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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance rezoning approximately 218.27 acres, south of the intersection of E. Palm Valley Blvd. and Telander Dr., from the AG (Agriculture) 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 staff report applies to the properties currently zoned AG (Agriculture), which comprise approximately 218 acres.
The properties were annexed in 2006 and provided with the current zoning designation. They have been used for no purpose other than agriculture in recent history. The proposal under consideration will rezone the properties 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 to Round Rock. The city owns the land and will own the convention center, but Kalahari will act as the master developer of the entire site.
PUD Uses:
Land uses permitted in the PUD include:
· Resort hotel
· Convention Center
· Indoor and outdoor water parks
· Indoor and outdoor family entertainment centers - may include such uses as arcade games, go-cart tracks, rock climbing walls, miniature golf, carnival rides, batting cages, bowling alley, trampoline park, laser tag, and a ropes course
· Wedding venue
· Spa
· Pet resort (boarding and grooming facility)
· Restaurants/bars
· Retail sales and services, including fuel sales
· Golf entertainment venue
· ...
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