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File #: ORD-0240    Version: Name: Gardens at Black Locust Rezoning
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 4/1/2015 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 4/28/2015 Final action:
Title: Discuss and consider action to approve an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1203-15-02-24 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.44 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF THE BLACK LOCUST DR. AND GRAND AVE. PKWY INTERSECTION FROM AGRICULTURE/CONSERVATION (A) TO MULTI-FAMILY 10 (MF-10); TO BE KNOWN AS THE GARDENS AT BLACK LOCUST REZONING (REZ1406-01), AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. Gardens at Black Locust rezoning staff report, 2. Gardens at Black Locust Ordinance
Title
Discuss and consider action to approve an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1203-15-02-24 OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.44 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF THE BLACK LOCUST DR. AND GRAND AVE. PKWY INTERSECTION FROM AGRICULTURE/CONSERVATION (A) TO MULTI-FAMILY 10 (MF-10); TO BE KNOWN AS THE GARDENS AT BLACK LOCUST REZONING (REZ1406-01), AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Summary
The proposed request is to rezone the 5.44 acres from Agriculture/Conservation (A) to Multi-Family 10 (MF-10). The proposed site consists of a 5.44-acre tract of unimproved land. An existing drainage swale containing the 100 year floodplain bisects the tract in a general east to west direction and then turns south near the eastern property line. Overhead utility lines are located along the south and west property lines and a Windermere HOA sign and landscaping is located in the southwest corner. The eastern extent of the property is generally overgrown along the drainage swale and contains existing trees and shrubs. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan currently identifies the area as open space with low to medium density residential. The open space land use designation is attributed to the floodplain layer used during the land use plan creation and proximity of the tracts to Windermere Park. The proposed district is a low to medium density residential district and is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan.

Staff Recommendation
The property is located at the intersection of a major collector and arterial street with senior living apartments currently located across the street, along the west side of Grand Ave. Pkwy. A drainage swale containing the floodplain along the east property line will provide a natural buffer to the existing single family homes to the east. While the proposed zoning district will allow f...

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