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Commission approves specific-use permit for Workhub office-warehouse at Wilkie Lane; one commissioner opposed
Summary
Commission approved an SUP to allow an office-warehouse (Workhub) at 19241 Wilkie Lane with conditions including a 30-foot height limit, multiple-tenant orientation, no outside storage and prohibition on 18-wheeler parking; one commissioner recorded opposition.
The Pflugerville Planning and Zoning Commission approved a specific-use permit (SUP) to allow an office-warehouse development called Workhub at 19241 Wilkie Lane, subject to conditions set by staff. One commissioner recorded an opposed vote.
City staff described the site as a vacant 5.8-acre parcel in the Corridor District (Urban CL-4) at the southwest intersection of Wilkie Lane and Huntingtower Castle Boulevard. Staff said the applicant proposes two buildings totaling about 71,000 square feet with roughly 28 office/warehouse suites and 49 co-warehouse units; updated site figures presented by the applicant showed 36 units and an average suite size of about 1,189 square feet, with parking estimated at 212 spaces and 28.5% green area.
Staff recommended approval conditioned on a 30-foot height limitation, the two buildings being oriented as on the concept plan, multiple tenants per building, no outside storage, and no 18-wheeler parking. Staff noted that the corridor district’s additional design and orientation requirements will be enforced at site-plan stage.
An applicant representative described Workhub as a business-park model aimed at small entrepreneurs and online businesses, cited experience operating similar projects in other markets, and emphasized property management plans to limit outdoor storage. City staff and commissioners discussed neighborhood impacts including traffic and potential truck deliveries; staff said a traffic-impact analysis and driveway locations would be reviewed at the site-planning stage and that the applicant expects primarily delivery vans (UPS/Amazon) rather than 18-wheelers.
A nearby resident, Victor Mota, spoke during the public hearing to ask whether the project would increase traffic on local streets and bring large trucks into the neighborhood. The applicant said property management would limit outdoor items to two days and remove items left beyond that period.
After public comment and discussion, the commission voted to approve the SUP with the staff conditions. The chair noted one opposed vote was recorded.
