Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | January 2025

Government

BY KAROLINE PFEIL

On Jan. 15, Judge Laurie Eiserloh of Travis Coun- ty’s 455th District Court issued a ruling allowing Velocis, developer of the West Austin Business Park, to resume construction while following city noise ordinances. The ruling comes after two court hearings Nov. 12 and Nov. 20, wherein the city of Bee Judge allows Bee Cave industrial park to resume construction According to Eiserloh’s letter, issued to devel- opers and city ocials Jan. 15, a violation of the business park’s development agreement with the city was made evident through court lings, evidence at court hearings and post-hearing briefs. On Nov. 12, at the rst of the two court hearings, Sgt. Keith Howard with Bee Cave Police testied,

Cave sought a temporary injunction and a halt to construction at the site. All legal relief requested by Bee Cave was denied, with only part of their request for a temporary injunction, pertaining to noise disturbances, being fullled. Velocis’ plea to dismiss the case was also denied. The overview The West Austin Business Park, a 270,000-square-foot distribution facility currently under construction in the Sweetwater Devel- opment, is located in Bee Cave’s extrajudicial territory near the intersection of Hwy. 71 and Serene Hills Drive.

sharing evidence of noise levels near the con- struction site reaching 98.8 decibels on his sound metering device at midnight Oct. 9, far exceeding the city’s allowable level of 60 decibels during the night. What’s next A trial is set for Aug. 18, in which the merits of Bee Cave and Velocis’ case will be argued. Until then, Velocis will be permitted to con- tinue construction. According to the West Austin Business Park’s website, construction is expected to reach substantial completion by March.

The West Austin Business Park site includes three warehouse buildings.

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