[1. Call to Order.]
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P.M. AND WE'LL CALL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY OF LEANDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT. AND
[3. Director's report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on action taken by City Council on the February 10, 2026 meeting.]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS DIRECTOR'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING.I'M REPORTING ON ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON CASES THAT WERE FORWARDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THEY COMPLETED THE FINAL READING OF THE HARDWOOD PRODUCTS AND DOORS CASE AND APPROVED IT. AND THEY DID THE SAME FOR THE ARES HERO PROJECT.
I ALSO WANTED TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING STARTED WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME JOINT WORKSHOPS COMING UP WITH THE COUNCIL, SO WE'LL GET A SCHEDULE TOGETHER FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AVAILABLE.
BUT WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS A REVIEW OF OUR MEETING
[4. Review of meeting protocol.]
PROTOCOL. IT'S UP ON THE BOARD ON YOUR RIGHT. AND AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE THIS. HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGH NIGHT FOR ME TONIGHT. I'M SORRY GUYS. I HAVE NO ONE SCHEDULED TO SIGN UP, BUT IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? SEEING NONE, I WILL[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS CAN BE PASSED WITH ONE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AGENDA ITEM 15.[15. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0196 to amend the current zoning of Interim SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) to SFU-2-A (Single-Family Urban), SFC-2-A (Single-Family Compact), SFL-2-A (Single-Family Limited) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 55.152 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R032246; and generally located west of Kauffman Loop approximately 300 feet south of Equine Road and CR 267 Leander, Williamson County, Texas.
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MICHAEL. PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, WHICH WILL BE HEARD BY CITY COUNCIL CONCURRENTLY WITH THEIR ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. THE ANNEXATION WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE ZONING CHANGE BEING APPROVED, AND THIS REQUEST WOULD CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF THEIR PROPERTY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION WITH A MIXTURE OF LOT SIZES RANGING FROM 60FT TO 35 FOOT IN WIDTH. THIS PROPOSAL DOES COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT WATER RESOLUTION PRIORITIZES LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL REZONINGS. THIS REQUEST OF SINGLE FAMILY, URBAN, SINGLE FAMILY, COMPACT AND SINGLE FAMILY LIMITED USE COMPONENTS WOULD BE CONSIDERED HIGHER DENSITY AND NOT SUPPORTED BY THE WATER RESOLUTION. SO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE IT'S LOCATED. SO IT'S WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 267, WHICH RUNS RIGHT ALONG HERE. COUNTY ROAD 267 THEN CONNECTS TO KAUFMAN LOOP AND RONALD REAGAN UP BY THE H-E-B RONALD REAGAN AREA UP THERE. TO THE NORTH, DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH IS THE BONNET SUBDIVISION. THIS INCLUDES A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY RURAL AND SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE LOTS. THEN TO THE WEST IS THE LARKSPUR SUBDIVISION, WHICH FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS AND OUTSIDE THE ETJ, AND THEN DIRECTLY TO THE EAST IS THE BAR W SUBDIVISION. THIS ALSO IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE ETJ. BOTH W AND LARKSPUR INCLUDE A MIX OF LOT SIZES, GENERALLY AROUND 50 FOOT. BAR W DOES ALLOW 45FT. SO IN ADDITION TO THE NOTICES THAT WERE MAILED OUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT, THE AGENT IS REQUIRED TO REACH OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, ZONED SINGLE FAMILY OR ANY PROPERTIES. USE A SINGLE FAMILY WITHIN 500FT.
NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED VIA MAIL AND HAND-DELIVERED LETTERS. SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED WERE INCREASED TRAFFIC AND THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THE APPLICANT DID NOTE THAT THEY ARE OPEN TO SHARING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT WITH RESIDENTS ONCE IT HAS BEEN FINALIZED. THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY REGARDING THOSE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REPORT IS
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ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT NINE. AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAVE THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. OPTION ONE IS TO APPROVE THE ZONING REQUEST. OPTION TWO IS TO DENY THE ZONING REQUEST, AND OPTION THREE IS TO APPROVE AN ALTERNATIVE REQUEST, WHICH WOULD MODIFY THEIR USE COMPONENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT WATER RESOLUTION. THIS WOULD ALTER THE ZONING DISTRICTS TO SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL, SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE AND OR SINGLE FAMILY SUBURBAN. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS UNIQUE AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE LISTED ABOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONING REQUEST. STAFF MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE ADJACENT LAND USES AND THE SMALLER LOTS ADJACENT TO COUNTY ROAD 267, ACTING AS A TRANSITION TO THOSE LARGER LOTS TO THE NORTH. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AREA AS BEING RESIDENTIAL, AND THIS REQUEST WOULD COMPLY WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. AND I DO BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THAT LOADED AND THEN I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. CHUDNOFSKY. AND THE APPLICANT CAN COME ON UP IF YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO US TONIGHT.OKAY. PERFECT. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. NICE TO SEE YOU. MY NAME IS MARK BAKER WITH SCC PLANNING HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, AND ALSO HERE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM PULTE HOMES FOR THIS NEW COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON A COUPLE ITEMS TO JUST BUILDING ON MICHAEL'S PRESENTATION THERE. WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A CONTEXT MAP TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ZOOMED OUT VIEW OF WHERE THIS PROPERTY SITS. IT'S ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE COFFMAN LOOP THAT WOULD BE ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF REAGAN IN 29. SO A LOT OF RETAIL DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ON THAT CORNER AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE. AND SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS DISCUSSION, IT'S ABOUT SPRING OF LAST YEAR. WE STARTED HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND CITY PLANNING STAFF ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS TRACT BEING DEVELOPED AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF LOOKING AT THE CONTEXT OF THIS SITE IN RELATION TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND IT AND THE WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CURRENTLY SHOWS FOR THIS PROPERTY. WE FOUND THIS PROPOSAL FIT WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS, OBVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHALLENGES OF THE WATER RESOLUTION, WHICH I'M GOING TO GET TO LATER ON IN THIS PRESENTATION. BUT LIKE MICHAEL MENTIONED, WE HAVE LARKSPUR TO OUR WEST THAT HAS A MIX OF, YOU KNOW, 35 FOOT LOTS, 40 FOOT LOTS, 50 FOOT LOTS BAR W DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO US ON THE SOUTH, WHICH HAS A MIX OF 40S, 50S AND 60S. SO WE FEEL LIKE THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE BRINGING IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US. TO OUR NORTH IS THE BONNET NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS AN ACRE LOT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS THAT YOU SEE, IT'S IT'S FAIRLY GENTLE TOPOGRAPHY, A LOT OF OPEN PASTURE LAND, A LOT OF THE VEGETATION IS CEDAR WITH SOME INTERMIXED OAK TREES. WITHIN THAT WE HAVE PRIMARY ACCESS TO THIS PROPERTY FROM COUNTY ROAD 267, LIKE MICHAEL MENTIONED.
AND THEN THERE IS A STUB THAT COMES INTO THE PROPERTY IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER FROM LARKSPUR ROAD. THAT'S CALLED ROYAL PALM WAY. AND SO THEY'VE DESIGNED THEIR SUBDIVISION TO STUB INTO THIS TRACT. THE SELLERS OF THE PROPERTY ARE RETAINING SOME OUT PARCELS THAT YOU WILL SEE. HOW DO I HIGHLIGHT MICHAEL ON THIS DEAL? HERE? SO I'LL TRY TO POINT WITH THE MOUSE HERE. THIS THIS IS THE CONNECTION FROM LARKSPUR ON OUR SOUTHERN POINT. LIKE MIKE AND MICHAEL MENTIONED, WE ARE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIED AS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. AND SO THE THE USES LISTED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY, SF, SFC AND SFL, THERE IS A NOTATION ON THE COMP PLAN THAT SPEAKS TO THE WATER RESOLUTION THOUGH. SO AS YOU WELL KNOW, RECENT YEARS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO THE LOWER
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DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT TYPES. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE CITY LIMITS, SO WE ARE PROPOSING ANNEXATION THAT'S RUNNING SIMULTANEOUS WITH THIS ZONING THAT ANNEXATION WAS ON COUNCIL ON TUESDAY EVENING ON THE CONSENT. AND IT WOULD PROCEED AHEAD TO COUNCIL, HOPEFULLY WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM PNC FOR THE ZONING TO RUN SIMULTANEOUS.LIKE I MENTIONED THERE, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LOT SIZES OR ZONING CATEGORIES. THE WAY THE WAY YOUR CODE IS SET UP, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TIERS OF ZONING CATEGORIES BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE HOUSING. SO WE'RE PROPOSING WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE, SFL BEING THE DARKER YELLOW ON THE EAST, SFC BEING KIND OF THE TAN COLOR IN THE MIDDLE AND SF ON THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN BOUNDARIES AND FULL TRANSPARENCY. WE WANT TO JUST WALK THROUGH HOW YOU HOW WE DERIVE THESE PUZZLE PIECES OR BASED ON AN ACTUAL LOTTING PLAN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOTS THAT ARE ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY AND ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, THOSE ARE THE LARGEST LOTS.
THOSE ARE THE 60 FOOT LOTS. AND WE PROPOSE THAT AS A TRANSITION TO OUR LARGER LOT NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, AND THEN IN THE CENTER OF THE 50 FOOT LOTS, AND THEN AS YOU GET ADJACENT TO 267, THAT'S WHERE WE'VE CONCENTRATED THE 45. AS WE GET CLOSER TO WHAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE HIGHER INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU HEAD TO THE EAST TOWARDS COFFMAN LOOP AND TOWARDS RONALD REAGAN. SO WE'RE TRYING TO TEAR THE SIZE OF THESE LOTS FROM LARGER TO SMALLER AS YOU GET TO MORE INTENSE LAND USES ADJACENT TO US. WE'VE ALSO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE WE'VE MAINTAINED A OPEN SPACE CORRIDOR ALONG TWO SIX, 267 FOR A REGIONAL MOBILITY TRAIL, PEDESTRIAN TRAIL. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PROPOSED AMENITY CENTER NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRY ON 267 THAT WILL BE AN AMENITY FOR THESE RESIDENTS WITH THE SWIMMING POOL, CLUB, PLAYGROUND, THOSE TYPES OF AMENITIES. AND SO ONE THING THAT WE WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THIS EVENING IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES THAT LEANDER HAS BEEN FACING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND DILIGENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE.
