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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance rezoning 19.35 acres located west of Chisholm Trail Road and north of W. Old Settlers Boulevard from the LI (Light Industrial) zoning district to the PUD (Planned Unit Development) No. 118 zoning district. (First Reading)*
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The proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) contains approximately 19.35 acres, to be developed with a maximum of 115 single family detached units on a common lot, with each condominium dwelling unit having a private external entrance, private parking, and a private yard area. The development is to be served by 30-foot wide private drive aisles and will include amenities. The request was filed by Waterloo Development, Inc., on behalf of the property owner, Austin MKA Investments, Ltd.
The subject site is bordered to the north and south by land zoned as LI (Light Industrial). To the south of the site is an auto collision repair center. Under construction to the north of the site is the 440,000 square foot Chisholm Trail Trade Center. This project was provided incentives by the City Council through an Economic Development agreement and will consist of office/warehouse uses with loading areas. The property to the east, across Chisholm Trail Boulevard, is also zoned as LI and it contains a light manufacturing facility and undeveloped land. The Hidden Glen subdivision to the west, across the tracks of the Georgetown Railroad, is zoned as SF-2 (Single Family - standard lot). Applying residential use to the property may result in negative impacts to future residents of the subject site, such as off-hour noise emanating from the nearby auto-body work, truck traffic, outdoor storage activity, and warehouse loading areas.
The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the City’s General Plan 2020 designates the subject site and the surrounding properties between Chisholm Trail Road and the Georgetown Railroad as industrial. The requested residential use of the property therefore does not match the...
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