Overview
The proposed amendments to Round Rock’s zoning would expand the downtown boundaries, increase the density allowed on Mays Street and Round Rock Avenue, and provide for taller buildings in certain parcels of downtown, among other changes.
The project is part of an initiative by city officials and staff to provide more uses for downtown spaces, including housing, retail, dining and entertainment. Certain segments would be rezoned to a mixed-use medium density district, allowing for four different building types ranging from two and a half stories to 12 stories.
If approved by the commission and City Council, other segments would be rezoned from single-family parcels to mixed-use limited districts, designed to allow limited commercial uses while also maintaining the area’s residential look, according to city documents.
Lastly, certain parcels of land would be rezoned as open space districts, including the area surrounding the city’s Town Green project. This project will upgrade the square around the city’s historic water town, creating wooden deck seating, turf lawns, food truck parking, renovations of the Johnson building.
The Round Rock Planning and Zoning Commission will meet a 6 p.m., Sept. 3, in the Council Chambers at 221 E. Main St., Round Rock. More information about the city’s downtown rezoning proposal can be found here.
