AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a staff presentation and discuss a request by Armbrust & Brown, PLLC, on behalf of Highlander SM One, LLC, and Donald and Germaine Tuff, to amend the Preferred Scenario map from "Conservation/Cluster" to "Commercial/Employment Low " for approximately 199.49 acres of land, generally located on the western side of Francis Harris Lane, south of the intersection between Grant Harris Road and Francis Harris Lane in Hays County, Texas.
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Meeting date: February 18, 2025
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Background Information:
This request for a Preferred Scenario Amendment from Conservation/ Cluster to Commercial/Employment Low covers 199.49 acres of land on the western side of Francis Harris Lane and is accompanied by the following applications:
* ZC-25-02 - Zoning change from Character District 2.5 (CD 2.5) and Future Development (FD) to Light Industrial (LI)
* AN-25-02 - Annexation request for the southwestern part of the site located outside of the city limits (approx. 64 acres).
The applicant is requesting the Preferred Scenario Amendment and associated zoning change in order to construct a data center. Data centers are considered a Light Industrial use and so ...
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