Sep 28, 2023 P&amp;Z Commission

MEETING PROTOCOL, WHICH SHOULD BE SHOWING UP ON THE BOARD THERE.

UH, NEXT WE'LL REVIEW THE

[4. Review of meeting protocol.]

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS, SO IF YOU WOULD, IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, NOW IS YOUR TIME.

SEEING NONE.

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE,

[9. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0024 to amend the current zoning of PUD/TOD (Planned Unit Development, Transit Oriented Development District) with the OS (Open Space Sector), CD (Conventional Development Sector), S1 (General Sector), and S2 (Station Sector) to adopt the House Tract Mixed Use PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the SFT-2-A (Single-Family Townhouse), CH-2-A (Cottage Housing), and LC-2-B (Local Commercial) base zoning districts on two parcels of land approximately 43.07 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R031601 and R031325; and generally located 1,000 feet to the east of the intersection of Main Street and Hero Way on the southside of Hero Way, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-22-0024 as described above. Staff Presentation Applicant Presentation Open Public Hearing Close Public Hearing Discussion Consider Action]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 22 DASH 0 0 24.

TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF P U D T O D PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THE OPEN SPACE SECTOR, CONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, GENERAL SECTOR AND SS TWO STATION SECTOR TO ADOPT THE HOUSE TRACK MIXED USE POD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SS F T TWO, A SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE AND CH TWO A COTTAGE HOUSING AND LC TWO B LOCAL COMMERCIAL BASE ZONING DISTRICTS ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 43.07 ACRES IN SIZE.

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARTIALS, R 0 3 1 6 0 1 AND R 0 3 1 3 2 5.

AND GENERALLY LOCATED A THOUSAND FEET TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND HERE AWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HERE AWAY.

LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

MICHAEL CHENOWSKI, PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, SO THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS.

UH, THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF THEIR PROPERTY, UH, FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES.

UH, SO SOME SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, UH, FOR THIS PROPERTY.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE WATER RESOLUTION, WHICH PRIORITIZES 0% RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THE URBAN MIXED USE LAND USE CATEGORY OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND PRIORITIZES LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SUCH AS SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL, SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE, AND SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL ZONING REQUESTS.

UH, CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED, UH, ORDINANCE TWO ZERO DASH 0 1 4 DASH ZERO, WHICH ALLOWS PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE, UH, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO REQUEST ZONING, UH, FROM EITHER THE SMART CODE OR THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE.

UH, ANOTHER, UH, CONSIDERATION.

THIS PROPERTY HAS SEVERAL CHALLENGES, UH, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL FLOODPLAIN THAT DIVIDES THE PROPERTY.

UH, THE APPLICANT STARTED THE PROCESS WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDED A HUNDRED PERCENT RESIDENTIAL, UH, WITH A TOTAL OF 344 UNITS.

UH, THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED WITH STAFF TO REDUCE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS, UH, TO 201 OR OR EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE AND INCORPORATE COMMERCIAL USES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE PROJECT.

UH, THIS PROPOSAL DOES NOT MEET ALL THE CONDITIONS OF THE RESOLUTION, UH, BUT THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED TO REDUCE THE DENSITY AND PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT THAT COMPLIMENTS THE FLOODPLAIN, UH, AS WELL AS PROVIDE FOR COMMERCIAL USES.

UM, SO LET ME GET TO THE, UH, AERIAL JUST SO WE CAN SEE WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

UH, THIS PROPERTY'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HU WAY, UH, JUST NORTH OF, UH, RM 2243 AND EAST OF MAIN STREET.

UH, SO MAIN STREET, UH, IT'S JUST OFF THE MAP RIGHT OVER ALONG HERE.

UM, THIS IS AN UNDEVELOPED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AT THE HARD CORNER.

UM, PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH INCLUDE EXISTING TOWN HOMES AND FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

UH, PROPERTIES TO THE WEST INCLUDE, UH, THE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY AND FUTURE COMMERCIAL AND TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THE HORIZON LAKE SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THE FUTURE LEANDER SPRINGS PROJECT.

UH, THE LAGOON, UH, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST JUST OFF, UH, A CORNER OF IT ON THE MAP RIGHT THERE.

UM, DIRECTLY TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT AREA IS AN EXISTING P E C SUBSTATION, UH, A CHURCH AND AN OUTDOOR RV AND BOAT STORAGE, UH, BUSINESS.

UM, AND BRUSHY CREEK RUNS THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND DIVIDES IT INTO THREE PARTS.

UH, THIS CREEK CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT TREE COVER AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT FLOODPLAIN BOUNDARY.

AND YOU CAN

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SEE, UH, ON THEIR PROPOSED LAND USE MAP, UM, HOW THEY'RE ACCOUNTING FOR, UH, THE FLOODPLAIN.

AND SO THIS ZONING REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FEATURE, LAND USE MAP, AND THE SURROUNDING ADJACENT LAND USES.

HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT WATER RESOLUTION IN EFFECT, UH, WHICH PRIORITIZES REDUCED DENSITY AND LARGER RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

UH, SOME OF THE HIGHER STANDARDS THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING IS TYPE A ARCHITECTURE, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS.

UH, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR A WAIVER, UH, TO MODIFY THE ROOF PITCH, UH, THE BUILDING HEIGHT AND THE REDUCED LOT SIZES AS MENTIONED IN FROM THE WATER RESOLUTION.

UM, I THINK WE HAVE A APPLICANT PRESENTATION, UH, BUT I WILL, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU MRT, UH, APPLICANT PRESENTATION.

UM, THE TRAIL IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THAT ENTIRE TRAIL NETWORK AND THIS, THIS PROPERTY, UM, YOU KNOW, COMPLETES THAT, COMPLETES THAT PROJECT.

