Longhorn Ranch Master-Planned Community
Summary
An 83.73-acre planned community with single-family attached/detached homes, multifamily, and a 16.25-acre mixed-use village center at Longhorn Road and Green Valley Parkway. Homes are targeted at $350,000–$450,000, but residents raised flood mapping, drainage, traffic, school congestion, and growth-impact concerns.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Homes targeted at roughly $350,000–$450,000, plus a new commercial village center that could add sales tax revenue.
Future homeowners seeking attainable housing and the developer; local shops could benefit from new traffic.
Neighboring residents worried about drainage, property values, 35-foot buildings near lot lines, and traffic on two-lane roads.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Payson Town Council - Regular - Jun 10, 2026
An 83.73-acre rezoning on West Longhorn Road cleared its final hurdle, enabling a mixed community of roughly 584 homes, commercial space, and trails — with Council requiring a traffic impact analysis given school-zone and emergency-access concerns.
Payson Town Council - Regular - May 13, 2026
A proposed 83.73-acre mixed-use community at 1300 W. Longhorn Road with roughly 1,200-1,400 homes, neighborhood shops, trails and 29% open space. The general plan change for the mixed-use core was approved; the actual rezoning decision comes later. Neighbors are worried about traffic on Longhorn Road.
Planning and Zoning Commission - Apr 6, 2026
An 83.73-acre planned community with single-family attached/detached homes, multifamily, and a 16.25-acre mixed-use village center at Longhorn Road and Green Valley Parkway. Homes are targeted at $350,000–$450,000, but residents raised flood mapping, drainage, traffic, school congestion, and growth-impact concerns.
Related development
Longhorn Ranch — Minor General Plan Amendment (P25-002)
Enables a neighborhood commercial hub with up to 14 du/acre residential within the larger master-planned community.
Longhorn Ranch PAD Rezoning
Could bring 1,200-1,400 housing units and neighborhood commercial to west Payson, with traffic on Longhorn Road the top neighbor concern.
Longhorn Ranch — PAD Zone Change (P25-003)
Could add roughly 500 housing units and an estimated 1,000–1,300 daily vehicle trips, mostly routed via a new roundabout to Longhorn Road.
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