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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance rezoning 4.77 acres located south of Louis Henna Boulevard on the south side of AW Grimes Boulevard from the C-2 (Local Commercial) zoning district to the PUD (Planned Unit Development) No. 145 zoning district. (First Reading)*
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The owners, Donald B. & Lynne M. O'Connor, request PUD zoning with a Multifamily-Urban (MF-3) base zoning district.
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning: The 2030 FLUM (Future Land Use Map) designates the property for residential uses. If adopted, the PUD will amend the FLUM for the subject area to mixed use to accommodate the proposed residential development with ground floor commercial space.
The Mixed-Use land use designation is used for any parcel or tract of land that is appropriate for the combination of residential and complementary non-residential land uses. Mixed-use can be on a large site with the uses combined on the site or on a small site with the uses combined in a single building.
The site is situated between existing multi-family residential development to the west and south (Warner Ranch Apartments), South A.W. Grimes Blvd to the north, and Glenn Drive to the east. The mixed-use land use designation is appropriate for this parcel because it is in keeping with the surrounding multi-family residential development and the ground floor commercial space will serve the building's residents and the surrounding community with compatible commercial uses.
Location criteria: The Round Rock 2030 Comprehensive Plan provides location criteria for each land use category. Pertinent to the subject property, the Plan states that urban multifamily development should be located near employment centers or major transportation or commercial nodes. The proposed PUD complies with the above-listed location criteria.
Traffic, Access, and Roads: The property has proposed access from South A.W. Grimes and Glenn Dr. as depicted on the Concept Plan (Exhibit B). The project will be subje...
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