[00:00:10] MAY 14TH REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CITY, LEANDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMMISSIONER [3. Director's report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on action taken by City Council on the May 7, 2026 meeting.] COATES, AND WE WILL GO TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING. I'M REPORTING ON ITEMS THAT WERE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE COUNCIL DID REVIEW THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT REQUEST FOR THE PROJECT. THEY DID NOT TAKE ACTION, AND THEY DELAYED IT TO A LATER MEETING TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO TRY TO MAKE CHANGES TO SAVE SOME OF THE TREES. I THINK THE STRUGGLE WAS THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A A PLAN SHOWING THE BUILDING AND PARKING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. SO I THINK THAT'S COMING THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. THAT'S IT FOR ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT WENT TO COUNCIL. I DO WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT WE WILL HAVE A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE COUNCIL, AND THAT IS ON MAY 21ST AT SIX, I BELIEVE IT'S AT 6:00. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON MAY 20TH 27TH. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A WORKSHOP FOR THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. THIS IS A WORKSHOP THAT I THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE COMMISSION TO ATTEND, BECAUSE THIS PLAN WILL COME BEFORE YOU. IT WON'T BE POSTED AS A JOINT WORKSHOP IN CASE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM, BUT Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S IT FOR MY REPORT. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. [4. Review of meeting protocol.] REVIEWING MEETING PROTOCOL. OUR MEETING PROTOCOL IS UP ON THE BOARD TO YOUR RIGHT, OUR LEFT. AND NUMBER FIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT LISTED IN THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT IN THE AGENDA, NOW IS YOUR TIME. [ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION] SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS CAN BE PASSED WITH ONE MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER [11. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0195 to amend the Leander Springs PUD (Planned Unit Development) with base zoning districts of MF-2-A (Multi-Family) and GC-3-A (General Commercial) to update the language as it relates to phasing and timing of the development, reduce the total number of apartments, and modify the phasing requirements on two (2) parcels of land approximately 77.90 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcels R403524 and R051592; and generally located southwest of the intersection of 183A Toll Road and RM 2243, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-25-0195 as described above.] 11. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-25-0195. TO AMEND THE LEANDER SPRINGS PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH ZONING DISTRICTS OF MF TWO, A MULTIFAMILY AND GC THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO UPDATE THE LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO PHASING AND TIMING OF THE DEVELOPMENT, REDUCE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APARTMENTS AND MODIFY THE PHASING REQUIREMENTS ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 77.9 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS R4 03524 AND R 051592 AND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 183 A TOLL ROAD AND RM 2243 LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS STAFF PRESENTATION. HI. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS. THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LEANDER SPRINGS PUD LANGUAGE TO REFLECT CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT RELATES TO PROJECT FACING THE LAGOON HOTEL AND MULTIFAMILY ELEMENTS. THE PROPOSAL DOES COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE MULTI-USE CORRIDOR, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMP PLAN. SOME HISTORY ON THE PROPERTY. THE ORIGINAL PUD WAS APPROVED IN AUGUST OF 2018, PER THE REQUEST, AND THE ORDINANCE EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. OF. THE DEVELOPER DID NOT CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY AND SO UPON EXPIRATION, IT CONVERTED BACK TO THE CONVENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTOR. THE NEW DEVELOPER SUBMITTED A ZONING REQUEST IN 2020 WITH A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT, AND WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2021. THIS VERSION OF THE POD INCLUDED A TIMELINE FOR PROJECT COMPLETION, AS PART OF THE PHASING THAT WAS TIED TO A 380 AGREEMENT. THE PHASING REQUIRED THAT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IS ISSUED FOR THE CRYSTAL LAGOON BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2023, AND SINCE THE DEADLINE WAS NOT MET, ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS MAY NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL THE POD IS AMENDED. SO THE POD IS NOT AMENDED. THE DEVELOPMENT IS LIMITED TO 35,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL BEING COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RETAIL USES. IN THE REPORT, THERE IS A LIST OF PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THIS PROJECT AND WHAT THE STATUS IS OF ALL OF THOSE APPLICATIONS. CURRENTLY, THE ZONING IS LIMITED TO THAT 35,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL USES, SO THIS PUD WOULD ALLOW FOR THE FOLLOWING USES. THERE'S A LAGOON THAT MAY BE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO, OR CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF MULTIFAMILY. NO DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION ON THE LAGOON. THE MULTIFAMILY PROPOSAL INCLUDES 1200 APARTMENTS AS PART OF VERTICAL MIXED USE BUILDINGS. THE BUILDING HEIGHT WOULD ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE HEIGHT FOR HOTEL AND OFFICE USES THAT ARE INTERNAL TO THE SITE. THE ORIGINAL POD INCLUDED A LIMIT OF 60FT AT THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN BOUNDARIES, AND THE TRAIL SYSTEM ADDS A CONNECTION TO THE BRUSHY CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM. I REALIZE I'M NOT ON ANY MAPS. LET ME PULL UP AN AERIAL. THE CURRENT ZONING, AS [00:05:02] MENTIONED EARLIER, IS LEANDER SPRINGS, PUD AND HAS THE ZONING DISTRICTS OF MF TWO, A MULTIFAMILY, AND GC THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND THE PROPOSED ZONING WOULD BE THE SAME. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 183 AND 2243. INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 78 ACRES, AND IT IS WEST OF HORIZON LAKE SUBDIVISION AND TO THE SOUTH OF PARKSIDE VILLAGE MULTIFAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A LIST OF THE PREVIOUS ZONING CASES. JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE IN THE REPORT. THE APPLICANT REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS BY MAILING OUT LETTERS ON APRIL 28TH, 2026, AND THEY SCHEDULED TWO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS FOR MAY 7TH AND MAY 12TH AT LAKEWOOD PARK. NO FEEDBACK HAD BEEN RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THE STAFF REPORT BEING DRAFTED. THE APPLICANT MAY HAVE AN UPDATE WITH THEIR PRESENTATION. AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. NUMBER TWO, YOU CAN DENY THE AMENDMENT OR NUMBER THREE APPROVE AN ALTERNATIVE REQUEST. THE ALTERNATIVE CAN INCLUDE A REDUCTION IN DENSITY AND OR HIGHER STANDARDS WITHIN THE PUD. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS UNIQUE AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE LISTED ABOVE, WHICH IS APPROVED THE PUD. IF THE COMMISSION CHOOSES TO DENY THE PUD, THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ACTION. IF THE CASE IS DENIED, THE APPLICANT HAS THE OPTION TO DEVELOP UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING FOR 35,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL, OR SUBMIT AN UPDATED REQUEST FOR REVIEW, I WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION. OKAY, GREAT. SO NOW WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION. MAYBE. WELL HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE BEING ON THIS SIDE OF THIS, BUT. I'M NOT SURE. OVERSEES THIS. MAYBE. OKAY, OKAY. CAN YOU USE THE CLICKER. GO BACK. OKAY. AND THE POINTER IS THE ONE ON THE TOP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THE COMMISSION'S TIME TONIGHT. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. WE BELIEVE THAT THE PUD AMENDMENTS THAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR MAKE IT A MUCH BETTER PROJECT. SO I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE INITIAL PRESENTATION AND JUST REFAMILIARIZE THE COMMISSION WITH THE PROJECT. SO IT'S 79 ACRE SITE. THIS IS A MIXED USE COMMUNITY WITH OBVIOUSLY THE, THE MINDSET OF LIVE WORK, PLAY ALL IN ONE LOCATION. IT'S ANCHORED BY FOUR ACRE LAGOON WITH WATER BEACH TECHNOLOGY. THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A CARIBBEAN RIGHT HERE IN LEANDER, TEXAS. SO THE RESIDENTIAL IS 1200 MULTIFAMILY UNITS. THE COMMERCIAL IS 1,000,000 SQUARE FOOT WITH OFFICES, RESTAURANT, RETAIL. IT DOES HAVE A HOTEL, 275 ROOM HOTEL, 200 ZERO SQUARE FOOT OF CONFERENCE SPACE. IT ALSO BRINGS 21 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND CIVIC SPACE TO THE DEVELOPMENT. APPROVED PERMITS. 15 OUT OF 267 READY TO BE SUBMITTED. PARTNERING WITH THE WITH WATER, IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED WATER, AND A NATIONAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, AND WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON THE WATER DURING THE LATER PARTS OF THE PRESENTATION AS PART OF THE PUD AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS WERE REDUCED FROM 1600 TO 1200, ADDING MASON CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION TO TO THE BRUSHY CREEK SYSTEM. THE LAGOON IS CLASSIFIED AS NON ESSENTIAL, WHICH MAKES IT SUBJECT TO WATER CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY. IF WE GET INTO A DROUGHT OF RECORD, YOU KNOW, [00:10:04] THE CITY CAN SAY IT'S NOT ESSENTIAL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE WATER TO THIS PROJECT. REMOVAL OF LAGOON COMPLETION DATE REQUIREMENT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. ALSO REMOVAL, REMOVAL OF HOTEL CONSTRUCTION, COMMENCEMENT, OCCUPANCY DEADLINES. CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY MULTIFAMILY UNITS UNTIL AFTER THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IS ISSUED FOR THE LAGOON. PHASE ONE MULTIFAMILY UNITS REDUCED TO FROM 400 TO 352. COMMERCIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE INCREASED FROM THE ORIGINAL 3000, WHICH YOU HEARD TO 100,000. SO KIND OF A HISTORY ON THE PROJECT. OBVIOUSLY, IT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME THINGS OUTSIDE ALL OF OUR CONTROL. IT WAS A DROUGHT OF RECORD. WE WERE ON HEAVY STAGE THREE, I BELIEVE, WATER RESTRICTIONS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE TIMING NOT WASN'T NECESSARILY GOOD FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. AND THEN WE WERE JUST COMING OUT OF COVID, COVID AS WELL. SO A COUPLE THINGS WORKING AGAINST IT, THE THING WORKING FOR IT, IT'S AN AMAZING PROJECT. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN AGAIN, THE LAGOON AND THE LAGOON WILL BE BUILT BEFORE ONE CO IS ISSUED FOR THE APARTMENTS. THEY CAN BE CONSTRUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT THE COMPLETION OF THE LAGOON IS IN THE AGREEMENT. OVERALL SITE PLAN AGAIN. FOUR ACRE LAGOON. WE GOT A BEACH AREA. WE'VE GOT A HAMMOCK GROVE AND A SWIM UP BAR WHICH IS A POINTER IS GOING TO REACH THERE. WE'VE GOT AN AMPHITHEATER AND ENTERTAINMENT BEACH AND A KIDDY POOL. THE HOTEL WOULD BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WHAT YOU SEE PICTURED THERE. THE SWIM UP BAR IS THE SECTION THAT COMES OUT ON THE UPPER RIGHT, AND THEN THE RETAIL WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE PROJECT. THE RETAIL IS MIXED USE, SO WE'VE GOT RESIDENTIAL WITH RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL, AND IT SPANS THE WHOLE GAMUT OF THE TOP. WE DO HAVE A BOARDWALK THAT GOES AROUND THE LAGOON ITSELF AS WELL. SO THE IDEA IS TO REALLY RECREATE THAT BEACH FEEL. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL ABOUT LEANDER? OBVIOUSLY, THE SCHOOLS, THE LOCATION, THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT A HIGHWAY COMING RIGHT THERE, THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET FROM 35 TO LEANDER. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE AN ENTERTAINMENT HUB, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING AROUND US, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE H-E-B CENTER, WHETHER IT'S KALAHARI, YOU KNOW, THE NORTH SIDE OF AUSTIN IS BECOMING AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA. PROJECT TIMELINE. FULL BUILD OUT IS A 12 YEAR PROJECT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE LAGOON AND PHASE ONE WOULD BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS. ONCE IT BREAKS GROUND. SO THE LAGOON WOULD OPEN ALONG WITH PHASE ONE. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE CITY? WELL, 1600 DIRECT JOBS, 994 INDIRECT AND INDUCED JOBS. CONSTRUCTION. THINK ABOUT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON IN 12 YEARS, 2600 TOTAL PERMANENT JOBS, 15,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY, 66,000. AND THE INDIRECT IS 50 PROJECTED TO BE 54,000. THE INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS FOUND THAT IT'S GOING TO CONTRIBUTE $110 MILLION IN SALES TAX AND TAXABLE SALES PER YEAR, 2600 PERMANENT JOBS, 15,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. TAXABLE VALUE WHEN COMPLETED, $779 MILLION ADDED TO THE TAX ROLLS [00:15:05] AND THE NET FISCAL BENEFIT PER YEAR, $98 MILLION. ALL DISTRICTS COMBINED PROPERTY TAX AD VALOREM TAX, SALES TAX $225 MILLION. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON LEANDER'S COMMERCIAL. AND THEN THIS KIND OF BREAKS THIS APART. SALES TAX IS PHENOMENAL. JUST YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT KALAHARI, YOU THINK ABOUT PROJECTS LIKE THAT AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, THE DESTINATION THAT THEY HAVE BECOME. THIS WILL BE THAT WAY FOR THIS CITY. I BELIEVED IT SINCE DAY ONE OF THIS PROJECT. I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY NEEDS THIS. IT NEEDS THAT HOOK. YOU THINK ABOUT BEING SANDWICHED IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON TO THE NORTH, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON TO THE SOUTH, IN ADDITION TO THE PAST DEVELOPMENT, THE LEAKAGE. AND I RAN A LEAKAGE REPORT AND IT'S GOING TO BE CHANGING. SO I DIDN'T BRING IT WITH ME. BUT IT'S PREDICTABLE. IT'S THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS. YOU KNOW, AT ONE TIME WE CONTRIBUTED 30% OF CEDAR PARK SALES TAX REVENUE. THAT PROBABLY HAS NOT CHANGED. NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLED A LITTLE BIT FROM THE NORTH ON SOME DEVELOPMENTS. LEANDER NEEDS THIS TYPE OF PROJECT TO MAKE IT A DESTINATION. IT IS A SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCE. SO A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS. IT'S A LAGOON. IT'S A DROUGHT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO FILL IT. WELL THERE'S A WELL ON THE PROPERTY. THE WELL HAS HAD A RECENT STUDY DONE ON THE WELL ITSELF. IT'S GOING IT CAN PRODUCE PROBABLY 100 TO 120 GALLONS PER MINUTE. I LOOKED AT ALL THE SURROUNDING WELLS. PERMITTED WELLS. THE ONLY WELLS THAT ARE IN THE VICINITY VICINITY ARE CITY OF LEANDER, AND THEY'RE CAPPED SO PERMITTED WELLS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN SOMEBODY CAN'T DRILL A WELL ON THEIR PROPERTY, AND IT'S NOT PERMITTED. BUT THERE IS A CONSERVATION DISTRICT WHICH COVERS GROUNDWATER. IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT ANYTHING AROUND IT. THE AQUIFER IS AFFECTED VERY MINIMALLY. IF WE RUN THE WELL. FOR TWO MONTHS, CONTINUALLY, IT WILL FILL THE LAGOON. IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON ONE DROP OF CITY OF LEANDER MUNICIPAL WATER, NOT ONE DROP. EVERYTHING FROM THE LAGOON. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE TRINITY AQUIFER, THIS IS AN AQUIFER THAT SPANS HUNDREDS OF MILES. MOST OF THE RESIDENTIAL WELLS THAT WE SEE, EVEN IN THE GREATER AREA, GO DOWN ABOUT 100FT. SOMEBODY THAT MAY HAVE HAD A RANCH. I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE. THEY'VE GOT A VERY SHALLOW WELL, THIS ONE GOES 800, 800FT DOWN. SO IT'S IN THE LOWER TRINITY. THE AMOUNT OF WATER EVEN USED TO PRODUCE THIS IS A GRAIN OF SAND ON THE BEACH. WHEN YOU COMPARE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S IN THE LOWER PART OF THE TRINITY, IT'S IT IT HAS NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER. SO NUMBER ONE, THE FILLING THE LAGOON WILL BE FROM A WELL WON'T BE CITY OF LEANDER WATER. WE'VE ALSO TOLD STAFF THAT THE WELL CAN BE USED FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES. SO IF WE IF THE CITY WOULD LIKE, WE CAN USE THE WELL FOR IRRIGATION, WHICH. AGAIN, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IS A CONTINUAL SOURCE OF WATER. SO AGAIN, CITY OF LEANDER WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY IRRIGATION. REFILLING. THE WELL WILL ALSO BE DONE OR THE LAGOON WILL ALSO BE DONE FROM THE WELL. AND AGAIN, THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS NOTHING IN RELATION TO WHAT THE AQUIFER HAS. SO AGAIN, EXPLAINS A LITTLE BIT AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT. AND AGAIN, THE EVAPORATION RATES ON THE LAGOON ARE GREATLY REDUCED BY THE TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED IN [00:20:06] MAKING THE LAGOONS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT YOU LOOK AT WHERE THESE LAGOONS ARE BEING BUILT. THEY'RE BAJA CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE. DERBY, THEY ARE MEXICO. THEY'RE IN ARID REGIONS. AND