Sep 10, 2026 P&Z Commission

[3. Director's report to the Planning & Zoning Commission on action taken by City Council on the September 3, 2026 meeting.]

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THIS CASE, SO IT'S COMPLETE. THE NEXT CASE IS THE 15950 RONALD REAGAN SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE TWO YEAR TERM LIMIT AT THE MEETING. AND THE ZONING CASE WAS POSTPONED. THE COUNCIL STILL DEBATING THE SITE COMPONENT, SO THAT I'LL BE ON THE MEETING NEXT WEEK. AND THEN THEY ALSO APPROVED THE MI PUD ADDITION. AND THE KAUFMAN LOOP WATER TOWER ZONING CASE. THAT WAS THE FIRST READING. SO THAT'LL BE BACK ON THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK. AND WE HAD ONE LAST ONE. THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN WAS ON THE AGENDA. THEY HAD ADDITIONS FROM THE COMMISSION THAT THE CONSULTANTS WORKING TO ADD. COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE, BUT THEY NEED EXTRA TIME TO MAKE THE UPDATE. SO THAT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA OCTOBER 1ST.

[4. Review of meeting protocol.]

[ CONSENT AGENDA: ACTION]

[11. Conduct a Public Hearing regarding Special Use Case Z-26-0240 to consider action on the 75 Oaks Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for the addition of the following accessory uses to the primary residential use: agricultural, educational, and neighborhood farm uses that include the sale of goods as part of a farm store on one (1) parcel of land 2.39 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R036588; and more commonly known as 1507 Horizon Park Boulevard, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.

• Discuss and consider action regarding Special Use Case Z-26-0240 as described above.

THE ZONING IS F OF SFUMH2B SINGLE FAMILY URBAN MANUFACTURED HOME ALLOWS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL USES WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE ACRES. THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS LIKE ONE LARGE ANIMAL OR FIVE SMALL ANIMALS PER ACRE OF GRAZING LAND. SO IN THIS EXHIBIT, THE GRAZING LAND IS THE AREA THAT'S BEHIND THAT FARM STORE. THE SITE USES 1.3 ACRES OUT OF THE 2.39 ACRES FOR THE AGRICULTURAL USES. THE PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL USE

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APPLICANT PRESENTATION. BACK AND FORTH. AND IF YOU NEED TO. ACTIONSCRIPT IN HERE. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS LISA TIERNEY AND I'M ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AT 1507 HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD. A YEAR AGO, I COULD NOT HAVE EXPLAINED TO YOU WHAT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS. WHAT THIS PROCESS HAS TAUGHT ME IS THAT THE SAME ACTIVITY CAN FIT ONE PROPERTY AND NOT ANOTHER. FOR SIX YEARS, I'VE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW THIS WORKS HERE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE LANGUAGE TO EXPLAIN WHY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I'VE STUDIED OUR PROPERTY, THE CITY'S MAPS, AND READ THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND TONIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHY THIS WORKS ON THIS PROPERTY. FIRST, I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE ARE AND ARE NOT ASKING FOR. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE. THE PROPERTY REMAINS SFUMH AND REMAINS OUR FAMILY'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THERE IS AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATION ON THE PROPERTY. WE ARE NOT ASKING THE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE THIS USE THROUGH THE SUP. OUR AGRICULTURAL OPERATION IS PROTECTED UNDER STATE LAW, INCLUDING TEXAS AGRICULTURAL CODE. CHAPTER 251. THE SUP IS FOCUSED ON TWO COMMUNITY FACING ACTIVITIES, FARM PROGRAMS AND FARM GOODS PICKUP. BEFORE WE LOOK AT THOSE ACTIVITIES, I WANT TO START WITH THE PROPERTY ITSELF, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL PARCEL. WE REVIEWED THE CITY'S GIS DATA.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 26,000 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. OF THOSE, 1300 ARE TWO ACRES OR LARGER. OF THOSE LARGER PARCELS, 96 TOUCH COMMERCIAL ZONING ON ONE SIDE AND 21 TOUCH COMMERCIAL ZONING ON TWO OR MORE SIDES. THAT MEANS FEWER THAN ONE TENTH OF 1% OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES SHARE THESE CHARACTERISTICS. OURS IS ONE OF THEM. SO WHEN I SAY THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL PARCEL, THAT'S NOT SIMPLY MY CHARACTERIZATION. THE CITY'S OWN DATA SHOWS HOW UNIQUE THIS COMBINATION IS. THIS IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.

THERE ARE FOUR DISTRICTS, AS KARINA MENTIONED, WE HAVE HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST, LOCAL COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH, SF, MUH TO THE NORTH AND ACROSS HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD IS

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THE ANIMALS NEED THE LAND, BUT THE LAND NEEDS THOUGHTFULLY MANAGED ANIMALS TO BUILD HEALTHIER SOIL. WE REINFORCE THAT CYCLE BY DIVERTING NEARLY 16,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE EVERY YEAR FROM A LOCAL GROCERS WASTE STREAM AND COMPOSTING IT BACK INTO SOIL. WE'VE PLANTED FRUIT, NUT AND POLLINATOR TREES, AND TODAY THE PROPERTY IS CERTIFIED BOTH AS A MONARCH WAY STATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. THAT IS WHY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LANGUAGE ABOUT OPEN SPACE EMERGING THROUGH LANDOWNER CONSIDERATIONS RESONATES WITH ME. I BELIEVE WE ARE ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE NOT IN THEORY, BUT IN PRACTICE. WHILE THESE USES SHAPE THE LAND, THEY ALSO BRING PEOPLE ONTO THE LAND. SO THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT ACCESS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. COMMUNITY ACCESS OCCURS FOR TWO PRIMARY REASONS. THE FIRST IS FARM GOODS PICKUP. MOST GOODS ARE ORDERED IN ADVANCE AND FAMILIES COME DURING ESTABLISHED PICKUP WINDOWS TO COLLECT PRODUCTS FROM OUR FARM AND OUR LOCAL FARM PARTNERS. OUR PARTNER FARMS BRING WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ORDERED. SO THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL WALK IN RETAIL MODEL, WITH A FULL INVENTORY AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE OPERATION IS BUILT AROUND ADVANCED ORDERS AND SCHEDULED PICKUP. THE SECOND IS FARM PROGRAMS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS INCLUDES EARLY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR TODDLERS AND PARENTS, ADULT CLASSES, FAMILY WORKSHOPS, ONE TIME CHILDREN'S CLASSES, YOUTH GROUP EDUCATION TOURS, AND FREE TALKS.

PARTICIPANTS COME ONLY DURING THE SCHEDULED TIME FOR THESE PROGRAMS. SO WHEN I REFER TO COMMUNITY ACCESS, I'M NOT DESCRIBING CONTINUOUS OR UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC ACCESS. I'M DESCRIBING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR AT SPECIFIC SCHEDULED TIMES. THE NEXT

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THEY'LL CONTINUE AROUND THE PROPERTY AND THEN EXIT ALTOGETHER. THAT ROUTE PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 550FT OF INTERNAL CIRCULATION, GIVING VEHICLES ROOM TO MOVE AND QUEUE ON OUR PROPERTY RATHER THAN ON HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD. PICKUP IS DESIGNED FOR CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT RATHER THAN PARKING. ORDERS ARE READY WHEN CUSTOMERS ARRIVE, SO MOST PICKUPS TAKE 30S TO A COUPLE MINUTES. WE ALSO HAVE EXISTING PAVED SPACE. RIGHT HERE. OKAY, WHEN SOMEONE DOES NEED TO STOP, FOR EXAMPLE, AN OVERSIZE VEHICLE OR A MOM WHO NEEDS SOME EXTRA TIME WITHOUT RELYING ON THE STREET FARM PROGRAM'S FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY. PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE PARK ON SITE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM AND LEAVE WHEN IT ENDS. AND IMPORTANTLY, THESE TWO PATTERNS OF ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED SEPARATELY. THEY DO NOT OVERLAP.

THIS BRINGS US TO WHAT THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE FROM THE STREET. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE PROPERTY FROM HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD. THE TOP PHOTO FROM 2019 SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED IT, AND THE BOTTOM FROM EARLIER THIS SUMMER. OVER SIX YEARS. THE WAY THE COMMUNITY INTERACTS WITH THE PROPERTY HAS EVOLVED, BUT ITS RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT. THE HOME DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE STILL READ AS A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM THE STREET. IN FACT, ONE OF THE MOST COMMON THINGS THAT PEOPLE SAY WHEN THEY FIRST COME FOR PICKUP IS I WASN'T SURE IF I SHOULD PULL IN OR NOT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMEONE'S HOME.

