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[1. Call to Order.]

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THE TIME IS 6 P.M. THIS SESSION OF THE CITY OF LEANDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, WITH

[3. Director's report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on action taken by City Council on the April 3, 2025 meeting.]

THE EXCEPTION OF PLACE ONE, COMMISSIONER MAHAN. DIRECTOR'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING. I'M. I'M REPORTING ON ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE APRIL 3RD MEETING. THEY DID COMPLETE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE MCCALL CAPITAL CASE. AND THEY DID APPROVE THE REQUEST. THAT THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS THAT WENT TO COUNCIL. I ALSO WANT TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE HAVE POSTED THE SOLICITATION FOR THE RFQ, FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN UPDATE. THE HOPE IS WE'LL HAVE A CONSULTANT BY END OF MAY OR EARLY JUNE, AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FUN PART OF OUR JOBS. THAT'S IT. THANKS.

[4. Review of meeting protocol.]

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS WILL WE WILL REVIEW OUR MEETING PROTOCOL. SO TO YOUR RIGHT IS HOW WE CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ON OR NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE THEIR COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? OKAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CAN BE PASSED WITH A MOTION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR COLON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LYDIA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND IT PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. THIS IS TO

[8. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0164 to amend the current zoning of Interim SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) and Interim SFS-2-B (Single-Family Suburban) to GC-3-C (General Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land 4.68 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R031240; and generally located northwest of the intersection of Ronald W. Reagan Boulevard and E. Crystal Falls Parkway, approximately 250 feet west of the intersection on the northside of E. Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.  

  • Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0164 as described above.
]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z, DASH 25, DASH 0164 TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF INTERIM SFR. DASH 1-B SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL AND INTERIM SF TWO DASH BE SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN TO GC DASH 3-C GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND 4.68 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCEL R031240 AND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD AND EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 250FT WEST OF THE INTERSECTION, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY. LEANDER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION. MY NAME IS SYDNEY HANSON, OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. SO THIS PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RONALD REAGAN BOULEVARD AND EAST CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 4.68 ACRES. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY WEST OF THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY. A TREE REMOVAL SERVICE IN EAST OF PLEASANT HILL STORAGE, A MINI STORAGE FACILITY, AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM REFUEL THE GAS STATION. THE PROPOSED ENCLAVE AT CRYSTAL FALLS DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST WILL INCLUDE A TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WEST OF THE STORAGE FACILITY AND COMMERCIAL USES ALONG CRYSTAL FALLS PARKWAY. SO THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF THEIR PROPERTY SUPPORT TO SUPPORT A USE UPHELD BY GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING, OR GC THREE C IN THE FUTURE. THE PROPOSAL DOES COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CATEGORY IDENTIFIED BY THE PLAN. THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN WITH THE PROPERTY'S ZONING WITH A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THAT IS ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL DIRECTLY TO THE EAST. THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS LOT AT THIS TIME. THE CERTIFIED LETTERS WERE SENT OUT ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025 TO ALL RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES WITHIN 500FT OF THE PROPERTY. NO CONCERNS WERE RAISED AFTER NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, HOWEVER, SEVERAL OF THE LETTERS WERE RETURNED. THE FULL REPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF THOSE LETTERS. BASED ON THE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL LAND USES AND THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE TO GC THREE. THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE STAFF PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVIDED A PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE PRESENTATION AND A REPRESENTATIVE HAS JOINED US TONIGHT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, DOES THE APPLICANT WISH TO SPEAK OR SAY ANYTHING OR JUST BE AVAILABLE TO BRING IT BACK? BRING IT UP INTO FROM ZONING TO THE. OKAY. IF THAT WAS IT THAT THAT'S FINE. WE GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE WILL ENTER INTO. WELL ACTUALLY WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT? I WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL MOVE INTO DISCUSSION. I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES. OVERALL, I DO THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE REZONING, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE ONLY THING I'D JUST BE A COURTEOUS NEIGHBOR THAT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THAT IS THERE BEFORE THIS PROPERTY. SO JUST LIKE TO TAKE THAT INTO

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CONSIDERATION. BUT OVERALL, I DO THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER ALONG A MAJOR STREET. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE TO THE WEST, TO THE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH. THERE'S THE ONE LOT RIGHT THERE THAT'S BACKING UP TO BOTH THOSE COMMERCIAL LOTS. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, NO COMMENT FOR ME. COMMISSIONER LANTRIP, MY QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. DID YOU NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S GOING TO BUILD THE DUPLEXES? WAS THAT PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFIED? OR MAYBE STAFF COULD TELL ME. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE NOTIFIED. THE ONES WITHIN THE BLACK LINE, THE BLACK BUFFER IS NOTIFIED BY STAFF, AND THE YELLOW IS NOTIFIED BY THE APPLICANT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY.

