Cedar Park considers changes to Indigo Ridge South development plans

The plan includes an 8-foot masonry wall and 25-foot landscape buffer to protect surrounding neighborhoods. City staff recommended approval, citing that the project aligns with the city’s vision for “walkable and urban” development.

The update also significantly reduces the maximum number of apartments included in the development, decreasing the total from 1,500 units to 650, ​​as well as removing the option to request additional units through a special use permit.

To support the business park concept, a minimum of 165,000 square feet of nonresidential uses must be constructed. City requirements ensure a significant amount of commercial and employment space is built before any housing can be occupied, part of a plan aimed at creating a mixed-use business and residential district.

Other changes include:

• Removing “place of public assembly” as a permitted use
• Allowing a development mix of up to 70% residential and 30% nonresidential space in the mixed-use area, which modifies the city's standard mixed-use requirement of 60% residential and 40% nonresidential
• Lowering the minimum building height requirement for nonresidential buildings to 25 feet

The recommendation will now go to the Cedar Park City Council for final consideration, with public hearings scheduled for April 9 and April 23.