AND IT IS. COMMISSIONERS. ULTIMATELY, THIS APPLICATION COMES DOWN TO ONE QUESTION DO THESE ACTIVITIES FIT THIS PROPERTY? UNLIKE MANY LAND USE DECISIONS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER BASED ON PROJECTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS. YOU HAVE SIX YEARS OF ACTUAL CONDITIONS TO LOOK AT.

DURING THAT TIME, THIS HAS REMAINED OUR FAMILY'S HOME. ITS RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER HAS REMAINED INTACT. COMMUNITY ACCESS HAS REMAINED SCHEDULED AND LIMITED VEHICLE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATED ON SITE, AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SEEN TONIGHT HAS FIT WITHIN THE PROPERTY'S EXISTING PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO DECIDE IF THESE ACTIVITIES BELONG ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN LEANDER. THEY DO NOT. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THEY BELONG ON THIS ONE, AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHY A SPECIAL USE PERMIT EXISTS TO ALLOW YOU TO LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY. THESE USES AND THIS RECORD AND MAKE A SITE SPECIFIC DECISION. AFTER SIX YEARS, I DO NOT HAVE TO GUESS IF THIS WORKS HERE. IT DOES. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND ALLOW THE 75 OAKS TO REMAIN WHERE IT HAS TAKEN ROOT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MADAM. AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JUST COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND I'LL START WITH VANESSA MINTON. HELLO, MY NAME IS VANESSA MINTON AND I AM A RESIDENT OF 22 YEARS. I'VE RAISED THREE CHILDREN HERE, ONE OF WHOM JUST WENT OFF TO COLLEGE. I RUN A SMALL BUSINESS HERE, TEACH EDUCATION CLASSES HERE, AND SHOP HERE. FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE 22 YEARS, I'VE LIVED IN EITHER BLOCKHOUSE CREEK OR HORIZON PARK, ONE OF THE CLOSEST NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE 75 OAKS FARM. I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS LOCAL FARM AND EDUCATION RESOURCE, RECEIVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AFTER TWO DECADES OF LIVING IN LEANDER, I'VE HAD TO ASK MYSELF, IS THIS SOMEWHERE I WANT MY FAMILY TO STAY? THE GROWTH IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, TO SAY THE LEAST, AND I'M SURE IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO WORK THROUGH. AS YOU SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE REGULARLY. GROWTH IS INEVITABLE AND IN MANY WAYS NECESSARY. BUT HOW DO WE DO IT? RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION WE'VE ALL BEEN ASKING OURSELVES MORE SO RECENTLY. WHAT IF WE HAD AN

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IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, MA'AM, JUST SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I FEEL LIKE I DON'T NEED TO GO AFTER THAT. MY NAME IS DON FOSBURY AND I'M A RESIDENT OF OVERLOOK ESTATES. I LIVE AT 800 OVERLOOK BEND. WE'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 25 YEARS. A CUTE LITTLE THING WE DO EVERY FALL IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUTS PUMPKINS ON ALL OF OUR MAILBOXES. AND AT THE END OF THE FALL, WHEN WE SWITCH OVER TO CHRISTMAS, WE GATHER ALL OF OUR PUMPKINS UP AND WE TAKE THEM TO THE FARM FOR THE ANIMALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK AS A NEIGHBOR WHO LOVES THIS FARM. I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING, BUT I LOVE THIS FARM AND I CALL IT MY FARM. I PUT IT ON MY CALENDAR EVERY WEEK THAT IT'S FARM DAY. I GREW UP IN LOUISIANA WHERE WE I WAS SURROUNDED BY FARMERS. WE WERE A FARM. I WAS SURROUNDED BY THEM. WHEN IT WAS A SEASON, WE'D STOP BY SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY AND WE WOULD BUY CROPS BECAUSE WE KNEW THEY HAD BEEN RAISED, LIKE WITH LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT THIS FARM IS. BEING IN THE WELLNESS SPACE, I FEEL LIKE OUR FOOD IS REALLY OUR FOOD SUPPLY IS PRETTY TOXIC.

AND SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE COMING FROM. AND THEN IT COMES WITH LOVE. AND LIZA IS SUCH A FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION, AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND IT.

AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY OFFER THESE ADULT CLASSES, WHICH WE WILL BE ENROLLING IN, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO GARDEN THIS YEAR AND FAILED. SO WE WE WILL BE ATTENDING AND I WOULD BE HEARTBROKEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THIS LITTLE PRECIOUS FARM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MA'AM. AND MY APOLOGIES IF I GET YOUR NAMES WRONG, BUT SHERRY GLACIER. OKAY, GREAT. YES, MA'AM. IF YOU WOULDN'T. ONCE YOU GET UP, MA'AM, PLEASE PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME AND OR SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HI. MY NAME IS SHERRY GLACIER, AS YOU SAID, AND I LIVE AT 709 OVERLOOK BEND IN OVERLOOK ESTATES. NOT ONLY DO MY FAMILY AND I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THE FARM WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. ACTUALLY, WE TRAVEL DOWN HORIZON PARK MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH US RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN CUSTOMERS AT THE FARM FOR OVER A YEAR, AND BEFORE I BECAME A CUSTOMER THERE MYSELF, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW THE FARM WAS THERE. THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT THE MINIMAL TRAFFIC THAT THAT'S HAPPENING. AND UNTIL MY WE'RE GOING TO CALL HER THE PUMPKIN LADY. UNTIL THE LADIES GATHERED THE PUMPKINS AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE FARM. AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THIS FARM? AND SO THAT'S HOW I FOUND THE

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YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. OKAY. MY NAME IS KATE MURRAY AND I LIVE IN 1224 PINE PORTAGE LOOP, WHICH IS IN BLOCKHOUSE. ALL RIGHT. SO MY NAME IS KATE MURRAY, AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS OF LEANDER, SPECIFICALLY BLOCKHOUSE CREEK, SINCE 2022. I WAS ALSO BORN AND RAISED IN THE AUSTIN AREA. SO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE OUR FAMILY IN LEANDER MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO US. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AGES THREE YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS, AND MY HUSBAND IS ALSO A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN LEANDER. OUR. OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN CUSTOMERS OF THE 75 VOTES FOR THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS, AND OUR OLDEST HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE LITTLE BOOTS PROGRAM. IT HAS BECOME A SPECIAL PART OF OUR WEEKLY ROUTINE. WHAT MAKES THE 75 OAKS SO UNIQUE IS THAT IT IS ESSENTIALLY FUNCTIONS AS A DRIVE THRU FARMERS MARKET. AS A BUSY MOM WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN GETTING IT TO A TRADITIONAL CROWDED FARMER'S MARKET ISN'T ALWAYS PRACTICAL. THE 75 OAKS GIVES OUR FAMILY A CONVENIENT WAY TO PURCHASE FARM FRESH, HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS WE LOVE WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS AND VENDORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THERE'S SOMETHING INCREDIBLY MEANINGFUL ABOUT KNOWING WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM AND BEING ABLE TO SPEND OUR MONEY SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. THE 75 OAKS PROVIDES THAT CONNECTION IN A WAY THAT IS BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND PERSONAL. IT ISN'T SIMPLY A PLACE TO PICK UP MILK AND EGGS. IT HAS BECOME A SMALL COMMUNITY OF LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WHO VALUE THEIR HEALTH, LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. IN FACT, PICKING UP OUR MILK AND EGGS FROM THE FARM, AS MY THREE YEAR OLD CALLS IT, HAS BECOME ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WEEK. THIS SEEMINGLY SMALL EXPERIENCE ARE EXACTLY WHAT MAKE A COMMUNITY FEEL SPECIAL.

THEY ARE THE KINDS OF UNIQUE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT DRAW DREW YOUNG FAMILIES LIKE OURS TO LEANDER IN THE FIRST PLACE. LEANDER IS GROWING QUICKLY AND WITH THAT GROWTH COMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE THE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS COMMUNITY DIFFERENT FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.

WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER BIG BOX RETAILER TO MAKE LEANDER A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WE NEED TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE SMALL, LOCALLY ROOTED BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT GIVE OUR CITY ITS CHARACTER AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THE 75 OAKS IS AN ASSET TO LEANDER. LOSING IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO NOT ONLY THE VENDORS AND THE FARMERS WHO DEPEND ON IT, BUT FOR THE FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS WHO HAVE COME TO RELY ON IT AS A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE CITY OF LEANDER WILL RECOGNIZE THE VALUE THAT THE 75 OAKS BRINGS TO OUR CITY, AND CONSIDER WHAT ITS CONTINUED PRESENCE MEANS FOR OUR LOCAL FAMILIES, FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF LEANDER. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO LISTEN TO THE PERSPECTIVE OF A LOCAL FAMILY WHO TRULY VALUES WHAT THE 75 OAKS BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MA'AM. NATHAN TIERNEY. SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I'M NATHAN TIERNEY. I'M ALSO BLESSED TO BE MARRIED TO THIS ATTORNEY OVER HERE. AND I LIVE AT 1507 HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NATHAN. AS JUST INTRODUCED, THIS IS MY AMAZING WIFE AND TOGETHER WE OWN THE 75 OAKS. I SPENT 20 YEARS IN THE MILITARY, MUCH OF IT IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS, AND THEN SERVED ANOTHER DECADE AT THE VA TRYING TO HELP MY FELLOW VETERANS. SERVICES SHAPED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE AND CONTINUES TO DO SO AT THE 75 OAKS AS A SERVICE DISABLED, VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS. IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF SERVICE, BUT I'VE LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES THE BIGGEST

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AND IF SIX YEARS OF LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE 75 OAKS CAN RESULT IN ONE NEIGHBOR WHO'S LIVED IN LONDON FOR OVER 40 YEARS TO PLANT A GARDEN, PROTECT POLLINATORS AND SHARE VEGETABLES, AND WELCOME A COUPLE OF WANDERING PEACOCKS INTO HIS YARD. WELL, THAT THAT I'LL CALL A PRETTY DARN GOOD NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. AND AND MR. TIERNEY IS MY BAD FOR NOT CATCHING THAT. YOU'RE ALSO THE APPLICANT. SO YOU COULD HAVE COME UP HERE WITH YOUR WIFE EARLIER INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BE BEEPED AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY NOT BOUND BY THE TIME LIMITS, WHICH IS WHY I LET YOU GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER WHEN IT WHEN IT BEEPED. SO THAT WAS MY BAD. BUT IF YOU DECIDE TO SPEAK AT COUNCIL, DO SO AS A AS A TANDEM. THAT WAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET BEEPED OFF. AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN SIR. WELL, I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MISS JESSICA KORDA. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HI, MY NAME IS JESSICA KORDA.

I'M HERE AS A PARENT AND TEAM MEMBER OF THE 75 OAKS AND THE LITTLE BOOTS, BIG ROOTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE AND THAT THE FARM PROVIDES IS PRICELESS TO MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS OTHERS, NOT ONLY IN LEANDER, BUT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL. IT'S SO SPECIAL TO ME THAT I USED TO DRIVE SEVERAL HOURS A WEEK JUST TO BE A PART OF IT WITH MY KIDS. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PRESCHOOL, PLAYGROUP AND HOMESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AT 75 OAKS NEARLY EVERY WEEK, YEAR ROUND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. DURING THAT TIME, MY TWO YOUNG SONS HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS. THEY'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN IN A WAY THAT SIMPLY CANNOT BE REPLICATED IN A CLASSROOM OR THROUGH WORKSHEETS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER PROGRAMS OR PLACES LIKE THIS, AND I THINK THAT HOLDS A VERY SPECIAL VALUE FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER AND FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE FROM ALL

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THE FARM STORE HAS EVEN GIVEN THEM, GIVEN THEM AN AMAZING GLIMPSE INTO WHAT IT MEANS TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS. THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE 75 OAKS SO EXCEPTIONAL. IT GIVES CHILDREN AND REALLY ALL OF US, PARENTS INCLUDED, WHO ARE THERE WITH OUR KIDS EVERY WEEK. THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN BY DOING, ASKING QUESTIONS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING A GENUINE CONNECTION TO THE LAND, THE ANIMALS, OUR COMMUNITY, EVERYTHING AROUND US. THESE ARE EXPERIENCES THAT WILL STAY WITH MY KIDS AND EVERYONE'S KIDS LONG AFTER THEY LEAVE THE FARM.

I HOPE THAT THIS COMMUNITY CAN RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS EDUCATIONAL VALUE THAT THE 75 OAKS PROVIDES TO FAMILIES LIKE OURS, AND WORKS TO PRESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE CHILDREN TO ENJOY AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MADAM. ANDY HO. SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. GOOD TO SEE YOU, DONNIE. ANDY HOGUE 1306 LAUREL GLEN BOULEVARD, ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE OAK RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. BUT I'M SPEAKING ON MY OWN BEHALF TONIGHT. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS PROPERTY A LOT. IT'S BEEN FOR SALE OFTEN, AND WE ALWAYS THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD MAKE A GO OUT OF IT. LET'S COME UP WITH SOME SCHEME, YOU KNOW, BUT IT TAKES A LOT TO OPERATE THAT PROPERTY, A LOT OF TAXES, A LOT OF ANYBODY THAT CAN AFFORD THAT PROPERTY REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE TRAFFIC OR THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ON ONE SIDE, OR THE FACT THAT ONE DAY THEY'RE GOING TO BACK UP TO AN ALLEYWAY. SO IT SELLS OFTEN, OR PEOPLE PASS ON THE PROPERTY. BUT 75 OAKS HAS FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT MAKES IT WORK. THANK YOU. WE'RE THE NEAREST HOA TO THAT PROPERTY AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THEM. AT FIRST, SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS WERE LIKE, WELL, HOW COME THEY DIDN'T GET A PERMIT FIRST? THAT'S NOT FAIR. BUT AFTER SEEING HOW THEY'VE OPERATED AND KNOWING THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH CITY PROCESSES AS WE ARE, WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, THEY THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN A FARM.

AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. AND THEY'VE DONE IT WELL. THEY'VE RUN AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND THEY'VE DONE IT WELL. THEY ARE A BLESSING TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN MY DEALINGS ON THE HOA BOARD, I HAVE NOT FOUND ONE PERSON OPPOSED TO 75 OAKS, NOT ONE. AND THAT'S OUT OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORS I'VE SPOKEN TO. SO THAT SAYS SOMETHING. SECONDLY, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BUILDS ON WHAT WAS SAID A GRADATION BETWEEN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, THE EVENTUAL MINI MALL THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT THERE IN CRYSTAL FALLS BOULEVARD. WE ALL KNOW IT'S COMING, RIGHT? SO WE NEED SOMETHING TO KIND OF, AGAIN, PROVIDE SOME LUNGS BETWEEN CRYSTAL FALLS BOULEVARD AND THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF VERY UNIQUE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE A STARLIGHT VILLAGE, FOR ONE EXAMPLE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL RECREATION OF THE SPACE, SPACE, RACE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA. WE HAVE A LOT OF ESTATE HOMES THAT ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL, SOME OLD, BUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THE LAST THING WE WANT OUR COOKIE CUTTER DEVELOPMENTS LINING THAT STREET. WE THINK THE FARM WOULD CREATE A NATURAL BARRIER BETWEEN ONE TYPE OF INCOMPATIBLE USE IN ANOTHER. WE'RE AFRAID THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS FARM HERE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE IT BULLDOZED. WE'RE GOING TO SEE TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS COME IN. THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE LIVABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND FINALLY HAVING THE ANIMALS THERE IS NOT SUCH A DIFFERENT VIBE FOR US. I MEAN, I CAN REMEMBER A TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE ABOUT 2004. MY WIFE HAS. ANYWAY, I MOVED IN AROUND 20, 2012 AND WE USED TO HAVE COWS. WE USED TO HAVE A DONKEY BRAYING. I THINK THE DONKEY IS STILL THERE SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHOSE DONKEY THAT IS, BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE. A ROOSTER USED TO WAKE ME UP. IT'S NOT THE SAME LEANDER ANYMORE, BUT IT'S KIND OF NICE TO HAVE A CONNECTION TO THAT, JUST TO HAVE SOME ANIMALS AROUND. AND HONESTLY, IT'S THE ONLY FLOCK WE CAN ALL AGREE TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MELANIE IRVINE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YES. HELLO.

