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Bastrop staff and developer outline 'Crossings at 95' mixed‑use plan, cutting height to three stories
Summary
City staff and the developer presented a Planned Development District for the Crossings at 95: about 30 three‑bedroom townhouses, a 4,000‑sq.‑ft. restaurant and a three‑story mixed‑use building. Staff said the PDD locks design and uses; opponents pressed on traffic and drainage.
City staff and the developer presented details of the Crossings at 95 planned development district during a packed town‑hall meeting in Bastrop.
Doc Cowie, a city planning staff member, described the site as south of the ball fields on Highway 95 (PID 48066) and explained why the applicant seeks a PDD instead of leaving the parcel in its current Employment Center (EC) zoning. Cowie said EC permits denser development outright, while a PDD lets the city and developer agree on a final, enforceable product. “If this PDD is approved, this is what they physically have to build,” Cowie told the audience.
Developer engineer Shiva summarized the project program: “Right now, what we have proposed in yellow are the townhouses. We'll have approximately 30 units of townhouses, and they're all gonna be 3 bedroom,” he said, and identified a 4,000‑square‑foot restaurant plus a three‑story building with retail on the first floor and apartments above. Shiva said the design was revised after public input — dropping from four stories to three — and that the team added parking to meet city standards.
Why it matters: Council members and staff told residents a PDD allows the city to limit uses and heights that EC zoning would otherwise permit, and to require specific parking, drainage and design elements. City staff said the PDD will return to council on Oct. 21 for further review; no vote occurred at the town hall.
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