Feb 23, 2023 P&Z Commission

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GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME

[1. Call to Order.]

WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER COSGROVE.

[3. Director’s report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on actions taken by the City Council at the February 16, 2023, meeting]

GOOD EVENING.

I AM REPORTING ON ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE FEBRUARY 16TH MEETING.

UM, THEY COMPLETED THE SECOND READING OF THE WINDING OAK PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT STARTED OUT WITH TOWNHOUSES AND COMMERCIAL, AND THEY, UM, CHANGED THE REQUEST TO JUST COMMERCIAL THAT WAS APPROVED.

THEN THEY ALSO HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOL CONCEPT PLAN AND PRELIMINARY PLOT.

AND, UM, THAT WAS APPROVED.

AND THAT IS IT FOR MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRIFFIN.

UM, NEXT WE'LL GO OVER THE MEETING PROTOCOL.

THE MEETING PROTOCOL IS ON THE BOARD ON TWO CITIZENS COMMENTS, UH, AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT IS ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, UH, YOU HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO.

WE HAVE NO CARDS IN.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO ABOUT AN, AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, SIR? YEAH.

YES SIR.

THAT'LL BE AT THE END.

YEAH.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU THEN.

THERE.

MR. ST.

JAMES.

OKAY.

SO

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR LANTRIP AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[8. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0048 to amend the current zoning of TF-2-B (Two-Family) to adopt the Lion Drive Minor PUD (Planned Unit Development) with a base zoning district of SFT-2-A (Single-Family Townhouse) on three parcels of land approximately 1.14 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R619654, R619653, and R61952; and more commonly known as 507-519 Lion Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0048 as described above. Staff Presentation Applicant Presentation Open Public Hearing Close Public Hearing Discussion Consider Action]

TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF TF TWO B TWO FAMILY TO ADOPT THE LION DRIVE MINOR PUD WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF SFT TWO, A SINGLE-FAMILY TOWNHOUSE ON THREE PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 1.14 ACRES IN SIZE.

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS, UH, AS STATED IN THE PUBLIC AGENDA.

STAFF PRESENTATION, GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF THE ZONING PROCESS.

THE APPLICATION, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF THEIR PROPERTY FROM TWO FAMILY TO A MINOR PUD WITH THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF S F T DASH TWO DASH A SINGLE FAMILY TOWN TOWNHOMES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP TOWNHOUSES ON THREE LOTS ALONG LION DRIVE WITH NO MORE THAN TWO ATTACHED PER LOT.

THE ALLOWABLE USE, UH, USES SHALL INCLUDE DUPLEXES AND THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO SIX UNITS TWO ON EACH LOT.

UH, THIS CASE ALSO INCLUDES A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THREE 12 ROOF PITCHES.

OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS FIVE 12.

UM, SOME KIND OF SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS HERE.

UH, THIS WILL NOT, THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT INCREASE THE DENSITY OF THE PROJECT.

UH, CHANGING FROM THE TF OR TWO FAMILY BASED DISTRICT TO THE S F T SINGLE-FAMILY TOWN HOME BASED DISTRICT, UH, WILL REDUCE THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

UM, A DEVELOPMENT MEETING WAS HELD WITH STAFF ON NINE DASH 12 DASH 22.

THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PROJECT SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT MEETING WAS HELD, WHICH IS THIS REQUEST FROM TWO FAMILY TO A MINOR PUD WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE.

UM, ADDITIONAL REQUESTS ARE TO ALLOW FOR THE MAX OF TWO ATTACHED UNITS AND A ROOF PITCH OF THREE 12.

UH, THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE CHANGES OCCURRED DURING THE DEVELOP, UH, FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT MEETING, WHICH MAY HAVE IMPACTED THE PROJECT.

UM, THE WATER RESOLUTION 22 DASH 0 3 1 0 0 WAS APPROVED ON 10 20 20 22.

UM, PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN MAILED OUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET.

THE AGENT ALSO PERFORMED A NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF LOT ZONE SINGLE FAMILY OR ANY PROPERTIES USED AS SINGLE FAMILY AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN 500 FEET.

NO CONCERNS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.

UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO KIND OF REFERENCE THAT WITH THE, UM, ATTACHMENT NINE IN YOUR PACKET.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH LETTER.

UH, THIS PROPERTY FALLS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY, WHICH SUPPORTS THE, UM, S F T USE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE, UH, FIVE OF THE PLANNING ANALYSIS, YOU CAN SEE THE SETBACKS BETWEEN THE TWO ZONINGS.

THE DIFFERENCES, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ZONING REQUEST.

THE INTENT, A SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE USE COMPONENT IS TO PROVIDE MORE VARIETY AND HOUSING TYPES ALONG WITH SERVING AS A BUFFER BETWEEN MODERATE SIZE LOTS AND HIGHER DENSITY STANDARDS.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE PROPERTY DOES ALLOW FOR THE

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UH, BUT THIS ZONING WILL CHANGE AND ALLOW FOR LESS RESTRICTIVE SETBACKS.

UM, AGAIN, THE WAIVERS ARE ALLOWING THE THREE 12 ROOF PITCH AND ONLY TWO UNITS CAN BE, UH, ATTACHED PER LOT.

UM, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK HERE, THIS IS THE AERIAL.

YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED ZONING OF THE SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOME.

THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH THAT WAS PERFORMED AND ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE INCLUDED.

UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE, THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH IS THAT TWO FAMILY.

UM, THEY WENT THROUGH THE PLATTING PROCESS AND PLATTED THREE DIFFERENT LOTS FROM THIS ONE.

AND THEY WERE GONNA USE DUPLEXES AS THE, BUT THE SETBACKS THAT THEY HAVE ARE NEEDED FOR THAT DESIGN HAVE BEEN, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TO BE LESS RESTRICTIVE BECAUSE THAT DESIGN DID NOT, WAS NOT SUPPORTED UNDER THE TWO FAMILY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS.

IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, I'LL BE AVAILABLE.

AND THE APPLICANT, I BELIEVE IS, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE HERE, BUT, UM, YEAH, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE AVAILABLE.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

UH, NO APPLICANT PRESENTATION.

I PRESUME SINCE THERE'S NO APPLICANT PRESENT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, HEARING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH COMMISSIONER.