MY NAME IS MELANIE IRVIN. I'M AT 1413 RIVER OAK DRIVE. MY FAMILY IS A VERY CLOSE NEIGHBOR OF 75 OAKS, AS WELL AS A WEEKLY CUSTOMER. FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE SINGLE FAMILY URBAN HOMES THAT SHE SHOWED ON THE MAP THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM 75 OAKS. IN FACT, OUR BACK FENCE IS ABOUT LESS THAN 500FT FROM THEIR DRIVEWAY, SO I'M IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO SPEAK NOT ONLY AS A CUSTOMER, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES WITH

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THEY CONNECT PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY. FINALLY, SINCE THIS IS A PLANNING AND ZONING HEARING, I WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY AS ONE OF THEIR CLOSEST NEIGHBORS. IN ROUGHLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF LIVING, LESS THAN 500FT FROM THEIR DRIVEWAY AND REGULARLY TRAVELING HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD. I HAVE NEVER ONCE SEEN CUSTOMER VEHICLES IMPEDE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON HORIZON PARK. I HAVE SEEN THE 75 OAKS TEAM QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND DIRECT THE SMOOTH FLOW OF VEHICLES THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY. FURTHERMORE, AS A CLOSE NEIGHBOR, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED OBJECTIONABLE NOISE, ODOR, LITTER SAFETY PROBLEMS AT ALL FROM THEIR OPERATIONS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THEIR SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND ALLOW THIS LOCAL FAMILY BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS GROWN AROUND IT TO CONTINUE SERVING US. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

JENNIFER AUSTIN. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, SIR. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JENNY AUSTIN, AND I'VE LIVED AT 609 HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD FOR 36 YEARS. I'M A NEIGHBOR OF MEASLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO LEANDER. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ON THESE BOARDS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, ALTHOUGH IT'S REALLY UNEASY TO GET UP HERE AND TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY. BUT TONIGHT I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 75 OAKS FARM FOR THE FULL TEN YEARS REQUESTED. WHEN I LOOK AT ZONING DECISIONS, I ASK MYSELF ONE QUESTION IF NOT THIS, THEN WHAT WILL BE BUILT THERE? DO WE WANT ANOTHER STREET, A FENCED IN SUBDIVISIONS OR DUPLEXES? OR DO WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCE, HOME OCCUPATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT CAN HELP CREATE A COMMUNITY SETTING AND A WALKABLE LEANDER. ON OUR SIDE OF THE TRACKS, LEANDER HEIGHTS ONE, TWO, AND THREE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN UNTAMED PART OF LEANDER. MANY OF US WHO SETTLED THERE IN 1980 WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES. OUR NEIGHBORS WERE ROOFERS, ELECTRICIANS, DRYWALLERS, LANDSCAPERS, AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. WE WERE MICRO ENTREPRENEURS BEFORE IT WAS A POPULAR TERM. IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME IN LEANDER. I BELIEVE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE THAT SPIRIT AGAIN.

SUPPORTING MICRO BUSINESSES WHILE PRESERVING THE GREEN SPACE AND THE CHARACTER THAT MAKES THIS PART OF LEANDER UNIQUE. BUT I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS ANY TRAFFIC CONCERNS. I SEE THAT ON FACEBOOK. THIS SMALL URBAN FARM IS NOT THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD. IT'S VERY BUSY, BUT THE LARGER PROBLEM IS THAT APPROXIMATELY 500 HOUSES, NEW HOUSES ALONG HORIZON PARK BOULEVARD HAVE VERY LITTLE WALKABILITY FOR THESE RESIDENTS.

EVEN GETTING A CUP OF COFFEE, THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR CAR. SO THE LACK OF CONNECTIVITY ALSO MEANS FEWER CHILDREN CAN SAFELY WALK OR RIDE THEIR BIKES TO PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY. SO THERE WAS A COMMUNITY IMPACT ARTICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT TO READ IT. I SENT IT ON OVER. IT STATED THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD COMPLETE A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND PAY

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IT IS NOT IMPEDING TRAFFIC, BUT PROVIDING A VITAL SERVICE. THERE IS SO MUCH FOOD INSECURITY THESE DAYS. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE OUR FOOD IS COMING FROM OR IF IT'S SAFE. SO THE MORE WE CAN HELP THE FAMILY FARMS, THE BETTER. SO THE SMALL FAMILY FARM PROVIDING FOOD, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE SHARING AN ORGANIC LIFESTYLE WITHOUT EXCESS PAVEMENT AND CONCRETE THAT WE SEE EVERYWHERE ELSE IN LEANDER THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2005, WHEN LEANDER WAS A MUCH, MUCH SMALLER CITY AND BEFORE WE HAD THE TRAIN AND SO FORTH. EVEN AT HEB. SO I, LIKE I SAY, I TOURED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY. I AM CERTIFIED IN LANDSCAPING WITH NATIVE PLANTS AND VOLUNTEER TEACHING THAT FOR THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR NATIVE PLANTS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR A SMALL FARM, IT'S FANTASTIC. EVERYTHING WAS CLEAN IN THE FOOD AREA AND LITTLE CHILDREN WERE THERE. IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL. I EVEN ASKED ABOUT MY OWN GRANDKIDS AND GREAT GRANDKIDS VISITING BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE. SO THIS IS A WILLIE NELSON FARM AID MOMENT, FIGHTING FOR THE SMALL FAMILY FARM. AND I HOPE YOU WILL APPROVE THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. TESSA DONOT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HELLO, I'M TESSA DANNER AND I LIVE AT 717 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE AT OAK RIDGE. FOR ME, HAVING ACCESS TO FARM FRESH ORGANIC FOODS IS AN IMPORTANT VALUE, AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S A FARM THAT IS THIS ACCESSIBLE AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT REALLY CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT WHEN IT COMES TO ANY TRAFFIC OR NOISE OR NUISANCE, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NONE. EACH TIME THAT I'VE GONE THERE TO PICK UP MY ORDER, IT HAS BEEN PEACEFUL AND QUIET AND KIND OF TRANQUIL. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS FARM UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING NEARBY FARMS, AND I WAS SUPER EXCITED TO FIND A LOCAL FARM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. UPON MY FIRST VISIT, I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE. IT LOOKED LIKE A NORMAL RESIDENTIAL HOME. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A NEED FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A LOCAL FARM. HAVING FOOD BE THIS LOCAL IS SO AMAZING FOR OUR HEALTH AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT WOULD BE A DETRIMENT IF THEY WERE TO GO. AND ACTUALLY, I'D BE SO SAD IF THEY WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FACT THAT I CAN PICK UP MY

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AND BECAUSE THE FARM HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY, IT GIVES A SENSE TO MY FAMILY OF A CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND TO OUR NEIGHBORS. AND MY HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE THIS FARM AND BE ABLE TO TAKE MY CHILD TO THEIR SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. WENDY PEARSON. MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I, I PROBABLY DON'T NEED A MICROPHONE USUALLY, BUT. HI, MY NAME IS WENDY PEARSON. I AM ONE OF THE SMALL PRODUCERS FOR 75 OAKS. I SUPPLY THEM WITH AN ELDERBERRY WELLNESS TONIC AND SOME OTHER THINGS. ON OCCASION. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS, SOME THINGS OCCUR TO ME THAT I THOUGHT WERE REALLY VALUABLE THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD HEAR. I'M GOING TO ADMIT I SPEND ENTIRELY TOO MUCH TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WHAT THAT DOES GIVE ME IS AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR IN OUR LOCAL LEANDER FACEBOOK GROUPS, THE MOMS GROUPS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, AND WHAT I SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND NOT JUST ONCE A DAY, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FOR A FARM TO GET FRESH FOOD FROM. THEY'RE SAYING, WHERE CAN I GET FRESH MEAT? WHERE CAN I GET FRESH EGGS? WHERE CAN MY CHILDREN HAVE EARLY EDUCATION, FARM EXPERIENCES WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE HOURS OUT OF TOWN TO GO SOMEPLACE RANDOM THAT I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE WHERE THEIR CHILDREN CAN SEE A CHICKEN, WHERE THEIR CHILDREN CAN PICK A CARROT, THE EDUCATION AND THE 75 OAKS PROVIDES IS SOMETHING

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I'VE BEEN ON A JOURNEY FOR MANY YEARS, SEARCHING FOR SOURCES OF BETTER FOOD. REAL FOOD, THE KIND THAT SUPPORTS GOOD HEALTH. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 75 OAKS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WAS THRILLED. IT IS A MERE SIX MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL SOURCE OF THE KINDS OF FOOD THAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR FOR SO LONG. THIS IS ALSO THE KIND OF SMALL BUSINESS THAT I HOPE LEANDER IS NOT ONLY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING, BUT PROMOTING. IT'S THE QUINTESSENTIAL SMALL BUSINESS THAT ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS AND GETS TO KNOW THEM AND THEIR NEEDS AT THE SAME TIME. AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT SUPPORTS MANY OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. RECENTLY, I MISS ORDERED AN ITEM AND LISA TEXTED ME AND SAID, DID YOU REALLY INTEND TO ORDER THIS? I SAID, OH, THANK YOU FOR CATCHING IT. NO I DIDN'T. SHE IMMEDIATELY FIXED IT. SHE COULD HAVE JUST LET IT GO THROUGH. SHE WOULD HAVE MADE MORE MONEY, BUT SHE DIDN'T. SHE SHE TOOK CARE OF ME. IT'S ALSO A REMINDER OF WHAT LEANDER USED TO BE WHEN MY FAMILY MOVED HERE 32 YEARS AGO. BACK THEN, IT WAS MUCH MORE PEACEFUL, FRIENDLY, LESS CONGESTED THAN WHAT WE HAD BEEN USED TO IN AUSTIN. NOW, EVERY WEEK WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH THE GATES TO PICK UP MY ORDER, I AM SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL OAKS, GARDENS, SOME ANIMALS, AND THE FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE YOU COULD EVER FIND. A REAL TREAT IN THE MIDST OF THE HUSTLE AND CONGESTION THAT HAS NOW BECOME THE NORM OUT HERE. IT'S A FEW MINUTES OF PEACEFUL SURROUNDINGS THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO VERY MUCH EVERY WEEK.