YEAH, IS THAT WHAT I USED? THANKS.

PERFECT.

THANKS SO MUCH.

HELLO COMMISSIONERS.

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

OOPS.

SO, UM, IT JUST, I KNOW MICHAEL JUST ORIENTED EVERYBODY, BUT JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE AGAIN, UH, WITH THE SITE AERIAL HERE WE ARE, UM, JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 180 3 A, UM, WITH HERE AWAY TO THE NORTH AND 2243 TO THE SOUTH.

YOU CAN SEE, UM, THAT THE SITE IS ENTIRELY VACANT TODAY.

AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE, UM, THE FORK OF BRUSHY CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.

UM, HERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ZOOMED IN AERIAL.

UM, YOU CAN SEE HERE CLEARLY THAT THE SITE'S REALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE PORTIONS BY THE CREEK AND THE FLOODPLAIN.

UM, TWO, THE TWO ON THE TOP ARE SORT OF NARROW AND DEEP AND WITH ACCESS TO HERO A AND THEN THERE'S THE ONE LONGER, UM, SECTION ALONG, UM, RM 2243, UM, WHICH IS SHALLOWER AND HAS QUITE A BIT MORE FRONTAGE.

UM, THE ENTIRE, OBVIOUSLY THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS MID-BLOCK, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT, UM, TO DEVELOP WITH COMMERCIAL USES.

BUT, UM, BUT I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

UM, THE OTHER POINT I WANNA MAKE WITH THIS SLIDE IS THAT, UM, THE TOTAL SITE AREA IS 43.07 ACRES, BUT ACTUALLY ONLY, UM, 21.56 ARE DEVELOPABLE DEVELOPABLE BECAUSE OF THE FLOODPLAIN AND THE CREEK THAT RUN THROUGH THE CENTER OF IT.

SO IT'S, IT'S QUITE A CONSTRAINED SITE.

UM, ONE ADVANTAGE OF THE CREEK IS THAT WE WILL BE CONTRIBUTING MIGHTILY TO THE TRAIL'S MASTER PLAN, WHICH I'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

UM, THIS IS A, A CRUCIAL PIECE OF THE TRAIL CONNECTION HERE, UM, THAT RUNS ALONG THAT FORK, BRINGING TWO PIECES TOGETHER TO CONNECT TO THAT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHEAST.

UM, SO HERE, UM, AGAIN, I KNOW, UM, MICHAEL TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE ZONING MAP.

UM, OUR REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PUD WITH A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOMES, COTTAGES AND, UM, LOCAL COMMERCIAL.

AND, UM, THERE IS NO COMPLAINT AMENDMENT NEEDED BECAUSE THE DI DESIGN IS COMPLIANT WITH THE GREENWAY AND URBAN MIXED USE, UM, DESIGNATIONS.

UM, SO AS WAS MENTIONED, WE'VE GONE THROUGH QUITE A FEW ITERATIONS OF THIS PROJECT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF FOR A LONG TIME, UH, TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A PROJECT THAT MAKES SENSE HERE AND IS VIABLE.

UM, WE STARTED IN JUNE OF 2021 WITH OUR FIRST MEETING.

WE STARTED WITH 293 UNITS AND ZERO COMMERCIAL SPACE.

UM, AND WE HAVE HEARD, OBVIOUSLY HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM STAFF THAT , THAT WAS NOT A PROJECT THAT Y'ALL WOULD WANNA SEE.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WAYS TO INCORPORATE, UM, BOTH A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT EVEN GIVEN SORT OF THE, THE LAYOUT OF THE SITES AND THE LAYOUT OF THE PORTIONS THAT ARE DEVELOPABLE AS WELL AS, UM, LOOKING AT WATER USE AND, AND THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.

UM, AND, UM, WHILE WE KNEW THAT COMMERCIAL WOULD NOT BE VIABLE ON THE SITE OVERALL, UM, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THOSE SHORT FRONTAGES AND DEEP PORTIONS OF THE LOT, UM, WE, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE LANDOWNER CAN'T BE DENIED ANY VIABLE USE ON THE SITE, BUT WE COULD USE THAT BOTTOM PORTION FOR COMMERCIAL.

WE REALIZED BECAUSE IT HAS THAT NICE WIDE LONG FRONTAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE TENANT SPACE WORK, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UM, WE USUALLY YOU HAVE TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE, FROM THE ROADWAY.

AND SO WE HAVE, UM, CHANGED THAT BOTTOM PORTION TO MEET THOSE GOALS.

UM, SO HERE WE HAVE SORT OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE, OF THIS NEW COMPROMISED PROJECT.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE REDUCED THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY TO 201 UNITS, UM, AND WE HAVE ADDED 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, LIKE I SAID, ON THAT BOTTOM, UM, PIECE, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU A MAP OF IN A MINUTE.

UM, AND, UM, OF COURSE WE'VE KEPT THE, THE TRAIL EXPANSION HAS BEEN A COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT ALL ALONG.

SO HERE, I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE FUZZY, BUT THIS IS THE, THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN.

AND, UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THE, THE FORK AND THE CREEK AND YOU CAN SEE THE PART THAT WE'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT TRAIL.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THAT LARGE TRAIL HEAD IS RIGHT THERE AT THAT CORNER.

AND WITHOUT THIS PIECE,

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UM, SO HERE IS THE PRELIMINARY SITE LAYOUT.

THE BLUE IS COTTAGE HOUSING, THAT'S 50 UNITS, UM, ON ABOUT SIX ACRES.

THE PURPLE IS SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSES.

ON THE 150, THERE ARE 151 OF THOSE UNITS ON THE 10 AND A QUARTER ACRES, UM, THAT'S PURPLE.