MAY I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU? UM, BY CHANGING THE TO SFT, I KNOW THEY'RE ONLY INTENDING ON BUILDING SIX UNITS ON THE, UM, PROJECT.

UH, DOES THAT, WHAT, WHAT IF SOMEONE BUYS THIS IN THE FUTURE, TURNS IT ALL DOWN, CAN THEY PUT 18 UNITS ON THE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A NEW AMENDMENT TO THE PUT IF THIS WAS APPROVED.

OKAY.

SO IT'S A PUT THAT SPECIFICALLY STATES? YEAH, WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THERE.

SO IT KIND OF LOCKS THAT IN.

GOTCHA.

AND, UM, THE, THE THREE 12 ROOF PITCH IS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING PER THEIR DESIGN.

OKAY.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING MORE OF.

YEAH.

WITH THE NEWER HOME DESIGNS, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT ROOF PITCHES, SO THEY'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THE POINTED, LIKE THE POINT UP MM-HMM.

AND THEY'RE DOING MORE MODERN STYLES.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW IT.

OKAY.

I, I KNEW IN, I'M FROM OHIO, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE STEEPER ROOF PITCHES, THE SNOW COLLECTS ON THE ROOF AND ROOF COLLAPSE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A REASON FOR IT IN TEXAS, SO I'M GOOD.

COMMISSIONER MOSS, I'M STILL, EXCUSE ME, I'M STILL THINKING.

CAN YOU COME BACK TO ME PLEASE? OF COURSE.

COMMISSIONER OLIVER, UH, DO YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL SITE PLAN YET BASED ON THE SIX UNITS AND THE SETBACKS? LIKE, LIKE I'M MAINLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE BACK PORTION OF PROPERTY BEING IT'S BUTTING UP TO A SCHOOL AND WHAT THE SETBACK IS GONNA BE OR WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS DISTANCE FROM THE SCHOOL THAT AND THAT PROPERTY LINE.

YEAH, SO FOR THE TWO FAMILY, THE SETBACK IS 15 FROM THE REAR, AND THEN FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOME, IT'S STILL 15.

STILL 15.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

, THANK YOU.

I'M GOOD.

VICE CHAIR LYNCH.

SO THE MAIN SETBACK CHANGE REALLY IS THE FRONT FROM 20.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

YOU HAVE THE, THE 10 FOOT OR THE 20 FOOT TO THE 10 FOOT.

BUT AGAIN, THAT, THAT'S A STAR.

THE DRIVEWAYS HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 18 FEET LONG TO SUPPORT A DRIVEWAY.

SO USUALLY THERE'S A 18 FOOT, UM, GARAGE SETBACK.

IN THIS DESIGN, THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOVING IT NOT STREET FACING, SO IT'S NOT EVEN GONNA BE FACING THE STREET, BUT WE STILL REQUIRE THAT A CAR FIT IN THAT PARKING SPOT.

SO THERE IS GONNA BE PROBABLY A 10 FOOT ON THE, THE GARAGE THAT'S NOT STREET FACING.

THAT'LL BE AT THE 10 FOOT, BUT THEN THE WHOLE HOUSE IS KIND OF PUSHED BACK, THE MAIN DWELLING PORTION.

OKAY.

UM, I WISH I HAD A PICTURE FOR YOU, BUT, UM, PRETTY MUCH, YEAH, 10 FOOT.

THAT FRONT SETBACKS GONNA BE THE MAIN CHANGE.

AND THE, DID THEY GIVE YOU, GIVE US ANY RENDERINGS AS FAR AS THOSE ROOF PATCHES GOING FROM FIVE 12 TO THREE 12? WE DO.

WE HAVE, UH, SO A SITE DEVELOPMENT WASN'T REQUIRED ON THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD THE INITIAL ZONING, SO THEY JUST PLATTED IT.

OKAY.

AND THEY'RE PULLING BUILDING PERMITS.

SO EACH DUPLEX, UH, WILL HAVE ITS OWN BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH IS, THAT'S WHERE ALL THE LANDSCAPING INSPECTIONS WILL HAPPEN.

THE SITE INSPECTIONS WILL BE FROM THAT ONE BUILDING PERMIT.

UM, SO THEY, WE DO HAVE BUILDING PERMITS IN PLACE, BUT NOTHING'S BEEN APPROVED CUZ EVERYTHING'S PENDING THIS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, I HAD THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT

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BUT AS IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED, HOW MANY UNITS COULD THEY PUT ON THAT SITE? SAME AMOUNT, RIGHT? SIX.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION.

I'M GOOD.

OKAY.

AND I'LL CIRCLE BACK TO COMMISSIONER MOSS.

I'M GOOD.

THEY COVERED EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU.

BUT WE REALLY DO WISH YOU HAD A PICTURE.

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I'M A VISUAL PERSON.

, UH, I'LL ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AS WELL.

AND, UH, I'LL SAY THAT I ALSO HAVE NO, NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

UM, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I WILL SECOND, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

[9. Discuss and consider action regarding Concept Plan Case CP-22-0013 to adopt the LC Hero Way Concept Plan on two parcels of land approximately 21.86 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R031600 & R457677; generally located to the northwest of the intersection of Hero Way and Main Street, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Subdivision Case CP-22-0013 as described above. Staff Presentation Applicant Presentation Open Public Hearing Close Public Hearing Discussion Consider Action]

TO ADOPT THE LC HERO WAY CONCEPT PLAN ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 21.86 ACRES IN SIZE.

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS AS STATED IN THE IN THE POSTED AGENDA.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

UH, MICHAEL CHENOWSKI PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS.

UH, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT PLAN, UH, WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE REQUESTED WARRANTS.

UH, SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS PROPERTY.

UH, IT WAS ORIGINALLY ANNEXED, UH, BACK IN 2002 AND 2005.

UH, THE ZONING WAS APPROVED IN 2005 AS PART OF THE LEANDER STATION PUD, AND THE CONCEPT PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED, UH, BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2021.

AT THAT TIME, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE, UH, ON THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME, UH, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT IT HAD, UH, A FEW WARRANTS, UH, AS PART OF THAT REQUEST.

SO ONE OF THEM BEING, UH, INCREASED BUILDING SETBACK ALONG HERO WAY.

