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Pflugerville council approves downtown future-land-use map amendment to align plan with zoning
Summary
Pflugerville City Council approved on first reading a comprehensive-plan amendment Jan. 28 that revises the Aspire Pflugerville 2040 future land use map for parcels in the downtown core and transitional compatibility zones.
Pflugerville City Council approved on first reading a comprehensive-plan amendment Jan. 28 that revises the Aspire Pflugerville 2040 future land use map for several parcels in the downtown core and adjacent transitional compatibility zones.
The amendment — introduced by city staff during a public hearing — would change the map designation for seven parcels in the downtown core and 11 parcels in transition zones along Hall, Walnut and Wilbarger streets from suburban residential to mixed-use neighborhood, and one parcel adjacent to a church to institutional. Staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval.
The city presentation stressed that future-land-use map amendments are high-level, long-range policy tools and do not change the zoning on any property. Emily (staff member) told the council that the map change is intended to align the comprehensive plan with parcels already rezoned to office, retail or other nonresidential uses, to promote walkability and to smooth future zoning requests.
Council members asked detailed questions about specific corners in the downtown core, including a property owned by the Kearneys at Wilbarger and First, and noted that several parcels had been rezoned piecemeal over time. Emily said staff had notified property owners and reiterated that the amendment would not alter current property uses or zoning; owners would still need to apply for rezoning to change a parcel’s zoning.
No members of the public appeared to speak on the amendment during the public-hearing period. Councilmember Mateo moved to approve the ordinance on first reading; the motion was seconded and passed (motion carried). Staff said a zoning application for one downtown parcel is expected to appear before council in the coming weeks.
The change is framed as fine-tuning the comprehensive plan to reflect the council’s vision for downtown and to prepare for development pressure anticipated with the Downtown East project. Staff said the amendment is intended to make future zoning decisions more consistent with the comprehensive-plan expectations for neighborhood-serving retail, office and vertical mixed-use development.
The council will consider the ordinance again on second reading as the process continues.
Ending: The council approved the map amendment on first reading; the item will return for further action and any related rezoning requests will come before council separately.
