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Building commission approves height variance for Lomond's Crossing fire station
Summary
The Lakeway City Building Commission approved a variance allowing Travis County ESD 6 to build a new fire station at 1211 Lomond's Crossing Road up to 40.5 feet to accommodate apparatus bays and automatic roll-up doors, after presentations from the project's engineer and brief public support comments.
The Lakeway City Building Commission on Wednesday approved a variance allowing Travis County Emergency Services District 6 to build a new fire station at 1211 Lomond's Crossing Road up to 40.5 feet above the highest natural grade under the slab, exceeding the 32-foot maximum in the Lakeway code of ordinances.
Commissioners granted the variance after hearing a presentation from project engineers and representatives from the fire district explaining that site constraints and the need to accommodate automatic roll-up apparatus doors require a taller apparatus bay. Supportive comments from nearby residents were received during the public hearing.
Cameron Balman, an engineer with Malone Wheeler, told the commission the current station on Lomond's Crossing Road is about 30 feet…
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