Council approves H‑E‑B plan development after traffic study, with conditions and ongoing negotiations
After a multi‑hour hearing and a detailed traffic impact analysis, council approved a plan‑development zoning package for an H‑E‑B on a former landfill site. The PD includes multiple requested waivers; staff and H‑E‑B reached agreement on staged mitigation and an initial pro‑rata payment toward intersection improvements, while the city flagged long‑term 2031 upgrades that will require broader funding discussion.
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The council voted to approve a plan‑development (PD) zoning request allowing a proposed H‑E‑B grocery and associated drive‑through uses on a former landfill site near I‑35 and Old San Antonio Road. The developer sought waivers from the city’s gateway overlay and other UDC standards — including setbacks, building glazing requirements, large portion of permeable‑landscape standards over old landfill cells, and a request for a 50‑foot pole/pylon sign — citing significant remediation and fill costs tied to redevelopment of the old landfill.
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