Protestant Episcopal Church Application

Context: The July 23 item was posted to conduct a public hearing and approve the zoning ordinance for the Protestant Episcopal Church Council of the Diocese of Texas tract, yet the matter status remains active with the next procedural step unknown.

Recommended: Obtain the July 23 Council action record and the signed ordinance to confirm whether the public hearing was closed and the zoning ordinance finally adopted, or whether it was postponed or approved on fewer than all required readings. The matter is still showing as active with no identified next step, so any client relying on the new zoning for permitting or a purchase closing should not assume the entitlement is final.

Context: The July 23 Council item zones 11819 and 11819 1/2 South Interstate Highway-35 Service Road Northbound from unzoned to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay in the Onion Creek Watershed, but the ordinance text listing the overlay conditions is not in the posted description.

Recommended: Request the conditional overlay exhibit and Zoning and Platting Commission backup from case manager Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057) before underwriting anything on this 1.9-acre service-road tract — the community commercial-mixed use base allows residential, but the conditional overlay can strip specific uses, cap trips, or restrict access. Also confirm Onion Creek Watershed impervious cover and water quality controls for the site, since those, not the zoning category, will drive your buildable area.

Context: The July 23 record names the Diocese as owner/applicant seeking to zone from unzoned to community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay but never states the proposed use or why the property carried no zoning.

Recommended: Ask Michael Hilfinger, the Diocese's Director of Real Estate and Facilities, and agent Amanda C. Brown of HD Brown Consulting whether the 1.9-acre tract is under contract for sale or a joint development, and request the case file to learn how a parcel on the Interstate 35 frontage remained unzoned until 2026. Staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommended approval with no stated opposition, so the file is the only place the intended end use is likely documented.

Context: The July 23 Council item proposes community commercial-mixed use-conditional overlay zoning at 11819 South Interstate Highway-35 Service Road Northbound in the Onion Creek Watershed, with the specific overlay conditions not described in the posting.

Recommended: Ask the case manager for the list of uses prohibited by the conditional overlay on this Interstate 35 frontage tract — the mixed-use designation means apartments or live-work units can now be built alongside commercial uses on land that previously had no zoning at all. Once the ordinance is adopted, that prohibited-use list is the main protection against uses like bars, auto sales, or drive-throughs appearing next door.