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Planning Commission OKs housing in industrial area

The Planning Commission on Tuesday supported a rezoning that could bring apartments to an industrial area at the corner of Burleson Road and Montopolis Drive in Southeast Austin.

The case concerns properties at 6300 and 6410 Burleson Road. One of the properties is undeveloped and the other has two small businesses. The applicant hopes to rezone the properties, which total 4.77 acres, from Limited Industrial Services (LI-NP) to Vertical Mixed-Use (CS-MU-V-NP) zoning to allow a mixed-use project.

A conceptual rendering shows a 5-story residential building with ground-floor retail. It is unclear how many units the project would have, but at least 10 percent would be affordable for those making 60 percent of the median family income if the project takes advantage of VMU zoning.