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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance zoning 37.43 acres located west of CR110 and south of CR122 to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 147 zoning district. (First Reading)*
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The property, located west of CR110 and south of CR122, is within the city’s ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) and will be annexed prior to being zoned.
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning: The 2030 FLUM (Future Land Use Map) designates the property for residential uses. It is not currently zoned as it has not been annexed. The proposed PUD complies with the Round Rock 2030 location criteria for low density multifamily residential which requires primary access to be from a collector roadway or arterial street, prohibits direct access to single family neighborhoods, and which requires low density multi-family developments to be separated from other low density multi-family developments by open space.
Traffic, Access and Roads: The property has proposed access from CR 110 and CR 122 as depicted on the Concept Plan (Exhibit B) and will be required to provide additional fire access in locations to be determined at time of site development permit through adjacent private property. The project will be subject to the Roadway Impact Fee regulations. The location of driveways and potential deceleration lanes will be determined during site plan review, in accordance with city standards. Internal circulation within the PUD boundary will be provided via private drives. Please note that the transportation masterplan is being updated at this time and may result in additional right-of-way widths being required along CR 122.
Proposed PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning: The Settlers Junction PUD is divided into two parcel areas as depicted on the Concept Plan (Exhibit B). Parcel 1 proposes an attached residential “duplex” development and Parcel 2 proposes low density multi-family apartments. Base zoning districts for each of the parcel areas are listed below:
Proposed Use Base Zoning District
Parcel 1 Attached Residential “Duplex TH (Townhome)
Parcel 2 Apartments MF-1 (Low Density Multi-family)
Parcel 1 includes a maximum of 176 single family attached “duplex” units and would be developed in accordance with the standards of the TH (Townhome) zoning district. A compatibility buffer is required for attached residential development when adjacent to existing or planned single family development. The compatibility buffer section of the Code requires an eight (8) foot landscape buffer and a fence; however, the PUD is proposing a 10 foot landscape buffer and fence as shown on Exhibit “D" of the PUD.
A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all required residential parking spaces will be covered and a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) will be provided within enclosed garages. The PUD proposes five (5) amenities as well as 1,100 linear feet of private trails within Parcel 1, which exceeds the Code requirement of four (4) amenities.
In regard to appearance, the duplex units shall comply with the building and design standards included in the PUD. Foundation plantings and a large species tree will be required for each unit. Open space paseos are proposed between groupings of duplexes as shown on Exhibit “E” of the PUD.
Parcel 2 includes a maximum of 325 apartment units with a maximum building height of two (2) stories and would be developed in accordance with the standards of the MF-1 (Multi-family Low Density) zoning district. A compatibility buffer containing a fence and a fifteen (15) foot landscape buffer is required for multifamily residential development when adjacent to existing or planned single family development. The PUD is proposing a fifteen (15) foot landscape buffer and fence as shown on Exhibit “D" of the PUD.
The PUD incorporates the requirements of the MF-1 (Multifamily - Low Density) zoning district, which includes provision of open space between groupings of apartments that exceed 120 units, standards for detached garages, and building and design standards. A minimum of 50% of the required parking spaces shall be provided within enclosed garages and the remainder may be surface parking spaces. The development will provide nine (9) amenities, which exceeds the Code requirement of eight (8) amenities based on the number of units proposed, and 1,000 linear feet of trails within Parcel 2. Each apartment building façade facing a private drive or common area will provide foundation plantings as described in the PUD.
The development also plans to utilize the design standard incentive from the MF-1 (Multi-family - Low Density) zoning district which allows for increased density, no limit to the number of units per building, and would halve the number of required garage parking spaces in exchange for providing upgraded building material, roofing materials, and complying with percentage requirements for those materials for each building façade.
Along the CR110 and CR122 frontages, either a masonry wall or a decorative view fence with masonry columns and shade tree plantings will be provided as depicted on Exhibit “C” of the PUD. Landscape beds, consisting of 500 square feet each, shall be installed at each entry point from CR110 and CR 122 into the development.
Planning and Zoning Commission: This item was heard at the March 1, 2023 Planning and Zoning Commission and several citizens from the adjacent and nearby neighborhoods provided testimony regarding concerns about the project including property value impacts, traffic, and views. The Commission recommended approval 7-0.