VICE CHAIR. NOTHING FROM ME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I DID NOTICE THAT THE STAFF PROVIDED THREE OPTIONS FOR US TO CONSIDER TONIGHT. ONE, WE COULD APPROVE THE REQUEST AS IS AS A GC 3-C, OR WE COULD DENY THE REQUEST, OR WE COULD APPROVE AN ALTERNATE REQUEST THAT MAY INCLUDE A MORE RESTRICTIVE SITE COMPONENT. I DID CHECK IN ADVANCE TO SEE WHAT THE LOT WAS TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST. AND SO THE DAVEY TREE LOT. THAT'S RIGHT ON RONALD REAGAN IN THAT ACTIVITY CENTER IS A IS A TYPE THREE SITE COMPONENT. AND THEN THE LOT JUST TO THE WEST OF IT IS A TYPE TWO SITE COMPONENT. AND ALSO GIVEN THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS LOT BACKS UP TO THAT RESIDENTIAL AND BOTH THOSE LOTS BACK UP. BUT OF COURSE, LOOKING AT WHERE THE HOUSE IS ACTUALLY PLACED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AERIAL MAP, I NOTICED THE HOME IS OBVIOUSLY CLOSER TO THE INTERIOR LOT VERSUS THE ONE THE LOT THAT'S ON RONALD REAGAN. MY ONLY CONCERN HERE WITH THE TYPE THREE COMPONENT WAS SOME OF THE LANGUAGE WE HAVE IN THERE ABOUT OUTDOOR STORAGE. CONTAINERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT DOES STILL HAVE TO BE SHIELDED FROM FROM STREET VIEW AND SUCH, BUT I'M MORE INCLINED TO APPROVE A GC TYPE 2-C VERSUS A GC THREE BECAUSE OF THAT OF THAT ADDED LANGUAGE, OR ALLOWING FOR THOSE TYPES OF, I GUESS THAT THAT TYPE OF ADDED OUTDOOR STORAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THAT OR THOUGHTS ON THAT, BUT I THAT I WOULD BE OPEN TO APPROVE THIS AS A GC 2-C VERSUS A GC THREE. I LOOKED AT THOSE SAME THREE RECOMMENDATION CHAIR AND I YOU KNOW, MY VIEW WAS THAT OPTION ONE WAS THE ONE THAT MADE THE MOST SENSE TO ME.

UNLESS WE CAN POINT TO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND FOR ME, I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WOULD WARRANT, YOU KNOW, MANDATING ANYTHING OTHER THAN APPROVING GC THREE. YEAH, IT'S VERY I JUST I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT ONCE WE DO APPROVE IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S APPROVED. THERE'S WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO THERE. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ANY CURRENT PLANS. YOU'RE JUST GETTING THE ZONING CHANGED. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. SO THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN I WANTED TO BRING UP WITH WITH WITH THE COMMISSION. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, I MEAN, I'M PRETTY MUCH GOOD WITH THIS. CAN WE DISCUSS THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN GC TWO AND THREE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ZONING MAP REAL QUICK? SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS ON THE FAR THE EAST SIDE, THAT'S THE THREE. SO TYPE THREE WOULD ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR CAR WASHES, FUELING STATIONS, SOME LEVEL OF OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND STORAGE. IT'S LIMITED BUT SOME LEVEL. THE REASON STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL IS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING IT AS A TRANSITION, AND IT MAKES THAT CORNER MORE DEVELOPABLE IF THE WHOLE THING IS A THREE. SO THEY COULD PUT SOMETHING LIKE A GAS STATION THERE AND THAT VACANT PIECE THAT IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RURAL IS CURRENTLY USED AS MINI STORAGE. SO IT'S NOT A HOME. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE BEING REDEVELOPED IN A COMMERCIAL WAY. AND THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH WHERE RIDGMAR IS LOCATED, THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE A SETBACK AND ADDED SCREENING. SO WE FELT LIKE IT MADE SENSE AS A TRANSITION. OKAY, NO, THAT'S A GREAT EXPLANATION. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT UP WITH THE COMMISSION BEFORE WE TOOK ACTION ON THIS. SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE ACTIO, OTHER THAN JUST POINTING ALL THE RESIDENTIAL THAT'S IN THAT AREA? GENERALLY, I THINK I THINK THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE USE OF THIS IS GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO A LOT OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AROUND THERE. THERE'S COLD SPRINGS, CRYSTAL FALLS, HAZELWOOD, A LOT OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS OFF THERE. IF THERE'S A FILLING STATION, I THINK THAT WOULD BE WELCOMED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE. OPPOSED BY SOME, SURE, BUT WELCOMED BY A LOT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY BEFORE THAT, IN ALL FAIRNESS, I MEAN, THIS WAS OUTREACH TO THE NEIGHBORING AND NOBODY EXPRESSED ANY CONCERN. SO WE HAVEN'T WON A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A