ALSO, THE EFFICIENCY, AS YOU'VE HEARD OF THEIR ORDER PICKUP LINE, COULD GIVE CHICK FIL A A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY, BUT THEY STILL MANAGE. IN THOSE BRIEF MOMENTS. A FRIENDLY HELLO, A QUICK CONVERSATION, AS YOU'VE HEARD MANY TIMES, BUILDING COMMUNITY. THEY'VE BUILT A COMMITTED COMMUNITY, SOMETHING I WOULD THINK LEANDER WOULD WANT TO PROMOTE. AND THEY, AS YOU'VE HEARD, EVEN HAVE THE WONDERFUL OFFERINGS FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE HANDS ON LEARNING, WHICH IS SO ESSENTIAL. INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING THEIR ABILITY TO OPERATE, I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER PROMOTING THIS SMALL BUSINESS AND MANY MORE LIKE IT. IT'S A MODEL THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO REPLICATE IN OUR AREA. A VOTE TO PERMIT THE FARM TO CONTINUE OPERATING AS IS WOULD BE PROMOTING WHAT IS VERY BEST ABOUT LEANDER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. YOU CAN COME ON UP. COME ON UP. SAME TWO THINGS. JUST REQUEST THAT ONCE YOU'RE DONE TO FILL OUT ONE OF THESE CARDS AND TO SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. OKAY. AND YOU CAN PULL IT DOWN. YEAH. MY NAME IS CHARLIE SABELLA AND I LIVE IN AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE DRIVE, 502. IS THAT GOOD? AND THE REASON WHY I DON'T WANT THE FARM TO LIKE I GO IS BECAUSE OF THE TREES, BECAUSE WE NEED WE NEED TREES SO THAT WE CAN BREATHE. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE TREES, THEN WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BREATHE AS WELL, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE A BUNCH OF PLACES THAT PRODUCE TOXIC SMOKE AND STUFF. SO THEN IT'LL MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO BREATHE BECAUSE THE TREES FILTER THE AIR. AND ANOTHER REASON WHY I DON'T LIKE, I DON'T WANT THE THE FARM TO GO IS BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF FUN GOING THERE. AND I HAVE A FRIEND THERE AS WELL. AND IT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO GO THERE AND I LOVED IT A LOT BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A REALLY AWESOME EXPERIENCE AND I DON'T WANT THE

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I'VE BEEN THERE A COUPLE TIMES. I'VE SEEN THE SHUFFLE AND I JUST THOUGHT, HOW AM I GOING TO GET. OH, NEVER MIND. IT'S JUST IT'S IN AND OUT. EVERYTHING'S QUICK. THE OPTION. THE FACT THAT AN OPTION FOR A TEMPORARY USE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS AVAILABLE. IT'S GREAT. I THINK THAT'S A A GREAT ASSET TO LEANDER. WE NEED TO PRESERVE IT THE BEST WE CAN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? COME ON UP, MA'AM.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

AND THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CATHERINE MARRERO. MY ADDRESS IS 119 MALDEN STREET, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, IN MORNINGSTAR HOA. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE 75 OAKS. I WAS ACTUALLY A CUSTOMER OF 75 OAKS DURING COVID, WHEN TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICS WERE ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FOR BUSINESSES. WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS HOW EFFICIENTLY THEY HANDLED FARM PICKUPS. CUSTOMERS WERE ABLE TO ENTER, PICK UP THEIR ORDERS AND LEAVE WITHOUT CREATING A DISRUPTION TO SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. FROM MY FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE, THEIR OPERATION WAS ORGANIZED AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT MANAGING VEHICLE FLOW. I ALSO HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, SO I AM IN THE PAJAMAS. AND AS THE HOA PRESIDENT PRESIDENT FOR MORNINGSTAR MASTER OWNERS ASSOCIATION IN GEORGETOWN, I UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF HAVING PLACES IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE FAMILIES CAN LEARN, CONNECT, ACCESS LOCAL FOOD, AND EXPERIENCE AGRICULTURE NOT JUST AS A BUSINESS, BUT AS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE. LEANDER IS GROWING RAPIDLY, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS VALUE IN PRESERVING OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS THAT PROVIDE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR OPERATION, I BELIEVE 75 OAKS HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY CAN OPERATE RESPONSIBLY WHILE SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEE? OH, OKAY. ALMOST CLOSED IT. YOU JUST BEAT THE BUZZER. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. SAME TWO THINGS. FILL OUT A CARD ONCE YOU'RE DONE AND HAND IT TO MISS TOVAR. AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE MICROPHONE. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

RHIANNON COCHRAN 1121 PLANO LANE, LEANDER, TEXAS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN HERE, MOVED HERE FROM COLORADO, MY HUSBAND'S NATIVE TO TEXAS. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE GREAT COMMUNITY HERE. I LEFT COMMUNITY THRIVING IN PARKER, COLORADO, WHERE I OWNED BUSINESS AND VERY ENTRENCHED IN THE COMMUNITY. CAME HERE, FELT A LITTLE LOST IN THE BEGINNING, MET 75 OAKS AND OUR LIFE HAS FOREVER BEEN CHANGED. WE HAVE FIVE KIDS WHO NOW HAVE RAW MILK, FRESH EGGS. THEY GO HELP AT THE FARM. THERE'S SUCH A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THERE THAT WHEN WE BROUGHT UP MAYBE MOVING BACK TO DENVER, THEY ALL SHOT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT KEPT US GROUNDED. AND WE HAVE MET SO MANY PEOPLE HERE, WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE. SAME THING. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I YOU GET RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT. THERE'S NEVER AN ISSUE OF SITTING AROUND FOR VERY LONG CLOGGING UP THE ROADS. WE JUST DRIVE IN, DRIVE OUT.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT SHE BRINGS THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE. LEANDER. SO I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS PUT THIS IN. THANKS. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? LAST CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER INTO DISCUSSION. I'LL START DOWN TO MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MORALES, I HAVE TO SAY, THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS I'VE SEEN, AND

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AND AS YOU SAID, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A HOME THERE. THERE WAS NO DISRUPTION, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO VOTE YES ON IT. COMMISSIONER BRAY YES, I JUST WANT THIS TO BE A TESTAMENT TO EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS HOW THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU COMING OUT HERE.

EVEN IF EVERYBODY CAME OUT HERE TO BE AGAINST SOMETHING ELSE, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE TOO. THAT'S THE WAY THE PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SO PLEASE DON'T LET THIS BE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU DO THIS. SO THAT'S GREAT. I, I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT I HEARD FOR THE YOUNG LADY THAT SPOKE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY EVER DO OR EVER HAVE TO DO.

I'VE DONE IT A WHOLE LOT AND IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU SHOULD BE EXTREMELY PROUD. AND I'M EXCITED TO VOTE IN SUPPORT. OKAY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. SO I KNOW IN THE PACKET IT SAID THAT THE CITY HAS TAKEN STEPS AND UPDATES TO THE ORDINANCE TO SUPPORT THIS USE IN THE FUTURE. IS THIS CURRENT? IS THE CURRENT ZONING KIND OF WHERE WE SEE AS A CITY THAT FITTING IN THE ZONING, RIGHT? WE'RE STILL IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS, SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES AND SEEING WHAT WORKS FOR THEM AND WHAT KIND OF REGULATIONS WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT. SO I THINK IT'S A LITTLE PRELIMINARY, A LITTLE TOO PREMATURE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. DO WE KNOW ABOUT HOW LONG THAT PROCESS IS GOING TO TAKE FOR US? I MEAN, HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T TAKE TEN YEARS. IF SHE GETS A TEN YEAR PERMIT, WE SHOULD HAVE DRAFTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY, BY THE END OF THE YEAR. RIGHT? BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO A ZONING CHANGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WHICH NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST THAT BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR MY COMMENTS IN A SECOND ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT, BUT GO AHEAD. HER HER SPECIAL USE PERMIT LOCKS IT IN FOR TEN YEARS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO.