AND THEN RED IS THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL THERE ALONG THE BOTTOM WHERE THE FRONTAGE IS MORE SIGNIFICANT.

UM, WE SPEC, WE VERY SPECIFICALLY CHOSE, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT PART FOR THE COMMERCIAL, UM, THINKING THAT THAT IS THE MOST VIABLE PLACE FOR THAT USE.

UM, AND SO HERE IS THE WATER DEMAND SCENARIO THAT WE LOOKED THROUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE CONCERNS ABOUT WATER USE THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE ARISEN HERE, WE REALLY WANTED TO, UM, BE DELIBERATE ABOUT HOW WE COMPARED AND, AND HOW WE REDESIGNED TO THE SITE KNOWING THAT WE COULD DO THE 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL.

UM, SO FIRST WE LOOKED AT AN ENTIRELY COMMERCIAL.

THE FIRST SCENARIO, A LINE IS AN ENTIRELY COMMERCIAL PROJECT.

UM, ALL OF THOSE USES WOULD BE PERMITTED IN LOCAL COMMERCIAL, IN THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION.

UM, AND I WANNA POINT OUT THAT WE REALLY DID THIS BASED ON A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF USES AS FAR AS SIZES AND THINGS.

WE DID NOT JUST GO FOR LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE HEAVIEST WATER USERS AND PACK THEM IN, IN A WAY THAT WASN'T REALISTIC.

LIKE WE REALLY TRIED TO DO A A, A COMPARISON HERE.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

UM, THE SECOND SCENARIO IS THE, UM, WAS OUR ORIGINAL REQUEST, 293 MULTIFAMILY UNITS.

THAT ONE PRODUCES ABOUT 381 GALLONS PER DAY.

THE FIRST ONE, UM, I MEANT TO MENTION IS ABOUT 369 GALLONS PER DAY.

THE THIRD IS THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW, THE 201 UNITS OF COTTAGE AND TOWNHOUSE WITH THE 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF LOCAL COMMERCIAL THAT COMES OUT TO 277 GALLONS A DAY BASED ON THE LUE.

UM, AND THEN FINALLY, JUST FOR CONTEXT, UM, WE DID AS IF THE ENTIRE SITE WERE MULTIFAMILY.

UM, THAT'S CLEARLY THE HIGHEST USE.

IT'S 500 GALLONS PER DAY APPROXIMATELY, AND THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE FEEL THIS WATER RESOLUTION WAS INTENDED TO NOT PRODUCE .

AND WE CAN SEE WHY THAT, THAT THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY WOULD, WOULD BE A MAJOR WATER USER.

UM, BUT LOOK, IF WE COMPARE EACH OF THESE, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT ACTUALLY OUR SCENARIO, THE MIX OF THE TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL IS ACTUALLY THE LOWEST OF THE WATER USERS.

UM, AND SO AS AGAIN, WAS, HAS BEEN STATED, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'D REALLY TRIED TO SORT OF THREAD THE NEEDLE HERE.

WE KNOW THAT THESE USES AND THIS PROJECT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE DON'T HAVE TO AMEND TO THAT.

UM, BUT WE WANTED TO, UM, DO OUR BEST TO MEET BOTH THE WATER GOALS, UH, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS.

UM, AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS CASE TO YOU.

I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK ON IT TO TRY TO MAKE IT FIT IN WITH ALL OF THE GOALS OF THE CITY.

UM, AND, AND ALSO THE GOALS OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE WITH THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS.

UM, AND SO I'M WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

I ALSO HAVE MY TEAM HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OLIVER.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER MAY.

UM, I, I CAN APPRECIATE ON THIS LOT THE AMOUNT OF FLOODPLAIN THAT'S ON THERE AND THE DIFFICULTY IN DOING THIS, BUT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO SEE, ESPECIALLY ALONG BLOCK B ALONG HERE, AWAY THERE SEEING MORE COMMERCIAL.

IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 25% OF THE USABLE AREA FOR COMMERCIAL, UH, BLOCK A THAT'S A PRETTY SMALL FRONTAGE.

IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT COMMERCIAL UP THERE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE COMMERCIAL THERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WOULD GO AGAINST THE CITY COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION.

COMMISSIONER MOSS, UM, COMMISSIONER MAYS, UH, COVERED BASICALLY, UM, MY SAME FEELING ON THIS AND MM, , I DON'T KNOW, I'M MORE LIKE A REAL VISUAL VISUAL PICTURE PERSON, SO IF, IF I COULD LIKE, SEE WHAT THE TOWNHOUSE IS GONNA LOOK LIKE AND THAT'LL GIVE ME A BETTER FEEL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE SPACE AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THE WATER USAGE.

BUT, UM, I, I, I JUST CAN'T SEE IT RIGHT NOW, SO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I CAN GET SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT CLICK WITH ME.

YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

YOU CAME IN VERY WELL PREPARED AND GAVE US A LOT OF GOOD THINGS

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TO CONSIDER HERE.

UM, I MEAN, I DO KIND OF ECHO COMMISSIONER MAY AND, AND, AND MOSS'S CONCERNS ABOUT JUST HAVING MORE COMMERCIAL IN THAT BLOCK.

B I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE, YOU'RE PUTTING A, YOU KNOW, MULTI, NOT MULTIFAMILY, YOU'RE PUTTING TOWN HOMES AND YOU'RE PUTTING, YOU KNOW, COTTAGE HOMES IN THERE.

UH, SO YOU'RE HIGHER DENSITY, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL, YOU KNOW, JUST OPENS IT UP FOR COFFEE SHOP, DRY CLEANERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT COULD BE PERFECT TO SERVE THAT COMMUNITY.

UM, MY, MY ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE FOR YOU, AND I MAY HAVE ANOTHER ONE IF I THINK ABOUT IT, BUT, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRAILS IN DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND OF TRIGGERS SOME OF MY INTEREST HERE.

