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File #: ORD-0144    Version: Name: Project Pandora Special District
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 2/21/2013 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/9/2013 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 WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION USE IN CORRIDOR URBAN CENTER 5 (CL5) FOR APPROXIMATELY 32.77 ACRES OUT OF LOT 3C OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK SUBDIVISION, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, TO BE KNOWN AS PROJECT PANDORA SPECIAL DISTRICT (SD1302-01); PROVIDING FOR SITE LAYOUT AND CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Application Packet, 3. 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 WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION USE IN CORRIDOR URBAN CENTER 5 (CL5) FOR APPROXIMATELY 32.77 ACRES OUT OF LOT 3C OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK SUBDIVISION, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, TO BE KNOWN AS PROJECT PANDORA SPECIAL DISTRICT (SD1302-01); PROVIDING FOR SITE LAYOUT AND CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Summary
The applicant has applied for a Special District permit to allow a Light Industrial use on 32.77 acres of Lot 3C of the Renewable Energy Park Subdivision, branded as the 130 Commerce Park. The proposed business specializes in small package distribution. The property is zoned Corridor Urban Level 5 (CL5), and in order for the industrial component of this business to conform to the permitted uses in the CL5 district, a Special District must be established.

A 250,000 square foot building is proposed on the 32.77 acre tract. The distribution site will front a future public street and will be shielded from the SH130 Tollway by the 130 Commerce Center LLC. The truck docks for Pandora will be located behind the building adjacent to a heavily wooded creek bed further hiding the truck traffic from public view.

Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval with the conditions stated below.

Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with the following conditions:

1. The site design shall generally be in conformance with Exhibit B - Site Layout with the truck docks oriented westward.

2. 100% masonry is required as a building facade material consistent with the commercial building material requirements per Subchapter 9 Site Development Standards and Subchapter 5 (B) SH 130 & SH 45 Corridor Di...

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