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SECOND SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR KELLUM, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LANTRIP, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND IT PASSES. EXCELLENT. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. AND THIS IS

[9. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Comprehensive Plan Case CPA-25-0016 to amend the Comprehensive Plan text to update the Employment Center land use category and update the Leander Central land use category, Leander, Williamson and Travis Counties, Texas.  

  • Discuss and consider action regarding Comprehensive Plan Case CPA-25-0016 as described above.  
]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CASE CPA DASH 25 0016 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. TEXT TO UPDATE THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER LAND USE CATEGORY AND UPDATE THE LEANDER CENTRAL LAND USE CATEGORY. LEANDER WILLIAMSON AND TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. HEY, GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION KARINA CASTILLO WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR THE CITY THAT INCLUDES A VISION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, PARKLAND, UTILITIES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS PLAN PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR ZONING CHANGES AND OTHER LAND USE RELATED DECISIONS. THE CURRENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2021 AND CREATED A FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT IDENTIFIED SEVERAL LAND USE CATEGORIES. ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES IS THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER. THE INTENT OF THE CENTER IS TO ENCOURAGE CAMPUS STYLE DEVELOPMENT AND BRING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CITY. THE PLAN CURRENTLY INCLUDES. THE PLAN CURRENTLY INCLUDES FIVE EMPLOYMENT CENTERS AND STAFF. CONDUCTED A WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING, AND WE WERE SEEKING FEEDBACK REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF THE CITY, DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE LAND USE MIX, CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER, LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF AIRWAY AND WEST OF RONALD REAGAN. AND THE EMPLOYMENT DESIRE IN THIS CENTER. FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CENTER IS APPROXIMATELY 620 ACRES IN SIZE, AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CITY. THERE IS AN ACTIVITY CENTER LOCATED TO THE EAST THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE REGIONAL SERVING COMMERCIAL USES AS WELL AS DESTINATION WITH ACTIVITIES, AMENITIES, SHOPPING AND RESTAURANTS FOR THE CITY. SO AFTER THE WORKSHOP, STAFF DID PREPARE A PROPOSAL TO UPDATE THE TEXT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE HAVE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING. SO WE HAVE LABELED THE EMPLOYMENT CENTERS TO HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT CENTER. AND THEY ARE LABELED AS REALLY SMALL. SO IT IS THE HERITAGE GROVE CENTER HERE, AWAY NORTH HERE AWAY SOUTH AND HERE AWAY EAST. AND THEN WE HAVE THE FM 1431 EMPLOYMENT CENTER. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ADDED CHANGES TO THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER. SO WE REMOVED THE LANGUAGE FROM THE APPROPRIATE USES LIST TO CLARIFY THAT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED AS A SECONDARY USE TO AN EMPLOYMENT USE IN A PROJECT, AND TO ADD GUIDANCE AND INTERPRETATION SECTION FOR THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER. SO WE ARE ADDING A WHOLE NEW SHEET THAT HAS DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FOR THIS SPECIFIC CENTER. TO COMPLEMENT THE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE, STAFF HAS DRAFTED AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER TO HELP WITH THE DRAFTING OF PUDS WITHIN THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER. THE GUIDE PROVIDES EXAMPLES SITUATIONS WHERE HORIZONTAL MIXED USE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE USE. IT ALSO PROVIDES PREFERRED USES, PROHIBITED USES. PREFERRED LAND USE MIXES ALONG WITH POTENTIAL INCENTIVES AND HIGHER STANDARDS.

SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH WHAT OUR GUIDE WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND WE'LL HAVE AN ACTUAL PRINTOUT OF THIS. THIS IS KIND OF JUST OUR PRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS SO WE CAN GET FEEDBACK.