IS THERE ANY, IS THERE ANY PLAN TO CONNECT THE, UM, LIKE THE BLOCK A AND BLOCK B TO THAT COMMERCIAL AND VICE VERSA? YES.

UM, ONE POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL ON, ON BLOCK B, IF I COULD SURE.

IS THAT THERE IS A HUNDRED FOOT WIDE POWER EASEMENT AS WELL ALONG THAT FRONTAGE.

THAT'S JUST ANOTHER CONSTRAINT THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PUT, UH, COMMERCIAL ON THAT BLOCK.

JUST, OKAY.

WANTED TO ADD THAT AS WELL.

JUST ONE, ONE MORE CONSTRAINT, ON THE SITE ON AN GOOD TO KNOW.

WELL, THERE'S ALSO A GIANT POWER STATION RIGHT NEXT TO THE TOWNHOME, RIGHT? SO IT, IT, WAS THAT A CONCERN AT ALL OR IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR ARCHITECTURAL PLANS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TO SHIELD THAT OR, UM, I CAN FIND OUT FROM MY TEAM, YES.

BUT I MEAN, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS, YES.

SO THIS TRA THIS TRAIL CONNECTION WILL BRING PEOPLE, WILL, WILL BE THE WAY THAT BIKES AND PETS NOT ONLY MOVE THROUGH THE, THE SITE, BUT ALSO ARE ABLE TO GET TO THAT COMMERCIAL THEY'RE SAYING.

SO THERE'LL BE LIKE BRIDGES THAT'LL GO ACROSS BRUSHY CREEK THAT CAN CONNECT PEOPLE FROM SAY THE TOWN HOMES.

SO CAN LIKE, THEY COULD LIKE WALK OVER TO THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE IF THEY WANTED TO.

WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WALK ALONG.

IT WOULD BE A LITTLE WATER, RIGHT? LOW WATER, LOW, NOT BRIDGES LOW, BUT, BUT LOW WATER, WATER CROSS.

YES.

FAIR ENOUGH.

SO, SO THAT IT REALLY IS KIND OF LIKE A, A A CENTER POINT OF THE TRAIL.

AND SO THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH.

UM, AND THEN SO BEYOND THE TRAILS, IS THERE LIKE OTHER LIKE PARK SPACE YOU'RE LOOKING TO WORK, WORK WITHIN THERE AS WELL TO MAKE IT A NICE LIKE CENTRALIZED LIVABLE SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE, BUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY AS WELL CAN ENJOY? ABSOLUTELY.

UH, THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR NOW.

VICE CHAIR .

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. CHENOWSKI.

TWO QUESTIONS ACTUALLY.

SO I KNOW THAT WHEN THEY HAD THE ORIGINAL PUD, T O D, THE, THE WATER, UH, ORDINANCE WAS NOT IN EFFECT.

AND NOW THEY'RE COMING, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS CHANGE IF THIS WERE NOT TO PASS, AND THEY, THEY WERE STILL UNDER THE OLD PLAN THAT THEY HAD, WHAT COULD BE BUILT HERE? UH, SO THEY IN GENERAL, RIGHT? SO THE CURRENT ZONING, UH, IS THAT CONVENTIONAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

UM, SO THEY CAN DO, UH, EITHER SMART CODE OR, UH, IT WOULD BE A PUD WITH THOSE BASE ZONINGS.

UM, THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE, UH, UM, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

UM, BUT THEY CAN, THEY COULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT'S RIGHT ADJACENT, WHICH IS LIKE T FOUR, T FIVE, UH, URBAN STYLE DEVELOPMENT.

MM-HMM.

UH, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, UM, IN THE PUT DOCUMENT ITSELF, D ONE, UH, SECTION D ONE AND TWO, I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND PAGE OF THE PUD DOCUMENT, IT REFERENCES EXHIBIT C, WHICH IS THE COLORFUL, UM, PROPOSED LAND USE MAP.

AND THE, THE VERSION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PACKET STILL SHOWS IN THE CENTER, THE BOX IN THE CENTER SAYS SINGLE FAMILY TOWN HOMES, 302 UNITS.

AND SINCE THEY'RE REFERENCING IT IN THE PUD DOCUMENT AS AN EXHIBIT AND IT'S PART OF THE P DOCUMENT, I THOUGHT THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LOWER NUMBER THAT THEY'RE COMING UP WITH.

201, I GUESS.

GREAT PRESENTATION, GREAT FACTS.

SO, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I SAW.

I DON'T, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER NUMBERS THERE IN THE, IN THE LITTLE BOXES, BUT, UM, I GUESS THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY QUESTION, THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAD FOR STAFF.

UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY COMMENTS WOULD BE WHAT WOULD WE GET IF, IF THEY WEREN'T REQUESTING THIS, WHAT COULD THEY GO OUT THERE AND ALREADY BUILD AND HOW MUCH WATER WOULD IT USE VERSUS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR? AND THEY'VE MADE SOME COMPROMISES TO LOWER THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND TO, TO ADD IN SOME COMMERCIAL ON A DIFFICULT SITE.

SO, UM, SO THEY WOULD, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ANYTHING RIGHT NOW BY, RIGHT.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO ESTABLISH A ZONING.

UM, MY, I JUST HAVE SOME GENERAL COMMENTS.

ONE IS I THINK THIS, I'LL ECHO, UM, COMMENTS EARLIER.

UM, I LOOKS LIKE YOU, I LOVE HOW, I ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN WE WORK WITH STAFF AND TRY TO MEET THE INTENTS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING, UH, TO ACCOMPLISH AS A CITY.

I THINK THAT THAT GOES A LONG WAYS.

