Officials green light 900-unit MUD near Round Rock-Georgetown border

According to city documents, the standard services being contracted between the city and the property owners of the combined 232.75 acres include water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, emergency services, planning, zoning, building and code enforcement.

The tracts of land will be rezoned to SF3, one of the city's single-family zoning designations, and would generally resemble typical subdivision standards of the city, documents state. It will mostly be served by the city's water service, with the exception of a small portion to the north, which will be served by the Hutto-based Jonah Water Special Utility District.

The development would be similar to nearby single-family development, Salerno MUD.

How it works

Planning and Development Services Director Brad Dushkin told council members in a June 10 agenda packet briefing that the MUD is a funding model that the developer uses to finance the construction of homes in the project with bonds.

Because the MUD will be located within city limits, its residents will pay taxes to both the utility district and city, he said, similar to communities like Salerno and Homestead at Old Settlers Park.

"Those bonds are recouped by property taxes on the residents as well as user fees on the residents and businesses within the MUD boundaries," Dushkin said. "So, yes, this is a situation where effectively the residents of the MUD will kind of be double taxed."

What else?

Plans for this MUD also include a right-of-way dedication for a new piece of Kenney Fort Boulevard, connecting University Boulevard in Round Rock to Southwestern Boulevard in Georgetown.