A nonprofit group’s plan to redevelop the former Sanger Avenue Elementary School site cleared its first planning approvals Tuesday at the Waco Plan Commission.
The Waco Plan Commission approved the final plat Tuesday on a hard-fought 151-unit neighborhood bordering Cameron Park, seen first by the commission for planned unit development zoning in May 2022.
Changes in state law mean Waco developers can expect a smoother process for subdividing land, along with limits on the city s ability to require public streets in new subdivisions.
Several names were dropped during a hearing on the proposed development along Highway 84. Trader Joe s received considerable air time, as did H-E-B, Sprouts, Brookshire s, Randalls, Costco and Whataburger.
The vacant land between Highway 84 and Harris Creek Baptist Church may prove more attractive if The Concourse development materializes almost directly across the highway.