UM, I,

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I'M A NUMBERS GUY, SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE, THAT WHEN YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE, IT'S ACTUALLY USABLE ACRES.

IT'S, IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

YOU DIDN'T TRY TO USE THAT AND FLUFF IT AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S FOUR POINT WHATEVER, UH, PER PER ACRE.

UM, SO I, I, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE HONESTY THAT'S COMING FORTH.

UM, HOWEVER, I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING PAST THE FACT THAT WHILE IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH OUR COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE, IT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR WATER RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME PROJECTS COME BEFORE AND I'VE, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN I THINK THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD TEST THE THEORY ON WHETHER OR NOT IT'S, UM, HOW FAR WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THAT WATER RESOLUTION.

THIS DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE THOUGH TO SOME OF THAT.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLAN.

I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT PLAN.

I THINK IT'S THE WRONG TIME.

SO WITH THAT, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS, WELL I WILL JUST MAKE A MOTION TO DENY JUST SO WE TAKE ACTION.

I'LL SECOND IT SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF A DENIAL, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, CONDUCT

[10. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0085 to amend the current zoning of SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) and SFS-2-B (Single-Family Suburban) to SFS-2-B (Single-Family Suburban) on two parcels of land approximately 15 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R082172 and R082171; and more commonly addressed as 300 Private Road 921, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-23-0085 as described above. Staff Presentation Applicant Presentation Open Public Hearing Close Public Hearing Discussion Consider Action]

A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 23 DASH 0 0 85 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF SS FFR ONE B, SINGLE-FAMILY RULE AND SS F S TWO B, SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN TO F TO SS F S TWO B, SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS, R 0 8 2 1 7 2, AND R 0 8 2 1 7 1, AND MORE COMMONLY ADDRESSED AS 300 PRIVATE ROAD 9 2 1.

LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

HOPE YOU'RE ALL ARE DOING WELL.

CORDELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UH, SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS.

THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF, UH, TWO PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SFS TWO B, WHICH IS THE 70 FOOT LOT PRODUCT.

UM, SOME SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS, UH, AS MICHAEL AND, AND THIS PREVIOUS CASE JUST UH, ALLUDED TO, THERE IS A WATER RESOLUTION IN PLACE.

UM, THE RESOLUTION PRIORITIZES LOW DENSITY USE COMPONENTS SUCH AS SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL, SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE, AND SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN, UH, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORIES AS DEFINED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE APPLICANT, UH, HAS REQUESTED THE SS F SS TWO B, UH, THAT COMPLIES WITH THE CURRENT WATER RESOLUTION.

UH, AND LET'S SET THE STAGE FOR THE SURROUNDING USES.

UH, TO THE NORTH YOU HAVE RESIDENTIAL, UM, S F U AND SS F E, UH, TO THE EAST YOU HAVE INTERIM S F R ONE B LOTS AND THEY ARE UNDEVELOPED, THEY'RE LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL, EXCUSE ME, TO THE SOUTH YOU HAVE, UH, A SCHOOL.

IT IS SS F R AND S F S, UM, AND TO THE WEST YOU HAVE, UH, SS F U UH, TWO A AND THAT IS ALSO RESIDENTIAL.

UH, SO THE PROPERTIES ARE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED AT ONE 50 AND 300 PRIVATE ROAD 9 21.

THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE THE MARBELLA SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH AND THE WEST RAUL'S HIGH SCHOOL TO THE SOUTH, AND FUTURE LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST AS PART OF THE RIDGE MART, UH, RIDGE MAR LANDING SUBDIVISION.

THE PROPERTY CONTAINS NO FLOODPLAIN, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IT HAS, UH, HEAVY TREE COVER, WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSED AT TIME OF, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

UM, THE PROPERTY HISTORY, UH, THERE WAS, UH, ANNEXATION REQUEST INTO THE CITY IN NOVEMBER OF 2006.

THE EAST SIDE WAS, UH, ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN 2013.

THIS PROPERTY HAS ACCESS ONTO A PRIVATE ROAD, WHICH IS THIS ROAD RIGHT HERE.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN, YEAH, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.

AND I THINK THE ENTRANCE IS HERE.

SO IT COMES ALONG HERE AND INTERESTS THE SITE, UH, WITH A POTENTIAL SECOND EXIT, UH, NORTH THROUGH THE MARBELLA SUBDIVISION.

AND THAT IS THIS LITTLE PIECE RIGHT HERE.

I WISH I COULD ZOOM, BUT I CANNOT.

UH, AT THE TIME OF CONCEPT PLAN SUBMITTAL, THE APPLICANT WILL SUBMIT EITHER A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OR A FEE IN LIEU AT, UH, OF THE T I A AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER.

IF THE T I A RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS, UH, THE PROVIDED IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PART OF A, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION PLAN SUBMITTAL.

BOTH TRACKS ARE PLATTED AS PART OF THE GLORY HILL SUBDIVISION.

THIS PROPERTY HAS ACCESS TO AN EIGHT INCH WATER LINE AND AN EIGHT INCH SEWER LINE TO THE NORTH AND WITHIN THE MARBELLA SUBDIVISION, UH, THAT COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ONCE WE START LOOKING AT IT.

UH, AT CONCEPT PLAN, THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL

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STAFF MET WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPER AS PART OF A PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING IN MARCH OF, UH, 20 OF THIS YEAR.

UM, THERE WERE, UH, A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT TYPES DISCUSSED, SO THEY DECIDED ON SOMETHING THAT WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE WATER RESOLUTION.

SO THEY HAVE, UH, GONE OUTTA THEIR WAY TO COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY COULD.

UM, NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE HILL COUNTRY NEWS, UH, MAILING AS WELL AS SIGNAGE WAS POSTED ON THE SITE.

