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Blueprint for the future
A closer look
Buda has 2,352.2 acres of buildable land left for more residential housing types. Future land use
and the need for amenities, such as green spaces and commercial areas. More than half of the area set aside for residential land focused on conservation is currently vacant. Most of this acreage is in the western part of the city, south of FM 967 and west of FM 1626. FM 1626 is also slated for commercial growth. Buda’s Planning and Zoning Commission, Economic Development Corporation and City Council can now use the comprehensive plan as a reference for when they are making decisions related to zoning or development in general, according to city o cials. However, actual implementation of these goals will require zoning changes in some cases and developers bringing in the desired type of projects.
Despite being landlocked, the city’s future land use plan identi es opportunities for growth by pinpointing areas in Buda suitable for residential development as its population continues to grow. Our Buda, Our Future earmarks: • Vacant land on the far east, west sides for residential neighborhoods • Recommendations for denser housing • More housing on either side of FM 1626, FM 2001 and adjacent pockets of property along I-35 The largest land use type would be residential neighborhood, of which almost a quarter is currently vacant. This usage type allows single- family homes. The city has approximately 2,352 acres of vacant, developable land that can be used for di erent types of residential uses for denser housing, according to a 2021 city-conducted study. The plan looks to ll a need for diverse housing. It suggests that more dense land use types, including mixed-use community and neighborhood-serving retail, have the most room to grow. The plan also balances environmental concerns
percent of land built out percentage of undeveloped land
Residential neighborhood •5,277.3 acres
24.8%
75.2%
1,308.2 acres
Residential mixed-density • 359.5 acres
37.5%
62.5%
134.9 acres
Residential land focused on conservation • 925.3 acres
498.7 acres 53.9%
46.1%
"Having a diversity of housing is really just needed to suit the diversity of people that we have in a community." MICAH GRAU, CITY MANAGER
Mixed-use community • 544.9 acres
75.3% 24.7%
410.3 acres
SOURCE: CITY OF BUDACOMMUNITY IMPACT
A quick note
“[If] the property owners [are] feeling like they would be able to get utility services easier ... or maybe they like the city of Buda’s rules and regulations more ... we see an opportunity as a community to serve those areas,” Parrish said.
jurisdiction to leave through a petition or election. Assistant Director of Development Services Will Parrish said that Buda’s ETJ is unlikely to grow, but a swap with Austin or Dripping Springs could enable growth.
Coupled with the limited space, a 2023 bill now allows annexed residents to leave a city. Senate Bill 2038, which passed in May during the 88th legislative session and went into effect in September, allows residents of an extraterritorial
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