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Developer says an additional 21,000 trips per day will (read: cars)
be added to our streets in and around Spicewood Springs at
MOPAC. (This is directly from the proposal to the city.)
Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) states that the development creates
FAILURES at the intersections of MOPAC & Anderson, MOPAC &
Steck and MOPAC & Far West. (This is not really news to
anyone who drives this route today.)
What this means, if the City of Austin staff recommend this PUD
and Council approves the re-zoning, is that the intersections &
bridges will have to be widened on MOPAC! (Guess whos going
to pay for this?? hint: Its not the Developer.)
EVEN MORE TRAFFIC ALREADY PLANNED on FAR WEST:
You may not be aware that new (denser) zoning has been granted
on Far West from Mopac to Chimney Corners as a designated
Neighborhood Center in ImagineAustin with Vertical Mixed Use
(VMU) zoning to accommodate 5-10,000 additional people daily.
The Developers TIA leaves out the new zonings forecasted
background traffic for Far West Blvd and Spicewood Springs.
(Imagine thousands more cars on the roads because thats where
we are headed if we dont ALL speak up.)
PRECEDENT for a DOMINO EFFECT
Imagine more of these PUD Developments all along MOPAC
intersectionsand the cars that go with them all stacking up.
This development sets a PRECEDENT that WE DONT WANT!
INCREASING DANGER for PEDESTRIANS
If you live on a cut-through street off Spicewood Springs or Far
West or Steck, you are in all probability going to have A LOT
MORE TRAFFIC out in front of your house. Its that simple. Steck
is particularly vulnerable as its one lane in either direction!!
FUTURE & FANTASY
The Developer references a light rail station that is proposed for
Anderson Lane (across MOPAC) as a means of transportation for
the residents of their new development. The nearest Metro Rapid
station is 2 miles away on Burnet!
Austin has no light rail, YET. Voters have to first approve this and
then its years away. This PUD rezoning decision TODAY need not
be based on the probability of light rail TOMORROW. Its a
disaster in the meantime.
INCREASED HEAT SIGNATURE & UTILITY COSTS
Loss of many heritage oaks and protected trees on the property
will increase our heat signature creating an urban heat island.
Developer says will plant new. Hard rock subsurface makes this
impossible.Drive by yourself to see.
! What it is.
! Why you care.
! Why YOU dont want PUDS in
Austin, TX, and
! what you can dO ABOUT IT.
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Contact the following and let them know your
opinion ASAP.

1. CONTACT Your NEIGHBORHOOD group/assn

2. The Zoning case manager
Lee.Heckman@austintexas.gov

3. And to the City Council:
http://austintexas.gov/mail/all-council-members
WHY YOU DONT WANT
PUDS in AUSTIN
WELCOME to an OUT-OF-TOWN DEVELOPERS VIEW
of AUSTIN and YOUR FUTURE!

The AustinOaks PUD development (the first of many
according to the developer) and others like it will

LOOM over the homes and be visible from 620,
overwhelm our roads (more than they are already)
require bridge widening, more stop lights, removal of
bike lanes to handle traffic load, etc etc
(all at taxpayer expense; because developers dont pay
for this stuff)
further CRAM more kids into our already crowded
schools (DOSS has 942 kids in a schools built for 520)
cut down 45% of protected trees on the property
increasing our heat signature in the area, and more

This isnt a NIMBY campaign. We advocate for sensible
re-development in Austin, using conventional zoning. We
want uniquely Austin re-development to keep Austin the
gem that it is! If we dont speak up, WHO WILL? We
need YOUR HELP. Read on, please!
PROTECT our NEIGHBORHOOD
Its TIME to
WHAT YOU CAN DO


A PUD re-zoning request & proposal for
the property at the corner of Spicewood
Springs and Mopac
(called Austin Oaks ofce
park today) has been
submitted to the City of
Austin. This area is a
critical trafc area for our
neighborhood and, IF
approved, has the poten-
tial to signicantly impact
our trafc, our schools,
and overall daily life in
our neighborhood.

The PUD proposal takes the current
property (shown at right) and clears all the
buildings and most of the trees; replacing
them with all of the following:
! two high-rise buildings and
! up to EIGHT (8) ve-story buildings
! the total re-development is over 1.6+
million square feet which is
larger than Barton Creek Mall
! and taller than anything outside of
downtown.

We can stop the
REZONING
and make sure
more
appropriate
redevelopment
occurs. YOUR
SPEAKING
UP will help
make the
difference!
PUD stands for Planned Unit Development. A PUD zoning
designation is special, because it comes with extraordinary
entitlements that are valuable to the owner. Before a PUD is
granted, the City has a fiduciary responsibility to make sure the
development is SUPERIOR and PRESERVES the surrounding
neighborhood community before granting these building
allowances that will maximize the potential of their property.
City of Austin requirements of a PUD are
preserve the natural environment,
encourage high quality development and innovative
design, and
ensure adequate public facilities and services.
The CITYs purpose of re-zoning to a PUD is to yield
development(s) that are superior to projects built under
conventional zoning. In exchange for meeting the superiority
goals, the developer gets relaxed development standards and
greater density.
AUSTIN OAKS
SITUATION UPDATE
Property: AustinOaks Office Park
Location: 31 acres. Property runs south of Spicewood
Springs Rd between Hart Lane and Mopac, encompassing
Executive Center Drive and Wood Hollow.
Current Conguration: 12, 2 to 3 story office buildings
on rolling hills with large heritage oaks.
Proposed Conguration: REZONE to a Planned Unit
Development (PUD) for redevelopment that will feature
multiple high rise buildings of apartments and offices.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT VS.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
! 450,000 sq ft currently in 12, 2-3 story office buildings
! Rezone the property as a Planned Unit
Development (PUD) featuring:
! 653,376 square feet proposed in residential buildings
(574 apartments and 36 town homes),
! 868,376 square feet of business office (17, 14, 8, 5 and
several 4 story buildings are depicted in the application)
! 89,028 square feet of retail
! 8,000 square feet of (1) restaurant
! For a TOTAL of 1,618,904 RE-DEVELOPED sq ft
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WHAT IS A PUD?
1. PUD Zoning designation, once granted, is FOREVER.
2. There is no changing it back, EVER.
3. The current council could grant the PUD on their way
out if we dont STOP it by speaking up NOW.
4. A PUD zoned property means that conventional zoning
rules no longer apply (read: its a work-around for the
other rules likedensity, height and environmental
allowances).
5. No superior water quality is proposed despite the
threatened species onsite.
6. The Developer makes choices for our neighborhood in
the post-PUD zoning process. (read: the PUD proposal
is NOT the nal design which will be built. They can
change it!)
7. They are proposing not ONE, but SEVERAL HIGH-RISE
buildings to replace what is there now.
8. The proposed plan is 400% the size of what is there
today. (It will be larger than BARTON CREEK MALL and
TALLER than anything outside downtown.)
9. They are proposing 600+ HIGH RISE APARTMENTS.
(The developers plan is hinged on dense residential
and ofce space with minimal retail and one restaurant.
10.This proposal does NOT qualify as a Neighborhood
Center. Neighborhood Centers are dened as
supporting up to 10,000 peoples daily life, work & play.
WHY YOU CARE:
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