SO THE EVAPORATION RATES, TAKING IT DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING CUTS IT 80% UP TO 80% IS WHY WE'RE SEEING THEM IN WHAT AREAS THAT THEY'RE COMING TO. SO AGAIN, DOESN'T IMPACT THE CITY OF LEANDER WATER. AND THERE IS TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED THAT PREVENTS A LOT OF WATER LOSS DUE TO EVAPORATION. WE CAN GET INTO THE WEEDS. BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AQUIFER. AGAIN, THE LOWER TRINITY HAS ABUNDANT WATER. ONCE THE WELL OR ONCE THE LAGOON IS FULL, THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO KEEP IT FULL IS THE EQUIVALENT. AND THIS WAS TIDE THAT DID THE MATH TO TWO HOUSES. THAT'S IT. SO NOT MUCH WATER REQUIRED TO KEEP IT FULL. HUNDRED GALLONS PER MINUTE ON AVERAGE. AND THE COMPANY THAT IS BUILDING THE LAGOON. AGAIN HAS SOME PATENTED TYPE TECHNOLOGIES. THE LINERS ARE MEANT TO AGAIN REDUCE THE EVAPORATION RATES TO ALMOST NOTHING. AND THEY HAVE BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THIS GOES INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE EVAPORATION PROCESS. AGAIN. YOU KNOW, PROJECTS LIKE THIS DON'T COME ALONG VERY OFTEN. AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LEGISLATURE, THE TRANSITION FROM AD VALOREM TAX TO SALES TAX, I MEAN, CITIES HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO SURVIVE IF THE BALANCE FROM PROPERTY TAX TO SALES TAX GOES LIKE THIS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'VE TAKEN PROPERTY TAX DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING, WHAT'S GOING TO FILL THE GAP. IT HAS TO BE SALES TAX. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE AND FEES. BUT IT'S GOING TO THE MAJORITY IS GOING TO BE SALES TAX. THIS IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT, I BELIEVE. SO WITH THAT, ROBBIE I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE ROBBIE. ROBBIE IS THE. MAJOR INVESTOR ON THE PROPERTY. AND ROBBIE LIVES IN AUSTIN. BUT HE TOLD ME HE'S GOING TO BE MOVING TO THIS PROJECT WHEN IT'S DONE. SO THERE IS A COMMITMENT FROM HIM, FROM THE OWNERS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TAKE QUESTIONS AND WE MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT IT WOULD BE AFTER PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND AND I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER COATES DID ARRIVE AT 6:17 P.M. FOR THE NOTES FOR THE MINUTES. SO. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE NO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR IT. BUT IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT THEN. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES. YEAH, I'M EXCITED TO SEE LANDER SPRINGS COME BACK TO US. I KNOW LAST TIME IT CAME TO US, I WAS IN FAVOR AND I KNOW SOME WERE OPPOSED. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE MORE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO THINK ABOUT PROJECT LIKE THIS, WHAT IT CAN DO FOR THIS CITY OF LEANDER, IT'S A REAL ECONOMIC DRIVER. AND IF YOU DRIVE AROUND LEANDER RIGHT NOW AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE HEART OF THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED RIGHT NOW WITH PARKING LOTS AND SINGLE STORY COMMERCIAL, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPEN LAND IN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HEART OF THE CITY STILL. [00:25:04] AND I'M DEFINITELY A BIG FAN OF COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AND THE RIGHT LOCATION IN THE CITY. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY, BRINGING IN CLOSE TO THE TRAIL REALLY PERKED MY EARS IS HEARING THE TYING INTO THE PARKS AND TRAIL SYSTEM. LIKE FOR ME, THAT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, I'M ALL FOR DESTINATIONS. I COULD SEE BRINGING MY KIDS TO THIS WHEN IT'S COMPLETE ALL THE TIME AND BEING A EXCITING PLACE TO BE. GO, GO. THANKS, THANKS. AWESOME. COMMISSIONER LEWIS, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. LAST TIME I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON AT ALL. IT WAS ALL OVER THE MAP AND THERE WASN'T A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITH WATER. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS. I REALLY LIKE THIS PROJECT AND I AGREE. I THINK IT IS A NICE DESTINATION. IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. IT JUST VERY NICE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH IT. COMMISSIONER COATES YES. YEAH. MY APOLOGIES FOR BEING TARDY, BUT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THROUGH YOUR PACKET AND VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST READING THE HISTORY ON IT, UNDERSTAND THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS SAME PROJECT CAME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND KIND OF SEE WHERE IT LANDED. BUT BUT BE BIG. JUST SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. DEFINITELY GET EXCITED ABOUT THE, THE LAYOUT, THE LAGOON AND THE, THE POTENTIAL THAT IT WILL BRING TO THE CITY. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION. YOU SAID THAT YOU MAILED OUT AT LEAST 60 CORRESPONDENCE TO RESIDENCES TO EXCUSE ME, TO DIFFERENT RESIDENTS IN THE THE AREA. AND IT SAID THAT YOU'RE GATHERING FEEDBACK. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK FROM FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING YOUR. IF YOU COULD COME UP AND SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MYSELF AND TROY, WE WENT TO THOSE TWO OPEN HOUSES. THEY HARDLY. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND NOBODY SAID ANYTHING CONCERNING OR. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING MAJOR. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND, LIKE THE 500 SQUARE FOOT AREA. SO SO FAR NOBODY SAID ANYTHING NEGATIVE. SO THAT'S THE FEEDBACK SO FAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER OLIVER. YEAH. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING AROUND THIS TIME AND GIVING US SOME MORE DETAIL AND INSIGHTS. I READ THROUGH THE POD THOROUGHLY, AND I DO LIKE THE WAY IT READS THIS TIME AROUND. IT'S A LOT CLEARER, MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE. YOU SAID IT'S ABOUT 12 YEAR PROJECT. IF THIS IS APPROVED, WHAT WHEN DO YOU YOU WANT TO COME ON UP HERE, MR. HILL, OR. WHEN WHEN THIS IS ULTIMATELY, IF THIS GETS APPROVED, WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'D START TO BREAK GROUND AND HOW YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU SAID THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE ABOUT TWO YEARS. SO THAT'S LIKE THE AFTER AFTER YOUR START DATE. SO WHEN WOULD YOU EXPECT TO START BREAKING GROUND? WOULD THAT BE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AFTER ASSUMING THAT WE GET ALL THE PERMITS BY END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL START EARLY NEXT YEAR. OKAY. DEPENDS ON WHEN WE GET THE FINAL. GOT IT, GOT IT IMMEDIATELY. PERFECT. AND THAT FIRST PHASE IS 100,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL PLUS 352 APARTMENT UNITS. SO THAT 100,000FT■!S ALSO INCLUDES THE HOTEL. I ASSUME IT'S 275, INCLUDES THE CLUBHOUSE AND ALL THE AMENITIES, PLUS ALL THE RETAIL UNDER THE APARTMENTS. OKAY. BUT THERE'S ALSO WAS MENTION OF A 275 ROOM HOTEL, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT IN THE POD. THEN I ASSUMED IT WAS PART OF THE 100,000FT■!S. NO, THAT'S PART OF PHASE TWO. THAT'S MUCH BIGGER. OKAY. 200,000FT■!S. YEAH. I THOUGHT IT WAS REPEATING THAT. OKAY. THAT'S FAIR BECAUSE I BECAUSE BECAUSE I DID SEE WHERE HE SAID 1,000,000FT■!S. BUT WAS THAT 1,000,000FT■!S OF COMMERCIAL, 1,000,000FT■!S TOTAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL. YEAH. OKAY. THAT INCLUDES OFFICES, RETAIL. GOT IT. ANYTHING SO MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN I THOUGHT. GOT IT. NO. THAT'S FAIR. YEAH. BECAUSE THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AS FAR AS THE START DATES, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER AND THE WATER RESOLUTION OF 2022 AND ALL THAT. I WAS JUST I ASKED THE THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE SOME NUMBERS FOR US. AND SO I DID SEE THAT WITH THE BCRA, BCR, WHICH IS GETTING NEAR COMPLETION, THAT'S TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED, BUT WE'RE GETTING A LOT CLOSER. BY 2028, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ABOUT 43.2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY THAT WE CAN TREAT AGAINST A ESTIMATED USAGE, WHICH INCLUDES, I GUESS, TREATING WATER FOR LIBERTY HILL ABOUT 35.9. SO SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SURPLUS OF WATER THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE TO US. AND OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE B, C, R A AS WELL. AND I DID WANT TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND, I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREAT [00:30:06] WATER TECHNOLOGY WITH THE, THE POND ITSELF, THE LAGOON, WE'LL CALL IT THE LAGOON. DON'T CALL IT A POND, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT THE POINT IS WITH THE LAGOON, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT A LOT OF EVAPORATION. TYPICALLY WITH I DID, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M A NUMBERS PERSON. SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS. AND I SEE THAT LAGOONS OF THIS SIZE USUALLY CAN SEE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 75,000 TO MAYBE 200,000 GALLONS. I MEAN, YEAH, GALLONS OF WATER NEEDED PER DAY BASED ON EVAPORATION RATES. YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS WOULD PROBABLY NOT SEE MUCH EVAPORATION ALL BASED ON THE TECHNOLOGY? YEAH, I THINK THERE IS ONLY TO FILL IT. IT TAKES TWO MONTHS, TWO MONTHS. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU'RE PULLING THAT FROM THE AQUIFER, I ASSUME. RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT WAS THE ONE THING WE DIDN'T GET CLEAR ON LAST TIME. I UNDERSTAND. SO YEAH, ZERO WATER BEING USED FROM THE CITY FOR FILLING THE LAGOON. GOT IT. AND THEN EVEN FOR TOPPING IT OFF EVERY YEAR WHENEVER THE EVAPORATION, VERY MINIMAL, GENERALLY PRODUCES 100 TO 120 GALLONS PER MINUTE KIND OF THING. AND THEN TO TOP OFF, WHAT YOU NEED IS ONLY 5 TO 15. THAT'S IT. IS IT LIKE LITERALLY TEN, 15% OF WHAT IT PRODUCES? GOT IT. SO AFTER THE TWO MONTHS, THERE'S SO MUCH WATER. WE WERE LIKE, WHAT? TROY SAID, HAPPY TO WORK WITH CITY. IF YOU GUYS NEED WATER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UNDERSTOOD. WE ALSO, WHICH I DIDN'T TOUCH ON DURING THE PRESENTATION WHEN WE MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WE TALKED THIS THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WE MENTIONED OTHER CONSERVATION METHODS LIKE RAIN BARRELS, WHICH PROBABLY HAS AGREED TO DO YOU KNOW, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO SAVE WATER, THE CURRENT WATER USAGE THERE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO SO. IN ADDITION, AND AGAIN, THE IRRIGATION PART THERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. THERE'S ZERO SCAPING. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, FAKE GRASS. THERE'S A LOT OF OPTIONS OUT THERE THAT HE IS WILLING TO INCORPORATE INTO THE LANDSCAPING AS WELL. THAT COULD SAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR SURE. YEAH. NO THAT'S GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE, I MEAN, I WASN'T NECESSARILY CONCERNED AS MUCH ABOUT THE WATER PIECE OF IT AS I WAS JUST UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE TIMELINES, THE PHASING APPROACH, AND ULTIMATELY WHEN THINGS WILL START TO GET BUILT BECAUSE WE ARE BOOSTING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I KNOW YOU'RE PART AND PARCEL OF THAT EARLY ON, BUT NONETHELESS, WE ARE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE CAPACITY TO TREAT WATER AS WELL AS POOL RAW WATER IN FROM LAKE TRAVIS. SO THOSE WERE MY, THOSE WERE REALLY MY, MY MAIN QUESTIONS. AND THEN THE FULL BUILD OUT WILL BE DONE IN 2038. SO ONCE AGAIN, IF THIS GETS APPROVED, YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION. YEAH. OKAY. GREAT. THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE RIGHT NOW. I'LL RESERVE MAYBE FOR LATER IF ANYTHING ELSE COMES UP. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR LANDRY. ON. I WAS PLEASED TO SEE MORE VERTICAL MIXED USE. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE ORIGINAL PROJECT WAS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE APARTMENTS WERE GOING TO BE VERTICAL MIXED USE, AND THEN THE REST WERE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE STANDARD. SO I REALLY AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT. I THINK IT ADDS A LOT TO THE CITY AND AND A LOT MORE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS THAT WAY. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEIGHT. THE ONLY THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THE WATER. AND IN READING THE PUTT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WHEN WE READ THESE THINGS, WE KNOW THAT THE PUTT BECOMES THE ZONING AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE IN THE PUTT. AND I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT WELL REFERENCED. BUT AFTER CHECKING WITH STAFF, I REALIZED THAT THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S AREA. WE'D BE OVERSTEPPING INTO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY THAT, YOU KNOW, TO DEAL WITH THE AGREEMENTS ABOUT ABOUT THE WATER. SO I'M OKAY BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD WITH, WITH YOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT. SO AWESOME. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRAY. YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE IT. BEING NEW TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE SEEN, LIKE ANY SORT OF DETAIL SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT. SO I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT YOU DID NOT TOUCH ON. SO A FEW THINGS. ONE I BUILD OUT IN 2038, HOW MANY PERMANENT RESIDENTS WOULD BE AT THIS LOCATION? IT JUST IT WAS 1600. NOW WE REDUCED TO 1200 UNITS OR 1200 UNITS. SO LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS IT LIKE A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE, TWO BEDROOM, ETC. SO AGAIN, SO MANY UNITS MEANS I'M ASSUMING SO MANY FAMILIES. THAT'S OKAY. I'M SEEING IT. BUT AGAIN. OKAY. AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD GENERALLY VISIT IT ON THE BUSIEST DAY? DO WE HAVE? AGAIN, WE WE BASED OFF OF LAGAMAR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. I [00:35:02] DON'T WANT TO QUOTE A NUMBER I HAVE. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN GIVE ME A RANGE? I MEAN, I CAN GET BACK ON THAT ONE. IT'S LIKE A. IT'S A YEAR ROUND. IT'S SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN. I JUST DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER. I DON'T WANT TO QUOTE A NUMBER WHEN, WHEN THIS PROJECT CAME BEFORE US YEARS AGO, I WENT DOWN TO LAGAMAR AND VISITED IT. AND I WOULD SAY THERE WAS PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THERE ON A GIVEN DAY, WHATEVER DAY IT WAS. THIS PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF RETAIL AND THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY AROUND IT. SO YEAH, I THINK IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU STATED 1600 PERMANENT JOBS. IS THAT WHAT IS THAT WHAT I RECALL AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE LIKE, YEAH, BECAUSE LIKE AMENITIES AROUND THE LAGOON AND SORT OF ACTIVITIES PLUS ALL THE RETAIL, RIGHT? SO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PERMANENT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. 100 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING TO 1600 PEOPLE WORKING. ABSOLUTELY. BUT THAT'S LIKE, IF THERE'S 1600 PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT, RIGHT? IS WHAT IS FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THAT INCLUDES RETAIL, THAT INCLUDES A HOTEL THAT INCLUDES MULTIFAMILY AND RELATED JOBS, AND THAT INCLUDES EVEN OFFICES AND ALL THAT STUFF. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT 275 ROOMS UPON COMPLETION, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE THOUSAND PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. YOU WERE SAYING A COUPLE HUNDRED. YEAH. I WAS TRYING TO GET AT HOW MANY PEOPLE FOR SURE. OKAY, A COUPLE THOUSAND ON A BUSY DAY AT THAT TIME. BUT IF YOU GO TO LAGAMAR NOW, YOU'LL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT THE OTHER THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS YOU DIDN'T SHARE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT IT IS IN THE PACKET. THERE'S A SITE PLAN WITH ACCESS TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD. THERE'S TWO POINTS OF ACCESS, AND IT DOESN'T EXACTLY SHOW YOU WHERE IT IS. BUT I WAS CURIOUS IN RELATION TO WHERE THE ON RAMP BEGINS, TO THE TOLL ROAD, WHERE YOUR SECOND CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH EXISTS. BECAUSE THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT IT IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE U.S. 183 A CONNECTION OR THE ON RAMP, AS I WOULD CALL IT, WHICH IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS FOR WHERE WHERE IT IS. SO NO, NO ONE SPOKE TO THAT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, IS THAT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO GO ACROSS INTO THAT ON RAMP OR SOMETHING ELSE? OF COURSE IT IS DESIGNED CONSIDERING ALL THE SAFETY, ETC. IT'S NOT ONLY ONE ON 183 RAMP, BUT ALSO ONCE YOU GO TOWARDS THE THE APARTMENT SIDE, THE OTHER ROAD, THERE IS AN ENTRANCE FROM THAT SIDE. ALSO, IT'S NOT LIKE ONLY ONE. SURE. OH, SORRY. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY. ALL OF THIS WILL BE REVIEWED DURING THE SITE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS JUST FOR CONCEPTUAL PURPOSES. SO YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA. BUT THIS IS NOT TIED DOWN FOR ANY PERMITS. SO EVERYTHING WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE SITE DEVELOPMENT. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT EVEN LIKE WHAT WAS SUBMITTED AND WHAT WERE WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL PLAN. YEAH. AND MISS CASTILLO, JUST ON THAT POINT TO JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THAT ALSO GETS REVIEWED BY FIRE AND SAFETY AND ENGINEERING SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGINEERING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY, BUILDING PERMITS, PLANNING, AND THE WHOLE TEAM. OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, MISS CASTILLO, COULD YOU COULD YOU STAY? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. JUST AS LEARNING WHAT'S ADJACENT TO THIS, THE THE WATER BODY THAT IS ADJACENT AT THE END. I'M NOT IS NOT A WATER ENGINEER. SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS. BUT AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN BRING IT UP LIKE ON THE SCREEN OR ANYBODY CAN BRING IT UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. IS IT, IS IT A SPILLWAY OR SOMETHING THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DIRECTS WATER AROUND RIGHT INTO. SO TO THE LEFT ON THIS PHOTO IS HORIZON LAKE. IT'S THE. YES. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT WHAT THAT IS. IT'S THERE'S A DAM. IT'S A IT'S A DAM. SO IF IT GOES OVER THAT, DAMN IT COMES DOWN LIKE THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? IF LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT OVERFLOWS OR WHATEVER. IS THAT WHERE IT GOES? IT THERE'S A FLOW TO IT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS DOWNSTREAM FROM IT, BUT THERE'S A DAM THAT'S CONTROLLED BY WCID. SO IT'S CONTROLLED BY ANOTHER DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SURE ALL THIS IS WILL BE TALKED ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. I'M JUST JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT GENTLEMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. AND I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I'LL I'LL MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT IT, THOUGH. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WATER. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND [00:40:01] AND I LOVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUT AS THE VICE CHAIR SAID EARLIER, THAT'S NOT REALLY OUR PURVIEW. RIGHT? THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. BUT WE'RE STILL CITIZENS OF LEANDER. AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, RIGHT. WE'VE WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH THE DROUGHTS AND THE WATER RESTRICTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO AS WAS SAID EARLIER, I ECHO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY SAID. YOU KNOW, I, I LOVE THE INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL, ESPECIALLY IN PHASE ONE. I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH IT. I DO BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ECONOMIC BOON FOR THE CITY. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU HAD SAID THAT THE LAGOON WILL NOT REQUIRE ONE DROP OF CITY WATER. WILL THE LAGOON BE CONNECTED TO CITY WATER? WELL, THE WELL WILL BE CONNECTED TO CITY WATER. I MEAN, TECHNICALLY, YES, BUT I MEAN, CITY. CITY DOESN'T NEED TO. IT'S IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A REQUIREMENT. THAT'S PART OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ADDED INTO THE PART. SO CITY CAN ALWAYS SAY NO BECAUSE IT IS NOT IS NOT AN ESSENTIAL THING. AND SO OF COURSE IT IS CONNECTED. AND YOU COULD CITY ALWAYS CAN SAY NO. WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO USE ANY CITY WATER AT THIS POINT FOR LAGOON SPECIFICALLY. OKAY. AND, AND I, I DO LIKE THAT IT'S LISTED AS A NON-ESSENTIAL USE, WHICH MEANS THE CITY HAS THE CONTROL OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO ALLOW CITY WATER INTO THERE. AND YOU'RE STATING THAT YOU WON'T NEED ANY CITY WATER FROM THERE. THERE IS NO REASON THAT IT COULDN'T BE. AND I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, I MEAN, THINGS LIKE FIRE SUPPRESSION, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WELL IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, IF THE CITY HAS A LINE OF CONNECT THAT, LET'S SAY, ISN'T ACTIVE AND IT'S BLOCKED OFF THAT YOU COULD USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY IF NEEDED, IT WOULDN'T BE A LOT OF WATER AGAIN, TO, TO BE ABLE TO ADD AN EMERGENCY, BUT IN AN EMERGENCY, ANY DROP OF WATER IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING. SO. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE SAYING THE CITY CAN USE YOUR WATER, BUT YOU'RE NOT PLANNING TO USE THE CITY'S WATER? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING. I LIKE THAT. SO IN OUR PACKET, AND MISS CASTILLO SAID THAT IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS UNIQUE AND BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY, STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE, WHICH IS APPROVAL. AND, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT AND FROM FROM WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND I WAS PRETTY CLEAR THE LAST TIME IT CAME UP THAT I BELIEVE IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING UNIQUE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO DRIVE SOME TOURISM. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO DRIVE TOTAL TOURISM, NOT JUST TO LAGOON, RETAIL, HOTEL, ETC. AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU CUTTING OUT 25% OF THE MULTIFAMILY AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS A BIG BOON. SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, THIS IS ACTION ITEM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND AND WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12. CONDUCT A [12. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Zoning Case Z-26-0212 to amend the current zoning of GC-2-C (General Commercial) and SFT-2-B (Single-Family Townhome) to adopt the Life Time Leander Minor PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning of LC-2-C (Local Commercial) on two (2) parcels of land approximately 14.037 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District parcels R031386 and R031387; and located at 11675 Hero Way West, Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-26-0212 as described above.] PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-26-0212. TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF G. C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND SF T2B SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOME TO ADOPT THE LIFETIME LEANDER MINOR PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH A BASE ZONING OF LC TWO C LOCAL COMMERCIAL ON TWO PARCELS OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 14.037 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY WILLIAMSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS R 031386 AND R 031387 AND LOCATED AT 11 OR SORRY 11675 HERO WAY, WEST, LEANDER, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. STAFF PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. I'M CINDY HANSON WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATED ZONING DISTRICT OF THE PROPERTY TO ADOPT A PUB THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A FITNESS CENTER WITH UNLIMITED HOURS AND OUTDOOR USES. THE PROPOSAL DOES COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED IN A MULTI-USE CORRIDOR PRIORITY CORRIDOR IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A REZONE WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THIS PROPERTY FROM SF TWO, B2G, C, TWO C AND S OF T2B, THE PROJECT THAT PROMPTED THE ZONING CHANGE, KNOWN AS GREEN LIGHT VILLAGE, WAS WITHDRAWN AFTER APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN. THIS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IS REQUESTING UNLIMITED HOURS OF OPERATION AND OUTDOOR USES BE ALLOWED, SUCH AS AN OUTDOOR POOL DECK WITH AMPLIFIED SOUND SYSTEMS AND A PLAYGROUND. HOURS OF OPERATION IN LC TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 11 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE TYPE TWO SITE COMPONENT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR USES AND AMPLIFIED SOUND. ALL AMPLIFIED SOUND IS REQUIRED PER THE PUD TO BE POSITIONED AWAY FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL. THIS PROPERTY IS [00:45:02] LOCATED NORTH OF THE MASON WOOD SOUTH STREET VILLA SUBDIVISION AND EAST OF MASSEY SERVICES, INC. CAPILLARIES BARBER SALON AND LEANDER VETERINARY CLINIC. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST OF FREEHILL HERO WAY. THE APPLICANT SENT LETTERS TO ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN THE 500 FOOT BOUNDARY. NO RESPONSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME AND AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE. DENY THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE OR THREE. APPROVE AN ALTERNATIVE REQUEST THAT MAY INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN REGARDS TO THE HOURS, AMPLIFIED SOUND OR ALLOWED AND PROHIBITED USES. STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE. STAFF MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE POSITION OF THE OUTDOOR POOL DECK. BRUSHY CREEK SERVES AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED USE AND PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSAL'S COMPATIBILITY WITH THE MULTI-USE CORRIDOR PRIORITY CORRIDOR. FUTURE LAND USE IDENTIFIED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND I'LL PULL THAT UP HERE. OH. GO AHEAD. OKAY. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH THEIR PRESENTATION. AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU. APPLICANT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS NATALIE NYE. I AM REPRESENTING LIFETIME THIS EVENING. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION RECAPPING A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT STAFF MENTIONED, AND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LIFETIME. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH US. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT STAFF'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. SO THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROCESS SO FAR, AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. SO OUR REQUEST THIS EVENING, THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS SPLIT ZONED AT THE MOMENT, GENERAL COMMERCIAL ALONG HERO WAY WEST WITH SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOMES TO THE REAR. THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO TO REZONE THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY TO LOCAL COMMERCIAL. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING DESIGNATION. WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF AND HAVE THEIR SUPPORT. WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE'VE HAVE SOME SOME STEPS TO TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT OUTDOOR NOISE THAT THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT. SO OUR PROPOSED ALLOWABLE USES ARE ALL USES THAT ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. SORRY, ARE USES THAT THAT ALIGN WITH A PROPOSED LIFETIME INCLUDE FITNESS AND THEN ALSO SOME ACCESSORY USES WHICH ARE ALL PERMITTED WITHIN LOCAL COMMERCIAL. SO THAT INCLUDES CHILDCARE, RESTAURANT, PERSONAL SERVICES LIKE SALONS. WE'VE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED OUR OUTDOOR USES, IN PARTICULAR OUR POOL DECK, WHICH IS AN AMENITY THAT WE HAVE AT OUR CLUBS, ALONG WITH OUR OUTDOOR CHILDCARE AREA PER YEAR ZONING CODE. I BELIEVE YOU, YOU NOTICE THE THE AMPLIFIED SOUND SYSTEM THAT WE'LL HAVE ON OUR OUR POOL DECK IN A MINUTE. I WILL SHOW YOU KIND OF OUR BUFFER THAT WE PLAN TO HAVE BETWEEN US AND THE AND, AND THE RESIDENCES TO THE SOUTH THAT WE BELIEVE WILL MITIGATE THAT. AND THEN THIRD ON THE SCREEN IS THE HOURS OF OPERATION ON THE SITE WOULD BE UNLIMITED. WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF, AND THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH. BUT WE'LL DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. LOCAL COMMERCIAL, I BELIEVE, IS LIMITED TO 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M. GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR BUSINESS BUSINESS IS OPEN PRIMARILY DURING THAT TIME, ALL OF OUR CHILDCARE, OUR GROUP FITNESS CLASSES, SALON, OUR RESTAURANT, IT'S OPEN WITHIN THAT TIME. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE EVENING FOR OUR FITNESS FLOOR OR LOCKER ROOMS, WE HAVE A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP BASE, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK OUT BEFORE WORK, AFTER WORK, HEALTH CARE WORKERS. SO TYPICALLY OUR HOURS ARE AS EARLY AS 4 A.M. WE'D OPEN THE DOOR AND AS LATE AS MIDNIGHT. BUT WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU. AND UNLIMITED DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'LL BE OPEN 24 OVER SEVEN. WE'RE A HIGHLY MANAGED BUILDING THAT'S MEMBERSHIP BASED. ON THE SCREEN. YOU'LL SEE OUR CONCEPT PLAN. NOW THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS. OUR ZONING REQUEST. WE UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THAT SITE [00:50:02] DEVELOPMENT PLAN LATER ON. BUT WE DID WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF OUR PLANS FOR THE SITE IN IN WHITE IS OUR BUILDING ABOUT 100,000FT■!S ACROSS TWO STORIES. OUR POOL DECK THERE, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IS POSITIONED FURTHER AWAY. THERE'S THAT CREEK ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY AND SOME LANDSCAPE THAT WON'T BE TOUCHED. SO ALL OF THAT WILL REMAIN AS IS AS A NATURAL BUFFER THAT WON'T BE IMPEDED ON. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL BUFFERING OF THE POOL DECK. WE LIKE TO HAVE LAYERS OF LANDSCAPING, SO NOT ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE POOL DECK, BUT ALSO WE'LL HAVE A FENCE AND ON THE INTERIOR OF THE POOL DECK AS WELL. SO THAT REALLY HELPS WITH NOISE MITIGATION AS WELL AS VISUAL AS WELL. SO WE REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A RESORT LIKE ATMOSPHERE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE POOL DECK. SO IT GOES BOTH WAYS. THAT BUFFER AND THAT LANDSCAPING, WE'RE TRYING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO THOSE AROUND US, BUT WHEN YOU'RE ON THE POOL DECK, WE WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SECLUDED AND PRIVATE AS WELL. SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF OUR POOL DECK. YOU'LL SEE THOSE LAYERS OF LANDSCAPING ON THE INSIDE OF THAT FENCE. AND WE REALLY ARE ARE CERTAIN THAT THOSE NOISE, I THINK STAFF MENTIONED IT AS WELL, BUT ANY TYPE OF STEREO SYSTEM WILL BE POINTED AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCES, AND THOSE HOURS AREN'T UNLIMITED WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE POOL DECK, OBVIOUSLY. SO JUST DURING THE DAYTIME. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIFETIME. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR, I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW CLUBS IN THE AUSTIN METRO, BUT QUICKLY CAN GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. LIFETIME WAS FOUNDED A LITTLE OVER 30 YEARS AGO IN MINNESOTA, AND SINCE THEN WE'VE GROWN NATIONWIDE. WE REALLY PRIDE OURSELVES TO BE A HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE COMPANY, AND WE REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING HEALTHY ASPECTS TO EVERY PERSON IN THE FAMILY. HERE IS A AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR NEWEST CLUBS BUILT IN 2024. THIS IS A SUBURBAN LOCATION IN MINNESOTA. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GROWN NATIONWIDE. WE HAVE OVER 180 LOCATIONS WITH FIVE IN THE AUSTIN METRO. SHOW THOSE. SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS. OUR NEWEST ADDITION IS AUSTIN SOUTH LAMAR THAT OPENED LAST YEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS MORE OF AN URBAN LOCATION, BUT WHEN YOU WALK IN AND YOU FEEL THE INTERIOR, YOU'LL SEE THE GROUP FITNESS CLASSES, THE LOCKER ROOMS, YOU'LL GET A VERY SIMILAR FEEL TO WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO BUILD HERE IN LEANDER. SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN HAVING A TOUR OR ANYTHING SET UP MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO THAT. COUPLE THINGS THAT WE OFFER. WE LIKE TO THINK WE'RE MORE THAN JUST A GYM, BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXPANSIVE FITNESS FLOOR WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT. PERSONAL TRAINING GROUP FITNESS IS A BIG COMPONENT OF OUR BUILDING, EVERYTHING FROM YOGA TO BAR STRENGTH CLASSES, CYCLING A LITTLE BIT FOR EVERYONE. WE'LL HAVE A LIFE CAFE, WHICH IS FULL SERVICE MENU OF HEALTHY OPTIONS. OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE A WORK LOUNGE THAT'S ALONGSIDE OUR LIFE CAFE, WHICH IS VERY POPULAR. OUR LIFE SPA, MASSAGE TREATMENTS, HAIRCUTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. TOUCH ON THE KIDS ACADEMY. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY WHAT REALLY SETS US APART. WE OFFER MEMBERS UP TO TWO HOURS OF CHILDCARE EVERY DAY. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMER CAMPS AND PARENTS NIGHT OUT. SO IT'S A IT'S A GREAT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND WE MENTIONED THE THE POOL DECKS, WE'LL HAVE INTERIOR POOLS AS WELL AS OUR OUTDOOR POOL DECK. WE HAVE THE SWIM OR LAP LANE POOL, AS WELL AS MORE OF A FAMILY FRIENDLY, ZERO DEPTH ENTRY POOL AS WELL. IN CLOSING TONIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REQUEST TO REZONE. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR PLANNING PROCESS HERE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, AGAIN, I THINK STAFF MENTIONED WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY ANY CONCERNING LETTERS OR FEEDBACK FROM NEIGHBORS. WE WE PROVIDED A LETTER TO THEM AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT WAIVERS. WE BELIEVE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL. SO I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. 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? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO DISCUSSIONS, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER BRAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST [00:55:05] HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF. IS THERE A SOME SORT OF ORDINANCE OR REGULATION FOR LIKE HOW FAR AWAY THE THE OUTDOOR SOUND AND THE POOL HAS TO BE AWAY FROM RESIDENTS. SO BECAUSE IT'S MULTI-FAMILY BEHIND IT, LIKE IT BECAUSE OF THE TOWNHOMES, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING FOR THAT, THAT BUFFER. BUT IF IT WAS LOW OR LC, IS THERE A CHANGE? NO, LIKE NOT AS OF NOT IN OUR ZONING RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND THEN FOR, YOU KNOW, YOU STAND UP, DID Y'ALL LOOK AT POSSIBLY PUTTING THE POOL ON THE FRONT SIDE OR AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS? WE, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE STILL THE CONCEPT PLAN EARLY. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH IT. BUT I THINK WHEN WE, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE ROAD AS WELL FOR THE FOR THE NOISE, FOR THAT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. I THINK WHAT WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS AS THIS CONCEPT PLAN, THIS WOULD BE AS CLOSE AS THE THE POOL DECK WOULD BE TO THE RESIDENCES. SO I BELIEVE IT'S 200 OR 400FT AWAY. YES, THERE'S POTENTIAL THAT IT COULD MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GO ANY CLOSER THAN THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO, I LOVE IT. I'M ALL EXCITED FOR IT. WE HAVE ENOUGH DONUT SHOPS AND CAR WASHES AND DENTIST OFFICES AND EVERYTHING. AND LEANDER. SO PLANET FITNESS, CRUNCH, FITNESS, LIFE, FITNESS, ANYTHING YOU GOT IS GREAT. SO I'M ALL FOR IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, VICE CHAIR ELECTRIC. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH IT BEING OPEN THE ADDITIONAL HOURS AND EVERYTHING I, I DO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MUSIC LATE AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE POOL DECK. I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT CLOSE, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PLANT BUFFERS AND SO FORTH. BUT IN THE IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT, SOUND CARRIES PRETTY FAR. SO. THAT'S THAT'S MY CONCERN IS COULD WE LIMIT THE OUTDOOR MUSIC A LITTLE BIT? I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SWIMMING POOL NOISES OF PEOPLE SWIMMING AND, YOU KNOW, TALKING AND BUT THAT MUSIC. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK WE'RE OPEN TO THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERN. WE EVEN THOUGH THE POOL DECK IS TENDS TO BE 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. IN THOSE HIGH SUMMER MONTHS, MUSIC ISN'T BLASTING THAT WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE THAT OPEN FOR LAP SWIMMERS IN THE MORNING, AND THEN FAMILY SWIM USUALLY COMES A LITTLE BIT LATER. 10 A.M. 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. IS USUALLY THOSE FAMILY SWIM HOURS. SO THAT'S TYPICALLY WHEN YOU WOULD HEAR SOME OF THE MUSIC. BUT I UNDERSTAND AND IF THERE'S A WAY TO, TO, TO PUT THAT AS A CONCERN OR WRITE THAT INTO THE POT, I UNDERSTAND. OKAY, BECAUSE THOSE LOCAL COMMERCIAL IS USUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE NOISE ENDS AT A REASONABLE HOUR FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND I KNOW THAT THE TOWNHOMES ARE CONSIDERED MULTIFAMILY, BUT STILL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND SO FORTH. AND WE WON'T AND WE'RE WE'RE THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT, BUT THE POOL DECK WILL NOT BE AGAIN, IT CLOSES AROUND 8 P.M. SO I THINK THAT IS REASONABLE. YEAH. BUT SO IT WILL NOT IT WILL NOT BE BLASTING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. OKAY? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'M GOOD THEN. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER OLIVER. YEAH. SO SIMILAR QUESTION. AROUND THE UNLIMITED HOURS. OKAY. SO FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THIS IS LOCAL COMMERCIAL AND NOT GC BECAUSE WE APPROVED A PUB WITH UNLIMITED HOURS. THEN SOMETHING ELSE, IF Y'ALL WERE NOT THERE, COULD COME IN AND OPERATE WITH UNLIMITED HOURS, LIKE A NIGHTCLUB OR SOMETHING. RIGHT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT OF IT. BUT I'M WONDERING, LIKE, IS IT CUSTOMARY FOR US TO SAY IF THE LETTER OF INTENT SAYS THAT THE THE POOL AND CABANAS ARE OPERATING FROM 6 A.M. TO 10 P.M. NORMALLY, WOULD IT BE CUSTOMARY FOR US TO JUST ADD THOSE HOURS OF OPERATION THAT LIMIT THE POOL TO 6 TO 10, OR DO YOU RESERVE. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE RESERVE, THE RIGHT TO MAYBE CHANGE THAT UP TO MIDNIGHT OR. I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I MEAN, I CAN I CAN DEFINITELY GET BACK TO STAFF ON THAT AND WE CAN WORK WORK WITH THAT. BUT I'LL EVEN ASK DIRECTOR GRIFFIN, I MEAN, LIKE, WOULD, WOULD WE WANT TO ADD THOSE SPECIFIC HOURS TO THOSE OUTDOOR AREAS TO SAY IT'S LIMITED TO 6 TO 8? I MEAN, 6 TO 10. THE POD, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO MAKE THAT AS THE RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE INTENDING TO OPERATE ON, I FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE SHOULD AT LEAST CALL THAT OUT. AND I THINK THAT PROBABLY MITIGATES SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE OUTDOOR MUSIC OPERATING. AND THEN, OF COURSE, NOW THE POD SAYS YOUR OUTDOOR, YOU KNOW, OUTDOOR USES ARE LIMITED TO WHAT LOCAL COMMERCIAL IS. WELL, IT'D BE 10 P.M. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY FAIR. I MEAN, AND IF WE NEED TO, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT HAVING LAP SWIMMERS AT YOU'RE ALREADY INTENT IS TEN THEN I THINK WE CAN AT LEAST WE CAN AMEND THAT. AND THAT WOULD BE OPTION THREE. ESSENTIALLY APPROVE IT WITH JUST A 6 TO 10 OUTDOOR. YEAH. AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY ON THE INTERIOR FOR OUR FITNESS, I THINK THAT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY REASONABLE. I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'RE CALLING OUT IS JUST THE OUTDOOR PIECE. YEAH. OKAY THEN I'M GOOD. SO I'M GOING TO JUMP IN BECAUSE MY ONLY COMMENTS WERE GOING TO BE AROUND THE LETTER OF INTENT VERSUS THE UNLIMITED AS WELL. SO I WAS KIND OF WHERE YOU WERE, EXCEPT THEIR, THEIR OPERATING HOURS FOR THE MAIN FACILITY IS [01:00:04] 4 A.M. TO 12 A.M. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY, MY PROPOSAL OR MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IS NOW FOR 4 A.M. TO 12 A.M. AND THEN WE LIMIT AMPLIFIED SOUND FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. SURE. RIGHT. SO THAT THAT THAT KEEPS IT. PEOPLE ARE AWAKE FOR THE 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. IT'S NOT GETTING TO THE NIGHT TIME, AS COMMISSIONER LANTRIP STATED, AND WE'RE GIVING YOU YOUR OPERATING HOURS, WHICH YOU ASKED FOR ANYWAY. I, I JUST DON'T LIKE IN THE POD PERSONALLY THAT IT SAYS UNLIMITED BECAUSE AS COMMISSIONER TIMES 24 HOURS. NO. YEAH, YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. IF. SO IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, THEN THEN I WOULD LIKE TO LIMIT THE OPERATING HOURS FROM 4 A.M. TO 12 A.M. AND THEN THE AMPLIFIED SOUND FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. IS THAT IS THAT AMENABLE? I THINK SO, THAT'S VERY REASONABLE. OKAY. OKAY, GOOD. AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY ONLY COMMENT. SO I'M GOING TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND NO COMMENT. ANY SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW YOU GUYS OPERATE EVERYTHING. IT IS IT IT WAS LIKE NO OTHER GYM I'VE BEEN TO. SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND I LOVE IT. SO WITH THE HOURS THAT THEY'RE SAYING, I THINK THEY'RE MORE THAN GENEROUS AND I AGREE WITH THAT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER MORALES. YEAH, I, I HAVE TO SAY, I AM EXCITED AND I KNOW MY WIFE'S GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITED. WE WERE MEMBERS, BUT IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY. SO THIS IS CLOSE. BUT THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS. I DO THINK THE POOL ON THE BACK SIDE WOULD BE BETTER FOR TRYING TO CREATE THAT RESORT AMENITY. YOU KNOW, COULD IT BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER FROM THE RESIDENTIAL PART? I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ON THAT BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE A RESORT ATMOSPHERE, IT'S NICE TO BACK UP TO A CREEK VERSUS A PARKING LOT SO THAT I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ON. BUT I GUESS THE ONLY WAS THERE Y'ALL DO LIKE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC, I GUESS, TRAFFIC STUDIES TO MAKE SURE THAT LIKE YOU'RE HEROES WAY DOESN'T JUST BECOME OVERLY CROWDED. YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THOSE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WILL BE PART OF OUR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO WHEN WE COME FORWARD WITH THAT, THERE'LL BE A ROBUST TRAFFIC ANALYSIS. YEAH. AND I KNOW ON THE LIMITING, I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER PART THAT I WOULD HAVE LEANED A LITTLE BIT MORE RELAXED THAN SOME OTHER ONES IS THAT IT WAS ALSO THE OUTDOOR SOUND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S RESIDENTIAL. I, I WOULD HAVE SAID AFTER TEN EIGHT OR SOMETHING REDUCED OUTDOOR NOISE. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT LIMITING BUSINESS. WHAT IF YOU HAD WANTED TO HAVE LIKE AN EVENING SWIM OR NIGHT SWIM NIGHT OR Y'ALL DO SPECIAL EVENTS, Y'ALL DO MOVIES IN THE POOL OR IT DEPENDS ON LOCATION. YEAH, BECAUSE WE DO DO SOME EVENTS BECAUSE LIKE, IF WE LIMIT THAT LIKE TO 8:00, YOU COULD NEVER DO A MOVIE IN THE POOL NIGHT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I'M JUST THINKING LIKE, I'M NOT TRYING TO OVER LIMIT, BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, BEST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ACROSS THE CREEK. LIKE I THINK IT'S MORE PERFECT. LIKE I WOULD SAY LEAN MORE ON JUST REDUCING OUTDOOR SOUND AFTER 10 P.M. BUT THAT WOULD BE LIKE MY SUGGESTION OF OTHER COMMISSIONERS. AND BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND WE'RE ALWAYS TAKE THAT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AS WE OPERATE. SO I THINK YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT. WE DO HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND IT DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION. SO YEAH, BECAUSE IF YOU SAY YOU CLOSED OUTDOOR AT EIGHT, YOU CAN'T DO ANY EVENING EVENTS OUTSIDE. SO I'M LIKE, OH, THAT'S NO FUN. WELL, AND, AND I WAS JUST SUGGESTING THE AMPLIFIED SOUND, BUT DOESN'T OUR NOISE ORDINANCE KICK IN AT TEN ANYWAY? SO, SO I AGREE WITH THAT. SO I'M ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS WILL BE GREAT FOR LEANDER. AND SINCE I'M THE ONE WHO MADE ALL THE THE CRAZY THINGS, I'LL I WILL MAKE A MOTION. TO APPROVE WITH ADDING IN THE MAIN BUSINESS HOURS. SO OPERATING THE ENTIRE BUSINESS FROM 4 A.M. TO 12 A.M. AS STATED IN THE LETTER OF INTENT AND THEN LIMITING OUTDOOR OR LIMITING AMPLIFIED SOUND. SORRY. FROM 8 A.M. TO 10 P.M. PERFECT. AND THAT GIVES YOU THE FLEXIBILITY. YEAH, I WILL SECOND THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE A COMMISSION SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND IT PASSES [13. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-26-0220 to amend the current zoning of Interim SFR-1-B (Single-Family Rural) to adopt the Newton Nursery Minor PUD (Planned Unit Development) with the base zoning of LC-2-A (Local Commercial) on one (1) parcel of land approximately 5.018 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R516920; and generally located south of San Gabriel Parkway, approximately 800 feet west of the intersection with CR 270, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.Discuss and consider action regarding Zoning Case Z-26-0220 as described above.] UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z-26-0220. TO AMEND THE CURRENT ZONING OF INTERIM SFR ONE B SINGLE FAMILY RULE TO ADOPT THE NEWTON NURSERY MINOR PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH [01:05:03] THE BASE ZONING OF LC TWO, A LOCAL COMMERCIAL ON ONE PARCEL OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 5.018 ACRES IN SIZE, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCEL R 516920 AND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF SAN GABRIEL PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 800FT WEST OF THE INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 270 LEANDER WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. STAFF PRESENTATION. YEAH. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. HOPE YOU'RE ALL WELL WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE ZONING PROCESS. IN 2016, THE SITE WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY AND IS SIGNED AN INTERIM ZONING DESIGNATION OF SFR ONE B, WHICH IS OUR SINGLE FAMILY RURAL DESIGNATION. PRIOR TO THIS ANNEXATION AND ZONING ASSIGNMENT, THE SITE EXISTED AS. WAIT, DID I JUST SAY THAT CIRCLE D LANDSCAPING NURSERY? SORRY IF I REPEATED MYSELF. IN 2025, THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND BECAME THE NEWTON NURSERY. IN OCTOBER OF 2025, A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE WAS FILED ON THIS SITE. DUE TO THE EXPANSION OF THE BUSINESS OFFICE WITHOUT A PERMIT. DURING THE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTION. IT WAS ADDITIONALLY NOTED THAT THE NEW OWNER HAD NOT FILED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THE MINOR PUD REQUEST THAT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT WOULD ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO REMEDIATE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE AND BRING THE EXISTING USE AND EXPANSION INTO COMPLIANCE. THE DEVELOPER WILL ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE SCREENING TO ALL AREAS ABUTTING THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OF WAY, PER THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE. ADDITIONALLY, ANY EXISTING STORAGE OR FUTURE PROPOSED STORAGE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE REQUIRED SLLC2A SETBACKS. SO AGAIN, JUST TO REITERATE, THE AND KIND OF SET THE SCENE FOR THE ZONING, THE CURRENT ZONING INTERIM SFR ONE B THE PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS A MINOR PUD WITH THE BASE ZONING OF LC2A, WHICH IS OUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY AND ACROSS SAN GABRIEL. OF COURSE, THIS MAP THING IS IN THE WAY IS BRYSON PHASE 14 SUBDIVISION TO THE EAST IS A LARGE RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH A SINGLE FAMILY HOMESTEAD. TO THE SOUTH IS A NON RESIDENTIAL USE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE BELIEVERS CHURCH. NOW. MY GOODNESS. JUST USE YOUR IMAGINATION. LET'S SEE. I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING. SO TO THE TO THE SOUTH IS A CHURCH USE AND TO THE WEST IS UNDEVELOPED, BUT IT IS ALSO WITHIN A MINOR PUD THE SAN GABRIEL INDUSTRIAL PUD. SO WHEN IT DEVELOPS IT WILL HAVE GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES. SO THERE WAS A COUPLE OF DOCUMENTS IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. I WILL NOTE THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED VIA LETTERS ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026. ADDITIONALLY, NEW NEWTON NURSERIES SET UP A WEBSITE AND CONTACT NUMBER FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES. TO DATE, NO COMMENTS OR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO THE DEVELOPER REGARDING THE ZONING REQUEST. I WILL NOTE THAT THE FULL REPORT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET AS EXHIBIT EIGHT. AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. OPTION NUMBER ONE APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE. OPTION NUMBER TWO DENY THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE OR OPTION NUMBER THREE, PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE REQUEST THAT MAY INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OR THE ADDITION OF ALLOWABLE OR PROHIBITED USES. STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION NUMBER ONE LISTED ABOVE. APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CASE STAFF MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE SURROUNDING USES AND REQUIRED SCREENING THAT THEY ARE OFFERING IN THE MINOR PUD. ADDITIONALLY, THE ZONING REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION AND WOULD BRING THE EXISTING USE INTO COMPLIANCE WHILE REMEDIATING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PORTION OF THIS. I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION? NO, BUT YOU'RE HERE FOR QUESTIONS. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO DISCUSSION, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES. I HAVE NO ISSUE. I THINK NURSERIES MAKE FOR PRETTY QUIET, FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS. SO GREAT. COMMISSIONER LEWIS. I HAVE NO ISSUES EITHER AND BEEN BY THERE A MILLION TIMES. SO NICE LOCATION COMMISSIONER. YEAH. NO ISSUE. COMMISSIONER OLIVER. NO COMMENTS. VICE CHAIR. NO COMMENT. AND COMMISSIONER BRAY. NO COMMENTS FROM EITHER. AND IT'S A RARE OCCASION I HAVE NONE. SO WITH THAT THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. [01:10:04] SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS 710. OH, SORRY. WE'RE NOT ADJOURNING. WE ACTUALLY. I ACTUALLY NEED TO GO BACK. WE HAVE A TYPO IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IT SAID THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 28TH, 2026. IT SHOULD BE ON APRIL 23RD, 2026. SO DO WE NEED TO REVOTE? SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REVOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EDITS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OLIVER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW AGENDA ITEM 14. ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS NOW * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.