UH, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, OCTOBER 19TH WILL BE THE, UH, SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AT CITY COUNCIL.

AND, UH, NOVEMBER 2ND WILL BE THE FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE AGAIN.

UM, STAFF MAILED THE, UH, NOTIFICATIONS THAT FELL WITHIN 200, UH, FEET, AND THE AGENT REACHED OUT TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, OF PROPERTIES ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY OR ANY PROPERTIES USED AS SINGLE FAMILY WITHIN THE 500 FOOT.

UH, AS PER OUR COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE.

UH, THEY ALSO CONTACTED THE, UH, MARBELLA, UH, H O A AND THAT WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR, UH, REPORT AS ATTACHMENT NUMBER EIGHT.

ALL THE ITEMS BEING SAID, THE APPLICANT'S, UH, REQUEST OF A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING USES AND IS WITHIN THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF BOTH THE COMPREHENSIVE, UH, ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION.

IT IS ALSO COMPLIANT WITH THE, UH, WATER RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

BASED ON ALL THE FINDINGS OF FACT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THESE ZONING.

WE ARE AVAILABLE AFTER THE HEARING OR AFTER THE HEARINGS FOR, UH, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL TO REPRESENT THE PROJECT.

GREAT.

DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION? SO, UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS.

UH, MY NAME IS SMO.

I'M THE ASSOCIATE AT THE TRUE LIFE COMPANIES.

UH, AND SO MY TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE ROS AND THE MUELLER FAMILY, UH, SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AS DESCRIBED REQUESTING THIS ZONING CHANGE OF, UH, TWO PARCELS FROM SS F R, SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL, AND A SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN, BECAUSE THERE'S A LIVER THAT'S ALREADY SUBURBAN, UH, TO SIMPLY SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN.

UH, AND SO THE REASON, UH, WE'RE SEEKING THIS, UH, REZONING IS TO CREATE A, UH, SINGLE FAMILY, UH, RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.

AND REALLY OUR, OUR APPROACH TO THIS, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, WAS TO LOOK AT THE, UH, MARBELLA SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT IS ADJACENT AND DIRECTLY NORTH TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES.

UH, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR TEAM, UH, REALLY BELIEVES, UH, THAT THE DEVELOPER DID A GREAT JOB AT THE, UH, IN MARBELLA.

AND SO WE REALLY WANNA, UH, MIRROR, UH, AND, UH, THE INTENTION CREATED, UH, AT MARBELLA, UH, UH, WITH, UH, BEING COMPATIBLE, MIRRORING, UH, THE CHARACTERISTICS.

AND, UM, UH, AND SO OUR PLAN REALLY IS TO CREATE A 40 TO 45, UH, HOMES, UM, THAT ARE, THAT ARE 70 FOOT WIDE, UH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY LESS DENSE THAN THE MARBELLA SUBDIVISION, UH, WHICH IS SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES.

AND SO, UM, AS DESCRIBED, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, SEND APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN A HUNDRED, UH, LETTERS TO THE SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS, UH, INVITING THEM TO A, UH, QUESTION AND ANSWER KIND OF TOWN HALL MEETING.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO MET WITH THE, UH, UH, MARBELLA, H O A COMMUNITY MANAGERS, UH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE DECANT, UM, WHICH IS STILL, UH, THE, THE DEVELOPER PAY SETTER.

UM, AND SO DURING THESE MEETINGS, UH, THE TEAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, MEET SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, HAD THE CHANCE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH, UH, INFORMATION ON, ON THIS PROPOSED, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO IN BOTH THESE, UH, CONVERSATIONS, BOTH WITH THE, UH, RESIDENTS AND, UH, THE H O A, UH, THERE WASN'T ANY, UH, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS.

UH, IN FACT, IT WAS MAINLY JUST CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ON, UH, THE NUMBER OF LOTS, UH, LOT SIZES, UH, TIMING ON THE DEVELOPMENT.

UH, AND SO AS WE MOVE ALONG, UH, THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE EXPECT AND WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, UH, CONTINUE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT SURROUNDS OUR, OUR PROJECT, UM, TO, TO BE A, A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY.

SO, UH, SO WITH THAT, I, UH, GIVE YOU QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

WE MIGHT HAVE SOME AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY? PERFECT.

ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I DO HAVE SOME, UH, FOLKS WHO WROTE IN AND I WILL READ THEIR POSITIONS INTO THE RECORD.

AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IS THERE

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AND I DO APOLOGIZE UP FRONT.

I WILL NOT GET THE NAMES CORRECT, SO JUST GONNA SAY THAT RIGHT NOW.

UH, REJA KUMAR VI, UH, AT NINE 17 AL MARRY BEND IS AGAINST DINESH KAJAM AT NINE 20 ALMAR BEND.

ARIA BEND IS AGAINST RAJ MILA AT NINE 13, AL MARRY A BEND IS AGAINST.

AND NDA TARA, AT 1005, I'LL MARRY A BEND IS AGAINST AT THIS TIME.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.

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

COMMISSIONER OLIVE.

UH, QUICK QUESTION.

SO YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A ROADWAY, UM, FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOT TO MARBELLA, THAT'S JUST A FIRE ACCESS, RIGHT? BASED ON THE, THE PLATT MAP WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, OR THE SITE PLAN THEY HAVE IN FRONT OF US IN THE PACKET, THAT'S JUST GONNA BE A FIRE ACCESS ONLY.

THAT'S NOT GONNA BE A, MY UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC.

'CAUSE THEY EXCEED THE 30 FOOT HOMES OR, OR THE 30 UNITS, RIGHT? SO, SO 32, WHATEVER THE, SO TRAFFIC CAN'T, CAN'T USE THAT.

IT'S ONLY ONLY FOR FIRE ACCESS.

