February 11, 2020 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on February 11, 2020 @ 505 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704. Chair Kazi called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Yvette Flores Claire Hempel Patrick Howard Fayez Kazi – Chair Robert Schneider James Shieh Jeffrey Thompson Absent: Conor Kenny – Vice-Chair Greg Anderson Carmen Llanes-Pulido Patricia Seeger Todd Shaw Don Leighton-Burwell – Ex-Officio Ann Teich – Ex-Officio EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 1 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 28, 2020. Motion to approve the minutes of January 28, 2020 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Flores on a vote of 8-0. Vice-Chair Kenny and Commissioners Anderson, Llanes-Pulido, Seeger and Shaw absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Plan Amendment: NPA-2019-0021.02 - 6101 E. Oltorf Street; District 3 Location: 6101 E. Oltorf Street, Carson Creek Watershed; East Riverside / Oltorf Combined (Parker Lane) NP Area Owner/Applicant: 2009 TRCB, PL (Brad Gates) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Ambrust & Brown (Richard Suttle, Jr.) Industry to Mixed Use land use Pending; Postponement request by Staff to February 25, 2020 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695 Planning and Zoning Department Motion to grant Staff’s request for postponement of this item to February 25, 2020 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Flores on a vote of 8-0. Vice-Chair Kenny and Commissioners Anderson, Llanes-Pulido, Seeger and Shaw absent. 2. Rezoning: C14-2019-0110 - 6101 E. Oltorf Street; District 3 Location: 6101 E. Oltorf Street, Carson Creek Watershed; East Riverside / Oltorf Combined (Parker Lane) NP Area Owner/Applicant: 2009 TRCB, PL (Brad Gates) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Ambrust & Brown (Richard Suttle, Jr.) LI-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Pending; Postponement request by Staff to February 25, 2020 …
Impact Fee Advisory Committee January 28, 2020 6:00 PM Town Lake Center, Room 100 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas For more information go to: www.austintexas.gov/ifac MEETING MINUTES - APPROVED Lottie Dailey Channy Soeur Dick Kallerman Bobak Tehrany Kris Bailey Lance Parisher Susan Turrieta CALL TO ORDER – January 28, 2020, 6:00 p.m. Chair Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm with a quorum present. Committee Members in Attendance: Kris Bailey, Dick Kallerman, Lance Parisher, Channy Soeur, Bobak Tehrany. City of Austin Staff in Attendance: Liane Miller (Austin Transportation Department), Christina Romero, Aurora Pizano (Austin Water). CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of minutes from the December 18, 2019 Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting. Committee Member (CM) Kallerman moved approval, CM Parisher seconded and the minutes were approved 4-0, with CM Soeur arriving after this action. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and action on the water/wastewater Semi-Annual Impact Fee Report for April 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 as set forth in the functions of the advisory committee, Austin City Code and Chapter 395.058 of the Texas Local Government Code. Christina Romero and Aurora Pizano presented the semi-annual Impact Fee Report, noting increases in fee revenue as compared to the same period from last year. Chair Bailey requested additional detail be provided in the report for impact fee waivers. Chair Bailey made a motion to approve the report with direction to bring information regarding the waivers back to the committee at its next meeting. The motion was seconded by CM Tehrany and passed 5-0. b. Committee discussion and possible approval of comments on the street impact fee study final draft report. Liane Miller discussed the schedule for the committee to review and approve the street impact fee study final report. Jeff Whitacre (consultant with Kimley-Horn coordinating the street impact fee The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 4 days’ notice before the meeting date. Please call Liane Miller at Austin Transportation at 512-974-7922, for …
Historic Landmark Commission Applications under Review for January 27, 2019 Meeting This list does not constitute a formal agenda and is subject to change. A final agenda will be posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Certificates of Appropriateness 802 Barton Boulevard – Construct a detached pool pavilion and replace the existing deck around the pool with concrete flatwork. door. 1612 Gaston Avenue – Construct an attached garage to the rear/west side of house and replace the front 422 Guadalupe Street – New signage for concessions building in Republic Square. 607 Oakland Avenue – Remove brick cladding, restore original wood siding, add a window opening to the front wall, replace detached rear garage with carport, and replace foundation and raise house 1’‐2’. National Register Historic District permits 311 E. 6th Street – Add a second story on top of existing building. 1215 W. 9th Street – Demolish a contributing building. Postponement from December 16, 2019 meeting. 801 Embassy Drive – Rehabilitate and construct an addition to the Carriage House and add site signage. 1104 Maufrais Street – Construct a new house. Postponement from December 16, 2019 meeting. 2411 Pemberton Place – Remove and restore brick after adding insulation, demolish 1‐story garage wing and reconstruct as 2‐story wing, construct new rear addition, and change roofing material to slate. 1111 Red River Street – Install new roofing and replace two plexiglass inserts on east and south walls with tempered glass. Demolition permits (all total demolitions unless otherwise noted) 1603 E. 7th Street – Postponement from December 16, 2019 meeting. 1009 E. 14th Street (partial) 3304 E. 17th Street 2116 South Congress Avenue 609 Hearn Street 706 Meriden Lane 4703 Ramsey Avenue 201 E. 3rd Street
