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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance approving the Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 112 zoning district for an outdoor music amphitheater with restaurant and bar facilities, located southeast of the intersection of N. IH-35 and University Blvd. (First Reading)*
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Nutty Brown Café and Amphitheater was founded in July of 2000 and is currently located in Dripping Springs. It is an outdoor live music venue with a restaurant/bar. The owners of Nutty Brown announced in November of 2016 that they were planning to move the venue and restaurant/bar to McNeil Park in Round Rock.
McNeil Park is a City owned and operated facility which contains two softball fields, two tennis courts, a playscape, picnic shelters, restrooms and parking areas. Negotiations are underway for the sale of the park to the owners of the Nutty Brown venue. The site is unique in its suitability for the location of an outdoor live music venue because it is located close to IH (Interstate Highway) 35 and there are no residential or overnight lodging uses within an approximately ½ mile radius. Access to the site is provided from a driveway to the northbound IH-35 frontage road on the west side of the property. Additional access may be provided in the future with the construction of the extension of N. Mays Street and a road connection to the east side of the property. The PUD requires that the owner also utilize this access if it is provided.
The proposal is to develop the site with facilities including: an outdoor stage, arena and grandstands, a ‘green room’ building for performers, a restaurant/bar building, a building containing a bar and suites for concert viewing, a food truck area and both paved and unpaved parking areas. The outdoor music venue stage will be located to direct the amplified music towards IH 35. In addition to concerts, the venue would also be permitted to host temporary special events such as farmer markets, Christmas tree sales, charity even...
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