- February 5, 2025
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An area off Williamson Boulevard could see additional growth if a proposed developed is approved.
During the Tuesday, April 17, City Council meeting, council members were presented with the concept plan for what could potentially be a 292-unit multi-family complex with two commercial outparcels on 29.5 acres between North Summer Trees Road and the Whitepalm Apartments.
Councilman Chase Tramont said that he has spoken with residents and the general opinion he has heard is that while no one wants any development happening in this area, if something is going up people would prefer residential construction.
"This is one of those lesser of two evils type of things," Tramont said, adding, "nobody wants anything going there, but the fact is something is."
Vice Mayor voiced a similar opinion.
"Everybody would like to see nothing happen, but we know that that's not going to happened," Stiltner said. "These properties are owned and they are going to be developed at some point and it comes down to what's the best fit for our community."
On Tuesday, council members voted 5-0 to allow changes to three items on an amendment to the Land Development Code where the development would be constructed. The amendment includes a reduction of the minimum living area requirement for units and an increase in the percentage of Planned Community-Agriculture from 29.4 acres to 54.6 acres.
A third change is not requiring a berm and opaque fence between the development and subdivision if there is a landscape buffer that is 50 feet wide or more. The applicant is proposing to construct a 50-foot and 100-foot natural buffer.
Councilman Bob Ford said that in addition to considering the impact on traffic the complex will have, he would like to see if additional buffering would be possible.
"It does appear that the wooded area is pretty dense in places," Ford said. "I just want to make sure that it remains dense in the building process."
Now that the amendment was approved, the applicant will need to submit a site plan for the complex.
According to a traffic analysis conducted by the applicant, if the multi-family complex is developed, there is potential to cut the amount of net p.m. peak-hour vehicular trips by 2,754 when compared to a commercial development.
"Virtually a million square feet could go there now," Councilman Drew Bastian said, adding, "We're talking about huge box stores or more that could go there and generate a lot of traffic. This clearly is lesser of an impact."