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION JANUARY 27, 2020 APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC SIGN PERMIT C14H-1990-0013 422 GUADALUPE STREET REPUBLIC SQUARE B.1 - 1 PROPOSAL Install two flush-mounted signs. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) The proposed sign on the south elevation is 15’ 4½” wide and 2’11” high, with an area of just over 29 square feet. It will consist of an aluminum pan with reverse channel letters. A circular aluminum disc in the center of the sign will hold an exposed neon ampersand (&). 2) The proposed sign on the east elevation is 8’5” wide and 4’ 4 ½” high, with an area of nearly 37 square feet. It will consist of an aluminum pan with reverse channel letters. A circular aluminum disc will hold an exposed neon ampersand (&). STANDARDS FOR REVIEW Standards for signs in historic districts include: Number of signs. The Commission allows one sign per building, unless the building has multiple tenants; in this case, the Commission may allow one sign per façade module, if the façade modules correspond to tenant spaces. The Commission may also allow one sign for each street frontage if the building is at an intersection. A single directory sign is appropriate for a large building with multiple tenants. The building stands in Republic Square and has four frontages facing open spaces. The proposal may meet this standard, at the Commission’s discretion. Sign types. The Commission may allow window signs, awning signs, projecting signs, and flush mounted signs for most commercial buildings. Freestanding signs are allowed for office and retail uses in historic residential buildings. The proposed project includes two flush-mounted signs. Sign size. The maximum size for signs depends on the sign type. Flush-mounted signs are allowed to have a maximum height of 2 feet and a maximum size of 20 square feet. The proposed sign on the south elevation is 29 square feet, while the proposed sign on the east elevation is 37 square feet. Neither meets this standard. However, staff feels that the larger signs may be appropriate given their orientation to the large open spaces in Republic Square and the Federal Courthouse plaza. Sign Design, Coloring and Materials. Use simple shapes, such as rectangular or oval signs. The Commission recommends painted wood or metal signs with matte finishes for all signs; plastic, reflective materials, and unfinished surfaces are not allowed. Limit the colors used in a sign to no more than three. …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.2 - 1 JANUARY 27, 2020 C14H-1986-0039 REUTER HOUSE 806 ROSEDALE TERRACE PROPOSAL Construct three new houses, two of which will have auxiliary dwelling units, on the north end of the property, with addresses of 807, 809, and 811 Mariposa Drive. These are vacant lots that have been subdivided off the original Reuter House property and are under separate ownership. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of three new houses and two new auxiliary dwelling units that will have addresses of 807, 809, and 811 Mariposa Drive. While technically still part of the historically-zoned parcel, these are undeveloped lots that have been subdivided off from the Reuter House property and are under separate ownership. At 807 Mariposa Drive, the applicant proposes the construction of a new house and ADU. The proposed new house takes its cues from Tudor Revival houses in the neighborhood with a steeply-pitched roof with a catslide over the front door and a large round-arched projecting bay that contains the principal fenestration on the front of the house. The house will have a combination of stucco and brick siding. The garage will be behind the house. The proposed ADU will be at the back of the lot and will be a two-story building with a more traditional take on Tudor Revival styling. It will also have a steeply-pitched roof with a catslide and a round-arched arcade porch across the front and side. The ADU will have white stucco as a principal exterior material; the porch and arcade will be constructed of black brick. At 809 Mariposa Drive, the applicant proposes the construction of a two-story house that takes its cues from Colonial Revival architecture in the neighborhood. The house will have a gabled roof, an exterior chimney, and a gabled dormer. The exterior material will be stucco with board-and batten accents, stone chimneys, and a stone garage. The building will have a standing seam metal roof. The ADU at 809 Mariposa will have a combination of Tudor Revival and post-modern design elements. The ADU will have the catslide roof common to Tudor Revival design, on an otherwise blocky building with stucco and stone as the principal materials. The ADU will have a metal roof. At 811 Mariposa Drive, the applicant proposes the construction of a house, but no ADU. The proposed house will have a post-modern-influenced Tudor …
Plans and Specifications PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF PROPOSED WORK: Plans and specifications for project describing the work proposed in detail. Waterloo Greenway Conservancy’s general contractor, Kris Ward of Division Group LLC, has provided the following specifications for the proposed work. ROOFING Replace Existing Damaged Shingle Roof: Replace existing asphalt shingles with fiberglass shingles that more accurately represent the original roofing material, which was likely cedar shakes. Fiberglass shingles are made of a woven fiberglass base mat, covered with a waterproof asphalt coating, and topped with ceramic granules that shield the shingles from harmful UV rays. Because of the composition of the fiberglass mat, less asphalt is needed to give the shingles their durability and strength, making them a lighter and more environmentally friendly option than traditional organic-mat asphalt shingles. Fiberglass roofing provides many benefits, as it is a tough and very resilient material that is non-porous, does not change shape, and won’t dry out. Fiberglass shingles also contain less asphalt than organic mat-based shingles and are easier to transport, providing a lower overall environmental impact. The proposed replacement shingles are from GAF Camelot II Lifetime Designer Series. See attached for material selection. Replace Existing Damaged Flat Roof: Replace all Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) and Modified Bitumen roofing materials with a new 60-millimeter TPO roofing system. TPO is a single-ply reflective roofing membrane made which is typically installed in a fully adhered or mechanically attached system, allowing the white membrane to remain exposed throughout the life of the roof. TPO is environmentally friendly, is resistant to ultraviolet, ozone and chemical exposure, and delivers benefits like lower roof surface temperatures, greater energy efficiency, superior puncture resistance against hail and enhanced indoor comfort. WINDOWS Reglaze Two Exterior Windows: Demo (2) Plexiglass inserts and replace with ¼” single-paned, tempered glass. Previous tenants replaced windows with thin sheets of plexiglass, which is energy inefficient and provides no real safety barrier. The original windows will remain intact, with only the glass being reglazed and restored to historical specifications. Heritage Grant Proposed Work Hardeman House at Symphony Square Shingle roof and flat roof identified above. Windows to be replaced marked in red.
