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Corpus Christi, TX

Planning Commission · 5:30 PM · Council Chambers

The Planning Commission convened alongside the Beach Dune Committee on March 18, 2026, approving two beachfront construction certificates for a new beach access road and a dune walkover near Mustang Island, four routine subdivision plats, and a Transportation Master Plan amendment removing a planned collector road for a beachfront development. Commissioners split on two related plat-time extension requests, granting one and denying the other in the meeting's only contested vote.
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Analysis

Environment

The Beach Dune Committee approved two beachfront construction certificates for large-scale construction seaward of the Beachfront Construction Line and Dune Protection Line, both with staff-recommended conditions.[#2][#3]

Subdivisions

The Commission approved four subdivision plats without discussion across three council districts, formalizing lot configurations for existing and new residential development.[#7][#5][#6][#8]

Transportation

The Commission approved a Transportation Master Plan amendment removing a planned collector road tied to a private developer's beachfront project, citing wetlands and drainage concerns, while a separate publicly funded beach access road remains planned nearby.[#11]

Key Decisions

Passed
The Commission granted Schanen Estates Unit 13 a 12-month plat-time extension, overriding staff's recommendation of denial.[#9][#10]
Denied
The Commission denied a plat-time extension for Bridges Mill Village Unit 3 by an 8-0 vote, the meeting's only contested vote, accepting staff's recommendation.[#9][#10]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Commission split on two nearly identical plat-time extension requests, granting one despite a staff denial recommendation and denying the other 8-0 in the meeting's only contested vote - worth examining why the outcomes diverged given similar staff findings on lack of progress. The Transportation Master Plan amendment removing a planned collector for a private beachfront development, while a separate publicly funded beach access road for emergency services remains planned nearby, raises questions about how competing infrastructure priorities are being resolved in the same corridor.

Resident

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectA Mustang Island Estates homeowners' association raised dune-safety concerns about a new beach access road approved near the neighborhood, and the Commission approved several subdivision plats across three council districts without discussion. Residents near Mustang Island should also note a planned collector road serving a nearby beachfront development was removed from the city's long-range transportation plan, while a separate, previously funded beach access road for emergency services remains planned in the area.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingA Transportation Master Plan amendment clears a planned collector road from a large beachfront development's site, and the Commission's divergent handling of two stalled subdivision extensions shows what it takes to keep a lapsed plat alive. Developers with plats coming up for time extensions should be prepared to demonstrate concrete construction timelines - the Commission granted one extension despite a staff denial recommendation but denied another with the same staff recommendation.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingUrban|DCCM secured Commission approval to remove a planned collector road from the Transportation Master Plan on behalf of Coastal Dunes LLC, with three supporters speaking in favor at the hearing - the amendment still needs City Council action since it changes a comprehensive plan. Representation mattered in the plat-extension outcomes: applicant representative Mike Mostagshi secured a 12-month extension for one stalled project by emphasizing an imminent construction start, while a similarly represented request was denied.

Charts & Data

28 items(10 procedural hidden)

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The Planning Commission shall be responsible to and act as an advisory body to City Council; shall review and make recommendations to City Council regarding the adoption/implementation of a comprehens

#IIThe Planning Commission will recess to convene the Beach Dune Committee meeting. After the adjournment of the Beach Dune Committee, the Planning Commission meeting will resume.

#IIIConvene Beach Dune Committee (Planning Commission)

#VIApproval of Absences: Chairman York and Commissioner Mandel (5.14.2025 Beach Dune Committee Meeting)

#1Draft meeting minutes from the Beach Dune Committee's May 14, 2025 meeting.

Carried: 8 to 0
Beach Dune Committee

#VIIIConsent Public Hearing Discussion and Possible Action (Item A & B)

#APublic Hearing – Beachfront Construction Certificate for a property located at or near 6510 State Highway 361.

#2Case No. BD9109 requests a Large-Scale Beachfront Construction Certificate for a new beach access road and infrastructure at 6510 State Highway 361, between Beach Access Roads 1 and 2; staff recommends conditional approval.

Carried: 8 to 0
6753 State Highway 361

#BPublic Hearing – Beachfront Construction Certificate for a property located at or near 7213 State Highway 361.

#3Mustang Island LLC requests a Beachfront Construction Certificate (Large-Scale) to build a 10-foot-wide, approximately 450-foot-long dune walkover and associated mitigation/compensation work seaward of the Beachfront Construction Line and Dune Protection Line; staff recommends conditional approval.

Carried: 8 to 0
Mustang Island LLCMustang Island

#XIAdjournment of Beach Dune Committee

#XIIReconvene Planning Commission Meeting

#XIVApproval of Absences: All commissioners were in attendance at the 3.4.2026 meeting.

#4Approval of the meeting minutes from March 4, 2026.

Carried: 8 to 0

#XVIConsent Public Hearing: Discussion and Possible Action (Item C & D)

#CPlats

#5Replat application for the Gardendale Subdivision, Lot 6R, Block 9 (0.45 acres), located at 5301 Cain Drive in District 3.

Carried: 8 to 0
Gardendale Subdivision

#6Replat application for Lots 7RA and 7RB, Block 218 in Padre Island Corpus Christi Section 4, a 0.22-acre site in District 4 near Cruiser Street.

Carried: 8 to 0
Padre Island Corpus Christi Section 4

#7Final plat approval for London Village Section 1, Block 1, Lot 5, a 1.00-acre lot in District 5 located near Farm to Market Road 43 and County Road 47.

Carried: 8 to 0
County Road 87Farm-to-Market Road 2444Salevan DriveLondon Village Section 1

#8Replat application (PL9160) for Bent Tree Unit 2, consolidating Lots 10A, 10B, 13A & 13B in Block 7 (3.47 acres), located at 2801 Cimarron Boulevard near its intersection with Saratoga Boulevard in District 3.

Carried: 8 to 0
2801 Cimarron BoulevardBent Tree Unit 2Saratoga Boulevard

#DPlat-Time Extension

#9Final plat approval for Schanen Estates Unit 13, a 10.06-acre subdivision located at 6229 Norchester Drive near Saratoga Boulevard and Wickersham Drive.

Carried: 8 to 0
6229 Norchester Drive

#10Final plat approval request for Bridges Mill Village Unit 3, a 12.90-acre subdivision located near Kostoryz Road and Saratoga Boulevard.

Denied: 8 to 0
Kostoryz RoadSaratoga Boulevard

#XVIIPublic Hearing: Discussion and Possible Action (Item E)

#EDiscussion and Possible Action regarding the Transportation Master Plan (Mobility CC) Amendments

#11Public hearing on a developer's request to amend the Corpus Christi Transportation Master Plan ('Mobility CC') by removing a proposed C1 Collector road (Project 18-V).

Carried: 8 to 0
Mobility CCProject 18-V

#XVIIIDirector's Report

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact Jessica Martinez, at 361-826-3202 or jessicam2@corpuschristtx.gov, no lat

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