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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance approving an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan 2030 to modify the Future Land Use Map to allow mixed-use development on 0.469 acres located at 802 E. Palm Valley Blvd. (First Reading)*
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The applicant, AASRA LLC, is requesting to amend the FLUM (Future Land Use Map) of the Round Rock 2030 Comprehensive Plan for their 0.47-acre property from Residential to the Mixed Use land us designation. Round Rock 2030 encourages mixed-use development in locations that are compatible with surrounding areas and supported by employment and transportation infrastructure. The mixed-use designation is intended for general use rather than being location specific and provides opportunities to facilitate the development of infill lots. A rezoning request from the OF-1 (General Office) zoning district to the MU-R (Mixed-Use - Redevelopment and Small Lot) zoning district is under consideration as the following agenda item to support this proposal.
The Comprehensive Plan designation of Mixed-Use allows for mixed-use developments with the following location criteria:
-This land must be located so that mixed-use is compatible with surrounding area and is supported by employment and transportation infrastructure.
-For smaller parcels, mixed-use land use designations should be located along commercial collector or arterial roadways where the desired development or redevelopment cannot be accommodated with existing commercial district standards.
The subject tract meets both location criteria above. Keeping the tract designated for residential use significantly restricts its redevelopment potential, while changing it to Mixed-Use opens its potential while maintaining reasonable compatibility measures with adjacent single-family development.
At its May 21, 2025, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the land use change from Residential to Mixed Use by a vote of 7-0. There were no speakers d...
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