AND AND IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, WE BELIEVE THE CITY IS GETTING TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE TIMELINE AND AND HOW TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON WATER ISSUES. AND SO BUT WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND WE WANT TO WE WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FACT OF THE TIMING OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO THE TIMING OF FACILITIES THE CITY WILL BE BRINGING ONLINE, SO THAT THERE'S AN AWARENESS OF HOW THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD PLAY INTO THAT. AND SO WHAT WE ANTICIPATE FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IS WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED TO COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WATER RESOLUTION. BUT WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPELL OUT THAT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS. AND SO SUBSEQUENT STEPS IN OUR ENTITLEMENT PROCESS WOULD INVOLVE CONCEPT PLAN, PRELIMINARY PLAT ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION PLANS. SO WE WE IDENTIFY THAT THE REST OF THIS YEAR WOULD TAKE THE REST OF THIS YEAR JUST TO PREPARE THOSE DOCUMENTS. THE DOCUMENTS HAVE TO BE PREPARED, SUBMITTED TO THE CITY, REVIEWED BY STAFF COMMENTS. AND SO JUST TAKES A PERIOD OF TIME TO GET TO THAT POINT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THE ABILITY TO EVEN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THE NEXT STEPS.
BEYOND THAT, IF WE GOT THOSE APPROVALS FOR CONCEPT PLAN PRELIM CONSTRUCTION PLANS IS THE GOAL WOULD BE THAT IN Q1 OF 2027, COULD START CONSTRUCTION ON THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF. SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE STREET NETWORK, ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO 267, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS GET STARTED IN 2027, IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND TAKE THE BETTER PART OF THAT YEAR TO CONSTRUCT.
SO THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE LOOKING AT TARGETING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2028 TO BEGIN THE FIRST HOME. AND THAT FIRST HOME WOULD BE A MODEL HOME ANTICIPATED TO BE OPEN AROUND MAY OF 2028. AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST CEO WHERE WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR ANY KIND OF UTILITY CONNECTION DOWN THE ROAD. AND THEN FROM THAT POINT, WE WOULD HAVE OUR FIRST PHASE, BRINGING ON A NUMBER OF LOTS EACH MONTH ONTO THAT. SO YOU'RE NOT HAVING THIS FULL DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN MAY OF 2028. YOU'RE INCREMENTAL STEPS LEADING UP OVER THE COURSE OF WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE ABOUT A THREE AND A HALF TO FOUR YEAR LIFE OF THE PROJECT, OR BUILD
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OUT OF THE PROJECT. AND SO I HOPE WE HOPE THOSE THOSE REALITIES OF WHAT IT TAKES TO GET A PROJECT ON THE GROUND, HELP GIVE THE CITY SOME SOME PEACE OR COMFORT IN IN THE TIMING OF THIS, IN RELATION TO UTILITY CHALLENGES. AND SO LAST SLIDE I HAVE HERE WOULD WE DID HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. SO THE PULTE FOLKS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH HAD A MEETING AT THE LARKSPUR AMENITY CENTER ATTENDED BY ABOUT 30 PEOPLE JUST ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND SHARING THE PLAN. SOME OF THE FEEDBACK, LIKE MICHAEL MENTIONED, WAS ABOUT TRAFFIC. ON 267. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC INTO THE LARKSPUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS PROJECT. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE WE ARE CONSIDERING CONNECTING TO WHERE THEY PLANNED A ROAD INTO THIS PROPERTY. SO FROM A CONNECTIVITY STANDPOINT, WE ARE SHOWING A CONNECTION INTO WHERE THEY'RE STUBBING A ROAD INTO THE PROPERTY. SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE LEVEL OF DETAIL WITH THE CITY. ON WHETHER THAT HAS TO BE A FULL ACCESS INTERSECTION OR WHETHER IT COULD BE LIMITED, BUT WE'RE WE'RE TYING IN WITH WHAT'S BEEN PLANNED AROUND US. AND THEN IN TERMS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO 267, MICHAEL MENTIONED, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND DOING A TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS AND FULLY PREPARED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED OUT OF THAT ANALYSIS AS NEEDED. ON COUNTY ROAD 267. AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW. I'M HERE THIS EVENING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM PULTE.THEY ARE VESTED STAKEHOLDER IN THE CITY OF LEANDER, BUILT A LOT OF LOT OF HOMES, A LOT OF BROUGHT A LOT OF FAMILIES TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WANT TO BE A VALUABLE PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND THEIR THEIR VISION FOR THIS TRACT IS SIMILAR TO THEIR VISION FOR THEIR OTHER COMMUNITIES IN LEANDER, AND THAT'S TO DEVELOP FAMILY CENTERED, FAMILY ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HIGHLY AMENITIZED AND DESIRABLE FOR NEW FAMILIES COMING TO THE CITY. AND WITH ME THIS EVENING, WE HAVE BEN OSGOOD, RYAN MICHELINI, BRIAN BEALE AND STEVE ASHLOCK, WHICH ARE THE VICE PRESIDENTS OF LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION FOR PULTE. I HOPE THAT SAYS A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT. WHEN YOU SEE THAT KIND OF INTEREST IN THE OWNERS BEING HERE THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO YOU. AND, AND OUR TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MR. BECKER. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. COME ON UP. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE AFTERWARD, FILL OUT ONE OF OUR COMMENT CARDS AND GIVE IT TO MISS TOVAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT NORMALLY WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIMER, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW, SO MISS TOVAR WILL BE KEEPING THE TIME. AND SHE'S GOT A LITTLE BELL OVER THERE IF YOU GO OVER THAT. BUT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE, YOU'LL HAVE. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I SENT A CARD IN VIA THE INTERNET EMAIL, SO I DON'T. MY NAME IS VICTOR LANDIG. WE ARE ON THE THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT, OUR ENTIRE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE, WHICH IS I THINK AROUND 500 AND SOMETHING FEET, IS ADJACENT TO THE THE PROPERTY THAT IS PROPOSED. WHEN I FILLED THE CART OUT, I SAID IT ONLY GAVE TWO CHOICES FOR OR AGAINST, AND SO WE WERE FOR IT WITH UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS WOULD BE USED ON THE, ON THE, THE DWELLINGS, AND ALSO WHAT TYPES OF MATERIAL WOULD BE USED ON THE SCREENING, WHICH WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR PROPERTY AS WELL. WE HAVE TWO OF OUR, OUR. I GUESS IT WOULD BE OUR EAST AND SOUTH BOUNDARY LINES. IT'S SIX ACRES ARE ADJACENT TO LARKSPUR DEVELOPMENT AND. WE WEREN'T REAL CRAZY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE LINED UP TWO STORY, TWO STORY, TWO STORY, TWO STORY, AND NOT MUCH OF A BREAK IN MATERIALS WITH REGARD TO MASONRY AND SIDING. AND IT'S ALL SIDING AND ALL TWO STORIES.
SO AND IT'S GOT AN UGLY SIDE OF A SIX FOOT CEDAR FENCE THAT IS, WAS ON THAT PROPERTY. SO WITH
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THAT IN MIND, WE'RE FOR THE PROJECT TO BE DEVELOPED WITH BUT WITH TASTEFUL USES OF EXTERIORS ON THE, ON THE DWELLINGS AND ALSO PROPER SCREENING ON THE DEVELOPMENT.I'VE SPOKEN TO BEN ONCE, AND I'LL PROBABLY BE SPEAKING TO HIM AGAIN. AND THE LAST THING IS THE THE COUNTY ROAD 267 IS A POTHOLE MESS. AND WE'VE BEEN LIVING OUT THERE FOR 26 YEARS, AND WE KNOW WHERE EVERY POTHOLE IS. WE DRIVE IT BLINDFOLDED. I THINK, ANYWAY, THAT THAT'S A REAL BIG CONCERN IS THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT'S ALREADY COMING OUT OF LARKSPUR ONTO 267.
AND WITH ALL THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND, IT'S VERY POPULAR PLACE TO LIVE NOW. SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE YOUR ONLINE SUBMISSION SO YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT A CARD. YES, SIR. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER MORALES. YEAH, I HEAR THE CONCERNS ON THE 267. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WILL BE SOLVED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DEVELOPER WAS OPEN TO WORKING WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS THOSE. THE BIGGEST THING I SEE IS, IS THERE A NEED FOR THIS KIND OF DENSITY IN THIS PART OF LEANDER? YOU KNOW, IT'S IF YOU LOOK AT WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW CITIES ARE DESIGNED OR LAID OUT, TRYING TO PUSH FOR THESE REALLY HIGHER DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS, I WOULD THINK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE ACTIVITY CENTER OR RIGHT IN THE URBAN CORE OF THE CITY, I FEEL LIKE THOSE ARE DEFINITELY APPROPRIATE ZONINGS IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. DOES THIS SITE PARTICULARLY DRIVE NEEDING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE LEVEL OF SINGLE FAMILY LIMITED? I DON'T REALLY QUITE FEEL THAT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO THE NORTH, YOU GOT SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL, SINGLE FAMILY ESTATES, LARGER LOTS. SO IT IS QUITE A JUMP FROM RULE TO. AND I UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S GROWING, EVOLVING KAUFFMAN LOOP HAS BUSINESSES COMING THERE. THE OTHER PART THAT CONCERNS ME IS THE LOTS TO THE SOUTH THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED AT SINGLE FAMILY COMPACT AGAINST SINGLE FAMILY RULE. THAT'S A IT'S QUITE A JUMP TO. I WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE BETTER BUFFERS.
SO I WOULD BE MORE IN FAVOR OF IF EVERYTHING SLID NOW ONE NOTCH, ALL THREE CATEGORIES, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LEWIS. YEAH, I'M THRILLED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOMETHING AND WORKING WITH 267 BECAUSE, YEAH, THERE ARE A TON OF POTHOLES THERE AND IT'S A TOUGH ROAD TO GO DOWN. MY CONCERN AS WELL WAS THE NUMBER OF HIGH DENSITY THAT IS I MEAN IT'S A FAIR AMOUNT. AND HOW MANY WHAT IS THE LOT SIZE OF THOSE. IS THAT LIKE A 40 OR A 45 OR THE SMALLEST LOTS WERE PROPOSING ARE 45 OR 45. AND THEN IN THE YELLOW THOSE SIZE IS 50 AND THE UPPER SIZE IS 60 IS 60. OKAY. YEAH I'M AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES THAT IT'D BE NICE TO MAYBE SEE A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE SIZE OF THOSE, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE HOUSING. SO I'M KIND OF LIKE IT'D BE NICE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, BUT LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT MORE. BUT THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER COATES.
YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR THE STAFF REGARDING THE WATER RESOLUTION. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, I GUESS YOU FLAGGED IT SAYING THAT THE CURRENT RESOLUTION DOES NOT SUPPORT WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE WATER RESOLUTION AND HOW SIGNIFICANT, YOU KNOW, THE WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AND, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT RESOLUTION, LIKE WHERE'S THE CONFLICT? SURE. SO WITH THE WATER RESOLUTION, THE IDEA WAS TO LIMIT SOME OF THESE HIGHER DENSITY ZONING REQUESTS, SUCH AS LIKE SINGLE FAMILY, RURAL OR SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE.
UNTIL WE HAD THE WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE. IN THIS CASE, STAFF ALSO NOTED THAT BASED ON THE BCR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY 2028, AND THIS IS A 55 ACRE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE REDEVELOPED, THAT THE SIZE AND DENSITY THAT WAS TO COME. AND
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AS WAS MENTIONED, THE THE TIMING OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THE WATER CAPACITY WILL BE THERE AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPMENT GOES. OKAY. THAT WAS MY ONLY CONCERN. SORRY, COMMISSIONER OLIVER, REAL QUICK QUESTION. SO WHEN ARE WE I KNOW, I KNOW, THE WATER ISSUE IS GETTING RESOLVED WITH THE BCR COMING ONLINE, DEEP WATER INTAKES DONE AND ALL THAT'S COMING ONLINE PRETTY PRETTY SOON. MY QUESTION REALLY IS AND I AND I HEARD FORMER MAYOR DELISLE BRING THIS UP, THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A WATER ISSUE AS MUCH. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY MORE OF A REGIONAL ISSUE, RIGHT? THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS HAS A BROADER WATER ISSUE. WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT. THE ISSUE IS HOOKUPS OR TREATING WATER, I SHOULD SAY. SO. I KNOW WE HAVE PLANS FOR ANOTHER WATER TREATMENT PLANT. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US, OR DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? OR CAN YOU SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT? I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANY GOOD INSIGHT ON THAT PART, BUT I CAN SAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO AN UPDATE TO THE POLICY TO KIND OF HELP ALLOW MORE HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.SO THAT'S COMING SOON. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. YEAH, BECAUSE BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH HOOKUPS AS PART OF WHY THIS WATER RESOLUTION WAS PUT IN PLACE, A LOT OF IT TO SLOW DOWN A LOT OF THE APARTMENT GROWTH, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAY HAVE LESS WATER USAGE, BUT A LOT OF HOOKUPS. SO MY, YOU KNOW, SO THE WATER RESOLUTION IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF RED FLAGGING ME ON THIS. BEFORE I GET INTO ALL THAT, I DO WANT TO SAY, GUYS, GREAT PRESENTATION, BY THE WAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
VERY THOROUGH, VERY DETAILED. AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL FROM FROM THOSE APPLICANTS. AND SO WELL DONE THERE. BUT THAT BEING SAID, THE WATER RESOLUTION IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT I ALSO WAS BRINGING UP EARLIER BEFORE THE MEETING THAT WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING IN LEANDER TO HELP BRING MORE AFFORDABILITY. RIGHT? THAT'S NOT OUR ISSUE TO RESOLVE, I GET THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK COUNCIL NEEDS TO LOOK AT AS FAR AS THE WATER RESOLUTION IS CONCERNED AND WHETHER THEY MAKE A DECISION TO ALLOW THAT OR NOT. BUT IF IT DOESN'T GO PAST US, DOES IT STILL GO TO COUNCIL AND THEY CAN STILL REVIEW IT? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.
OKAY. SO JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT AS WELL. THE OTHER QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS, GIVEN SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THE ROADWAYS, ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT MAKING THIS? IS THIS GOING TO BE A MUD OR POSSIBLE PIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT. NO. WE WERE JUST PLANNING TO BE STRAIGHT ZONING. NO DISTRICTS.
