Council accepts petition to amend future land use for 101 Oakwood Trail to light industrial

The Cedar Park City Council voted Jan. 9 to accept a petition to amend the future land use designation for roughly 10 acres at 101 Oakwood Trail, allowing staff and the applicant to proceed with the formal amendment and rezoning process.

Andreina Davila, a development services staff member, explained that the petition is a procedural first step: acceptance lets the applicant and staff move forward with a formal amendment and subsequent rezoning applications, which will go to the planning and zoning commission and then return to council for final action. The property is currently in a development reserve and designated for regional office/retail commercial on the future land use map.

An applicant representative (speaker identified in the record as the applicant) described a concept plan for phased light‑industrial and flex office space, said there is no immediate construction plan, and noted that an existing residential structure on the lot would require renovations and code upgrades if repurposed for nonresidential use. Council members raised questions about flood‑plain lines, detention and drainage modeling, required roadway and utility improvements, and the cost and feasibility of retrofitting an existing house into a commercial use.

Staff and engineering representatives said Army Corps environmental clearance for a nearby pond expansion had been obtained and that detailed site engineering and flood‑plain modeling would be reviewed during later development permitting to ensure no adverse impacts to neighboring properties. After discussion, a council member moved to approve the petition; the motion passed unanimously, allowing the project to proceed to the rezoning phase.

The petition acceptance is not a zoning approval; it authorizes the applicant and staff to continue the formal review process.