SO I'M JUST SAYING, JUST TO MAKE IT PERMANENT SO THAT SHE HAS IT BY RIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO, TO DO THAT FOR HER SO THAT THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS FOR STAFF. I JUST HAVE SOME GENERAL COMMENTS. SO I KNOW THAT THIS WAS INITIATED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE HAD A FEW CASES COME IN FRONT OF US. AND CITY COUNCIL TALKS ABOUT IT, THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT. THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND. KIND OF, YOU KNOW, OH, I GOT CAUGHT.

NOW I GOT TO GO RETROFIT THIS. THAT'S NOT HOW I SEE THIS CASE, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT SETTING A PRECEDENT. THIS IS NOT KIND OF REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR BECAUSE AS MR. HOGUE SAID, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW OUR CITY'S ORDINANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SHE DIDN'T CHANGE THE KIND OF THE FEEL OR THE NATURE OF THE PROPERTY. SHE JUST CAME IN AND STARTED USING IT IN THE BEST WAY SHE COULD WITH THE PROPERTY. RIGHT? SO SHE WAS USING, YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN'T BUILD ANYTHING.

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SO FOR ANY OF MY COUNCIL PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS, THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO KIND OF PUT FORWARD, IS THAT THIS IS NOT KIND OF SETTING PRECEDENT. THIS IS NOT REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR AT ALL. AND, AND AS WAS STATED, IT'S SURROUNDED BY SOME PRETTY INTENSE USES. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THAT HAVING IT BY RIGHT IS THE IDEAL STATE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, BUT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I HOPE WE'RE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF WHATEVER NEEDS TO HAPPEN SO THAT YOU CAN MAINTAIN THAT BY. RIGHT. SO THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO OPEN THIS UP AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR ME AND SECONDED BY THE VICE CHAIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ONE THING. ONE THING. I'LL SAY POST, POST VOTE RIGHT THEN IS THAT I ECHO THE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THE INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN, RIGHT? COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT MAKES THE FINAL DECISION. IF YOU PUT IN SOMETHING ONLINE, YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT AGAIN, RIGHT? SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VOICES ARE HEARD AND THAT THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12. ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, WHICH WILL ALLOW ALL THE FOLKS WHO DON'T WANT TO BE HERE FOR THE TREE CASES TO DO THAT. SO THE TIME IS 712 AND WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

THE TIME IS 7:18 P.M. AND WE WILL RECONVENE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

[12. Discuss and consider action regarding a Heritage Tree Removal request associated with Subdivision Case PP-26-0084 for the removal of one (1) Heritage Tree as part of the Sullivan Tract Preliminary Plat on one (1) parcel of land 11.288 acres ± in size, more particularly described by Williamson Central Appraisal District Parcel R022921; and generally located to the west of the intersection of Bagdad Road and Oak Creek Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

COMMISSION JUSTIN HUNT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS REQUEST IS THE SECOND STEP IN THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AND THE FIRST STEP IN THE TREE REMOVAL PROCESS. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED UPDATES TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ON JUNE 6TH, 2024, WHICH GRANTS THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS IN SITUATIONS WHERE SIGNIFICANT AND OR HERITAGE TREE REMOVALS ARE PROPOSED. THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES ACTION BY COMMISSION AND COUNCIL. ARTICLE SIX, SECTION ONE C FIVE OF THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT THE COMMISSION REVIEW AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REMOVAL OF ANY HERITAGE TREE GREATER THAN 26 CALIPER INCHES. FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE TREE, STAFF MAY APPROVE THE PRE. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND CONFIRMED THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE HAVE BEEN MET. THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT INCLUDES 214 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND ONE COMMERCIAL LOT UNDER THREE PHASES. HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL IN CONSIDERATION. ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 10TH TONIGHT REGARDING SIGNIFICANT TREES, NO HERITAGE OR. I'M SORRY, NO ADDITIONAL ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SIGNIFICANT TREE REMOVAL. CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE PROPOSED HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE ONE HERITAGE TREE. 28 INCH CALIPER INCHES IN SIZE, TOTALING 0.05% OF THE TOTAL HERITAGE TREES ON SITE. SINCE THE APPLICANT IS PRESERVING 86% OF THE SIGNIFICANT AND HERITAGE TREES, NO MITIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED. THERE IS A HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,400, BASED OFF THE 28 CALIPER INCHES, AT A RATE OF $300 PER. REPLACEMENT INCH.

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AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A CONTINUED EXTENSION OF THAT OF WICK CREEK TRAIL PRETTY MUCH SO.

APPROVE THE REQUESTED HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL. THE TREE IS REMOVAL IS DUE TO THE SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS AND CONTINUED EXTENSION OF THE WICK CREEK TRAIL CONNECTION. THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING STREET IS REQUIRED PER THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, REQUIRING THE TREE TO BE REMOVED DUE TO ITS LOCATION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE HEARING. IS THERE AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION? I. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. IS THERE AN APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT? YEAH. I DON'T THINK HE HE WASN'T SURE.

SO. OKAY. AND SO NOW WE WILL ENTER INTO DISCUSSION. SO COMMISSIONER BRAY. NO COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. COMMISSIONER ARCHER IT LOOKS TO ME, MR. HUNT, LIKE HE THEY'RE SAVING 182 HERITAGE TREES AND JUST REMOVING ONE. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. NO, NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, MR. COATES. NO COMMENT. COMMISSIONER LEWIS, NO COMMENT. COMMISSIONER MORALES, I SEE IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT THEY SAVED THE REST OF THE TREES. AND THIS ONE WASN'T EVEN THEIR CHOICE BECAUSE OF A PREEXISTING CONDITION. SO IT'S GOOD JOB. AND I USED ALL MY COMMENTS IN THE LAST CASE. SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MORALES SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 13. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER

[13. Discuss and consider action regarding Tree Removal Case TRP-26-0057 regarding the removal of multiple Significant Trees and one (1) Heritage Tree associated with Subdivision Case PICP-26-0294 Wildspring Phase 3 Subdivision, generally located northwest of the intersection of CR 175 and CR 177, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED OR STAFF WANTED TO POINT OUT IN THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE, THERE IS A NON-DISTURBANCE ZONE THAT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED ON A SINGLE FAMILY LOT DURING THE SUBDIVISION. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING PERMIT PHASES OF A DEVELOPMENT. A DISTURBANCE AREA OF NO MORE THAN FIVE FEET FROM THE FOUNDATION IS NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND GRADING TRANSITIONS THAT WILL BE PERMITTED. THE TREES LOCATED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE LOT WOULD NOT BE REMOVED UNLESS A UNIQUE SITUATION AROSE. IF THE TREES ARE PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL. AT THIS STAGE, MITIGATION WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THE TREE REMOVAL THAT INCLUDES THE SIGNIFICANT AND HERITAGE. THE PURPOSE IN THE DISTURBANCE ZONE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS TO ENSURE

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SO THIS TREE RIGHT HERE IS THE LONE HERITAGE TREE THAT IS BEING REQUESTED TO BE REMOVED.

AGAIN, IT'S PART OF THIS LOT. I CAN'T REALLY SEE THE NUMBER. I THINK THAT'S SIX. AND THEN THE SIGNIFICANT TREES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN. THIS CIRCLE HERE AND THIS CIRCLE HERE. AND THOSE ARE OUTLINED. OH THAT WAS THE ONE. SORRY. THAT'S THE ZOOM. THIS ZOOMED IN IS WE'RE GOING TO GET. SO AGAIN THEY'RE PART OF THE THE PAD SITES AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. NUMBER ONE TO APPROVE THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST. NUMBER TWO DENY THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST OR OPTION NUMBER THREE IS TO PROPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES SAVING ADDITIONAL TREES, THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND WE WOULD BRING IT BACK. STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION TWO LISTED ABOVE TO DENY THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THE PROPOSAL NOT BEING RELATED TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, I.E. THE GRADING, DRAINAGE OR ROADWAYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. THIS OPTION WOULD ALLOW THE DELAY OF THE TREE REMOVALS TO THE TIME OF THE BUILDING PAD SUBMITTAL. DURING THE BUILDING PLAN REVIEW, STAFF WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO REVIEW EACH TREE REMOVAL REQUEST IN MORE DETAIL AND VERIFY WHICH TREE WHICH TREES CAN POTENTIALLY BE PRESERVED BASED ON THE THE SUBMITTAL OF THE BUILDING PLANS, SO THAT ENDS STAFF'S PRESENTATION. I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE APPLICANT PRESENTATION OR ARE YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS. OH OKAY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS AMY CHAVEZ AND I'M WITH PAPE DAWSON ENGINEERS, AND I'M THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT. ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT I DID NOT SEE IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS, WE DID SUBMIT A REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED. LET ME SEE. ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026, WHICH DID SHOW THESE TREES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED AS BEING REMOVED. SO THAT WAS ONE DISCREPANCY.

