Dripping Springs City Council approved moratorium waiver applications for Wenty’s Wine Bar and the Ariza multifamily development at its March 8 meeting.

The Wenty’s Wine Bar property is approximately 1.7 acres located in the Dripping Springs extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. The development will include a 24,000-square-foot wine bar, two food truck pads and an outdoor stage. All of the buildings will be served by on-site septic and will not impact the city’s wastewater.

Limited wastewater capacity is one of the primary reasons for the ongoing development moratorium. The Wenty’s Wine Bar waiver application was approved by a 3-2 vote, with Council Member Wade King and Mayor Pro Tem Taline Manassian opposed.

The Ariza multifamily development is 19 acres located on Hwy. 290 between Whirlaway Drive and Sawyer Ranch Road. A 293-unit apartment complex that will also provide its own wastewater service is planned for the site. The waiver application was approved by a 4-1 vote, with Manassian opposed.