UH, THE STREETS WERE MEANT TO BE PRIVATE STREETS, UH, OR, AND TO ACT AS PUBLIC STREETS.

UM, THERE WOULD BE LIMITED PARKING ON THE SECOND LAYER OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN STREET IN HIWAY, UH, AND, UH, A WAIVER TO THE MINIMUM 80% BUILDING FRONTAGE FOR THE NORTHEAST BLOCK OF THE SITE.

UH, THOSE WARRANTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED ARE BEING REMOVED WITH THIS NEW AMENDMENT.

UM, SO THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES 15.84 ACRES OF MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS A REDUCTION FROM THE 17.99 ACRES.

PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UH, 2.35 ACRES OF MIXED USE, UH, TO BE 90, USED AS 90% COMMERCIAL, UH, WHICH IS A REDUCTION FROM THE 2.57 ACRES AND AN INCREASE IN CIVIC SPACE FROM 1.3 ACRES TO 3.31 ACRES.

NOW THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CREATE UPDATED STREET THOROUGHFARES WITH THIS PROJECT.

UH, THIS IS PERMITTED AS A WARRANT THROUGH THE SMART CODE.

UM, AND SO THESE, UH, THOROUGHFARES MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE ON THIS, UH, SLIDE, BUT IT WOULD BE THIS STREET RIGHT HERE.

AND THEN, UH, THIS ALLEY BACK HERE, UM, THERE WAS A TYPO ON THE COVER SHEET.

WE HAVE GOT IT, UH, CORRECTED, UH, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO, UH, THE AGENDA.

SO THAT'S WHAT I PRINTED OUT, UH, FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

UM, SO THERE WAS A LIST OF WARRANTS THAT WERE TO BE REMOVED WITH THE FINAL SUBMITTAL.

AND THEN, UM, THERE WAS TWO WARRANTS.

ONE KIND OF NEGATED THE OTHER ONE.

UM, THEY BOTH SAID THE SAME THING, BUT ONE SAID TO REMOVE IT.

UM, SO THAT WAS A TYPO.

SO WE'VE INCLUDED THAT, UH, ON THIS FINAL DRAFT THAT WOULD BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL.

UM, AND THAT IS, UH, TO ALLOW THE PRIVATE FRONTAGES TO ALSO INCLUDE A STRUCTURE, UH, TO COVER THE STOOP, UH, NO DEEPER THAN SEVEN FEET.

AND THIS IS JUST TO, UH, MEET THE INTENT OF THE SMART CODE BY ALLOWING A VARIATION IN BUILDING DESIGN, UH, ALONG WITH PROTECTING, UH, PEDESTRIANS FROM THE ELEMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, THERE IS AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, UH, AFTER THAT.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SIR.

APPLICANT PRESENTATION, THIS IS JUST A POINT.

PERFECT.

THANKS.

HELLO COMMISSIONERS.

I'M LEAH BOJO WITH JENNER GROUP HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

UM, I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION.

IN ALL HONESTY, I DON'T THINK I COVER ANYTHING THAT MICHAEL DIDN'T COVER.

SO , SO I'M HAPPY TO JUST BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE.

UM, OR TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGES WE MADE.

I DO HAVE, UM, I DO HAVE AN EXHIBIT OF, SO THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT WE HAD APPROVED, UM, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO.

AND THEN HERE'S KIND OF A SUMMARY AGAIN, PRETTY MUCH THINGS THAT MICHAEL COVERED, BUT JUST SO YOU CAN SEE NO CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF UNITS, A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE TO THE MIX USE SPACE, A PRETTY BIG INCREASE IN THE CIVIC AND OPEN SPACE.

UM, AND THEN WE, WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE FAIR AMOUNT OF OUR WARRANTS.

AND THEN HERE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE OUR CURRENT CONCEPT PLAN AND YOU CAN SEE A NICE PICTURE OF WHAT WE HOPE IT'LL LOOK LIKE.

.

GREAT.

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THANK YOU.

UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER, I GUESS FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE DONE REALLY BENEFIT OR ARE BETTER, AREN'T THEY? THERE'S MORE, MORE PARK SPACE OR MORE CIVIC SPACE THAN IT'S FROM IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE.

ALL GOOD.

REALLY.

AND THERE'S, AND THERE'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF UNITS.

OKAY.

THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAD.

ALL RIGHT.

VICE CHAIR LAN, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

UH, COMMISSIONER OLIVER? YEAH, A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

IS THERE GONNA BE, UH, ANY ACCESS OR WALKWAY TO THE, TO THE, UH, LEANER STATION APPEARS OR MIGHT BE ON THE MAP YOU HAVE HERE, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF, IF THAT WAS PART OF THE PLAN? THERE IS, UM, THERE IS A CONNECTION.

THERE ARE TWO CONNECTIONS TO THE TRAILS.

THERE'S THE RED LINE EXTENSION CONNECTION OVER ON THE WESTERN SIDE.

AND THEN, UM, ALL OF THOSE TRAILS, UM, KIND OF IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER.

UM, WE'LL CONNECT TO THE RED LINE STATION AND TO, AND TO ALL OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THERE IN THAT WHOLE TRAIL SYSTEM.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

GREAT.

AND THEN, UM, GIVEN, GIVEN THE DENSITY OF THIS AREA, WE'VE GOT TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES ALREADY IN THE AREA AND THERE'S FOUR 30 UNITS GOING IN HERE.

DID WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR WAS THERE ANY STUDIES ON TRAFFIC ON HERO WAY AND WHAT THE IMPACT'S GONNA BE THERE? OR HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THAT FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE? CUZ YOU'RE ADDING 430 MORE UNITS THIS AREA, PLUS YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE ALREADY ALONG HERO WAY THAT ARE RIGHT ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER.

SO MY CONCERN IS THE TRAFFIC DENSITY AND THE, THE ROADWAY MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO CARRY ALL OF THIS.

YEAH.

SO, UH, WE DO HAVE OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

UM, I WOULD, I WOULD WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CONCEPT PLAN DENSITY WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

SO, UM, IT HAS BEEN, UH, LOOKED AT, BUT WE WILL LOOK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THAT WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S FOR RECORD THAT WE, WE NOTE THAT.

UM, OKAY.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS A THE LOT, UM, LET GET TO IT HERE.

