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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance zoning 11.324 acres located northwest of the intersection of SH 130 and CR 118 to the MF-2 (Multifamily- Medium Density) zoning district. (First Reading)*
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History: City council executed a development agreement with the owner on July 14, 2022, prescribing land use and development standards for an affordable apartment complex outside city limits. A stipulation of the agreement, and the provision of city wastewater services to the property outside city limits, is that the owner would voluntarily annex into city limits upon contiguity. This became available when the city annexed the County Road 118 right-of-way. The development was permitted and commenced construction in recent months in accordance with the agreement.
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning: The subject tract is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of the city and therefore has no assigned zoning district. In 2022, the city entered into a development agreement with LSBD Round Rock 118, LLC, to facilitate the construction of an apartment complex offering rents at affordable rates through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The city agreed to support the project provided the developer adhere to development standards prescribed in the MF-2 (Multifamily - Medium Density) zoning district. Additionally, city council approved an out of city wastewater agreement whereby the developer agreed to annex into the city once the property became contiguous with city limits. With the recent annexation of the CR 118 right of way, the property became contiguous and thereby triggered annexation per the requirements of the wastewater agreement. The annexation request appears on the agenda for this meeting.
The Round Rock 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designates the subject tract as Commercial. A land use plan amendment is under consideration as a separate agenda item to change the designation to residential. ...
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