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Council approves rezoning of 71.88-acre tract to SF-3 single-family mixed-lot district
Summary
The City Council adopted an ordinance rezoning 71.88 acres in northeast Round Rock from PUD-149 to SF-3 to allow single-family detached housing with specified lot mixes and design incentives.
The City Council on Feb. 27 approved an ordinance rezoning 71.88 acres in northeast Round Rock from Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 149 to SF-3 (Single-Family Mixed Lot). The property, annexed in May 2023, lies north of Old Settlers and west of State Highway 130.
Bradley, the city planner presenting the item, said the developer determined the originally proposed fee-simple townhome product with private streets had limited market demand and complications with a special utility district's water service rights. "Ultimately they settled on the proposal for just straight SF-3 single-family zoning," Bradley said.
The nut graf: SF-3 establishes a mix of lot sizes and design standards intended to preserve low-intensity residential character while allowing small, standard and estate lot types. The zoning provides subdivision and design incentives that let the developer shift required lot mixes if it adopts enhanced subdivision features and building-material standards.
Under default SF-3 rules the baseline lot mix requires at least 40% estate lots, at least 30% standard lots, and a maximum of 30% small lots. The zoning contains two incentive paths: a subdivision-features exception that can reduce the estate-lot minimum to 10% if the developer provides specified amenities, and a design-standards incentive that permits 0% estate lots if the developer meets both subdivision and exterior-material standards.
The property will take access from roadway stubs on Salerno (north) and Sienna (west); staff said the developer must provide additional eastward road stubs to enable future connections when adjacent properties develop. The site will be subject to roadway and wastewater impact fees; because it lies outside the city's water-service area it will not pay Round Rock water impact fees.
A nearby resident raised questions about drainage during the planning commission review. Planning staff told the commission the tract drains generally to the south and east, not toward the resident's neighborhood, and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval by an 8-0 vote.
The council conducted a public hearing, received no public testimony on the ordinance at the meeting and voted to adopt the rezoning and to dispense with a second reading. The ordinance becomes effective with the city clerk's filing and recording procedures.
Ending: Project-level details, including final lot mix and subdivision notes, will be determined during the platting and subdivision-review process.