SO R 0 3 1 600, UH, THAT'S THAT WHITE OPEN LOT THERE.

IT'S ON THE CORNER.

UH, DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT ZONE IS? IS THAT COMMERCIAL OR IS THAT ALSO MULTI-FAMILY OR MIXED USE? THIS ONE RIGHT HERE? YES, SIR.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS A PUD COMMERCIAL.

OKAY, GREAT.

THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER MOSS.

OKAY.

UM, WILL THEY BE BUILDING, WILL, WILL YOU ALL BE BUILDING, UH, RESIDENTIAL FIRST AND THEN THE COMMERCIAL OR SIMULTANEOUSLY OR HOW IS THIS PROJECT? WE WILL BE BUILDING THE MULTI-FAMILY FIRST.

THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT WILL COME FIRST.

OKAY.

IT'S SIMULTANEOUS.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I HAVE A BETTER ANSWER FOR YOU.

IT'S SIMULTANEOUS .

OH YEAH, THAT IS BETTER .

THANK YOU.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER MAY NO QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

AND, UH, THE GLORY OF BEING THE CHAIR IS I GET TO SPEAK A LOT, BUT I DON'T EVER GET TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS CAUSE THE COMMISSIONERS ALWAYS ASK GREAT QUESTIONS.

SO I HAVE NONE.

AND, UM, WE'LL JUST MENTION THAT THIS IS AN ACTION IT MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR ANTROP, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MOSS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU,

[10. Receive a presentation regarding the parkland dedication ordinance requirements.]

UH, WE DO HAVE AN, I AM NOT TURNED ON, SORRY.

UH, ONTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 10, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PARKING LOT, DEDICATION, ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.

WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SO BEFORE MR. CUMMINS COMES UP, WE'LL LET MR. ST.

JAMES COME UP AND, UH, SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SIR, JUST SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

HELLO DONNA.

UM, MY NAME IS CARLOS ST.

JAMES.

I LIVE HERE IN LEANDRA, 1817 ARTESIAN SPRINGS, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF IN FAVOR OF THE DISCUSSION THAT MR. TOMINS IS GOING TO BRING UP ON, ON PARKLAND DEDICATION.

UM, I'VE SERVED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON MR. TOMINS PARKS AND RECREATIONS COMMITTEE ON, ON THAT BOARD.

AND IN THIS TIME I AM, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE IS NO TOPIC REMOTELY AS IMPORTANT AS THIS ONE OF PARKLAND DEDICATION.

I I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT GOING BACK FURTHER YEARS, THERE HASN'T BEEN A TOPIC MORE IMPORTANT THAN, THAN THIS TOPIC HERE.

IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE DISCUSS CONSTANTLY.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE EDUCATE EVERYONE ABOUT.

AND RATHER THAN STEAL HIS THUNDER, THERE'S SOMETHING I'D I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.

WE ALL KNOW WE LIVE IN LEANDER, THAT WE'RE KIND OF WOEFULLY SHORT ON PARKS, RIGHT? EVERYONE HAS THAT SENSE.

WE'VE DONE OUR SHARE OF SURVEYS AND WE'VE FOUND THAT ACTUALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE IS THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, WHEN THEY NEED TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO GO PLAY SPORTS OR RIDE BICYCLES, THEY HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN.

THEY HAVE TO GO TO GEORGETOWN, THEY HAVE TO GO TO WILCO, BUT

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UM, TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, SO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME, SOME HARD NUMBERS ACROSS THE, THE COUNTRY, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF PARKS PER PARK, ACREAGE PER CITIZEN, THE WAY IT'S, IT'S MEASURED DIGITALLY, HOW MANY ACRES, PARK ACRES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

THE AVERAGE IS 10 AND A HALF ACRES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

FOR EVERY MUNICIPAL PARK IN CENTRAL TEXAS, WE'RE ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

WE HAVE ABOUT 13 AND A HALF ACRES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

WE DO A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE, UH, ACROSS THE NATION WITHIN THAT AREA HERE, OUR, OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS, WE HAVE EXAMPLES LIKE CEDAR PARK HAS ABOUT 12 ACRES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

GEORGETOWN HAS SOMETHING LIKE 17.

PFLUGERVILLE HAS 15, SAN MARCOS HAS 18.

AUSTIN HAS A WHOPPING 22 ACRES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

AND WITHIN THAT, YOU COME UP WITH THE, THE 13 AND A HALF IS, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE ONCE YOU INCLUDE LEANDER.

AND OUR NUMBER IS SIX AND A HALF.

WE ARE WAY BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

WE ARE DRAGGING DOWN THE AVERAGE OF CENTRAL TEXAS.

AND THAT IS THE SPECIFIC NUMBER THAT PROVES WITHOUT A DOUBT, THAT WE ARE VERY SHORT ON, ON, UM, PARKLAND ON, ON, ON PARKLAND.

UM, THE THING THAT WORRIES ME AS, AS SOMEONE WHO'S PASSIONATE ABOUT PARKS AND PARKLAND, IS THAT WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO RAISE MONEY TO ACQUIRE PARKLAND AND HAVE THOSE PARKS, NOT JUST LITTLE PLAZAS, BUT ACTUAL PARKS WHERE YOU CAN RIDE YOUR BIKE AND PLAY SPORTS, HAVE SOCCER FIELDS, HAVE BASEBALL FIELDS, HAVE ALL THE STUFF THAT WE WANT OUR KIDS TO PLAY.

THIS IS A TOWN THAT HAS A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN IT, MEANING A LOT OF SMALL CHILDREN.

THERE'S A NEED, DESPERATE NEED FOR KIDS TO HAVE THEIR BASEBALL FIELDS, SOCCER FIELDS, ET CETERA, ALL THAT STUFF.

UM, I URGE YOU TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO WHAT MR. TAMMS HAS TO SAY AND SAY, SIR, YES, SIR.

AND, UM, AND, UH, JUST, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A, I I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. ST.

JAMES.

OKAY.

AND WITH THAT DIRECTOR CUMMINS, SIR? YES, SIR.

YES SIR.

, NO SIR.

SANDWICHES.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MARK CUMMINS, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND, UH, MR. ST.

JAMES HAS LISTENED VERY WELL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THAT'S, UH, WAY TO GO.

UH, YOU DIDN'T NEED NOTES.

