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Council approves special-use permit for automobile service garage on FM 967 after traffic and noise debate
Summary
Buda City Council approved a specific-use permit for a 10-bay automobile service garage in the Carpenter Hill subdivision on a 5-1 second-reading vote after extended discussion over driveway safety, traffic mitigation with TxDOT and potential noise impacts on adjacent homes.
Buda City Council on second reading adopted an ordinance authorizing a specific-use permit (SUP) for an automobile service garage (minor) on a 1.211-acre lot in the Carpenter Hill subdivision, approving the project 5-1.
The SUP covers an approximately 8,710-square-foot building with 10 service bays, 50 parking spaces, a new commercial driveway to FM 967, sidewalks, and landscape buffers required by the Rural Heritage Overlay. The city staff report said the site plan meets overlay design standards and low-impact development requirements and includes landscaping and a proposed rainwater-harvesting system.
The council’s deliberations focused on two main concerns: driveway and traffic safety at the RM 967/Dodgen Trail area, and potential…
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