Half acre near E. Palm Valley Boulevard rezoned for redevelopment

City officials gave the go-ahead to rezone just under half an acre in central Round Rock in June.

City documents show the rezoning of 0.469 acres of property near E. Palm Valley Boulevard will allow it to be used in a variety of ways, for both commercial and residential purposes.

The overview

The Round Rock City Council unanimously approved two measures June 26 to rezone the property at 802 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock, with council members voting to dispense with a second reading. The first measure would rezone the property from OF-1 general office to MU-R mixed use redevelopment and small lot, while the second would update the city's Future Land Use Map to amend the property's designation from residential to mixed-use residential.

What it means

The proposal for the rezoning does not name a specific planned use case for the property. Should it be approved, the applicant AASRA LLC would be able to use it for a variety of purposes, including different kinds of commercial establishments, restaurants and offices.

Should the property be used for a non-residential purpose, the rezoning would require a six-foot-tall masonry fence to be built along any property line it shares with another property that has a single-family designation.

What else?

These documents state that the MU-R zoning prohibits certain types of businesses, including but not limited to:

• Animal Boarding
• Car washes
• Miniature warehouses
• Pawn shops