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Part 1. General Information 1.01. Project Description. The proposed development of approximately 22.506 acres of land out of the Juan M. Veramendi League Survey No. 1, Abstract 17, Hays County Texas and consisting of approximately 12.770 acres of land out of a 17.7345 acre parcel recorded in Volume 1685, Pages 322-326, Hays County Real Property Records and 9.736 acres of land out of a 219.070 acre parcel recorded in Volume 752, Pages 33-42, Hays County Real Property Records, (the "Project Site") and can be described as generally located at the northeast corner of Hunter Road (FM 2439) and Wonder World Drive (FM 3407) and being part of the proposed Lot 4, Hunters Crossing Subdivision. Adoption of this PDD and associated Conceptual Plan shall amend the existing Concept Plan for Lot 4, Hunter's Crossing Subdivision. 1.02. Project Location. The Project Site is generally located at the northeast corner of Hunter Road and Wonder World Drive west of Dutton Drive, north of Wonder World Drive, east of Hunter Road and south of Purgatory Creek. 1.03. Phasing. The Project Site is anticipated to contain 293 units and is expected to be constructed in one phase; however, the project may be developed in multiple phases as necessary to facilitate temporary certificates of occupancy during construction. 1.04. Reasons for use of PDD. The Project Site is currently zoned General Commercial (GC) District; however, this site has no frontage on Wonder World Drive and has limited frontage on Hunter Road due to the existing floodplain for Purgatory Creek where it crosses Hunter Road. Based on other similar properties in the area, the use of this site for high density residential would be appropriate. PDD Districts are intended to encourage flexible and creative planning, to ensure the compatibility of land uses, to allow for adjustment to the changing demands to meet the current needs of the community and to result in a higher quality development for the community than would result from the use of conventional zoning districts. The Sector 1 Plan designates this area as general commercial and describes it as a category which is characterized by larger scale commercial development. The sector plan also states that impacts to neighboring uses is greater and that these types of uses should generally be located on major thoroughfares, away from neighborhoods and buffered from incompatible neighboring uses. The Project Site's limited access to a major thoroughfare lends the development of this site to be of a different land use category than is currently designated. This PDD is proposed for the construction of multiple-family apartment residences which will serve as a buffer between two major thoroughfares and the associated nonresidential uses developed along those roadways and adjacent low to medium density residential neighborhoods. The Project's entrances will be located on Dutton Road and Hunter Road. The PDD process allows for enhanced buffering from any surrounding incompatible uses and also allows for the protection of existing environmental features. Planned Development District 2 3/23/2009 Purgatory Creek