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Planning commission denies variance to waive 10‑foot sidewalk along 183A; fee‑in‑lieu proposal rejected
Summary
The commission denied a developer's request to avoid building a 10‑foot sidewalk along the west side of 183A (CTRMA right of way) and to instead pay a fee‑in‑lieu. The vote was 3–2 after public comment urging construction of sidewalks now rather than later.
The Leander Planning and Zoning Commission denied a variance request to forgo construction of a 10‑foot sidewalk along the west side of 183A Toll Road, voting 3–2 against the developer's proposal to pay a fee in lieu of construction.
Planning staff presented the request as a variance to Section 42(e) of the subdivision ordinance; the application sought permission not to build a required 10‑foot sidewalk along the development’s frontage on 183A, a stretch of right of way under the jurisdiction of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA). Staff recommended approval of the variance and said the applicant proposed a fee in lieu that could be applied to future trail or sidewalk connections within the…
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