DOESN'T CHANGE WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, BUT JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT PER THE IMAGE THAT YOU SEE THERE. THERE'S ACTUALLY THAT'S AN OLDER EXHIBIT THAT WE PROVIDED. THERE'S ACTUALLY SIX IF YOU COUNT THOSE UP RIGHT NOW, SIGNIFICANT TREES THAT ARE SHOWN RIGHT THERE, IT'S ONLY FIVE. AND THEN I DID WANT TO JUST KIND OF SPEAK QUICKLY TO THE FIVE TREES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED. THE FIRST ONE IS A TREE, 51372, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REMOVAL REMOVED BY AN ARBORIST DUE TO ACCESS. AND CONSTRUCTABILITY HAS GOT THIS LOW LINE HANGING LIMB. SO THAT'S WHY THAT ONE'S BEING PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED. NOW, THE TWO THAT ARE SHOWN FIVE, FOUR, FIVE FIVE AND 5442, WE'VE TRIED TO PLAY WITH THE PAD TO RECONFIGURE WHAT WE COULD, BUT ANYTHING WE DID, THOSE TREES WERE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF

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WHEN THE DRY UTILITIES WILL COME IN TO SERVE THE SUBDIVISION, THEY'LL INEVITABLY REMOVE THAT TREE. IT'S BASICALLY IN THE WAY. THEN THE LAST ONE TREE 5101 THAT IS REALLY FOR GRADING PURPOSES, ESSENTIALLY TRYING TO CONNECT CR 175 TO THE CUL DE SAC, AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED FOR SIGNIFICANT TREE PURPOSES.

AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO. GOOD EVENING. I'M CHRIS WEEKS, I'M THE SENIOR LAND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR TOLL BROTHERS. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. WE WORKED WITH OUR ENGINEER TO EVALUATE EVERY SINGLE PAD, EVERY TREE, AND EVEN GO BACK AND REEVALUATE TREES THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR HOME SITES. WE LOVE THEM. WE FEEL THAT THEY ADD VALUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONES THAT ARE PRESENTED HERE ARE THEY'RE IMPACTFUL TO THE GRADING. THE OVERALL END GOAL OF GETTING THIS PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS OUR FINAL PHASE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND THESE ARE THESE WILL BE DONE UP FRONT FOR US AS A MEANS TO ENABLE OUR HOME BUILDING IN THE FUTURE TO PUT WHATEVER HOUSE IS SELECTED BY THE HOMEOWNERS. WE'VE GONE THROUGH EVERY SINGLE OPTION AND PAD SIZE AND PLACE THOSE ON THE LOTS. AND THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE TREES THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO REMOVE. IDEALLY, IT'S DONE NOW BECAUSE AS A LUXURY HOME BUILDER, OUR GOAL IS TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES AND VIEWS THE LOTS EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE WILL BE REMOVED. THE TIME TO DO IT IS UP FRONT. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO ADD, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. OKAY, GREAT. THERE MAY BE SOME DURING THE DISCUSSION. AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES. I GUESS I'M THE ONE WHERE YOU HAVE THE CLUSTERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAD WITH. IS THERE NO WAY LIKE, I GUESS IF YOU GOT RID OF ONE LOT HERE, LIKE, COULD THAT BE LIKE A LITTLE PARK AREA, I GUESS? ARE YOU TRYING TO HIT A MAXIMIZE YOUR LOT NUMBER? LIKE SO THE LITTLE CLUSTER THAT'S ON THE LEFT THERE, THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE, THE THERE'S NO WAY, I GUESS, TRY TO PRESERVE THOSE ONES TO THE NORTH OR THE. HE'S LOOKING AT FIVE, FOUR, FOUR, TWO, FIVE, FOUR, FIVE THREE AND FIVE, 451. WELL, IT IS NOT MY CALL TO LOSE A LOT BUT. AND I CAN SHOW YOU THIS JUST SO YOU CAN SEE IT. AND THAT WOULD BE UP TO HOME BUILDER. WE ACTUALLY RECONFIGURED THIS PHASE TO. WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF LOTS BY THREE IN THIS PHASE. WHEN WE REZONE THEM TO ALL 60 FOOT LOTS.

OKAY. SO WE WERE ABLE TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF LOTS, SAVE MORE TREES, BUT STILL PROVIDE REALLY GOOD FEATURES FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE PART WHERE I'M LIKE IS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED. YOU KNOW, THIS JUST SEEM THEY'RE NOT LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR THE UTILITIES OR GRADING RELATED. SO. WELL, I WILL ADD JUST ON THE GRADING SIDE, YES, THERE IS A LOT THERE. BUT INEVITABLY, IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE STREET TO THE END OF THE PROPERTY AND TO KEEP IT OUT OF ANY FLOODPLAIN ISSUES, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO POP IT UP AND MAKE SURE NO ISSUES OCCUR DOWN THE LINE. OKAY? SO INEVITABLY, PARK OR SINGLE FAMILY LOT, THERE WOULD BE SOME GRADING ON THERE THAT WOULD MAKE SURE THERE'D BE NO, YOU KNOW, FLOODPLAIN ENCROACHMENTS COMING BACK ONTO THAT. YES, THEY BACK TO CREEK THERE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING? ESSENTIALLY, YES. FLOODPLAINS TURNED OFF. BUT SO IT WOULD STILL NEED GRADING NO MATTER WHAT. IT'S ESSENTIALLY OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COMMISSIONER LEWIS, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU KIND OF COVERED WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT RIGHT THERE. COMMISSIONER COATES. YES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF THIS IS NOT APPROVED, WHAT WOULD WHAT DOES THIS DO TO YOUR DEVELOPMENT? PROBABLY WE WOULD I MEAN, WE WOULD STILL PROCEED FORWARD. AND PART OF WHAT THE PROCESS WAS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF WAIT TO EVALUATE TO SEE AFTER EVERYTHING'S KIND OF SAID AND

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NO, NO, I'M JUST I'M JUST WONDERING, I WAS GOING TO ASK STAFF A QUESTION AFTER AFTER THAT. YEAH. HAD YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THIS PLAN THAT. YOU GOT TO SPEAK INTO THE YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. SO IT'S ON THE RECORD. I BELIEVE IT'S IN YOUR PACKET. IT SHOULD BE THE MOST UPDATED PRELIMINARY PLAT. IF IT'S NOT, THEN I WILL PROVIDE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. VICE CHAIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER BRAY. NO COMMENTS FROM ME AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND MY ONLY COMMENT IS JUST A CONCERN AROUND THE HERITAGE TREE. AND IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A OF AN INDIVIDUAL LOT. SO I GET, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT AND HOW YOU'RE SCOPING THINGS OUT. BUT YEAH, YEAH, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE FOR ME. SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. CAN WE TALK ABOUT IT? CAN I ADD SOMETHING ELSE REAL QUICK. YEAH. GO AHEAD. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT HERITAGE TREE. SO I'M HERE. CAN WE POINT IT OUT FROM THE LITTLE POINTER. IT'S 5112. AND IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF LOT SIX. YEAH THAT'S A BETTER VIEW. YEAH. SO THIS GOES BACK TO KIND OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ON THE OTHER ONE. IT'S SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT. LIKE COULD COULD YOU HAVE TWO BIGGER LOTS THAN THIS. I KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO GO FOR ALL 60 FOOT LOTS, BUT MAYBE TWO PREMIUM LOTS. I DON'T KNOW. THERE IS CODE REQUIREMENT IN AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BUTCHER IT. SO I MIGHT NEED HELP FROM ROBIN. BUT THEY DO HAVE A LIKE A MAXIMUM. I WANT TO SAY IT'S LIKE 10% TO WHERE YOU COULD HAVE OVERSIZE LOTS OR, OR UNDERSIZED LOTS FROM THE 60 FOOT TYPICAL REQUIREMENT. AND WE'RE MAXED ESSENTIALLY OUT WITH THE LAYOUT THAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW TO HIT THAT REQUIREMENT. SO TO ADD ANOTHER OVERSIZE LOT WOULD BE A VARIANCE TO THAT APPROVAL THAT WE RECEIVED WITH THAT PRELIMINARY PLAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS STAFF IS THAT OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE DO VERY OFTEN LIKE TO SAVE A TREE? LIKE TWO VARIANCES FOR. SO WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. SO IT'S THE ZONING ORDINANCE ITSELF. SO WE CAN REVIEW IT AND SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. OKAY. I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE REQUEST AND GIVE THEM TIME TO WORK MORE WITH THE BUILDER. DO YOU DO YOU WANT TO POSTPONE IT TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ALREADY ON FOR COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 1ST. OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID GIVE MORE TIME.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHY SHE WANTS. YEAH. OPTION TWO. OKAY. YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY BY VICE CHAIR SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF A DENIAL? THAT THE DENIAL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. YEP. OR THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. PROBABLY MAKES BETTER SENSE. YEAH. AGENDA ITEM 14. DISCUSS AND