THAT'S AWESOME.

AND I APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE.

OUR WHOLE BOARD HAS, UM, BEEN VERY, VERY ACTIVE AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OVER THE LAST, UH, SEVERAL YEARS.

SO IT'S BEEN NICE.

UM, COUPLE THINGS BEFORE I GET INTO THE ACTUAL POWERPOINT, UM, JUST TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARKLAND DEDICATION, IT MAY BE, UM, A LITTLE BIT, UH, UNFAMILIAR TO YOU IN A CERTAIN REGARD, BUT WE'RE GONNA DIVE INTO IT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

UH, PARKLAND DEDICATION IS A, IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON, UH, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES, STATE AND STATE, UH, SITE PLAN APPLICATIONS, WHICH MANDATES THE DEDICATION OF LAND FOR PARK AND OR THE PAYMENT OF A FEE TO BE USED BY THE CITY OR THE GO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO ACQUIRE LAND OR DEVELOP PARK FACILITIES.

UM, PARKLAND DEDICATION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, ACTUALLY.

UM, AND YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHICH.

THE, THE STATE ENACTED THE VERY FIRST PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE THAT IT WAS THE, UH, COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF MONTANA OF ALL PLACES IN 1909.

UM, TEXAS FOLLOWED, IT WAS A FEW YEARS LATER, NOT UNTIL THE MID 1950S THAT TEXAS BEGAN, UH, UH, USING SOME CITIES BEGAN USING PARKLAND DEDICATION AS A WAY TO HELP IN, UH, CREATE, CREATE PARKS AND PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

UM, AND SO, AND THEN IT REALLY WASN'T UNTIL 1984 AND, AND THERE WAS A HANDFUL UP UNTIL ABOUT THAT TIME.

BUT 1984, THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT RULED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REQUIRING PART LINE DEDICATION OR FEES IN LIEU WAS A VALID EXERCISE OF CITY POLICE POWERS BECAUSE IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.

OUR CITY STAFF CURRENTLY, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HAVE CONCLUDED THAT EXISTING PARKLAND DEDICATION FEE AND FORMULA FOR THE, FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF LAND REQUIRED AND ASSOCIATED FEES ARE CURRENTLY INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEMAND PLACED UPON THE CITY BY THE TREMENDOUS INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

SIMPLY THE DEMANDS PLACED UPON THE CITY BY THE INFLUX OF THOUSANDS OF NEW RESIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE.

WE ARE, AS MR. ST.

JAMES SAID, SEEING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO, ONCE YOU REACH A MAXIMUM, AND I WILL TELL YOU, WE HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, WE HAVE FIVE, WE HAVE FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS AND ONE SOFTBALL FIELD, FIVE FIELDS ALTOGETHER.

OUR FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS THIS YEAR ARE SERVING, SERVICING OVER 750 KIDS.

THE AVERAGE FOR A BALL FIELD IS BETWEEN 80 AND ABOUT 110, 110 BEING VERY MAX.

SO YOU CAN DO THE MATH AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

UH, OUR ONE SOFTBALL FIELD IS LIMITED TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF GIRLS.

WE USUALLY, WE PLAY U U U 10 AND U 12.

WE DON'T HAVE U FOUR, WE DON'T HAVE U SIX, WE DON'T HAVE U EIGHT.

WE JUST CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT ON ONE FIELD.

AND SO WE'RE

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UM, COUPLE OTHER THINGS REAL QUICK.

AN, AN APPEALING FEATURE OF PARKLAND DEDICATION THAT IT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE MARKET CONDITIONS, AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE REVISION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE MARKET CONDITIONS.

MANY OF OUR COUNTERPARTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE EITHER RECENTLY REVISED THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, OR NOW IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO, WE WERE JUST SPEAKING WITH HUK.

UM, AND THEY ARE, THEY'VE ALREADY HAD, THEY'VE HAD PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEY ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE.

GEORGETOWN ROUND ROCK, AUSTIN, NEW BRONZEVILLE, EVERY ONE OF 'EM HAVE, HAVE, HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS OVER THE LAST TWO TO THREE YEARS.

UM, LEANDER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2019 BASED ON GENERAL FUNDS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS ALONE.

WE WILL ALWAYS BE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL IN PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PARKS AND PARK FACILITIES AND MEET THE DEMAND OF AN EVER-GROWING COMMUNITY.

SO WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.

I'M HERE TONIGHT, UH, AND CARLOS WITH ME AS WELL, UM, TO STRICTLY PROVIDE SOME EDUCATION, BUT REALLY SEEK FEEDBACK FROM YOU.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS FEEDBACK AND INSIGHT.

UH, AND WE'LL PROVIDE ANY FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED.

THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS THAT I, I JUST WILL HAVE TO GO RESEARCH AND, UM, WHICH IS GREAT.

I LOVE DOING THAT.

UM, BUT AS, AS WE MOVE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THE POWERPOINT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AND, UH, BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU FOR ADOPTION OF, UH, SUBDIVISION RE ADOPTION, I GUESS, IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? UH, REVISION AMENDMENT.

YEAH.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

UM, FOR OUR SUBDIVISION, UM, ORDINANCE.

SO WE'LL JUMP INTO THE POWERPOINT AND, UM, MOVE FORWARD.

IS THERE A WAY TO LET ME GET THIS ON TO JUST, IS THERE A WAY, ROB, THERE, HERE AND EXPAND IT? IT IS WEIRD.

MM-HMM.

.

IT'S WEIRD.

OKAY.

WELL, LET ME JUST, LET ME JUST SHARE THE NEED FOR ENHANCED LEVEL OF SERVICE.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE PARKLAND DEDICATION PURPOSE.

UM, A COUPLE THINGS ON THERE THAT I WANTED TO BRING OUT.

UH, OF COURSE, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE PUBLIC, UH, PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES AND RECREATION, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, WE HAVE CAREFULLY ASSESSED THE IMPACT ON THE PARK AND RECREATION SYSTEM CREATED BY EACH NEW DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED DEDICATION AND DEVELOPMENT COST REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNITS.

THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO NOW AND HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

UH, THE REQUIREMENTS CONSTITUTE AN INDIVIDUALIZED FACT BASED BASED DETERMINATION, SORRY, MY PROBABLY SHOULD.

