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Facade at 320 Wimberley Square demolished; new owners plan market, restaurant and hotel requiring zoning and historic‑district approvals
Summary
City staff told the Wimberley City Council on Jan. 16 that the remaining facade at 320 Wimberley Square — the remnant of the Cypress Creek Cafe fire — has been demolished after structural engineers and a city plan‑review contractor determined it posed an immediate danger to public safety.
City staff told the Wimberley City Council on Jan. 16 that the remaining facade from the 2017 Cypress Creek Cafe fire at 320 Wimberley Square was taken down earlier in the week after engineers and an independent plan‑review contractor concluded it posed an immediate danger to public safety.
Nathan (city staff) said the demolition permit application included two structural‑engineer reports that identified an immediate public‑safety risk. He said the city’s plan‑review contractor, ATS, conducted an independent on‑site assessment and corroborated the engineers’ findings; staff then issued a demolition permit and, Nathan said, the structure came down on Monday night.
Nathan said the new owners plan a mixed redevelopment with a market, restaurant and hotel. To do that, they expect to pursue a Wimberley Planned Development District (WPDD) and to apply for a certificate of appropriateness because the site is in the historic district. Nathan said the owners held a pre‑application meeting with the Planning & Zoning Commission and that the project will require multiple reviews: zoning approvals, historic‑district architectural review and then site and building permits.
Nathan said renderings the city has seen were informal investor materials; formal WPDD and historic‑district materials have not yet been submitted. He estimated the owners would file zoning applications within a month or two and said architectural design work could take several months, so significant construction or permitting activity was unlikely until the following year.
Staff confirmed there was debris on site and that contractors were sorting materials and screening for asbestos‑containing material as part of cleanup and salvage activity.
Ending: Nathan said the city will process zoning and historic‑district reviews under normal procedures and that council can expect formal applications and referral to planning and zoning in the coming months if the owners move forward.
