Title
To receive public comment and consider an application to amend the Hill Country Bible Church Planned Unit Development (PUD) district approved in Ordinance 1581-23-02-28 and consisting of approximately 48.126-acre tract of land located at the southeast corner of E. Pflugerville Parkway and Wilke Ridge Lane intersection along the south side E. Pflugerville Parkway Travis County, Texas to be known as Hill Country Bible Church PUD Amendment (2026-00346).
Summary
The subject property is an approximate 48.126-acre tract of land, that was platted in 2021. In January 2021, the property was rezoned from Retail (R) and General Business 1 (GB1) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). This is intended to be developed as a walkable horizontal mixed-use development.
The development is proposed to be mixed-use in nature with age-restricted multifamily that was built as part of phase 1 and retail uses along E. Pflugerville Parkway in future phases. The commercial uses follow the Retail (R) zoning district requirements. The church limited the uses in the retail area to: Business Services, Clinic, Day care Facilities, Office (Administrative, Medical, or Professional), Personal Services, Place of Worship, Restaurant (excludes business where alcohol sales exceed 50% of gross receipts), Retail Sales and Services and Assisted Living (includes Memory Care and Critical Care). At the church’s request the following uses were expressly prohibited: Payday lenders, pawn shop, automotive repair, sexually oriented businesses, and business that are public nuisances. WIth the last amendment in 2023, Veterinary Clinic was added to the allowed uses. This amendment requests the ability to strike 'wine bar' from the exclusions under the Restaurant use. This use will be subject to the development regulation of the Retail (R) zoning district including but not limited to setbacks and buffer requirements.
ZONING HISTORY:
The subject property was annexed into the city in 1999 (ORD No. 549-99-06-08) and zoned to a district called Agriculture/Conservation (A) district. In 2001 (ORD No. 641-01-07-10), the property was rezoned to districts called Transitional Business (TB), General Business (GB), and Single Family Residential (RS1). In 2004, the single-family zoned area was rezoned to Transitional Business (ORD No. 738-04-01-10). In 2007, the zoning district nomenclature changed which adjusted Transitional Business to the current Retail (R) district and General Business was divided into two districts, resulting in the subject property becoming General Business 1 (GB-1). In 2021, the property was rezoned to Planned Unit District (PUD) by Ordinance 1478-21-02-03. The PUD was later amended through Ordinance 1581-23-02-28 adding Veterinary Clinic to the allowed uses.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Aspire Pflugerville 2040 Plan identifies this development as mixture of Mixed-Density Neighborhood and Neighborhood Retail/Office/Commercial. The portion of the PUD along E. Pflugerville Parkway is identified as Neighborhood Retail/Office/Commercial. Appropriate primary uses within this land use include Neighborhood Office and Commercial and Neighborhood Shopping Center, with conditional primary uses listed as Mixed-Use, Neighborhood Scale and Mixed-Use Community Scale. This land use traditionally serves the convenience retail, service, office, and institutional needs of the surrounding community. Development is generally small- or medium scale development ranging from 1,500 square feet to 45,000 square feet and one to two stories in height.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the request to allow a 'wine bar' use within the Hill Country Bible Church PUD. The base zoning for the nonresidential portion of the PUD is Retail (R) zoning. Retail zoning in the Unified Development Code (UDC) allows by right the land use.
Notification:
Notification was published in the newspaper and sent to property owners within 500ft in accordance with state law. At time of staff report, no inquiries were received.
Drafter
Ashley Bailey, AICP
P&DS Director
Attachments
Location Map
Hill Country Bible Church Amendment w/ redlines