HUTTO CITY COUNCIL
Developer seeks multifamilyhousing consideration
HUTTO — An agreement under consideration by the City Council with Epitome Development LLC potentially paves the way for an envisioned 41-acre industrial site called Crossroads Business Park.
Located not too far from Taylor’s Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant, the deal broached with the city would create a public improvement district, or PID, and annex the land into Hutto.
It’s one of two projects near Limmer Loop the council reviewed during the June 26 session.
In other news at the meeting, Place 2 Councilman Dan Thornton was named mayor pro tem. He was first elected in 2020 and replaces Place 4 Councilman Peter Gordon as mayor pro tem.
The mayor pro tem takes over city business in the absence of the mayor.
Meanwhile, members on the dais heard more details about the Crossroads Business Park and what it entails for the fast-growing Williamson County city.
The complex would be situated at the northeast corner of Texas 130 and Limmer Loop. The Houston-based developer is requesting the parcel be zoned for industrial use with the possibility for future multifamily or commercial development, depending on market factors.
It will be built in phases, the council was told.
New council member Aaron King said he wanted time to consider the implications of the development.
“I feel like we need to pump the brakes on how fast we’re growing and let our infrastructure and our roads catch up,” King said. “My concerns are also with the water and wastewater. That’s a challenging issue. So that’s something I would need to look at and consider. What is attractive to me, though, is the industrial aspect of it.”
Steven Tinnin, senior vice president for land acquisition and development with the company, said the location is best suited for industrial uses, but the enterprise needs the flexibility to switch to multifamily housing if the market shifts.
Council members said the city can work with the developer as long as the project is structured as an industrial site rather than multifamily housing.
Water will come from the Jonah Water Special Utility District, not the city. Wastewater will be handled by the city, but the developer is paying for the line extension.
In addition, Epitome Development agreed to build parts of two roads that are part of the city’s comprehensive transportation plan, taking that infrastructure expense off the shoulders of taxpayers.
The PID includes a 10% community-benefit fee reinvested into the city and will add more than $110 million to Hutto’s tax rolls once complete, officials said.
Another project, known as Limmer Square, received approval June 26 to establish a PID, be annexed into the city and access city wastewater services.
The 111-acre project sits in the Hutto extraterritorial jurisdiction at the southwest corner of U.S. 79 and 130. The mixed-use neighborhood will have 205 singlefamily houses, 220 town homes, 300 multifamily units and 60,000 square feet of commercial property.
The project has a projected total value of $249 million when complete, which at Hutto’s current tax rate of 39.96 cents per $100 of valuation would mean $995,969 in annual tax revenue to the city. The developers will also pay the city a community-benefit fee of $2,715,000.
The plan has been in the works since 2023. The council agreed to the PID and annexation in April and Thursday’s meeting included the public hearing and final OK.