HAD SOME WATER DETERMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF NEW LIVING UNITS ON THE PARK AND RECREATION SYSTEM, AND ENSURE THAT NEW LIVING UNITS BEAR THEIR PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF THE COST OF PROVIDING PARKS AND RE RECREATION RELATED SERVICES.

PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PARK DEVELOPMENT FEES ARE BASED UPON FORMULAS AND ALLOCATIONS ESTABLISHED.

AS WE WILL LOOK AT LATER IN THIS, UH, THIS POWERPOINT.

UH, PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES ARE NOT IMPACT FEES, BUT FOLLOWING THE CATEGORY OF USER FEED, THE INTENT IS THAT THE LANDOWNER DEVELOPER AND NEW HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE CREATING THE BAN FOR NEW PARK FACILITIES SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF NEW PARKS.

SO THE NEED AS MR. UH ST.

JAMES MENTIONED, THERE ARE OVER 26 HOA POOLS AND SPLASH PADS, 40 HOA PLAYGROUNDS, 50 HOA FITNESS SHELTERS, AREAS MORE THAN A HUNDRED TABLES AND GRILLS, DOZENS OF MILES OF TRAIL, SEVERAL DOG RUNS, SEVEN BASKETBALL COURTS, ONE SOCCER FIELD, TWO TENNIS COURTS, TWO VOLLEYBALL COURTS, ABSOLUTELY ZERO.

BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, RUGBY, KICKBALL ACROSS CRICKET, ANY OF THOSE.

THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NONE IN ANY OF OUR HOA AREAS.

UM, ON, ON THE, ON FOR THOSE, THE CITY OF LANDER HAS ONE PUBLIC POOL, TWO SPLASH PARKS, SIX PLAYGROUNDS, 10 PICNIC SHELTERS, 45 PICNIC TABLES, TWO BASKETBALL COURTS, TWO SKATE PARKS, EIGHT SOCCER FIELDS, ONE DOG PARK, SEVERAL MILES A TRAIL, FOUR BASEBALL FIELDS, ONE SOFTBALL FIELD, ZERO MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS, ZERO TICK TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS TO SERVE A POPULATION OF NEARLY A 90,000 PEOPLE.

PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.

I CAME FROM A COMMUNITY IN CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

WE HAD 160,000 PEOPLE AND WE HAD 56 BALL FIELDS.

SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY HALF OF THAT SIZE.

AND WE HAVE FIVE WHERE WE HAD 56 BALL FIELDS.

WE HAD GIRLS SOFTBALL COMPLEXES, ADULT SOFTBALL COMPLEXES, FIVE LITTLE LEAGUE COMPLEXES.

UM, SO JUST PUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE.

AND YOU'VE, YOU'VE BEEN TO OTHER PLACES.

YOU'VE SEEN THESE, UH, CITIES AS WELL, UM, THAT, UH, THAT HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES FOR THEIR, THEIR, THEIR CITIZENS.

AND THEY'RE THE SAME POPULATION AS WE ARE.

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THEY HAVE REC THREE REC CENTERS, AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS IN POPULATION THAN WE ARE.

SO WE, WE HAVE SOME PARK IDENTIFICATION.

ARE WE CONSIDER A MICRO POCKET OR MEETUP PARKS, I CALL 'EM MUPS.

UH, TYPICALLY THEY'RE VERY SMALL.

THEY'RE ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER, TYPICALLY A QUARTER TO HALF AN ACRE.

UH, BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, GO UP TO MAYBE TWO ACRES.

NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TYPICALLY ONE TO 10 ACRES.

UH, THEY SOMETIMES CAN BE AS LARGE AS 30 ACRES, BUT IT'S REALLY RARE THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, UH, IS, IS THAT SIZE MORE IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS? DO YOU SEE A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AS LARGE AS 30 ACRES? PLAYFIELD PARKS ALSO TYPICALLY 11 TO 25 ACRES, BUT CAN EXCEED AND, AND BE AS LARGE AS 50 COMMUNITY PARKS.

TYPICALLY, 26 TO 99 ACRES ALSO CAN BE AS LARGE AS 200 ACRES.

AND REGIONAL PARKS ARE CITYWIDE, OR MAJOR PARKS ARE TYPICALLY A HUNDRED ACRES PLUS.

UM, IT CAN BE ALSO UP TO FIVE, TO A HUNDRED TO 2000, 2000 ACRES.

IF, IF YOU HAVE THAT.

AGAIN, YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE IN OUR, OUR, OUR MAJOR METRO AREAS, THE CITY OF LAND PARKS, PARKLAND DEDICATION PROGRAM, SUPPORTING NEW HOA NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IN OUR VIEWPOINT SHOULD DIMINISH AND OR CEASED.

CURRENTLY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF PREVIOUS AND NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS PROVIDE SMALLER NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TO MEET THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.

MANY TIMES YOU'LL SEE, UM, A SMALL ACRE, HALF ACRE, QUARTER ACRE, IT MIGHT HAVE A PLAYGROUND.

THEY MAY PUT IN A SPLASH PARK.

THEY MAY PUT IN A, A, SOME TYPE OF POOL, BUT TYPICALLY THAT'S IT.

THEY MAY HAVE SOME TRAILS, THEY MAY, OF COURSE, A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, IS ABLE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN YOUR MULTI-FAMILY.

AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN JUST A MINUTE TOO.

SO THESE PARKS ARE DESIGNED SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS NICE, BUT DOESN'T REALLY BENEFIT THE LARGER, UH, CONCEPT OF WHERE THOSE, THOSE KIDS, THOSE FAMILIES, ADULTS, WILL, UM, ACTUALLY RECREATE OUTSIDE OF THAT LITTLE SMALL LITTLE, LITTLE SPACE.

SO WHILE IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THOSE HOMEOWNERS, IT PLACES GREAT STRAIN OF LEVEL OF SERVICE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR LARGE SCALE PARKS.

THIS IS BALLFIELD MULTIPURPOSE FIELDS AND EVEN OPEN SPA SPACE AND TRAILS COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARKS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS.

AND WE, WE HAVE A NUMBER, LIKE I MENTIONED, OF 26, UM, UH, HOA PARKS.

BUT, UH, OUR, WE HAVE NONE, NO COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PARKS OF THAT, THAT SIZE IN OUR HOAS.