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.3 - 1 JANUARY 27, 2020 C14H-1986-0043 WEDIG-HARDEMAN HOUSE 1111 RED RIVER STREET This is a heritage grant proposal to replace roofing and to replace plexiglass inserts with tempered glass. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes to replace the thermoplastic polyolefin and modified bitumen roofing with a new 60 mm. thermoplastic polyolefin roofing system, replace all asphalt shingles with new fiberglass shingles, and to remove 2 plexiglass window inserts on the east and south walls and replace them with ¼” single-paned tempered glass. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Evaluation: N/A 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. Evaluation: The proposal contemplates only the removal of non-historic materials, and replacement with materials that more accurately represent historic conditions at the site. 3) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. Evaluation: The proposal does not create a false sense of historical development, but instead better portrays the historic appearance of the house. 4) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. Evaluation: Neither the existing roofing materials nor the plexiglass window inserts have acquired historic significance. 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. Evaluation: Neither the roofing materials nor the plexiglass window inserts represent features that characterize the historical development of this house. 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. B.3 - 2 Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. Evaluation: The roofing materials and the plexiglass are not …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.4 - 1 JANUARY 27, 2020 C14H-1989-0020 and -0021 PLATT AND DITTLINGER BUILDINGS 302-04 E. 6TH STREET Construct a new balcony across the front of the buildings; convert two second-story windows to doors. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a wood balcony across the front of both buildings, in accordance with historic photographs. The current awning will be removed for the construction of the balcony. The applicant has based the design and positioning of the balcony on the historic photographs and will recreate the balcony exactly as shown. The applicant further proposes the conversion of two of the second-story windows to doors to allow for access to the new balcony. The applicant proposes to keep the existing original window in place, secure the sashes with a wooden member and interior steel bracing, and then install hinges on the windows so that it will swing in to the building. The applicant asserts that the window will operate securely and will cause no change to the exterior appearance of the building. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Evaluation: Historic photographs indicate the existence of the balcony across both buildings, which is typical for 19th century commercial buildings along 6th Street. The balconies principally provided shade to the sidewalk below; use of the balconies as outdoor space for the businesses is less apparent in historic photographs. However, it is not uncommon for the balconies to have some use, especially on buildings where the windows could be opened to the extent to allow the ingress or egress from the second story to the balcony. 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. Evaluation: The applicant maintains that the proposal to convert two windows to doors will not affect the exterior appearance of the building and will not require the removal or alteration of historic features other than changing the way two windows on the second story operate. 3) …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS B.6 - 1 JANUARY 27, 2020 C14H-1996-0002 ROCKY CLIFF HOUSE 802 BARTON BOULEVARD Construct a detached pool pavilion behind the house; replace the pool deck. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS The applicant proposes the construction of a new detached pool pavilion adjacent to the back- yard pool on the property. The proposed pavilion will be one-story with a slanted asphalt shingle roof with a band of clerestory windows; the walls will be combination of stucco and limestone; the building will have aluminum-framed windows and sliding glass doors. It will be located adjacent to the existing pool, mostly behind the existing garage and not visible from the street. The applicant also proposes improvements to the pool deck, consisting of concrete flatwork. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation are used to evaluate projects on historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: 1) A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Evaluation: N/A 2) The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The removal of distinctive materials or alteration of features, spaces, and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided. Evaluation: The proposed pool pavilion will not affect the historic character of the house. 3) Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or elements from other historic properties, will not be undertaken. Evaluation: N/A 4) Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved. Evaluation: N/A 5) Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved. Evaluation: N/A 6) Deteriorated historic features will be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature will match the old in design, color, texture, and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features will be substantiated by documentary and physical evidence. Evaluation: N/A B.6 - 2 7) Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used. Evaluation: N/A 8) Archeological resources will …
