Photo by ProvidedA proposed second H-E-B in Leander would be located at the southwest corner of FM 2243 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard. Leander Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved rezoning for the land Nov. 8.
H-E-B has asked the City of Leander to delay a rezoning request for a potential second grocery store until Jan. 17.
The Texas-based chain was scheduled to go before Leander City Council on Dec. 6 to request rezoning on the southwest corner of FM 2243 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard, where they have tentative plans to build a second store.
During a Nov. 8 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, at least three dozen nearby residents—mostly from the neighboring Ridgmar Landing subdivision—came to protest the proposed location or rezoning of the mostly undeveloped corner. There were also 11 speakers who voiced support for the proposed H-E-B.
The commission voted unanimously to support the rezoning, leaving final hearings and City Council approval as the only remaining hurdles before the contract to purchase the property can be finalized, said Stephen Drenner, an Austin lawyer who spoke on behalf of H-E-B at the Nov. 8 meeting.
