C4: A-Goodnight Ranch PUD Presentation — original pdf

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Austin Parks and Recreation Department Amendment to Goodnight Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) Parks and Recreation Board June 2020 Scott Grantham Principal Planner Parks and Recreation Department 1 Overview • Consider a request for an amendment to the Goodnight Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) • Overview • Background • Original PUD, superiority, and PUD Amendment • Recommendation • The Parks and Recreation Board will be asked to make a recommendation to City Council regarding the Goodnight Ranch PUD amendment as it pertains to parkland. 2 Background • PUD amendment zoning case is currently in review. • PUD developments are evaluated for superiority to existing City requirements. • PUD amendments add additional entitlements; superiority can be modified for one or more review disciplines but should be made up in another aspect of the discipline or in overall superiority for the PUD. • Parks Board is one of several that will consider the amendment and send feedback to Council. 3 Goodnight Ranch PUD Background Timeline • 2004- 2006 – Application for PUD Zoning, Original PUD approved • 2011 – Applicant Petitioned State Legislature to create Municipal Management District (Onion Creek Metro Parks District) • 2013 – City Council Approved resolution supporting Parks District; Legislature passed SB 1872 to create the Parks District • 2013 – 2014 – PARD and APF managed Master Plan; Consent Agreement approved by City Council • 2014-2015 – Vertex Boulevard and 26-acre Vertex Pond Park and trail constructed • 2016 – PUD Amendment initiated • 2016-2017 – First residential section constructed • 2018 – Present – 8 subdivisions constructed, including 3 small neighborhood commercial sites; over 1,300 residential units (including 728 affordable to 65% and 80% MFI) 4 Background • What is a Municipal Management District? • Created by the State Legislature (SB 1872), as a public governmental authority • Consent Agreement required, approved by Austin City Council • Also known as Taxing District or Parks District (full name is Onion Creek Metro Park District – OCMPD) • Taxes paid by residents to operate and maintain parks • Parks are dedicated to the District, and open to the general public Onion Creek Metro Park District / tax boundary 5 Onion Creek Metropolitan Park School Sites PUD Amendment • Residential entitlement from 3,533 to 6,033 (increase of ~2,500 units) • Commercial/retail/office from 250,000 to 500,000 gross square feet (increase of ~250,000 gsf) • Amend school plan for middle school and high school sites; add fire station • Add permitted uses; (e.g. equipment repair, printing and publishing; recreational equipment sales; electronic prototype assembly) 6 6 Conceptual 3-mile Loop Trail PUD Amendment • 3 mile loop trail clarified with note: “Future trails will be constructed as adjacent properties are developed occupied and approved by the Onion Creek Metro Park District Board” • Process for park and trail development described in Consent Agreement and Amendment • Language added to the PUD, pointing to Consent Agreement as controlling document for Parkland and Open Space 7 7 PUD Amendment 8 8 Superiority of Original PUD • Original Goodnight Ranch PUD approved in 2006 • Superiority is based on current code (2006) • Goodnight Ranch PUD was determined to be superior with: • 65 Acres of Private Parkland • Payment of Fees for 3,533 units 9 9 Comparison with PUD Amendment • Original Goodnight Ranch PUD approved in 2006 • Superiority is based on current code (2006) • Goodnight Ranch PUD was determined to be superior with: • 65 Acres of Private Parkland / 120+ Acres Public, Opportunity for more parkland (150 – 160 Acres) • Payment of Fees for 3,533 units / Development fees for additional units, ongoing operation and maintenance of Parks District (currently $400,000 per year. Property taxes will generate annual revenue for operations and maintenance) 10 10 Additional Factors • Formation of an independently funded and maintained parks district, which includes Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, and is open to the public • Baseline requirements for 120 acres of parks with opportunity for more • Several miles of trail system, connecting residential areas, parks, and schools acreage) • 3 schools with their own respective parks (not counted in • Staff finds that the Goodnight Ranch development exceeds superiority standards laid out in the original PUD, and recommends approval of the amendment 11 11 Recommendation Make a recommendation to City Council regarding the proposed amendment to the Goodnight Ranch Planned Unit Development as it pertains to parkland. 12