The Round Rock City Council has approved a rezoning request for the Mayfield Ranch property, allowing for neighborhood commercial development. The property, previously zoned for a place of worship, will now be used for a proposed retail center, as well as potential day care facilities, fuel sales, auto service, restaurant and bar, dog care, kenneling, training and grooming facilities, and sports training facilities.

Details of the Rezoning

The rezoning prohibits the developer from building structures taller than one story, reduced from the two stories previously allowed under the office zoning. The property cannot be used for a car wash, auto body shop, hotel, urgent care facility, event center, or self-service storage facility, among other uses.

Several residents spoke in a public hearing for the rezoning, expressing concern for a private road north of RM 1431 that is the primary entrance and exit for residents of the Preserve at Mayfield Ranch. Road maintenance would be split 60%-40% between the neighborhood’s homeowners association and the developer, with the latter paying the larger share.

The city’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan also designates the property for commercial use. The property was previously planned for office or townhome use under the Preserve at Stone Oak PUD, through a series of previous amendments in the early 2000s. It was later partially platted as part of the Mayfield Ranch Enclave development in 2015.

Original reporting: Community Impact — Austin — read the source article.