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BY JOEL VALLEY
Bastrop adopts updated Future Land Use Map The city of Bastrop is positioned for new devel- opment after amending its Comprehensive Plan to feature an updated Future Land Use Map. The previous FLUM was adopted in 2016, but in the years since, the city of Bastrop has expe- rienced significant changes in both regulatory frameworks and physical development, according to a staff report. The overview City documents indicate the purpose of the FLUM is to: • Help direct growth to the appropriate places • Align growth with community vision • Balance economic development and livability standards • Maximize infrastructure investments Halff & Associates, the firm hired to develop the
Under the newly adopted FLUM, there are nine new designations: • Parks and Open Space • Residential Conservation and Estate • Neighborhood Residential • Residential Mixed Density • Neighborhood Commercial
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• Mixed-Use Corridor Commercial • Corridor Commercial • Downtown Commercial • Industrial
1 County awarded grant for marginalized students
St. David’s Foundation awarded Bastrop County a $2 million grant to help students in marginalized communities earn certifications and credentials for high-demand, financially sustainable health care careers. 2 Plans for new district begin Bastrop hosted the first of several town hall meetings to gauge public interest in a Bastrop African American Cultural District July 9. 3 Area unemployment under 4% As of May, Bastrop County’s unemployment rate was 3.6%, according to Texas Workforce Commission data. The rate was 3.2% in April, 3.6% in March and 3.8% in February.
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new FLUM, highlighted key modifications Bastrop City Council approved during the meeting. These alterations included changing the designation behind Buc-ee’s from Neighborhood Residential to Conservation Rural and Estate to protect the rural character and limit development on difficult terrain, changing areas within the Downtown Bastrop designation to Downtown Commercial to support a concentration of mixed- use development, and changing areas within the Downtown Bastrop designation to Neighborhood Commercial to better reflect existing land uses.
North End Prairie developers appeal partial denial North End Prairie, a 42-home, 4-acre develop- ment near downtown Bastrop, remains in limbo. The background Diving in deeper Smith said the disagreement stems from whether
North End Prairie affordable housing The project will offer 80% median-income housing.
• 1-person household: $68,500 • 4-person household: $97,800
Article 1.20 of the city code applies, which was amended earlier this year. Instead of using the August 2022 regulations from the initial permit, Smith said the newer rules were applied. Smith said she is awaiting a response from city officials, who had not responded to Community Impac t as of press time.
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Recently, the city denied a preliminary plat and partially denied a “grandfathering” or “vested rights” application for the development, said Jodie Smith, who owns the property with her husband Tom Leibowitz.
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