The proposals concerned the construction of a residential and commercial space at the northwest corner of West Palmer Lane and Brushy Creek Road, a commercial development on Scottsdale Drive, and a Camp Bow Wow dog kennel on Clover Lane.
Dog kennel
P&Z commissioners heard a request for a special use permit from Chrisholm Creek Properties LLC to build a Camp Bow Bow dog kennel on a 1-acre tract at 1805 Clover Lane. Camp Bow Wow is a North American chain with more than 130 stores, including one in Pflugerville, which offer doggy daycare and boarding services.
Randy Barnaby of National Vendor Inc., which would be located close to the proposed kennel, was one of two local professionals concerned about the possibility of noise.
“It could be a quite a nuisance,” Barnaby said. “It’s a stone’s throw away.”
Frank Wetegrove, the franchise owner with several Camp Bow Bow locations, said the dogs spend most of their playtime outside, and there are other precautions in place to keep noise to a minimum.
P&Z Commissioner Eric Boyce said he was comfortable with the presentation as it was given, due to Camp Bow Bow’s experiences as a franchise. Commissioners voted 6-1 to recommend the approval of the special use permit for the kennel.
Residential and non-residential
P&Z also heard a request from Ann Seamann and Hank Morelisse, Jr., who own a 42.45-acre tract on West Palmer and Brushy Creek. The owners have requested to rezone 35.12 acres at the back of the property to Planned Development-Housing, which could be used for residential housing, and 7.33 acres at the front of the property along the roadway to Planned Development-Business, which could be used for non-residential.
The entire tract is currently zoned for Development Reserve and General Office, and the owners have been working with MileStone Community Builders and Norris Design to develop the property into a residential community and commercial space, according to city documents.
Seamann told commissioners that they have worked on multiple proposals over the past 20 years, and “this is the absolute best.”
The planning and zoning commission reviewed this development in the spring; since then, it has been revised slightly to reflect feedback from the community.
“It sounds like there was a good give and take, and good collaboration,” Boyce said.
P&Z Commission member Audrey Wernecke raised concerns about the setback distance for some of the homes. The Cedar Park zoning ordinance is in the process of being repealed and replaced, and the projected new codes require larger setbacks. Some homes in the proposed MileStone development adhere to the original setback requirements and may need to be reworked in order to comply to new codes.
Commisioners voted 5-2 in favor of the zoning request, with the recommendation that City Council consider the setback situation, remove daycare centers from land use options and prohibit businesses from constructing a drive-thru.
The area marked Z-17-002 represents the potential development on Scottsdale Dr.[/caption]Scottsdale Lane
Commissioners also heard a request from DDelta Scottsdale Lane Inc. to rezone 25.06 acres from General Office and Open Space Greenbelt to General Retail-Conditional Overly zoning.
The property is located between Scottsdale Drive and the frontage road of Toll 183A, beside Voltabox and Dana Holding Corporation in the Scottsdale Crossing Commerce Park. It is also next to MileStone Community Builders’ Scottsdale Crossing residential neighborhood. Some of the possible uses for the area include warehouse and storage, research and development, office space and manufacturing.
Six residents from the neighboring residential community spoke in opposition to the development during the public forum. They cited potential decreases in property value, loss of privacy and the removal of green space as some of their concerns. Most explained that they were unaware of the proposed plans until the week prior, and desired more time before a decision was made.
The motion to recommend the rezoning for DDelta Scottsdale Lane Inc. was passed by the commission, with the addition that the easement between the residential community and commercial buildings would be increased to a minimum of 50 feet.
Each of these motions will now be passed on to the Cedar Park City Council for approval.