THAT SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF A REVISED LAND OR PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH.

THE CITY OF LEANDER HAS OVER 35 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, UH, HOA PARKS, BUT HAS ADDED NO NEW, NEW COMMUNITY PARKS AND ONLY ONE REGIONAL PARK, WHICH WAS LAKEWOOD PARK IN THE PAST DECADE.

THE CITY IS FALLING WAY SHORT AND PROVIDING ADEQUATE PARK LAND FOR BALL FIELDS AND SPORT COURTS, MULTI-PURPOSE FIELDS, LARGE SCALE EVENT SPACE, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL AREAS, LINEAR TRAILS, AND GREEN BELTS.

WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS MR. ST.

JAMES WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THE NATIONAL STANDARD IS, UH, 9.9 ACRES, UH, PER A PARKLAND PER A THOUSAND RESIDENTS, ESSENTIALLY ONE ACRE PER A HUNDRED RESIDENTS.

TEXAS STANDARD IS 12.4 ACRES, UH, PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS, OR 1.24 ACRES PER HUNDRED RESIDENTS.

AND TO MEET NATIONAL AND TEXAS STANDARDS, LAND OWNER SHOULD BE BETWEEN 860 AND 1,066 ACRES, UH, TO MEET THE, BASED ON THE POPULATION OF 84,000.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE 282.31 ACRES OF ACT ACTIVE PARKLAND.

AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE CRYSTAL FALLS, UH, GOLF COURSE.

THAT'S 157 ACRES.

CRYSTAL FALL IS DESIGNATED A CITY PARK, UH, WHICH IS, UM, UNIQUE FOR SOME CITIES, UH, MANY CITIES BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIALTY, UM, FACILITY.

MUNICIPAL GOLF, GOLF COURSES TYPICALLY ARE PART OF THE FACILITY INVENTORY, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED PARKS.

BUT WE'VE CHOSEN BEFORE EVEN I ARRIVED, TO PUT THAT AS A PUBLIC PARK, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S A PROCESS TO FOLLOW IF YOU EVER DECIDED TO SELL OR GET RID OF THAT, THAT FACILITY THAT THAT GOLF COURSE, UM, WHICH MAKES IT NICE, IT'S A LE EXTRA LEVEL OF PROTECTION.

IT GIVES THE CITIZENS A, A, A SAY IN HOW THAT WOULD, UM, WOULD, YOU KNOW, EITHER GO AWAY OR BE RE RECONVERTED TO SOME OTHER PURPOSE.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S ANOTHER A HUNDRED, ALMOST 140, 150 ACRES THAT ARE DESIGNATED PARK SPACE, BUT UNDEVELOPED AND NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE MOMENT.

PART OF THAT IS SAN GABRIEL AND SOME SMALLER AREAS.

UM, THERE'S A TOTAL OF 429.85 DESIGNATED PARK ACRES.

WE ROUNDED UP TO 430, BASICALLY.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE FIGURES, WE ARE LESS THAN 50% OF THE PARKLAND NECESSARY FOR EXPANDING AND EVER-GROWING COMMUNITY.

WE SHOULD ADD BETWEEN 430 AND 636 ACRES OF ACTIVE PARKS JUST TO ACHIEVE THE NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS FOR OUR CURRENT POPULATION.

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I STILL, I KEPT IT IN HERE.

UM, I, AND IT, IT WAS JUST LIKE 0.06.

IT'S, IT'S NOT A BIG CHANGE, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE A, A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT, WE'LL, WE CAN RECALCULATE SOME FIGURES, BUT IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY SIMILAR ANYWAY.

IT'S NOT A, A DRASTIC CHANGE.

SO, UH, BASED ON NATIONAL STANDARDS, A HUNDRED RESIDENTS DIVIDED BY THAT 3.34 EQUALS 29.97 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

CURRENTLY, ONE ACRE OF PARKLAND SERVES 196 CITY OF LEANDER RESIDENCE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE MATH THERE, 196 RESIDENCE PER ACRE DIVIDED BY THAT 3.34 IS 58.62 OR 60 DU PER ACRE.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY OF LEAN PROVIDES ONE ACRE OF PARKLAND PER, PER EVERY 60 DWELLING UNITS, ESSENTIALLY PLACING US AT LEAST 50% BELOW NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS.

SO TO ADEQUATELY INCREASED PARKLAND ACRES, ACREAGE IN LANDER, AND EVENTUALLY MEET NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS SHUT AT THE CITY SHOWED AT MINIMUM DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIRED FROM THREE AND A HALF ACRES PER 100 DU TO THE RECOMMENDED SEVEN AND A HALF ACRES PER 100 DUS.

OUR CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION, IF YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY FAMILIAR, OUR PER CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS AS WE HAVE, UH, WE REQUIRE THREE AND A HALF ACRES PER 100 DUS.

OUR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 200 FOR, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, SORRY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 250 DUS DIVIDED BY 100, 2.5 TIMES THREE POINT.

THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PUT IN 8.8 AND THREE QUARTER ACRES OF PARKLAND.

IF A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CANNOT PROVIDE SOME OR ALL OF THEIR REQUIRED PARKLAND, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE IN LIEU, WHICH IS 1,050 PER DWELLING UNIT.

AND BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF DUS THEY ARE, SHORT EXAMPLE, A 250 DU SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, 8.75 ACRES ARE REQUIRED, BUT ONLY PROVIDING FIVE ACRES, WHICH LEADS 'EM THREE AND, AND THREE QUARTER ACRES SHORT OF REQUIRED PARKLAND.

YOU CAN DO THE MATH AND THE ACTUAL FEE IN LIEU THAT THEY WOULD OWE THE CITY TO BE PLACED IN A PARKLAND DEDICATION FUND WOULD BE $105,000.

MULTI-FAMILY TYPICALLY PROVIDES VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, PARKLAND.

UM, AND YOU CAN SEE WITH THEIR, UH, DU, SO I, I TOOK THE MAXIMUM NUMBER, 250 MULTI-FAMILY SOMETIMES DOES PROVIDE, THEY MAY HAVE A, A SMALL POOL, THEY MAY HAVE A, A GRILL AREA, AND WE WORK WITH 'EM AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO TRY TO GET AS TO HELP THEM, UM, OBTAIN SOME TYPE OF PARKLAND.