SO THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE SITE. SO IT IS THE ONE THAT'S LABELED AS THREE. THERE'S A FIFTH ONE THAT'S A LITTLE OFF THE MAP. AND THE TOTAL AREA WITHIN THIS IS 620 ACRES. AND THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING THE PUD DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS INTENDED TO BE DEVELOPED AS CAMPUS STYLE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PRIMARY EMPLOYERS. AND RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL USES MAY BE DEVELOPED, BUT ONLY TO SUPPORT THAT PRIMARY EMPLOYER. AND WE DO HAVE EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT. AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES. SOME OF THEM ARE IN NORTH NORTH TEXAS, SOME OF THEM ARE IN CENTRAL TEXAS. SO THE PREFERRED USES THAT WE WERE LISTING ARE OFFICE THAT'S LARGER THAN 25,000FT■!S, VERTICAL MIXED USES MULTIFAMILY AND THEN JUST STRAIGHT MULTIFAMILY AND ENTERTAINMENT USES THAT ARE BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. AND ANY ADDITIONAL USES WOULD BE WITH CONTINUOUS BUILDING FRONTAGE. SO THERE WOULD BE NO PESTICIDES AND NO DRIVE THROUGH. SO THERE COULD BE A RESTAURANT USE, THERE COULD BE A PERSONAL SERVICES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. LIKE IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO A GYM, IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE AN LA FITNESS. THAT'S JUST A PAT SIDE. SO IT WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO A CONTINUOUS BUILDING FRONT. AND SO PROHIBITED USES WOULD GO A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THIS OFFICE WAREHOUSE. SO KIND OF LIKE THAT BOTTOM PHOTO. WE WOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

RESTAURANTS WOULD BE BUILT IN. IT WOULDN'T BE A PAD SITE OR DRIVE THROUGH RETAIL PAD SIDE.

SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE JUST THE RETAIL, STRIP MALL, DETACHED, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. SO WE WOULD CONSIDER HAVING A VERTICAL MIXED USE TOWNHOMES, STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND AUTOMOTIVE USES. WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE LIKE A CAR, AUTOMOTIVE SHOP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE PREFERRED USE MIXES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. SO IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 25% OFFICE AND THAT WOULD BE IN ANY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. SO IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 25. AND THEN THE REST OF IT CAN BE DEVELOPED IN DIFFERENT PERCENTAGES THAT YOU

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CAN MIX AND MATCH. SO IT WOULD BE RETAIL UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 75 VERTICAL MIXED USE MULTIFAMILY UP TO 75. JUST STANDALONE MULTIFAMILY WOULD BE UP TO 45. AND THEN GREEN SPACE WOULD ALSO BE A MINIMUM OF 10%. SO THE GREEN SPACE IS CONSIDERED FOR ALL THE USES, NOT JUST FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION. SO WE DO HAVE SOME INCENTIVES THAT WE'RE LISTING. SO IT WOULD BE INCREASED DENSITY. SO WHENEVER YOU PROVIDE HIGHER STANDARDS WHICH ARE LATER ON IN THIS THIS PRESENTATION, WHENEVER YOU PROVIDE HIGHER STANDARDS, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OFFSET IT WITH SOME INCREASED DENSITY. WHENEVER, WHENEVER YOU HAVE A HIGHER NON RESIDENTIAL MIX YOU WOULD GET INCREASED DENSITY. SO INCREASED UNITS PER ACRE. AND IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE YOU DOING EVEN A SMALLER FOOTPRINT OF RESIDENTIAL, YOU WOULD GET A HIGHER UNIT COUNT TO OFFSET THAT HIGHER DENSITY SO THAT YOU CAN STILL GET MORE EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE DOING IT ON LESS. AND THEN THE INCREASED HEIGHT IS VERY SIMILAR. SO YOU WOULD GET INCREASED HEIGHT WHENEVER THERE'S A HIGHER NONRESIDENTIAL MIX, AND YOU WOULD GET INCREASED HEIGHT WHEN THERE'S A HIGHER RESIDENTIAL UNIT COUNT. AND THEN YOU WOULD ALSO DO INCREASE HEIGHT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO TODAY. SO IF YOU PROVIDE MASONRY STANDARDS, YOU GET REDUCED SETBACKS AND INCREASED HEIGHT.

