Developer submits second application for FM 685 mixed-use development in Pflugerville

A proposed 12-acre mixed-use development at 21101 FM 685 in Pflugerville has another chance to move forward with developer Fairfield's second application for planned unit development, or PUD, zoning.

Since the proposed development is under 20 acres, City Council approval is required to submit a PUD application. Pflugerville City Council voted to allow the application at a Dec. 13 meeting but will still need to approve the application itself at a future meeting.

Council previously voted to allow Fairfield to submit a PUD application for the same development, but the application later failed to pass after officials raised concerns over the development's impact on the nearby Ridge at Steeds Crossing neighborhood.

The new application includes several changes from the version submitted in January, such as more commercial use along the frontage road, adjusted density for the multifamily component and additional park space.

As proposed, the development would start with commercial uses on the western edge, then transition into multifamily apartments and townhomes with the least dense housing on the eastern edge bordering the Ridge at Steeds Crossing.

In total, the development as proposed in the new application would contain approximately 475 multifamily housing units. According to Fairfield's application, without PUD zoning the development would need to be purely multifamily rather than mixed use.

The application will now go before the Pflugerville Planning and Zoning Commission for review before undergoing a City Council vote.