Buda residents are inching closer to having a second H-E-B.

Buda City Council unanimously approved a request from H-E-B to rezone 21 acres of land from Interstate Commercial to Planned Development, or PD, on Dec. 3. The proposed H-E-B would be located at the northwest corner of I-35 and Main Street.

The details

The city's planning and zoning commission recommended approval of the rezoning request in November. The rezoning allows H-E-B to develop a 135,000-square-foot grocery store with a:
  • Drive-thru restaurant
  • Pharmacy
  • Garden center
The property was previously used as a landfill, which requires "significant" remediation costs associated with construction—making the property difficult to develop. The PD allows H-E-B to modify the standard requirements for development of the property, agenda documents state.

Offering input


Council member Matt Smith said he wanted to reset some of the Traffic Impact Analysis, or TIA calculations, but supported the rezoning.

Mayor Lee Urbanovsky said said he was okay with proceeding forward with the PD as presented.

Looking ahead

Negotiations for an economic incentive agreement between the city and H-E-B are pending, Buda City Manager Micah Grau told Community Impact.