[14. Discuss and consider action regarding Tree Removal Case TRP-26-0059 regarding the removal of four (4) Significant Trees and two (2) Heritage Trees associated with Site Development Case SD-26-0446 Crossroads Site Development , generally located south of Hero Way West, approximately 400 feet west of Bagdad Road, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

THIS REQUEST IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST PROCESS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO REMOVE FOUR SIGNIFICANT TREES AND TWO HERITAGE TREES PER THE

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IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED, FIRE LANES, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND EXISTING DRAINAGE CONSTRAINTS. PER THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE. ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION ONE C FIVE REMOVAL OF HERITAGE TREES REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AND MITIGATION. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL PERMITS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH SHALL HAVE THE FINAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE THE PERMIT. THE COMPOSITE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUDES A FOLLOWING TREE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS. MITIGATION SHALL BE REQUIRED 3 TO 1 CALIPER INCHES. BASE INCH BASIS FOR HERITAGE TREES AND A MITIGATION FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $300 PER CALIPER INCH REMOVED. MITIGATION MAY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH CREDIT OF EXISTING TREES ON SITE REPLACEMENT TREES PLANTED ON SITE OR PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REPLACEMENT TREES. IF THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF REPLACEMENT TREE IS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, THE FEE SHALL BE EQUAL TO $150 PER CALIPER INCH OF REPLACEMENT TREE FOR THE SIGNIFICANT TREE REMOVAL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE FOUR SIGNIFICANT TREES BETWEEN 18 AND 26 CALIPER INCHES, TOTALING 333% OF THE TOTAL SIGNIFICANT TREES ON SITE. IF YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE, THE ONES IN RED ARE THE SIGNIFICANT TREES. THOSE ARE THE FOUR SIGNIFICANT TREES. YOU HAVE THE ONE RIGHT HERE TO THE EAST. ONE RIGHT HERE IS KIND OF IN THE DOCKING AREA. YOU HAVE ONE TO THE REAR OF THE LOT SOUTH, WHICH IS ALSO KIND OF IN A FIRE LANE PARKING AREA. AND THEN THE ONE FURTHEST TO THE SOUTH IS THE PRETTY MUCH IN THE FUTURE EXISTING POND GRADING. AND I'VE PROVIDED A MAP TO THE, TO THE LEFT THAT KIND OF SHOWS THOSE FOUR HOW THEY RELATE TO THE POND AS WELL. THE TWO IN YELLOW ARE GOING TO BE THE HERITAGE TREES. MITIGATION IS PROPOSED THROUGH FEE IN LIEU OF REPLACEMENT TREE OF 172 CALIPER INCHES IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,800. MITIGATION FEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID WITH THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS. IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE COMPLETE PRESERVATION PLAN IS AVAILABLE AS ATTACHMENT FOUR AND THEN FOR THE HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL AND COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON TONIGHT REGARDING SIGNIFICANT TREES. NO ADDITIONAL ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SIGNIFICANT TREE REMOVAL, AND CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE PROPOSED HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE TWO HERITAGE TREES, ONE AT 30 CALIPER INCHES AND ONE AT 32 CALIPER INCHES, TOTALING 50% OF THE TOTAL HERITAGE TREES ON SITE. MITIGATION IS PROPOSED THROUGH FEE IN LIEU OF REPLACEMENT TREES OF 96 CALIPER INCHES IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,400. THERE IS A HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,600, BASED OFF OF THE 62 CALIPER INCHES AT A RATE OF $300 PER CALIPER INCH. MITIGATION FEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID WITH THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. IF THIS REQUEST IS APPROVED IN, THE COMPLETE PRESERVATION PLAN IS AVAILABLE AS YOUR ATTACHMENT FOR. SO AS A RECOMMENDATION. AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. APPROVE THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST. DENY THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST, OR PROPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES SAVING ADDITIONAL TREES BY ALTERING THE SITE TO HAVE SMALLER BUILDINGS, NARROWER LOADING COURTYARDS OR RECONFIGURING THE PARKING AREAS. IF THE COMMISSION WOULD SUPPORT THE APPLICANT. MAXIMIZING THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS, LOADING AREAS AND PARKING ON THE SITE TO ALLOW FOR THE HIGHEST USE OF THEIR SITE, STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE LISTED ABOVE, AND THAT WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY PRESENTATION.

WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THERE AN APPLICANT PRESENTATION? WE'RE WE'RE HERE FOR THE ANSWER QUESTION. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER BRAY. I HAVE NO COMMENTS, VICE CHAIR.

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UNFORTUNATELY, LOOKING AT THAT AREA, YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S A STAIRWELL NEARBY. SO THOSE DOCK DOORS BY THE STAIRWELL ARE OFTENTIMES USED MORE OFTEN THAN THE ONES FURTHER AWAY. AND WE ALSO CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW MANY DOORS. THESE USES ARE OFTEN USED. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY FLEXIBILITY THERE BECAUSE I KNOW, I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE USE FOR FUTURE TENANTS NOT KNOWING. YEAH. SO YEAH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP SIR TO THE MICROPHONE. ANTHONY. GOOD WITH GOOD FAITH ENGINEERING THE TWO.

THE TWO. THOSE ARE POST OAKS AND POST OAKS. I MEAN, THE CODE SAYS ONE THING, BUT TO ACTUALLY SAVE THEM, TO GUARANTEE THE SAFE SAVING OF THEM, WE'RE GOING TO NEED LIKE 4 TO 5000 SQUARE FOOT OF OF LEAVE OUT. AND IT JUST BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TRUCKS AROUND ALL THAT. IT REALLY WIPES OUT A LOT OF THE LOADING AREAS WITH THOSE POST OAKS. LIVE OAKS WOULD BE ABOUT YOU COULD DO IT WITH HALF THAT, BUT POST OAKS ARE KIND OF SENSITIVE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND MY ONLY CONCERN WAS AROUND 5030 FOR THAT ONE HERITAGE TREE THAT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM. YEAH. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S JUST KIND OF BUT YOUR EXPLANATION AROUND IT. I'M NOT AN ARBORIST SO BUT YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD KNOW MORE THAN I WOULD BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. YES. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. I I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER.

YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, I GET IT. BUT, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS WHEN WHAT HAPPENS. SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES 4 TO 2 WITH COMMISSIONER MORALES AND COMMISSIONERS MEHAN BEING AGAINST. ITEM NUMBER 15. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION

[15. Discuss and consider action regarding Tree Removal Case TRP-26-0060 regarding the removal of a Heritage Tree associated Building Permit BLDR-26-11313 for the single-family house located at 1717 Garlock Drive, Leander, Williamson County, Texas.]

CANOPY PRUNING AND ROOT DISTURBANCE DURING THE PLACEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION HAS DEEMED THE TREE VITALITY TO BE POOR. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REMOVE THE ONE HERITAGE TREE THAT IS LOCATED ON THE SITE. THERE IS A HERITAGE TREE REMOVAL FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,150, BASED OFF THE REMOVAL OF 40.5 CALIPER INCHES AT A RATE OF $300 PER INCH. MITIGATION IS PROPOSED THROUGH FEE IN LIEU OF REPLACEMENT TREES OF 40.5 CALIPER INCHES IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,075, OR $150 PER CALIPER INCH OF REPLACEMENT TREES.

MITIGATION FEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT. BLDR2611313 IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE CURRENT ZONING IS SFC TO BE SINGLE FAMILY COMPACT. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1717 GARLIC DRIVE, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES. THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN GARLIC SUBDIVISION AND IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF THIS REQUEST, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ONE TO APPROVE THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST OR TWO TO DENY THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS OPTION ONE APPROVE THE TREE REMOVAL REQUEST. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO REMOVE THE TREE, INSTEAD OF EXHAUSTING THE MITIGATION EFFORTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE TREE NOT SURVIVING DUE TO ITS CURRENT CONDITION, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ARBORIST AND ATTACHMENT FIVE. AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF

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SO WITH THAT, I WILL THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. OKAY. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO BE AT ANYWAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY AND A SECONDED BY OR BY ME AND THE SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LANTRIP. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION PASSES 5 TO 1 WITH COMMISSIONER BRAY BEING AGAINST THE DENIAL. ALL RIGHT. ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16.

ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME IS 7:54

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