Pre-Development Meetings are offered as a free service for applicants to learn more about the County’s application procedures and help answer general questions. Representatives from various County departments may attend the meeting, based on the proposed project. When possible, any professionals that will be involved in designing or managing the project, such as engineers or architects, should attend the meeting to learn about the procedural requirements and how to assemble a complete application. Pre-Development Meetings are held by appointment Thursday mornings in one hour increments. We suggest you submit your meeting request as soon as possible as requests are processed in the order in which they are received and time slots fill quickly. To reserve your meeting time, please complete the Pre-Development Meeting application below and attach a location map of the area to be discussed.

County will review the application and assess which departments will participate in the meeting, i.e. Engineering, Floodplain, Fire Marshal, Environmental Health, Groundwater, Permits, Addressing, and ROW.

An email invitation will be sent to you on the date and time for your meeting.

Pre-Development Meeting Application

Please see regulations below regarding development along Thoroughfares and planned Thoroughfares.

Brazoria County Subdivision Regulations

Article 4 – Subdivision Design Standards

Section P – Thoroughfares and Planned Thoroughfares

Authority for these Regulations is given in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 232.102.

The County has an official Thoroughfare Plan. It is the duty of the Applicant to adhere to said Plan. Coordination and adherence to the Plan consists of the following:

1. Should a planned or existing Thoroughfare run through a proposed Subdivision, the Applicant is to dedicate the necessary Right-of-Way of at least one hundred and twenty (120) feet as well as construct the Thoroughfare to Planned capacity (usually four (4) lanes divided).

2. Should the planned or existing Thoroughfare run adjacent to the proposed subdivision: a) The Applicant shall dedicate half of the necessary Right-of-Way.

b) The Applicant will be required to build half of the Thoroughfare if the proposed Subdivision is an Urban Subdivision.

c) Rural Subdivisions (1/2 acre or more) and Small Subdivision exceptions (see Section 2.06) will have to dedicate the adequate Right-of-Way for Thoroughfares adjacent to the Subdivision but will not be required to construct any portion of them.

d) Subdivisions that are exceptions (see Section 2.09) to these Subdivision Regulations may not be required to dedicate Right-of-Ways or construct any portion of the Thoroughfare but may be required to Plan setbacks and Lot Frontage restrictions in accordance with these Subdivision Regulations.

e) Designated on street parking within public Right-of-Way is prohibited. Where an intended use generates the need for parking, adequate parking will be provided onsite with the generating facility and outside public Right-of-Way.