OKAY. SO KEEP THE TAX RATE LOW. GOT IT. SO ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. ANSWER MY QUESTION. YOUR ANSWER MY QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER OF LOTS. I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE 45 FOOT LOTS. LIKE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. I THINK 60 AND 50 WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. THAT'S WHY I'M OKAY WITH THE COMPACT AND THE, THE THE URBAN. BUT THE 45, THE THE LIMITED DOES SEEM A LITTLE BIT SMALL. JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH THE HIGHER DENSITY, I WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE IN PREFERENCE TO HAVING JUST 60 AND 50 FOOT LOTS IN THIS. AS FAR AS THE ROADWAY, I HAVE ADDRESSED A LOT OF THAT. MY OTHER ISSUE, THOUGH, I THINK, AND THIS IS ONCE AGAIN HAS TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL TO REVIEW. THIS REALLY GOES INTO, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING LIKE FOR STATION NUMBER SIX, FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX, BECAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHIEF ABOUT THIS LONG AGO, AND I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO ACQUIRE LAND ALONG RONALD REAGAN BECAUSE OF ALL THE GROWTH THAT'S UP THERE. AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOOD FIRE STATION SOLUTION EXCEPT STATION. I THINK IT'S STATION THREE. IT'S RIGHT OFF CRYSTAL FALLS AND AND RONALD REAGAN BACK THERE. SO AND THEN AND THEN YOU'VE GOT ESD AND OTHER STUFF OUT THERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY BIGGER ISSUE IS JUST HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET SERVICES HERE. WE'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER 204 HOMES MORE DENSITY, WHICH ONCE AGAIN I THINK IT'S A GREAT, YOU KNOW, SOLUTION FOR THIS AREA. BUT YOU KNOW WITH ALL THAT GROWTH WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. AND THAT'S IN MY OPINION WE NEED WE NEED THAT FIRE STATION REALLY SOON, ESPECIALLY ON THAT CORRIDOR IN THAT NORTHERN AREA, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD A GRASS FIRE JUST LAST WEEK IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY, THE STATION'S RIGHT NEARBY, BUT IF THAT HAPPENED FURTHER UP, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LOT LONGER TO GET THERE. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY MY MY CONCERNS. SO I COULD PROBABLY GO EITHER WAY ON THIS. BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO COUNCIL AND WHAT THEY DECIDE WITH THE WATER RESOLUTION. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR LYNCH. MY CONCERN ABOUT THE PROJECT IS MAINLY THE WATER RESOLUTION AND THE HIGH DENSITY OF THE, OF THE PROJECT, AND, AND I AND I KNOW THAT PULTE IS A GOOD PRODUCT. WE JUST WISH IT WAS A LITTLE BIGGER PRODUCT IN THIS AREA. YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT IN THE PIPELINE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED WELL, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. WELL, THEY'RE GETTING BETTER BECAUSE WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF STUCK OUR FINGER IN THE DIKE FOR A WHILE AND, YOU KNOW, NOT APPROVED THE HIGH DENSITY AND LET THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TRY TO CATCH UP. AND IT IS IT IS BEGINNING TO GET BETTER. SO WE DON'T WANT TO START APPROVING HIGH DENSITY ALL OF A SUDDEN AND BE BACK IN
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THE SAME KIND OF SITUATION THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN IN. SO I'M FOR RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA. I WOULD PREFER IT TO BE WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE CURRENT WATER RESOLUTION. IF COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, REVISES THAT AND GIVES IT BACK TO US, WE'LL GO WITH THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT WHAT THEY GAVE US, YOU KNOW, AND AND THAT IS THE RESOLUTION WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT. I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT COMPROMISE WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ON, ON THE, ON THE LOWEST DENSITY PRODUCT IN HERE THAT YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR PROPOSAL, BUT NOT NOT ALL THREE OF THESE, NOT THE SMALLER ONES FOR ME. JUST FOR MY. AND IT'S A WATER ISSUE. IT'S NOT YOUR PRODUCT. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST WATER FOR ME. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRAY. YEAH THANKS EVERYBODY. I THINK THEY'VE COVERED MOST OF IT. MY ONE QUESTION IS ON COUNTY ROAD 267.YOU MENTIONED LOOKING AT TIA AND DOING IMPROVEMENTS. IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CITY OR COUNTY PLANS FOR THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT FACILITY TODAY? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE COUNTY WAS IS KIND OF PREPARING THEIR THEIR OWN IMPROVEMENTS. BUT ALONG WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY HAS EXPRESSED THAT THEY WANTED TO IMPROVE THAT TO A CITY STANDARD.
SO A SIMILAR SIZE BUT WIDER AND CURB AND GUTTER. SO WE'RE KIND OF EXPEDITING THE TIA PROCESS TO SEE IF WE COULD DO IT KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO JUST MAKE IT ONE CLEAN PROCESS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO A COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND THEN GO BACK AND AND THEN IMPROVE IT TO BE A CITY STANDARD CURB AND GUTTER. OKAY.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE. I THINK THEY'VE COVERED ALL THE REST OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE PUT THE RESOLUTION IN PLACE BACK IN THE FALL OF 2022. SO WE'VE HAD IT IN PLACE FOR A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS NOW. I'VE BEEN ON THE RECORD SEVERAL TIMES WITH STATING EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID TONIGHT, MR. BAKER, OF THERE'S A TALE TO DEVELOPMENT.
RIGHT? I'M DEFINITELY AWARE OF THAT. HOWEVER, WE HAVEN'T CHANGED OUR WATER RESOLUTION.