AND YOU ALSO DO LIKE THE IT'S AN OFFSET THE WAY THAT THE ORDINANCE IS STRUCTURED. SO IF YOU GO UP ONE FOOT, YOU HAVE TO SET IT BACK ONE FOOT. SO IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE SETBACKS OR REDUCE SETBACKS. WHENEVER YOU DO VERTICAL MIXED USE SO THAT YOU CAN BRING THE BUILDING UP TO THE STREET. AND THEN LIKE I SAID, THE REDUCED SETBACKS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IN THE ORDINANCE. SO THE HIGHER STANDARDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WOULD BE VERTICAL MIXED USE SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST MULTIFAMILY, BUT IT IS MULTIFAMILY MIXED WITH SOME COMMERCIAL USES, STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE. SO WE WOULD BE CONSIDERING THAT THE PARKING GARAGE IS BEING USED FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THAT INCENTIVE OF IT BEING NOT COUNTING AGAINST THEM FOR THE COMMERCIAL OR THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING BEING BEHIND THE PRIMARY BUILDING. SO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SEE IT FROM THE STREET SETBACK MAXIMUM, SO THAT IT CAN HAVE THAT URBAN FEEL PHASING OF DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THE COMMERCIAL IS COMPLETED BEFORE THE RESIDENTIAL. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A LOT OF THAT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING TO CONTINUE THAT ACTIVE EDGES SO THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED FRONTAGE ALONG THE GREENBELTS, CONNECTED TRAIL SYSTEMS. THIS WOULD BE THROUGHOUT BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES, PUBLIC GREEN SPACE FOR THE NON RESIDENTIAL USES AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES.

SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SCENARIOS TO JUST KIND OF PUT A PICTURE TO WHAT WE'RE THINKING. SO THE FIRST SCENARIO WOULD HAVE THIS ONE HAS 85% MULTIFAMILY AND IT'S A 20 UNIT PER ACRE MAX. SO THIS IS A SITE THAT IS IN LEANDER. SO THIS ONE DID A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. WE DO ALWAYS WANT THE COMMERCIAL TO COME IN FIRST. THIS ONE HAS THE COMMERCIAL BARELY COMING IN AFTER THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION. BUT THIS IS MORE OR LESS WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT MANY UNITS TO THE COMMERCIAL, AND THIS ONE IS 86% RESIDENTIAL, SO IT'S VERY CLOSE. AND SCENARIO TWO WOULD BE COMMERCIAL BEING DEVELOPED FIRST. AND IT ALSO HAS SOME GREEN SPACE INCORPORATED. SO THIS ONE HAS 30% MINIMUM COMMERCIAL, 15 GREEN SPACE, 45 MAXIMUM OF MULTIFAMILY WITH A TOTAL OF 50 UNITS PER ACRE MAX. SO THIS PROPOSAL, IT'S NOT DEVELOPED YET, BUT IT IS PROPOSED THIS ONE HAS 44% WITH 46 UNITS PER ACRE OF MULTIFAMILY, AND THEN IT HAS 35% OFFICE SPACE AND 4% GREEN SPACE, OR 17% GREEN SPACE, SORRY, 4% RETAIL. AND THEN THIS LAST SCENARIO IS LEANDER SPRINGS. SO THIS ONE HAS VERTICAL MIXED USE. IT HAS MULTIFAMILY. IT HAS JUST COMMERCIAL. IT HAS GREEN SPACE. IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. SO THIS ONE WAS 30% COMMERCIAL, 15% GREEN SPACE, 20% MAXIMUM OF MULTIFAMILY. AND THIS EXAMPLE ITSELF DID HAVE MORE UNITS PER ACRE. THIS ONE HAD 118 UNITS PER ACRE. WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO 75. BUT IT KIND OF PAINTS THE PICTURE OF MORE OR LESS WHAT THOSE PERCENTAGES WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND THAT'S IT FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT, FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT INCLUDES AN UPDATE TO THE LEANDER CENTRAL LAND USE CATEGORY. THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR APPLICANTS TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE TOD.

