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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance rezoning 29.74 acres located south of E. Old Settlers Boulevard and west of the Mokan ROW from the BP (Business Park) zoning district to the LI (Light Industrial) zoning district. (Second Reading)
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Proposal: The applicant, Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams, LLP, is requesting to rezone 29.74 acres from BP (Business Park) to LI (Light Industrial) to accommodate office/warehouse development. The subject tract was zoned BP (Business Park) in 2012. The site has no previous platting history. The site is currently vacant.
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning: The FLUM (Future Land Use Map) of the Round Rock 2030 Comprehensive Plan designates the majority of the subject tract as Industrial. A small area to the south is designated as Residential. A land use plan amendment to change the Residential portion to the Industrial land use designation is being considered as a separate agenda item. The entire subject tract is currently zoned BP (Business Park).
Traffic, Access and Roads: A Traffic Impact Analysis is not required for this development, and roadway Impact fees will be collected at the time of building permit application. The need for a right turn deceleration lane on Old Settlers at Kiphen Road will be determined at site development. LI District: The purpose of this district is to establish and preserve areas of high intensity land use primarily devoted to light manufacturing, assembly, and other nonpolluting industries. The LI zoning district allows offices, office/warehouse, retail sales and services, sports training facilities, vet clinics, light industrial services, manufacturing and assembly, warehouse and freight movement, and wholesale trade.
Development standards include:
• Maximum building height of 2-stories.
• An 80-foot building setback is required when the site is adjacent to single family when a masonry fence is used.
• A 100-foot building setback is required when the site is adjacent to single family when a precast concrete panel fence is used.
• The height of a light fixture shall not exceed 30 feet, however if a light fixture is within 25-feet of a residential lot line, it shall not exceed 20 feet in height.
At the August 16, 2023 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning from BP to LI with a vote of 6:1. Commissioner Wallis Meshier voted against the rezoning recommendation because she had concerns about the industrial use not meeting the location criteria outlined in the Comprehensive Plan regarding no adjacent residential development. There were no public speakers on this item, but several residents from the Chandler Creek MUD did object to the land use change request (please refer to the tandem land use change item for further explanation).