responsibility.