In Wellborn, the city meets country in the Meadow Creek subdivision, and city planners in College Station aren't happy about it.
"We have places in the city for that type of development," said Lance Simms, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services for the city of College Station.
Meadow Creek is in the three-and-a half mile area outside College Station that the city will eventually annex, known as the ETJ, or extra territorial jurisdiction.
"Up until now there is a way to develop an urban type subdivision in the ETJ and what we're saying is that really not appropriate," said Simms.
If city staffers have anything to say about it, future ETJ neighborhoods would be built on at least two acre lots. At a meeting this Wednesday, they'll propose that ordinance to the College Station City Council.
BCS home builders want lots of people at that meeting. They've produced a commercial against the ordinance saying the council wants a five acre minimum.
While the council can adopt whatever size members like, city staffers say the number they're proposing is much lower.
"The ordinance clearly states a minimum of two acres," said Simms.
Homebuilders say a change to the minimum lot size would be anti-growth.
"Trying to force people back in the city so they're paying city taxes," said Randy French, of the Bryan College Station Home Builders Association.
"Lot prices that you can get now in the $40,000-60,000 range for a minimum, will now go to the $100,000-150,000 range. Its gonna knock so many people out of the market," said French.
City planners don't dispute prices will go up, but say long term, they have the best interests of the tax payers in mind.
"We're not doing the prudent thing by allowing uncontrolled unchecked growth in our ETJ, and that's simply what we want to do," said Simms.
Among other reasons, the city says the changes are necessary because of the amount of traffic county roads receive from ETJ developments.
Also included in the proposal is the of master plans as a requirement or option from ETJ home builders. As well as establishing a minimum lot width of 400 ft along thoroughfares and 100 ft along subdivision roads in the ETJ, and removing urban street design as an option in the ETJ.
The meeting is set for 7pm Wednesday November 5th in the College Station City Council chambers.