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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance rezoning approximately 117.53 acres, at the southeast corner of S. Kenney Fort Blvd. and E. Palm Valley Blvd. from the PUD (Planned Unit Development) No. 91 zoning district to PUD (Planned Unit Development) No. 113 zoning district, to be known as Kalahari PUD. (First Reading)*
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This zoning application was filed by Vining & Associates, Inc., on behalf of the property owner City of Round Rock and developer Kalahari Resorts. The Kalahari PUD is proposed to apply to multiple properties which have various existing zoning designations, necessitating three (3) ordinances. This agenda item applies to the property east of S. Kenney Fort Blvd. that is currently zoned Planned Unit Development #91 (Bison PUD).
The property was annexed in 2006 and provided with AG (Agriculture) zoning. The current PUD zoning was adopted in 2012 with the vision of developing the area into a high density, urban-style mixed-use center. Permitted land uses include retail, office, hotels, multifamily, single-family attached dwelling units, manufacturing, and warehousing. The maximum height is 15 stories and all development was envisioned to be developed using Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) principles, entailing buildings constructed at the front lot lines, wide sidewalks, parking in the rear, and clustering of retail and service uses to minimize vehicle trips.
The proposal under consideration will rezone the property to permit Kalahari Resorts to construct a new resort hotel and convention center with indoor and outdoor water parks, an indoor and outdoor family entertainment center, employee housing, and other commercial uses which could potentially serve as local and regional attractors. City Council and Kalahari Resorts entered into a series of agreements in 2016 to bring the resort and convention center to Round Rock. The city owns the land and will own the convention center, but Kalahari will act as the master d...
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