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Council opposes high‑rise White Rocks proposal near Barton Creek, adopts resolution urging restraint
Summary
The Bee Cave City Council on March 25 unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the proposed White Rocks Development — a plan for high‑rise residential towers and a hotel near State Highway 71 and Southwest Parkway — citing traffic, environmental and light‑pollution concerns.
The Bee Cave City Council adopted Resolution 2025‑20 on March 25 expressing council opposition to the proposed White Rocks Development near the northwest corner of the intersection of State Highway 71 and Southwest Parkway, roughly two miles east of Bee Cave.
Councilmember Hite, who introduced the item, told the council the project would place several high‑rise condominium towers (about 590 units) and a 50‑room hotel on a prominent ridge within a nature‑sensitive landscape near Barton Creek and the Nature Conservancy lands. He said the project’s scale and light‑emitting elements would be inconsistent with Dark Sky objectives, would place new strains on regional roadways and could affect regional water and effluent handling. Hite also referenced public concerns about the developer’s past conduct and the project’s impacts on scenic and environmental resources.
Councilmembers framed the resolution as a statement of regional concern rather than a regulatory action; the site lies outside Bee Cave’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and the council has no direct permitting authority. Councilmembers said they wanted to support neighborhood groups and other stakeholders who planned to present concerns at upcoming public meetings, and to send the message that Bee Cave opposes development that is out of scale and inconsistent with environmental protections.
Action: Motion to approve Resolution 2025‑20 carried unanimously (6–0). Council directed staff and others to support neighboring stakeholders’ comment efforts and to communicate concerns to relevant regulatory bodies.
Why it matters: the resolution communicates Bee Cave’s policy position to county and state regulators and neighboring jurisdictions about an adjacent high‑impact development proposal that council members said would affect traffic, water, light pollution and scenic resources.
