Circle C Ranch

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Circle C Ranch
Master-planned community
Circle C Ranch
Map of Circle C Ranch in Southwest Austin
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Circle C Ranch
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°11′15″N97°53′27″W / 30.18750°N 97.89083°W / 30.18750; -97.89083
Country United States
State Texas
County Travis
City Austin
Developed1983
Founded byGary Bradley
Area
 • Total7.244 sq mi (18.76 km2)
Population
 • Total15,197
 • Density1,826/sq mi (705/km2)
Time zone UTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Zip code
78739
Area code 512
Website www.circlecranch.com

Circle C Ranch (also known as Circle C) is a large master-planned community in southwest Austin, Texas, USA. Development of Circle C Ranch began in 1982, with the first homes in the community in built in 1986. During development, the subdivision was featured prominently in a long and contentious environmental legal battle regarding urban development in the vicinity of Barton Springs and over Edwards Aquifer. The controversy surrounding its development and later annexation by the city of Austin was a landmark in municipal annexation rights in Texas.

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Today, Circle C Ranch includes more than 5,620 homes. Amenities include an 18-hole golf course called the Grey Rock Golf Club, tennis club, four swim centers, a fire station, and more than 500 acres (2.0 km2) of dedicated parkland. The Circle C Swim Center has a year-round, outdoor, Olympic-size heated pool. A second, family-oriented swimming pool complex, with adjacent office space and meeting rooms, was finished at the end of January 2012. The third pool, found in the Avaña section of Circle C, was built in 2014 and opened in 2015. The fourth pool, located in the GreyRock section of Circle C, opened in 2017.

History

View of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, located in the eastern portions of Circle C Ranch Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Circle C Ranch.jpg
View of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, located in the eastern portions of Circle C Ranch

Development of Circle C Ranch began in 1982 when Gary Bradley, at the time a part-owner of the Schlotzsky's restaurant chain, and his development partners began to earn development permits and acquire land in southwest Austin, Texas. However, several local environmentalist groups including the Save Our Springs Alliance  (SOS) were strongly opposed to the development due to the subdivision's planned location over the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. Despite the strong opposition, the first homes in Circle C were built in 1986. In 1988, the Save Barton Creek Association filed a lawsuit against the Texas Highway Department in order to stop the extension of Texas State Highway Loop 1 into southwest Austin and to halt further development of Circle C Ranch. However, the subdivision's homeowner association was able to defend its rights to the land, and thus development continued. [1]

By 1990, Circle C Ranch was considered the top selling subdivision in Central Texas. However, in the same year, the Gibraltar Savings and Loan bank based in California failed to pay off its debts, and all of its assets were transferred; at the time, this was one of the largest insolvencies in American history. Since the savings and loan company was the source for much of the money and resources involved in the development of Circle C Ranch, the subdivision went bankrupt and entered Chapter 11 reorganization status; reorganization was completed in 1992. Over the following years, several ordinances and lawsuits were filed in relation to Circle C Ranch and its environmental implications, resulting in the creation of the Southwest Travis County Water and Reclamation District in 1996 and the Slaughter Creek Water Protection Zone the following year. However, both the water district and protection zone were found unconstitutional because they were located within the City of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction and conflicted with the City's powers. [2] On December 18, 1997, Circle C Ranch was involuntarily annexed by the City of Austin after roughly 15 years of development. [1]

Schools

All of Circle C Ranch is served by the Austin Independent School District. Portions of the Avaña section in Hays County are located in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, but students there are allowed to attend AISD schools. [3]

Circle C Ranch Zoned Public Schools
SchoolDistrictEstablished Principal EnrollmentCoordinatesNotes
Bear Creek ElementaryAustin ISD2020David Crissey603 30°10′16.13″N97°54′36.24″W / 30.1711472°N 97.9100667°W / 30.1711472; -97.9100667 [4]
Clayton ElementaryAustin ISD2006Karen McCollum718 30°11′42.24″N97°54′23.51″W / 30.1950667°N 97.9065306°W / 30.1950667; -97.9065306 [5] [6] [7]
Kiker ElementaryAustin ISD1992Cory Matheny789 30°11′29.59″N97°52′53.49″W / 30.1915528°N 97.8815250°W / 30.1915528; -97.8815250 [8] [9]
Mills ElementaryAustin ISD1997Angela Frageman776 30°12′39.52″N97°52′41.62″W / 30.2109778°N 97.8782278°W / 30.2109778; -97.8782278 [10]
Gorzycki MiddleAustin ISD2009Cathryn Mitchell1,286 30°12′51.84″N97°53′30.86″W / 30.2144000°N 97.8919056°W / 30.2144000; -97.8919056 [11]
Bowie High Austin ISD1988Mark Robinson2,782 30°11′13.44″N97°51′31.44″W / 30.1870667°N 97.8587333°W / 30.1870667; -97.8587333 [12]
Carpenter Hill ElementaryHays CISD2010Ginger Bordeau606 30°5′48.85″N97°53′47.77″W / 30.0969028°N 97.8966028°W / 30.0969028; -97.8966028 [13] [14] [15]
Dahlstrom MiddleHays CISD1985Dedrah Ginn955 30°5′51.69″N97°52′55.08″W / 30.0976917°N 97.8819667°W / 30.0976917; -97.8819667 [16] [17] [18]
Johnson HighHays CISD2019Brett Miksch2,452 30°5′57.29″N97°53′33.37″W / 30.0992472°N 97.8926028°W / 30.0992472; -97.8926028 [19] [20] [21]

The reality television series Welcome to the Neighborhood was set in Circle C Ranch, in which five families competed to win a house in the neighborhood. [22]

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  2. ↑ Southwest Travis County Water District v. City of Austin, 03-97-00736-CV ( Supreme Court of Texas 2000-02-10).
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  12. ↑ Bowie High School (6 February 2017). "Bowie High School". Austin, Texas: Austin Independent School District. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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