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Consider an ordinance rezoning 10.85 acres located south of E. Old Settlers Boulevard and west of W. Mesa Park Drive from the C-1 (General Commercial) zoning district to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 148 zoning district. (Second Reading)
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The property, located south of E Old Settlers Blvd and west of West Mesa Park Drive, was annexed into the City in 1984 and zoned C-1 (General Commercial) but has remained vacant.
Comprehensive Plan and Zoning: The 2030 Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designates the property for commercial use. If adopted, the PUD will amend the FLUM for the subject area to mixed-use to accommodate the proposed multifamily residential development with limited commercial and/or office warehouse space along E Old Settlers Blvd.
The mixed-use land use designation is used for any parcel or tract of land that is appropriate for the combination of residential and 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 two existing multi-storied office structures along E Old Settlers Blvd. The Chapel Hill North and Settlement residential subdivisions are adjacent to the south. The mixed-use land use designation is appropriate for this parcel because it provides an infill opportunity to continue the pattern of commercial/office uses along E Old Settlers Blvd while providing a residential transition to the existing residential neighborhoods to the south.
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 project proposes access from E Old Settlers Blvd. and Mesa Park Dr. as ...
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