AND THIS ALLOWS FOR CONVENTIONAL COMMERCIAL USES. SO THIS UPDATE ALLOWS FOR THAT GC COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL. COMMERCIAL AND LC LOCAL COMMERCIAL USE COMPONENTS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY ZONE CHANGES IN THAT AREA, SO I WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT? AND WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL MOVE INTO DISCUSSION. I'LL START TO MY LEFT. VICE CHAIR. YEAH. I REALLY HAVE NO PROBLEM CONCEPTUALLY WITH ANYTHING HERE. AND I AGREE WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, THAT PIECE OF LAND THAT WE'RE CALLING HERE AWAY SOUTH. I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING PROACTIVE LOOK AT THAT AND KIND OF

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RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT JUST GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND SIZE AND EVERYTHING. AND I LIKE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT'S BEING ADDED TO IT. SO I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT TO VOTE YES, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN BECAUSE I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADDED TO THE CLARIFICATIONS ON PAGE 27 OF THE AGENDA, OR 95 OF THE OF THE DOCUMENT GUIDANCE AND INTERPRETATION. AND IT SAYS THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR DECISION MAKING FOR ZONING REQUESTS, DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS AND REGULATORY ADJUSTMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT. IN THE ALL. THERE'S AN ERRANT V THERE THAT I THINK NEEDS TO COME OUT. THAT'S MINOR, BUT ALL EMPLOYMENT CENTERS EXCEPT FOR THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT CENTER. NOW TO ME THAT IMPLIES THAT THE 6 OR 7 BULLET POINTS FOLLOWING THAT DO NOT APPLY TO HEREAWAY SOUTH. OKAY. BUT THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE, THE VERY FIRST THING UNDER GUIDANCE OR INTERPRETATION FOR HEREAWAY SOUTH IS IN ADDITION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED ON PAGE 95, WHICH IS THE PRIOR PAGE, WHICH ARE I'M JUST NOT SURE THE LANGUAGE MATCHES YOUR INTENT. YEAH. WE CAN UPDATE. CAN WE CAN WE CHANGE THAT ON THE FLY AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I THINK IT'S IN ADDITION TO. SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST REMOVE THAT FROM 95. GOOD. YEAH. OR I MEAN IT'S STILL APPLIES. IT'S IN REMOVING THE EXCEPT FOR THE HEREAWAY SOUTH EMPLOYMENT. YEAH.

ON PAGE. YEAH ON PAGE 95. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL. AWESOME. YEAH. GREAT CATCH VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LANTRIP. MY QUESTION IS WE'RE APPROVING THE CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. DOES THAT INCLUDE THIS GUIDE THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED SO IT REFERENCES THE GUIDE. THE GUIDE WILL NOT BE CODIFIED. IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. YEAH. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THEM OKAY. SO WE WENT THROUGH THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. SO YEAH. SO THAT THAT'S JUST MEANT TO BE A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT THAT STAFF IS GOING TO USE TO SHARE WITH DEVELOPERS. SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER. NO I HAVE NO COMMENTS I THINK THIS IS GREAT. IT'S EXCITING. I THINK IT'S MUCH NEEDED. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES. EXCELLENT. AND COMMISSIONER MORALES, I GUESS MAYBE I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION. THE FIRST STATE SAYS MIXED HORIZONTAL MIXED USE IS ONLY SUPPORTED IN USA. SO DOES THAT MEAN ONLY SUPPORTING LIKE DOING HORIZONTAL THERE? NO, I GUESS WHAT'S THE YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE KEY REASON FOR. ONLY THE AREA IN THAT. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHERE YOU'RE READING 90 ON PAGE 94. OKAY. IN THE RED TEXT ON THE LEFT COLUMN IT SAYS HORIZONTAL MIXED USE IS ONLY SUPPORTED. DOES THAT MEAN THAT VERTICAL ISN'T SUPPORTED. SUPPORTED.

YEAH. SO HORIZONTAL MIXED USE AS A SECONDARY USE TO AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER IS SUPPORTED ONLY IN THE HERO. IS THAT OKAY. SO THE OTHER ONES ALL HAVE TO BE VERTICAL OKAY. I GUESS THE WAY I WAS READING IT WAS MAYBE IT'S ONLY HORIZONTAL, BUT IT'S VERTICAL AND OKAY, OKAY. THAT WAS MY ONLY BUT THAT'S FINE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. I'M MOSTLY GOOD ON THIS TOO AS WELL. MY QUESTION ON THE LANGUAGE ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS PROPERTY OWNERS TO REQUEST TO REMOVE FROM THE TOD. WAS THAT KIND OF IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE, I GUESS, CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE NORTH LYNN DEVELOPMENT? THIS WAS BEFORE BEFORE THAT. OKAY.

GOT IT. FAIR ENOUGH. NO. GOOD WORK. IT LOOKS GREAT ALL AROUND. I'M. I'M GOOD ON THIS FRONT.

THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE VICE CHAIR AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENT. IT IS NOW 623, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.