Environmental CommissionMarch 4, 2026

20260304-003 C814-2018-0122.03 Circuit of the Americas PUD Amendment #3 Applicant Presentation — original pdf

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COTA PUD AMENDMENT #3 Environmental Commission March 4, 2026 PROJECT OVERVIEW • 1,000+ key hotel resort • Golf course • Mid-size conference center (3.5x smaller than downtown CC) • Possible secondary racetrack • Flexible uses for future development at COTA PROJECT IMPACT • $925 million total development costs; $650 million in hard construction costs • $10 billion in total economic activity over 30 years • Hundreds of million in tax revenues going to the City budget • Experience developing in environmentally sensitive areas (Chula Vista, CA) PROJECT IMPACT • Economic anchor in Del Valle and the Eastern Crescent • 1,000s of jobs over project life from construction to operation • Labor peace agreement with hospitality union = first large- scale, privately-owned union hotel in Austin ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS & SUPERIORITY Water Quality & Water Forward Habitat Mitigation & Restoration Trees Open Space 100% green stormwater infrastructure 14.38 acres of Blackland Prairie Restoration 400 new native trees planted (min. 2-in caliper) 100 acres of on-site open space in PUD, with likely add’l 100+ acres for golf course Development Standards AEGB 2-Star Green Building Standard 38,332 sf of enhanced WQ treatment for asphalt trails 4.59 acres of riparian restoration Additional 1,000 caliper inches of native trees Minimum 14 acres if off-site dedication is selected 68% impervious cover maximum Condensate for irrigation; Onsite Water Reuse System (OWRS) 37,897 sf of new CEF 24,393 sf of new CEF buffer 1,000 cubic feet of engineered soil volume for every new tree ~$2 million of improvements (off-site parkland) Integrated Pest Management Comprehensive native restoration along asphalt trail Certified arborist hired on-site to oversee landscaping and tree establishment