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Buc-ee’s development agreement updated, specifying store design
Original agreement
Minimum 50,000 square feet Family Travel Center At least 90 fueling stations At least 170 full-time positions Prohibited fueling of 18-wheelers, except for delivery trucks 70-foot sign Buc-ee’s sales tax rebate equal to 50% of the City’s 1.5% sales tax collected from the Travel Center for twenty years
Following months of community discussion, the Buc-ee’s development agreement is being updated. Boerne City Council on Oct. 27 had an executive session discussion regarding agreement negotia- tions, followed by amendments that clarify store size, the number of jobs and compliance with city
What else? One of the remaining requirements before Buc-ee’s can begin construction is the submission of a tra c impact analysis, which is undergoing review. Director of Engineering and Mobility Je Carroll said city sta submitted additional comments to Buc-ee’s the week of Oct. 20 and are expecting a quick turnaround on those changes. Carroll highlighted that the Texas Department of Transportation project to expand the frontage roads of I-10 near US 87 was done with the Buc-ee’s development in mind. The bridge crossing over I-10 can have lane lines altered, increasing the number of lanes going toward the development. Carroll said the east- bound frontage road will have a deceleration lane to help reduce tra c congestion. What they’re saying District 5 council member Joseph Macaluso said the City Council has worked to change the way the city enters into development agreements, ensuring that future agreements will not face similar chal- lenges due to updates to the Uni ed Development Code and other city processes. “If this agreement had come forward today, all of these agreements would have been negotiated on the front end, when the city had leverage with the tax rebate request,” he said. City Council said they will continue to tweak the agreement, and other changes are still in the process.
design standards. Breaking it down
New agreement
A maximum of 54,000-square-foot building No more than 100 fueling stations Prohibition of 18-wheelers, other than those
Assistant City Manager Kristy Stark said the updated agreement includes clari cations and updates to the original agreement that bene t the city. “These additional updates—they strengthen the design standards, infrastructure commitments and the community bene ts,” she said. “We want to express our appreciation to Buc-ee’s for the man- ner in which they have worked with us on this.” Stark said items deleted from the agreement included the extra retail space, the credit toward city fees and the Texas Capital Fund Grant, which are funds cities can use to bring in development. Items added to the agreement limited the build- ing size, fueling station and speci ed the number of jobs at the store to be at least 200. Landscaping and lighting to ensure Dark Sky compliance were also added to the agreement, reducing the sign to 60 feet. The sales tax allocations and 20-year rebate from the original agreement remain in the updated document. City sta said the development is still vested under the 2019 development regulations, while the additional parking lot expansion discussed in Sep- tember will be vested under the 2025 regulations.
servicing the store Con rmed 200 jobs
Nine acres of dedicated open space
8-foot security fence near the property line Enhanced landscaping and planting areas Reduction of the sign to 60 feet, contingent on Buc-ee’s Way naming and I-10 signage
Dark Sky-compliant lighting HVAC condensation recovery and irrigation system
Buc-ee’s sales tax rebate equal to 50% of the City’s 1.5% sales tax collected from the Travel Center for twenty years
“From the original agreement to where we are now, I think it is heads and tails an improvement for our community.” FRANK RITCHIE, MAYOR OF BOERNE
SOURCE: CITY OF BOERNE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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