The motion carried 4-2, with Council Member Kelly Brynteson and Council Member Keith Trecker opposed.
The amendment for the PUD was approved with a stipulation that half of the development’s 210 multifamily apartments be restricted for residents over the age of 55.
The original PUD brought before the Lakeway Zoning and Planning Commission in August had an age restriction of 55 for all 210 apartments and 21 cluster cottages. On Sept. 7, Carlson, Brigance, & Doering engineers reapplied on behalf of the owner HSD-Lakeway Holdings to consider having the age restriction removed.
Bill Hayes, Legend Communities chief operating officer, and the developer for Tuscan Village said they still wanted the 55-plus age demographic to rent there. The developers are just trying to create another housing opportunity for the working class in Lakeway, he said.
“We are not prohibiting the [age] 55-plus community from moving there, we welcome them,” Hayes said. “We just think it's a better use of the project and road system to allow different people to live there.”
Several residents said they were concerned about the age restriction being removed from the PUD, as it would likely generate more traffic on the main street.
“Kids are going to live there if you drop the restriction,” Lakeway resident Nina Davis said. “If you drop it from age 55 it’s going to be a lot more dense with a lot more traffic, and that area really cannot tolerate that. It’s a perfect place for senior living, and I would hate for our senior community to be denied that.”
The extension of Lohmans Spur to the main street is affected by the 17.46-acre Tuscan Village PUD. The purpose of the requested PUD amendment is to update and blend its improvements with the Oaks Phase 2 PUD and the Square at Lohmans developments, according to city documents.
The amended PUD also approves changes to the street, sidewalks and a shared-use path.
For the street, the developer has agreed to build a four-lane divided cross section with a 5-foot sidewalk on the west side and a 10-foot shared-use path on the east side, according to the city. The original plan was to only build a two-lane divided cross section.
The shared-use path will be extended to add connectivity onto city-owned land adjacent to the police station over to Lohmans Crossing.
The multifamily apartments will consist of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Those apartments and the cluster cottages will all be available for rent once building is complete. Hayes said there will likely be a separate building for the age 55-plus restricted apartments.
The developers are targeting mid-November for breaking ground on the PUD.