UH, BUT TYPICALLY OUR MULTI-FAMILY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PROVIDING THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKLAND DEDICATION, OUR FEE AND LUU MONEY TO US.

IT'S NOT THE SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY CAN PRETTY MUCH COVER THEIR EIGHT AND A HALF, EIGHT AND THREE QUARTER ACRES.

IF THAT'S THE 250 DWELLING UNITS.

THEY, THEY, MOST OF THEM CAN DO THAT.

UM, UH, IT MAY BE A STRETCH FOR A COUPLE, BUT MOST OF 'EM CAN, CAN DO THAT.

SO MOST OF THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FROM PARKLAND DEDICATION COMES FROM MULTI-FAMILY.

SO THE PROPOSED FORMULA, UH, WOULD BE SEVEN AND A HALF ACRES PER 100 DU.

AND HERE'S THE EXAMPLE.

SAME EXAMPLE OF 250 D D UH, DWELLING UNITS DIVIDED BY A HUNDRED, UH, EQUALS 18 AND THREE QUARTER ACRES OF PARKLAND REQUIRED UNDER A CURRENT GUIDELINES ARE A PORTION OF ALL, OR A PORTION OF THE 18.75 ACRES COULD BE DEDICATED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

BASED ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE REVISION, ONLY 10% WOULD BE AVAILABLE OR REQUIRED TO BE CREDITED AS PARKLAND WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT, OR IN THIS CASE, A MAXIMUM OF JUST SLIGHTLY LESS THAN TWO ACRES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWABLE.

AND CREDITED PARK PROPERTY WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION WOULD FOCUS PRIMARILY ON DEVELOPING PARKS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ANTICIPATED RESIDENTS.

COULD INCLUDE OPEN SPACE, SIGNIFICANT TREE AREAS, AND REP REPAIRING CORRIDORS.

THE REMAINING BALANCE OF PARKLAND DEDICATION, THAT 16.875 ACRES WILL BE ASSESSED A FEE IN LIEU BASED ON THE FORMULA BELOW.

WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A MINUS A 10% TIMES V, WHICH IS THE VALUE AND EQUALS, UH, M THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS TO BE PAID IN THE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.

SO IN THIS, THIS REGARD, THE AREA OF LAND REQUIRED FOR DEDICATION IS 18.75.

WE'VE GONNA TAKE AWAY THE 10%.

THE 1.875 LEAVES A 16 8 7.

THE FAIR MARKET VALUE PER ACRE OF THE PROPERTY IS ESTABLISHED BY ONE.

THE DEVELOPER CAN PROVIDE US COMPARABLE LAND SALES AND AREA PREPARED BY THE DEVELOPER, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION LAND BASED ON 20, AT LEAST UP TO 2020.

WE MAY LOOK AT THAT, BUT UP TO 20 20 20 ON WHAT THEIR, THE, THEY PAID FOR THAT LAND OR WHAT THE COMPARABLE LAND SALES ARE.

TWO, THE VALUE ESTABLISHED THROUGH AN OFFICIAL APPRAISAL CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY OR $145,000 AN ACRE.

UH, WE WORKED WITH OUR ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, AND THAT'S THE, THE FIGURE OF WHAT WE SEE AS A GOING RATE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY IS $145,000 AN

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AND THAT WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS PAID IN FIEN LIEU FOR THE PARKLAND DEDICATION.

SO THE EXAMPLE WOULD BE, UM, THE 16.875 TIMES 145 IS NEARLY $2.5 MILLION.

THAT WOULD GO INTO PARKLAND DEDICATION AS A FEE AND LIE.

SO A SIDE BY SIDE, SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON, CURRENTLY THAT SAME 250 DU UH, DEVELOPMENT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THERE.

AND IT LEADS TO $262, 262,500, UH, PLUS THE HUNDRED A HUNDRED, 105,000 FEE AND LIEU.

AND THEN, UH, THE PROPOSED WOULD EQUAL ABOUT 2.446 MILLION.

UH, KEEP IN MIND THAT EITHER ONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW ARE, UM, UH, WE HAVE A PUBLIC ART COMPONENT FOR PER THE, THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, AND WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.

BUT IT'S BASICALLY 15% OF THE FEE IN LIEU GOES TO PUBLIC ART, CURRENT RECREATION IMPROVEMENT FEE.

SO NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT FEE FOR LAND DEDICATION, BUT WE HAVE A, A RECREATION IMPROVEMENT FEE OR DEVELOPMENT FEE.

UH, CURRENTLY IT'S $400 PER DU UH, EXAMPLE, 250 DUS TIMES $400, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO PUT IN TO THE PARKS THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING.

IF THEY PROVIDE ANY PARKS AT ALL.

UM, IF THEY DO PROVIDE PARKS, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PUT THIS INTO ESCROW, THAT MONEY INTO ESCROW.

UM, AND THEN ONCE THE PARK IS COMPLETED, THEY WILL RECE RECEIVE A REFUND OF THAT A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS 250 DU.

UM, AND THAT'S TYPICALLY THE MINIMUM BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES DEVELOPERS WILL PUT IN MUCH MORE THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.

IT'S THE, THE COST HAVE ESCALATED TREMENDOUSLY.

AND SO IF THEY WANT TO PUT IN A POOL, THEY WANNA PUT IN TRAILS, THEY WANNA PUT IN WHATEVER, A BASKETBALL COURT WELL SKY COST OF SKYROCKET, THEY TYPICALLY ARE SPENDING MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND ON THE RECREATION IMPROVEMENT.

BUT THE, THE RECREATION IMPROVEMENT FEE IS VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW A FEW MINUTES AGO.

UH, THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FEE RATE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS IN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EQUALS THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS TO BE PAID.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE LOOK AT $342,000 AN ACRE FOR DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS DEVELOPED PARK LINE, THEREFORE 342,000 ACRE PER ACRE DIVIDED BY 60 DUS IS $5,700.

NOW, WHERE DID I GET THAT? $342,000? WELL, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLACES.

WE, WE LOOKED AT WHAT OUR CURRENT COSTS ARE FOR DEVELOPING PARKLAND, NOT ONLY IN OUR OWN CITY, BUT ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE, THE STATE AS WELL.