SO THERE'LL BE, THERE'LL PROBABLY BE GATES OR SOMETHING THERE, I'M ASSUMING THERE'S ALREADY A GATE IN THERE.

UM, UH, ASSUMING APPROVAL, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENT HERE? UH, WHEN, WHEN YOU EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND AND START, YOU KNOW, SO, UH, AS SOON AS REALLY WE ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, ACCEPTED TO ZONING, UH, THEN PRELIM, UH, FINAL PLAT, UH, JUST AS SOON AS WE GET THE FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, WE'LL WE EXPECT TO, TO BREAK GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

UNDERSTOOD.

YEAH, NO, I MEAN, I, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN NECESSARILY GO IN THIS SPACE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL AND WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.

UM, JUST AWARE OF THE FACT THAT RAIDER WAY IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PROBABLY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO USE MM-HMM.

, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE MARBELLA.

AND THEY'RE A LITTLE SENSITIVE TO THAT RIGHT NOW.

BUT OTHERWISE, I, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN REALLY GO HERE, QUITE FRANKLY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.

COMMISSIONER MOSS? UM, YES.

UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK A APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION? LIKE HOW MANY MONTHS IS IT GONNA TAKE TO COMPLETE IT? I THINK IT'S ABOUT, UH, 10 TO 12 MONTHS.

TO DEVELOP.

SO ONCE YOU BREAK GROUND, THE COMPLETION OF WINDOW IS LIKE 12 MONTHS? YES.

MM-HMM.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON TREE REMOVAL CASE TRP DASH 23 DASH 0 0 1 7 REGARDING REMOVAL OF ONE HERITAGE TREE AND EIGHT SIGNIFICANT TREES ASSOCIATED WITH THE HARMONY SCHOOL SITE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LOCATED AT 32 50 HERO WAY, LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION.

I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO, TO ME, THAT'S LONG PERIOD OF TIME IS GONNA, UH, INTERRUPT, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, YOUR NEIGHBORS MM-HMM.

, UH, RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, THE DIRT, THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STUFF.

UM, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE LONG, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUILDING ANYTHING.

SO , BUT THAT'S MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

MAY I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING WITH, UH, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD WRITTEN IN AND THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRAINAGE AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S BUILT HERE, THEY CAN'T BUILD A PRODUCT THAT FLOODS THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD.

THAT'S CORRECT.

CORRECT.

I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

I'M, I'M GOOD.

GREAT.

UH, I HAVE NO COMMENTS.

I, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR LANTRIP SE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11,

[11. Discuss and consider action on Tree Removal Case TRP-23-0017 regarding removal of one heritage tree and eight significant trees associated with the Harmony School Site Development Project located at 3250 Hero Way, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Staff Presentation Applicant Presentation Discussion Consider Action]

AND TO THE WEST IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL, UH, HC FOUR C AND HC FIVE D AND THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP, UH, IN THE APPLICANT'S PROCESS.

UH, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL STEP TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF A HERITAGE TREE.

THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO REMOVE ONE HERITAGE TREE THAT'S 32 CALIBER INCHES IN SIZE AND EIGHT SIGNIFICANT TREES, A TOTAL OF 178 CALIBER INCHES IN SIZE DUE TO THE, UH, SITE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

UH, SO THE SITE PLAN IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW.

UH, PER COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, REMOVAL OF A HERITAGE AND OR SIGNIFICANT TREES GREATER THAN 18 CALIBER INCHES REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THIS COMMISSION, UH, IN THE, IN THE CASE OF A REMOVAL OF A HERITAGE TREE.

IT ALSO REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, APPROVAL AS WELL.

SO TO UH, SET THE, SET THE STAGE FOR THE REQUEST TO THE NORTH IS INTERIM SS FFR ONE B, AND THAT IS RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST IS ALSO INTERIM SSS, FFR ONE B AS WELL AS A PUD, UH, WITH SINGLE FAMILY, UH, BASED ZONING.

THAT'S THE PALMERO RIDGE, UH, PUD.

AND UM, TO THE SOUTH IS INTERIM S FFR ONE B AS WELL.

AND THAT IS RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND AG LAND.

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THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3,300 FEET EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 180 3 A AND HERO WEST HERO WAY, AND SOUTHWEST OF THE PALMERO RIDGE.

SECTION SIX, UH, SUBDIVISION PALMERA IS RIGHT OVER HERE.

THE PROPERTY CONTAINS TWO LARGE, UH, DETENTION PONDS IN A SINGLE HOME.

THIS PROPERTY HAS ACCESS ONTO HERO WAY.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

SO THE PROPOSAL, UH, TO REMOVE THE TREE IS BASED ON, AGAIN, THE SITE PLAN REVIEW, UH, WHICH IS OUR HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IT'S PROJECT NUMBER SD 23,000,067.

UH, I'M GONNA GO OVER THE TREE NUMBERS AGAIN.

I'LL MAKE IT QUICK.

SO AGAIN, THERE WAS ONE HERITAGE TREE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BE REMOVED, UM, THAT IS 32 CALIBER INCHES.

THERE ARE EIGHT SIGNIFICANT TREES, UH, THAT ARE ALSO PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED.

THEY TOTAL, UH, 178 INCHES.

AND THEN THEY ARE ALSO, UH, ACCOUNTING FOR, UH, EX UH, REMOVAL OF EIGHT TO 18, UH, CALIPER INCHES, TR CALIPER INCHES OF TREES THAT ARE OVER THE 50%.

AND THAT TOTALED 108 CALIBER INCHES.

SO THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THE INCHES BEING REMOVED, UH, WITH THE, UH, TREE MITIGATION APPLIED FOR HERITAGE IS THREE TO ONE FOR SIGNIFICANT, UH, TREES, IT'S TWO TO ONE, UH, THAT IS 560 INCHES.

