DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Projects underway in Round Rock, P ugerville & Hutto
Officials approve amendments to RoundRock development code
CODE CHANGES
Round Rock o cials in February approved two amendments to the city’s planning and zoning code. Speci c facets of the amendments include:
Specialty gyms: • Specialty gyms and sporting facilities may be allowed in light industrial zoning districts. • These facilities must be fully enclosed within a building. Townhomes: • Townhome structures may have a total height of three stories, up from the previously allowed 2.5. • No more than 5% of the collective total of units may be represented by structures of two townhouse units. • Buildings with the taller three- story height adjacent to single- family or duplex lots must have setbacks a minimum 20 feet in length.
• They must include tness-related activities and do not include indoor entertainment activities. • Structures, parking areas and refuse containers will not be permitted in these extended setbacks. • All buildings will
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documents. The amendments allow develop- ers to locate such facilities without a ZBA review, permitting sports training centers and specialty gym uses under a light industrial zoning. Officials also approved an allowance for up to 5% of the total number of townhome units in a project to be within a structure of two connected units, as opposed to the current requirement of three connected units. Developers requested the con- sideration for flexibility to allow more efficient use of their sites, city documents state.
Round Rock officials approved development code amendments at a Feb. 10 regular meeting. The amendments concern land zoned for light industrial use and townhome requirements. “We’re just bringing this code up to today’s standards,” Planning and Zoning Director Brad Wiseman said. Current zoning and development code allows for specialty athletic facilities, often including gym- nastics or rock climbing gyms, in light industrial zoning districts if an exception is granted by a zoning board of adjusters, according to city
be required to be oriented so that no front or back of a structure or balcony overlooks single-family or duplex lots.
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Council approves agreementswith Fisher-Rosemount and SDCAustin
Newfire station to improve rural response times
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Round Rock City Council approved economic development agreements with Fisher-Rosemount Systems and SDC Austin LLC. The approvals came during a Feb. 24 City Council meeting. The agreement with SDC Austin LLC, a company seeking to bring a data cen- ter to the city, will bring 20 primary jobs to Round Rock over the course of five years. It will also result in $185 million in real property improvements and $5 million in business personal prop- erty investments at its 1300 Louis Henna Blvd. office. According to the performance-based agreement, upon demolition, completion and occupation of its facilities, SDC will receive up to $1 million in two separate payments from the Round Rock Transportation and Economic Development Corp. The agreement for electrical equipment manufacturer Fish- er-Rosemount Systems requires a minimum $9 million investment in real property improvements and business personal property through upgrading an existing facility at 1100
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Area leaders attend a groundbreaking for Fire Station No. 6.
The newest fire station in Pflugerville could be complete in about 12-16 months, but due to ongoing global supply chain issues, that timeline could stretch to as long as two years. That is according to Nicholas Perkins, chief of Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2, who was one of several commu- nity leaders to speak at a Feb. 11 groundbreaking for what will be the district’s sixth fire station. The groundbreaking took place at 17221 Weiss Lane, Pflugerville. Perkins said once complete the new station will have three bays and house an aerial apparatus, or ladder truck, as well as a pickup truck that can provide more maneuverability for certain calls. Initial construction cost esti- mates for the new station were about $7.2 million, but Perkins said that has risen in recent weeks to about $7.4 million. PfISD donated the land for the new station, and Superintendent
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1. Schlosser Development Corp.: • $185 million in facility improvements • $5 million in xtures, equipment and other property improvements 2. Fisher-Rosemount: • $9 million in improvements for facility, xtures, equipment, and other property DOUBLE DEAL The two agreements will bring at least 70 jobs and additional investments to the city:
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Doug Killian said that was a move that simply made sense. Right now, response times for emergency calls in that area are about 12 minutes. Perkins said Fire Station No. 6 will bring that figure down to below eight minutes, and he added that rapid growth in the area means it cannot come soon enough. “In three years’ time, we’ve added a minute to response times throughout the district,” Perkins said. “That’s how important it is. We need to get these things up and running.”
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W. Louis Henna Blvd. It will also create up to 60 primary jobs. Once the terms of the agree- ment are met, Fisher-Rosemount Systems may receive two economic incentive payments totaling $500,000.
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