Seabrook, TX — rezoning & P&Z cases
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RP-2018 — Cross dock and front load warehouse facilities (543,963 SF total)
Site plan for a 59.43-acre industrial development on Red Bluff Road featuring two warehouse buildings (323,347 SF cross dock and 220,616 SF front load) with 100% ESFR sprinkler systems and architectural tilt-wall facade treatments complying with Light Industrial elevation design guidelines. The project includes detention ponds, parking for 590 spaces, and future thoroughfare access.
CU101-0101 — Local Support Multi-Tenant Distribution Center consisting of two warehouse buildings (Building A: approximately 323,040 sq ft; Building B: approximately 214,760 sq ft), maximum height 50 feet
Final Planned Unit Development approval for a Local Support Multi-Tenant Distribution Center consisting of two warehouse buildings totaling approximately 537,800 square feet on approximately 59.65 acres currently zoned C-1, C-2, and LI. The project includes site access via a single driveway to the proposed Port Houston roadway, with construction estimated at 18–24 months following a 4–6 month design phase.
SH-146 — text_amendment
This case involves proposed changes to signage regulations along State Highway 146 to allow businesses greater visibility through taller signs or larger sign faces. The community survey showed mixed support (10 supportive, 7 somewhat supportive, 6 opposed), reflecting tension between business visibility and preserving Seabrook's community character.
Sec. 10.08 Classification Review — text_amendment
Review of Sec. 10.08 Classification of New Uses for validity under state law and potential conflicts with other Zoning Ordinance sections. The review is examining duplication and inconsistencies in Article 11 (Board of Adjustment) language and procedures that may cause confusion, with recommendations to reorganize appeal and variance procedures into a new Procedures Article.
Sec. 4.16.04 — text_amendment
This item proposes to remove Section 4.16.04 (Submission and plan review procedures) from the zoning ordinance and relocate it to Standard Operating Procedures for building permits. This is an administrative reorganization of the city's zoning code text.
PUD-CUP-Marina-Procedures — text_amendment
This is a text amendment to the Seabrook zoning ordinance that reorganizes procedural sections governing planned unit developments, conditional use permits, and marina site plan requirements by moving them to a new Procedures article. The change is administrative and affects the organization of the zoning code rather than specific properties or development standards.
Sec. 1.09 - Vested Rights — text_amendment
This text amendment to Section 1.09 of the zoning code removes specific references to legacy conditional use permits and reorganizes them into the Conditional Use Permits Article, while moving rights for phased projects to a new Vested Rights Section/Article. The changes will affect how conditional use permits and phased development rights are structured in the city's zoning ordinance.
Comprehensive Plan References — text_amendment
This is a text amendment to the Seabrook Zoning Ordinance to replace references to specific versions of the Comprehensive Master Plan with "latest adopted" language, ensuring the ordinance remains current when the Plan is updated without requiring future ordinance amendments.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.49 — text_amendment
Update to zoning regulations to permit outdoor dining areas along sidewalks, food trucks, and other temporary uses to activate community spaces, as recommended by the Old Seabrook Livable Center Study.
Livable Center Study 9.1 — text_amendment
Review and potential amendment of Seabrook's zoning codes, land use policies, and parking regulations to support mixed-use development, appropriate density, and residential character as recommended by the Livable Center Study.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.18 — text_amendment
Revision to the Old Seabrook (OS) zoning category to update its description to emphasize nautical and seaside character, and to add microbreweries, wine bars, and theaters as permitted uses subject to Conditional Use Permit approval.
Comprehensive Master Plan 4.3 — other
This agenda item concerns implementation of Comprehensive Master Plan section 4.3, which addresses housing stock revitalization in the Old Town Seabrook District through code enforcement, incentives, and land use transition monitoring.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.45 — text_amendment
The city proposes to establish design guidelines for a new zoning category that mandate tilt-wall building construction, paved parking, landscaping, lighting restrictions, and other aesthetic and buffering considerations. This text amendment affects development standards across the new zoning category and will impact site design requirements for future projects.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.44 — text_amendment
Request to create a new zoning category positioned between Heavy Commercial (C3) and Light Industrial (LI) that would permit warehousing, logistics, and office uses while excluding certain industrial uses allowed under LI. This is a text amendment to the zoning ordinance affecting citywide zoning regulations, not a specific property.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.29 — text_amendment
The city is creating a new entertainment zoning district with form-based code elements designed to encourage pedestrian-friendly design and entertainment uses in the Red Bluff District.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.28 — text_amendment
The city proposes to create a new entertainment zoning district designed to limit residential uses and intense marine uses. This text amendment would add a new zoning classification to the municipal code.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.11 — text_amendment
This text amendment proposes to revise the description of the WAD in the zoning ordinance by removing the "small-town character" intent language and designating it as a higher intensity area. This is an ordinance code change rather than a site-specific rezoning.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.8 — text_amendment
The city proposes to expand the Waterfront Activity Zoning District (WAD) boundaries to encompass the entire Mixed Use/Lakefront District along Clear Lake and NASA Road 1/NASA Parkway, incorporating special architectural and landscape standards. This is a text and district boundary amendment affecting waterfront and corridor development standards in Seabrook.
