AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval, by motion, authorizing negotiation of a Development Agreement with the Las Colinas LP, or other owner of approximately 81.082 acres of land in Hays County, generally located between I-35 and Old Bastrop Highway, approximately 850 feet west of the intersection between Old Bastrop Highway and Esplanade Parkway, and consider the appointment of a Council Committee to review the Development Agreement, if desired.
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Meeting date: June 6, 2023
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Background Information:
The City has received a request for a Development Agreement to establish construction standards for an approx. 80-acre tract located immediately to the south of the Trace development between the I-35 N Frontage Road and Old Bastrop Highway, currently located in the ETJ. The applicant is proposing to develop the site for a warehouse and manufacturing use with a Light Industrial Base Zoning District. A draft development agreement was submitted as part of the application and is included in the packet. The submitted development agreement includes, among other things, the establishment of a base zoning district of Light Industrial with the exclusion of certain “Waste-Related”, “Vehicle Service” and food and beverage/brewery uses. Applications for Development Agreements should be considered under Chapter 2, Article 4, Division 3 <https://user-3vpeqil.cld.bz/San-Marcos-Development-Code-effective-November-3-2021/40/> of the Land Development Code.
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Recommendation:
• Staff recommends approval of initial authorization to negotiate the agreement amendment.
• Staff seeks direction on whether City Council desires to appoint a Committee.