R-2024-004 - 1/11/2024 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-004
WHEREAS, Zoning and Development Code, Chapter 8, Article III, Sec. 8.18, Code of
Ordinances (2018 Edition), designates certain trees in the City as Monarch Trees, and
WHEREAS, Monarch Trees are protected and may not be removed unless the monarch
designation is removed by the City Council, and
WHEREAS, studio 16:19, LLC has submitted a request to remove the monarch designation for
a tree located on the proposed development site at the southwest corner of the intersection of Sunrise
Road and Eagles Nest Street, as shown on Exhibit"A",Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS,
That the monarch designation for a tree located on the proposed development site at the
southwest corner of the intersection of Sunrise Road and Eagles Nest Street, as shown on Exhibit "A",
is hereby removed.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter
hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551,Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 11th day of January, 2024.
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City of'Roun ck, Texas
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December 6,2023
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City of Round Rock
Bradley Dushkin
Director of Planning&Development Services
301 W.Bagdad Ave.,Suite 210
Round Rock,Texas 78664
bdushkin@)roundrocktexas.gov
Re: CCBP Eagles Nest 3-SDP22O8-0002-Sunrise Rd. at Eagles Nest St.
Monarch Tree Removal Request
Dear Mr.Dushkin,
We are writing to request approval to remove a 26"Caliper Red Oak Tree(Tree#61350)which is currently deemed
a Monarch classification on the Eagles Nest 3 Commercial project located at the SW corner of the intersection of
Sunrise Road and Eagles Nest Street. The tree is multi-stemmed form in 'Fair' condition, with several areas of
deadwood within the canopy.
Throughout the site design process,attempts were made to preserve the tree,unfortunately the site constraints
made saving the tree impossible due to its existing location,required site engineering,proposed grading and
subsurface drainage infrastructure,and the proposed site design.Per the following:
• In the vicinity of the tree,the site requires earthen fill up to 8'. The fill is required to satisfy grading
requirements to meet the drainage design which was driven by existing topographic conditions,required
site planimetries,and Engineering code requirements.
o By filling the site up to 8',the tree would reside in a tree well condition and the multi-trunk tree
form with its very low canopy,would be required to limbed up to save it.This would also
implicate several large limbs of the canopy to be removed.
• The tree location interferes with the underground detention system needed to limit Atlas 14 storm Flows
to the existing Sunrise Road storm sewer system.
o The detention system feeds from this area to the SW corner of the site and was required to be in
this area to achieve the required positive drainage.
• The tree location prevents adequate fire lane circulation as the project would not be able to achieve an
optimum circulation route along the front of the northeast building.
• The tree location interferes with the continuation of public water lines for adequate fire protection.
• The tree location limits through traffic circulation and adequate clearance requirements in front of
building.
Per our understanding,the existing site was previously used for agriculture and the Monarch Red Oak is the only
tree of note on this site aside from invasive species and small Cedar Elms. In terms of an ecological function,due
to the low growth habit and limited canopy this tree does not provide opportunities for shade to the site.The
project overall is proposing(82)-3"Canopy Trees and(66)-1.5"Ornamental Trees which provides for a more
diverse and extensive urban forest which will benefit the site and the City of Round Rock long term in terms of
addressing heat-island remediation and habitat creation.
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On Wednesday,November 22,2023,S1619 met with Forestry Manager,Ricci Strayhorn to review the tree status
and health.After inspecting the tree on site last week,Mr.Strayhorn suggest that the tree was in good to fair
condition and is a viable candidate to save.The condition of this tree is consistent with the norm of this species,
though he noted that the tree does not look like the image of a"monarch type"of tree that we would traditionally
think of.Additionally,we discussed potentially transplanting the tree if removal was unavoidable.He said that
transplanting would not be an option for this tree due to its low growth structure.
Once you have had the opportunity to review this information,please feel free to contact studio16:19, LLC should
you have any questions,comments,or require clarification to what is proposed. You may reach me via e-mail at
jwagner@studio1619.com or by phone at 512.534.8680.
Respectfully submitted,
studio16:19, LLC
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• Earlier studies of the site,in which buildings were oriented in an east/west direction and shifted to
accommodate the tree,were highly inefficient as related to:
o The overall grading required of the site would not allow for the feasibility of the buildings to be
oriented east/west.
o A negative impact to the overall site circulation.
o An overall limit of tenant parking which result in parking ratios that do not support the
development of the project.
o Truck courts were required to be laid out in a non-shared arrangement which resulted in loading
docks facing outwards toward adjacent properties.
o The existing lower elevation of the tree is problematic for the overall development of east end of
the site.Attempts to accommodate this lower elevation result in the barriers as described above.
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• The final direction and site layout of the site shifted further east to implicate the tree.This layout was
workable due to adequate site circulation,truck court screening per CORR code requirements,driveway
spacing requirements,and parking requirements.
• Additionally,as mentioned previously,the site required building K8 to be raised 8'to achieve positive
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Site Plan Study:
• The study of shifting the drive aisle in between the building and required addition of an 8'
wall that creates a well around the tree is not a workable solution.It results in a loss of 20 parking spaces,
creates a barrier of entry and blockage at tenant entry points into the building,and an overall hazard for
those tenants,pedestrians and cars required to navigate the thru drive aisle.The tree canopy also limits
visibility into the site which negatively impacts tenant safety.
• A 26'-0"wide driveway was considered to not create an issue for fire truck circulation for the site overall
and to allow for additional parking opportunities.
• This scenario impacts roughly 22%of the canopy and would require impact to the enhanced CRZ but
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