CITY COUNCIL HAS NOT DECIDED TO CHANGE THAT. AND I'VE SAID, I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR OVER SIX YEARS NOW, AND I'VE SAID A LOT OF TIMES MY JOB IS TO CALL BALLS AND STRIKES, RIGHT? AND THE BALLS AND STRIKES ARE WITHIN THE LANES THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN. AND THE WATER RESOLUTION IS ONE OF THOSE. HOWEVER, COMMA, I WILL ALSO SAY, AND AND THEY'VE ALSO SAID THERE SHOULD BE SOME EXCEPTIONS. I DON'T FEEL STRAIGHT. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD MEET ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS EITHER. BUT EVEN WITHOUT THE WATER RESOLUTION, I'M NOT NECESSARILY SURE I'D BE SOLD ON THIS DEVELOPMENT JUST BECAUSE TRANSITION, YOU KNOW THAT THAT TRANSITION BUFFER IS DESIGNED TO TO BE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, NOT BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT DESIGNED OUR, OUR, OUR SCALE UP, YOU KNOW, FROM HIGHER DENSITY TO LESS DENSE HOUSING IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE INDEPENDENT OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE HAVE. IT'S DESIGNED TO BE A BUFFER BETWEEN THAT HIGH DENSITY OR THAT COMMERCIAL ASPECT AND OUR, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE LESS DENSE. SO I'M NOT SURE THAT I WOULD BE FOR THIS EVEN WITHOUT THE WATER RESOLUTION, TO BE HONEST. SO THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. CAN I OH GO AHEAD. YEAH. I WOULD PROPOSE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SINGLE FAMILY URBAN AND COMPACT. IS THAT AN OPTION? NO, THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND. IF WE, AS A COMMISSION, AGREED THAT WE WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL WITH URBAN AND COMPACT AND FOREGO THE LIMITED, SO YOU'D MAKE THE LIMITED COMPACT. CORRECT? WELL, SO THEY HAVE IT LAID OUT WITH. YEAH, WHERE IT GOES. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WOULD BE COMPACT. IS THAT A LIMITED. I WOULDN'T BE WILLING TO MAKE IT ALL COMPACT. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND REDESIGN IT. BUT THEY'D HAVE THEY'D HAVE I MEAN BASED ON THIS SITE PLAN, THIS IS NOT THEIR FINAL SITE PLAN. THAT'S THE ZONING. THAT'S THE ZONING. RIGHT? SO I'M NOT I MEAN, I'M NOT WILLING TO TURN ALL THE LIMITED INTO COMPACT. I'D SAY IT STILL HAS TO BE URBAN OR A COMBINATION OF URBAN AND AND COMPACT. SO THE THE COMPACT WOULD BE HERE AND THAT WOULD BE THE URBAN BECAUSE THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS URBAN. THE LIGHT GREEN IS URBAN AND THE YELLOW IS IS THE COMPACT. SO I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE THEM ALL OF THAT MUSTARD COLOR THE THE LIMITED INTO INTO COMPACT.
I THINK THEY STILL NEEDS TO BE A COMBINATION OF COMPACT AND URBAN. SO YOU'RE WANTING TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT PNC WITH A NEW MIX. THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. YEAH, YEAH. SO THEN THAT WOULD MEAN WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO POSTPONE POSTPONING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING TO GET A NEW MIX.
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YEAH. AND THAT THAT STILL KEEPS YOU ON TRACK FOR THE COUNCIL. YEAH. THAT'S PENDING. YEAH. IF WE ARE POSTPONING YOU KNOW THE YELLOW NEXT TO THE DARKER GREEN THERE STILL DOES CONCERN ME SO.OH WELL MAYBE REAL QUICK. DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT REAL QUICK WITH, WITH THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE HERE. I KNOW HE SEEMED KIND OF IN FAVOR, BUT HE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE BOUNDARY IN THE WALL. DO YOU HAVE IF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS APPROVED, DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT THAT BOUNDARY IS GONNA LOOK LIKE? YOU'RE GONNA GO WITH THE STONE PRODUCT OR SOMETHING BETWEEN YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND HIS PROPERTY. CAN SOMEONE SPEAK TO THAT? POSSIBLY. YEAH. AND AND I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK. WHEN WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE AT THE TIME, IT JUST WE WERE GOING TO KIND OF JUST LET THE MARKET DICTATE WHAT THE HOMEBUYERS WANTED SO WE, THEY COULD PICK THEIR LOT AND THEN DESIGN IT AS, AS THEY WANTED TO. WE PICKED THE THE ARCHITECTURAL TYPE A, WHICH IS KIND OF A HIGHER STANDARD. SO THAT WAS KIND OF GOING TO LEAN INTO THAT OF, OF THAT JUST REQUIRES US TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT NICER AND, AND BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN BLUFFVIEW AND SOME OF THE OTHER NEARBY COMMUNITIES, THAT THAT PRODUCT TRADITIONALLY HAS A LOT OF MASONRY, NOT ALL. IT HAS SOME SOME HILL COUNTRY STYLE, OF COURSE, BUT SO IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE EVERY LOT. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD WE'VE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN THAT REGARD. YEAH I SAW A TYPE A WAS GOOD. I WAS THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINES OF JUST THE FENCING PIECE ITSELF, LIKE, ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING LIKE IRON FENCING OR STONE FENCING, OR IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE A JUST A STANDARD WOOD FENCE, MAYBE A GOOD NEIGHBOR STYLE FENCE? I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT WHAT Y'ALL WERE ALREADY MAYBE CONSIDERING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE, THE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RURAL AND ESTATE LOTS. YEAH. AND KIND OF A SIMILAR ANSWER THAT WE HADN'T GOTTEN INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT JUST THINKING ABOUT HIS COMMENTS, I KNOW WE INITIALLY WERE PLANNING ON KIND OF WRAPPING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STONE FENCE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 267, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE CITY STANDARDS THAT WE WERE GOING TO KIND OF WRAP INTO THE BEGINNING OF HIS ROAD, AT LEAST. SO AT LEAST THE BEGINNING WOULD FEEL NICE. AND THEN OF COURSE, A GOOD NEIGHBOR FENCE OR SOMETHING WOULD BE MORE THAN APPROPRIATE THERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU. SO SO WE HAD A MOTION INITIALLY, BUT I THINK THAT'S BEEN CHANGED A BIT. SO DO WE NEED TO RETRACT HIS MOTION. SO YOU'D HAVE TO RETRACT I WILL RETRACT MY MOTION. YEAH. AND AND AND TO BE HONEST LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY BECAUSE I, I THINK WE MIGHT BE THERE. I'LL SECOND IT. SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST. AND A SECOND BY MYSELF AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF A DENIAL. OKAY. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. SO OKAY. GOOD. THEN I'M. I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. OH, YEAH. SO IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL WAS MYSELF, COMMISSIONER MORALES AND COMMISSIONER LANTRIP AND THEN OPPOSE WAS COMMISSIONER LEWIS COATES OLIVER AND BRAY.
