New-home permits reach 684 for the year after 37 in September, with Highpointe and High Country leading

Aubrey's Development Services department issued 37 permits for new single-family homes in September, according to its monthly report in the packet for Thursday's City Council meeting, bringing the 2026 total to 684.

Highpointe accounted for 17 of September's new-home permits and High Country for 11. Ribbonwood had five, Belmont three and Keeneland one.

The same report charts the yearly count back to 2019. New single-family permits rose from 556 that year to a peak of 1,400 in 2022, fell to 1,095 in 2023 and 706 in 2024, then climbed to 892 last year. The report puts the total since 2019 at 7,725.

Where the houses are

A house-count table in the report lists 10,598 homes in September across the areas it tracks, up from April in most of the newer neighborhoods:

• Silverado and High Country: 4,198, up from 4,004 in April
• Sandbrock: 1,988, up from 1,936
• Winn Ridge: 1,746, unchanged
• Aubrey proper: 1,497, up from 1,453
• Highpointe: 505, up from 395
• Aspen Meadows: 312, unchanged
• Keeneland: 211, up from 189
• Belmont: 59, up from 48
• Ribbonwood: 42, after none in April
• Saratoga: 40, up from 24

Altogether the department issued 104 permits in September, including 59 for smaller residential jobs and eight commercial permits, and collected $106,835.23 in permit fees, $96,329.55 of it from the new homes.

Fees and cash

The Public Works report in the packet shows $452,080.92 in impact and park fees collected in September: $195,777 for sewer, $102,432 for water, $102,000 in parks fees and $51,871.92 for roads. The city produced about 27.8 million gallons of water in September, down from 31.7 million in August, for a daily average of 959,328 gallons.

Separately, the quarterly investment report on Thursday's consent agenda shows the city's total cash balance at $94,482,509 on Sept. 30, down $17,294,922 from the end of June. Finance staff wrote that bond proceeds paid for continued construction of the new wastewater treatment plant, future park property and other water and sewer work, including new waterlines and the Rockhill well and pump station.

Also on the consent agenda is final acceptance of public improvements in Highpointe Ranch Phase 4A, which the Public Works report says has had its final walk-through.

The council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at 226 Countryside Drive. Department reports are listed for discussion near the end of the agenda.

Sources

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