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Continue a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 3290 amending Planned Development No. 81 (PD-81) to allow a 10.58 acre "Mixed Use Residential" development including a Conceptual Site Plan, and take appropriate action. The proposed Conceptual Site Plan includes the development of approximately 448 multi-family units with several Special Exceptions. The site is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of the eastbound frontage road of the LBJ Freeway (I- 635) and Mira Lago Boulevard within PD-81, commonly known as 11771 Mira Lago Boulevard.
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BACKGROUND:
T. Sorrento Incorporated is proposing the development of a multi-family community on this 10.58 acre site. This proposed new community would consist of two buildings, each with 224 dwelling units, for a total of 448. Both buildings would be 4 stories and each will contain an internal parking garage. This community would be developed in two phases.
Currently this site is within the "Employment Core" subdistrict of Planned Development No. 81 (PD-81). Multi-Family development is not allowed within this subdistrict. Therefore the applicant is requesting that PD-81 be amended to remove this site from the "Employment Core" subdistrict and place it in the "Mixed Residential" subdistrict.
As requested by the applicant (who was unable to attend the previous City Council meeting on July 15, 2014), this public hearing was continued to this meeting.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of these amendments to PD-81, including the Conceptual Site Plan and the outlined Special Exceptions, with the following conditions:
1. The exterior for both buildings will be composed of at least 60% brick or stone, and no more than 40% of the exterior be composed of stucco. All stucco shall be at least 3/4" thick and use a "three step gypsum-plaster" application process.
2. Phase Two, or the western portion of this site containing approxima...
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