The City Council held a second reading on the proposed project by MileStone Community Builders during a June 22 meeting. Amy Link, Cedar Park assistant director of development services, said the proposal would annex about 13 acres into the city and split the total 42-acre project at the northwest corner of Parmer Lane and Brushy Creek Road into two sections—about 35 acres for a planned housing development and about 7 acres for planned business development.
The residential side will have a maximum of 140 single-family units with a main access point at Parmer Lane. The southern side will be a mix of retail, office and restaurant-type uses, according to city documents.[/caption]The land was zoned for general office and development reserve, and the proposed change would amend the future land use plan and rezone the property to Planned Development-Business and Planning Development-Housing. The residential portion will include a maximum of 140 single-family units with a main access point at Parmer Lane. The southern side will be a mix of retail, office and restaurant-type uses, Link said.
She said the plans were approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission with a vote of 5-2 with a few conditions, including reviewing the setback requirements for the residential district.
During a June 8 meeting, City Council members asked questions on the setback requirements for the residential district and on the proposed residential access and types of streets.
The plans are for a side setback of 5 feet in each lot and a rear setback of 10 feet, and proposed changes to the city ordinance increased those distances to a 10-foot side setback and a 20-foot rear setback. During the presentation Thursday, developers proposed to build no less than 20 percent of the homes with a setback of no less than 10 feet.
Council members had also raised questions during the June 8 meeting after the developers had adjusted the roads from private to public streets. During Thursday’s meeting, representatives with the development said they updated the plan to go back to private streets constructed to public street standards with a residential access gate.
The landowner, Ann Seaman, said she had come before City Council about 11 times in the past with different plans from different buyers and developers.
“This plan is the best thing I’ve seen, it’s the most workable, and Milestone—I’ve never seen anybody been able to get such great consensus with a neighborhood group,” she said.
Mayor Matt Powell said he first encountered this property within weeks of becoming a council member 12 years ago.
“This plan isn’t what I would call perfect, but I think it’s very good,” he said. “The fact that consensus was reached with the adjacent neighborhood, the importance of that really can’t be overstated. That has been a sticking point in the past, and I think this plan responsibly addresses that.”
City Council unanimously approved the project Thursday evening.