18-339 — text_amendment
This ordinance amendment establishes new regulations for temporary portable restroom units in Seabrook, governing their permitting, placement, and maintenance across construction sites, public events, residential uses, and permanent installations. Developers and contractors should review this amendment to understand permitting requirements for restroom facilities on construction projects. The ordinance was approved for first reading on July 7, 2026 and scheduled for second reading on July 21, 2026.
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Update — comprehensive_plan_amendment
The City is undertaking a year-long comprehensive update to its zoning ordinance and map with consultant support from Freese and Nichols, Inc., funded by a $250,000 grant. The update aims to streamline development review, incorporate recent state law changes, and align regulations with the 2040 Comprehensive Master Plan. Developers should monitor this initiative as it will establish new zoning standards, PUD processes, and may affect future project approvals in Seabrook.
Nonprofit Service Dog Campus - Code Amendment — comprehensive_plan_amendment
The city is amending its zoning code to create a new land use category for "Nonprofit Therapeutic Service Dog Training and Wellness Campus" and establishing where this use is permitted and required parking standards. This administrative code amendment establishes regulatory framework for a new use type but does not apply to a specific property or project at this time.
Nonprofit Therapeutic Service Dog Campus - Code Amendment — comprehensive_plan_amendment
The city is amending its zoning code to create a new land use category for "Nonprofit Therapeutic Service Dog Training and Wellness Campus," including defining the use, adding it to the permitted uses matrix across zoning districts, and establishing parking requirements. This amendment establishes a regulatory framework for a specific nonprofit use type that may affect development compatibility and parking standards in Seabrook.
Preliminary PUD - Distribution Center — Local Support Multi-Tenant Distribution Center with two warehouses (464,400 sq ft and 205,200 sq ft)
A preliminary planned unit development is being approved to create a local support multi-tenant distribution center in Seabrook, TX, comprising two warehouse buildings totaling approximately 669,600 square feet. The public hearing was conducted with no public comments opposing or supporting the project.
CS103-0102 — other
This case involves a site plan for a cross-dock warehouse facility on Red Bluff Road in Seabrook's Industrial District, with approximately 491,391 square feet of warehouse space and detention ponds. The project includes landscape buffers, setback compliance, and signage requirements consistent with City of Seabrook standards. Developers should review the specific zoning district requirements (R-LD, LI, C-2, and Seabrook Industrial District boundaries) and landscape/buffer yard specifications shown on the site plan.
06-2017 — plat
This case involves the final plat approval for Lake Mija Village Section 4, a 12.364-acre residential subdivision containing 51 lots across 3 blocks in Seabrook. The property is zoned R-1 and R-2, with portions in FEMA flood zones, and the development includes private streets, drainage easements maintained by the homeowners association, and compliance with the city's comprehensive zoning ordinance.
00-2250 — Vape Shop (retail sale of electronic nicotine vape products in addition to existing CBD products)
Phlower Pharma is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to expand their existing CBD retail operation to include electronic nicotine vape products at 2900 E. NASA Parkway. The business has operated at this location for two years and seeks approval to remain competitive with larger chain retailers. This case is relevant if you operate in the Seabrook C-2 commercial corridor or have interests in retail cannabis/vape product distribution.
20-2026 — Mavis Tire Supply Store - tire sales, installation, and general automotive maintenance services (batteries, alignments, suspension, exhaust, state inspections). Operating hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday-Saturday, limited Sunday hours.
Applicant seeks a Conditional Use Permit for a 7,000-square-foot Mavis Tire Supply Store on a 0.99-acre site at 1902 Bayport Blvd that was cleared by TxDOT in 2018. The request includes a variance for landscape buffer requirements due to lot depth reduction caused by TxDOT right-of-way taking.
24-006 — New speculative office/warehouse project (quiet warehousing)
This case involves a Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment for a new speculative office and warehouse facility designated for "quiet warehousing" operations at 5815 Old Highway 146. The project includes two pre-engineered metal buildings with revised structural specifications and an estimated construction timeline spanning from Q1 2026 through Q1 2027, with PUD dissolution provisions if the development schedule is not met.
30-211 — Two port warehouses (24,000-30,000 sq ft each) for warehousing port-related materials and products
This case involves approval of amendments to the existing Quiet Warehouse Planned Unit Development (Ordinance 2024-11), now reissued as Ordinance 2026-01, for development of two port warehouses on 3.695 acres near Old Highway 146. The project is designed for warehousing port-related materials with strict operational controls including 6-foot security fencing, screened waste containers, and restrictions on chemical manufacturing and rail uses to protect nearby residential areas.
Comprehensive Master Plan 2.40 — text_amendment
The city is facilitating development along the SH 146 corridor and Red Bluff Road by adjusting zoning regulations to encourage retail, commercial, and resident-focused services in the Office Warehouse District. This involves ensuring zoning regulations align with desired uses for these commercial corridors.
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