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File #: ORD-0132    Version: Name: Data Center Park Special District
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 11/27/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/12/2013 Final action:
Title: Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1015-09-09-08 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY APPROVING A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE IN CORRIDOR URBAN LEVEL 4 (CL4) ON APPROXIMATELY 40.36 ACRES OUT OF THE T.G. STEWART SURVEY NO. 6 AND THE H. BLESSING SURVEY NO. 3, IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TX, GENERALLY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W. PFLUGERVILLE PARKWAY AND F.M. 685, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DATA CENTER PARK SPECIAL DISTRICT (SD1210-02), AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Application, 3. Exhibit A - Conceptual Site Plan, 4. Exhibit B - Proposed Building Elevations, 5. Exhibit C - Utility Substation Screening, 6. Ordinance
Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1015-09-09-08 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY APPROVING A SPECIAL DISTRICT FOR A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE IN CORRIDOR URBAN LEVEL 4 (CL4) ON APPROXIMATELY 40.36 ACRES OUT OF THE T.G. STEWART SURVEY NO. 6 AND THE H. BLESSING SURVEY NO. 3, IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TX, GENERALLY LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W. PFLUGERVILLE PARKWAY AND F.M. 685, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DATA CENTER PARK SPECIAL DISTRICT (SD1210-02), AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Summary
Due to a technical error with the notification, this ordinance is being considered a second time by the City Council.

The Applicant, Dimension-RPC Stone Hill, LP has requested a Special District Permit in the Corridor Urban Level 4 (CL4) zoning district to allow for a light industrial land use, a data center, on the 40.36 acre tract. The project is generally located near the intersection of W. Pflugerville Parkway and F.M. 685.

City Council approved an Economic Development Agreement with Arista Data Centers, L.L.C.in July 2012 whereby the City agreed to provide financial incentives for the development of a data center park, in accordance with Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, to encourage and promote job growth and economic development. The agreement has economic performance measures which project an aggregate ad valorem property tax value of $210,000,000 or greater within 10 years. Dimension-RPC Stone Hill, LP purchased the 40.36 acre tract from Mr. Terrell Timmermann for the development of a campus style data center, while Arista Data Centers, L.L.C assigned its entitlement rights under the 380 agreement to Dimension-RPC Stone Hill, LP. The company agrees to use reasonable efforts to achieve the LEED Silver rating for sustainable construction methods at this facility.

The Preferred Land Use Vision Plan of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan identifies ...

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