OKAY. SO NOW WE STILL OPEN FOR A MOTION. I THINK THE MOTION WAS TO POSTPONE. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. SO THEN. ABSOLUTELY. COME ON UP. YEAH. ACTUALLY, I SHOULD HAVE THE CHAIR TELL YOU IT'S OKAY. BRIAN BEAL I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR PULTE GROUP. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR GUYS TIME AND THE HEALTHY DIALOG TODAY. YOU KNOW JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE THINGS AND APPRECIATE AGAIN THE FEEDBACK. AND WE ARE DEFINITELY OPEN TO A POSTPONEMENT AND TAKING THIS FEEDBACK AND REVISITING WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO YOU JUST ON THE SMALLER LOTS. AGAIN, THE CONTEXT THERE, WE'RE WE'RE ACTIVELY SELLING IN HORIZON LAKE COMMUNITY RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE. WE'RE SELLING 40 AND 45 FOOT WIDE LOTS. OUR 45 FOOT WIDE LOTS HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST DEMAND THAT WE'VE SEEN IN LEANDER. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY OF HOUSING AND PRICE POINTS, THAT PRODUCT IS SELLING IN LIKE THE HIGH FOUR HUNDREDS, LOW FIVE HUNDREDS. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A WHAT I WOULD DEEM AN AFFORDABLE PRODUCT. WE'RE JUST NOT PROVIDING THAT IN LEANDER. I THINK THE NEGATIVE OF THE RESOLUTION IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE NEW HOME SUBDIVISIONS IN LEANDER ARE ALL THE SAME. THEY'RE ALL 70 FOOT LOTS. IT'S ALL THE SAME PRODUCT. AND WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE IS PROVIDING VARIETY AND DIVERSITY AND AFFORD MORE AFFORDABILITY TO LET THE MARKET BUY WHAT THEY WANT, WHICH WE THINK IS MORE THAN JUST A TRADITIONAL LOT. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I THINK I AM DEFINITELY HEARING OPPOSITION TO THAT LOT SIZE, WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND.
IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO US BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY A SEGMENT OF THE CONSUMERS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR, BUT IF IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO TRANSITION OUR ZONING TO THE
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OTHER TWO, IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING WE WOULD BE WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. I JUST THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT CAN ONLY AFFORD THAT SMALLER PRODUCT.AND AGAIN, IT'S $500,000 HOUSING. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WOULD CALL TRULY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE NEED. I MEAN THAT'S THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE MARKET TODAY, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE GET IT. I MEAN, BUT IF YOU HAVE A 70 FOOT LOT, WHICH IS WHAT THE WATER ORDINANCE ALLOWS AND ABOVE, RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TALKING $700 MILLION HOMES. IF THEY CAN SELL FOR THAT BRAND NEW. I'VE GOT 2 OR 3 HOMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW THAT ARE UP FOR SALE, THAT ARE STILL SITTING ON THE MARKET. ONE'S ON A 70 FOOT LOT, ONE'S ON A 50 FOOT LOT. SO BUT I THINK TO THE POINT IS, I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO 50 AND 60 FOOT LOTS. IT'S THOSE 45 THAT GETS YOU A LITTLE BIT HIGHER DENSITY. RIGHT. IT'S JUST TRYING TO BRING THAT DENSITY DOWN A LITTLE BIT TO TO HAVE A LITTLE COMPROMISE, THAT'S ALL. SO I GET IT. YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TOO, I DO APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THAT DEFINITELY GOES A LONG WAY. SO. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, I JUST MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE SO THEY CAN WORK ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT MIX OF URBAN AND COMPACT, BASED ON WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COATS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL THOSE OPPOSED, OPPOSED BY COMMISSIONER LANTRIP. ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1 AGENDA ITEM 16 WAS POSTPONED BY THE APPLICANT. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17.
ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS
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