UH, THE DEVELOPER WILL PAY A FEE IN LIEU OF, UH, SO THAT AMOUNT IS IN YOUR PACKET.

SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE TO THE TREE FUND, WHICH WILL BE 93,000, UH, $600, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, THERE WAS, UH, UH, LAYOUT OF THE SITE PLAN MIXED WITH THE TREES THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BE REMOVED.

THE TREE AT THE TOP, UH, COLORED IN PURPLE, I BELIEVE IS IN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING.

UH, AND ALL THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT TREES ARE ALSO, UH, IN, IN THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WAYS SUCH AS PARKING LOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, UH, THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO, UH, ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

I DON'T BELIEVE HE HAS A PRESENTATION, BUT, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR HIM, HE'S HERE AS WELL.

BUT ARE THERE GONNA BE BABY TREES THAT'S GONNA TAKE YEARS TO GROW OR IS IT GONNA BE MID-SIZE TREES OR LARGE TREES? UM, I'M ASSUMING THERE, THERE WILL BE IN BETWEEN THE BABY TREES AND MID-SIZE TREES.

AND I'LL JUST DOUBLE CHECK, UH, DO WE HAVE A APPLICANT PRESENTATION? OKAY, GREAT.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.

UM, THIS IS A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, SO WE WILL JUST MOVE ON INTO DISCUSSION.

COMMISSIONER MAY JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

UM, THE LOT IS PRETTY CLEAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS ONE SMALL AREA WHERE THEY WANT TO CLEAR THE TREES.

WAS THERE A REASON THAT, UM, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THE PROPERTY COULD BE RELOCATED BASED ON THAT? AND I'M, I I DO SEE THE ROAD, I JUST, JUST A QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC.

UH, MY NAME IS HAY ANO.

I'M VIRGINIA ARCHITECTS.

SO, UM, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.

WE ACTUALLY, UM, ORIGINALLY IN THE VERY FIRST DESIGN, WE WOULD START WORKING IN 2021.

UH, WE WERE TRYING TO USE THE WHOLE END PHASE ONE.

IT WAS ELEMENTARY AND PHASE TWO, IT WAS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, UH, LET'S SAY, UH, RIGHT AND LEFT.

AND ON 2021, IT WAS WHERE THE NATURAL WATERS WERE PROTECTED AS PER THE FEDERAL LAW.

SO IN ORDER TO RESPECT THE LAW, WE WERE, UH, WE HAD TO MOVE PHASE ONE TO THE TOP OF THE LAND.

SO WE HAD TO RESPECT THAT WATER.

AND, UH, ORIGINALLY IN THE DESIGN IN, UH, IN 2021 DESIGN, UH, WE HAD JUST ONE FLOOR PLAN, ONE LEVEL.

AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE VERY LIMITED ON THE AREA, NOW WE HAVE TO COME OUT WITH A TWO STORY BUILDING FOR THE ELEMENTARY, UH, KIDS.

UM, AND ALSO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE STACKING, UH, THE QUEUING, UH, THE CITY LEANDRO REQUEST OR REQUIRES.

AND ALSO THE FIRE MARSHAL, UH, REQUEST FOR HAVING A, JUST A LINE OR LANE FOR THEM, AND NO ONE CAN USE, NO ONE CAN BE THERE.

SO IT'S A DESIGNATED LANE FOR THEM ALL AROUND THE SITES.

UH, SO THAT ALSO REDUCE MORE THE SPACE FOR THE, THE BUILDING.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN FIT THIS PROJECT.

UH, AGAIN, THEY WILL, THIS WILL BE PHASE ONE OF, UH, TWO DIFFERENT PHASES.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, SO THE TREES THAT, UM, YOU'RE REMOVING, WHAT ARE YOU REPLACING 'EM WITH IS AND WHAT'S THE DIAMETER, YOU KNOW, HOW BIG THEY'RE GONNA BE.

AND SO, UM, I DID TALK WITH THE, THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR THESE PROJECTS MM-HMM.

AND, UH, HE MENTIONED THAT WE ARE PROVIDING 120 PLUS TREES,

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I DON'T THINK THAT WE NORMALLY PROVIDE LIKE, BIG TREES, UH, FOR NEW PROJECTS.

SO WHEN YOU SAY MID-SIZE TREES, DO YOU HAVE IDEA HOW BIG THEY ARE? I DO NOT, HONESTLY.

SO OUR ORDINANCE REQUIRES YOU HAVE A TWO CAIN TREES.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THAT ORDINANCE CRITERIA.

SO FOR, TO MEAT SIZE.

COMMISSIONER OLIVER? UH, YEAH, SO YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 28 ACRES YOU'RE WORKING WITH HERE.

UH, SO I, I KIND OF WAS GONNA ASK WHAT, UH, YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER MAY WAS GONNA SAY.

SO YOU ANSWERED THAT.

APPRECIATE THERE'S A SECOND PHASE SECOND.

UM, SO WHAT ELSE IS THE REST OF THE LAND GONNA BE USED FOR? YOU GOT TWO PHASES THERE.

SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, I GUESS ULTIMATELY TWO SITES, TWO BUILDINGS.

UM, SO WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE REST OF THE LAND GONNA BE USED FOR? ARE YOU GONNA USE IT FOR LIKE FIELDS OR PARK OR, SO YES, IT'S, UH, NORMALLY WHENEVER WE, UH, DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, WHICH IT WILL BE PHASE TWO, UH, WE NORMALLY PROVIDE ALSO, UH, FIELDS LIKE FOOTBALL FIELDS OR SOMETIMES IF WE CAN FIT UH, BASEBALL FIELDS, UH, WE WILL FIT IN THERE.