June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning Concern *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Ms. Clark, I am writing to provide input for the Planning Commission meeting next week about the following properties, which are adjacent and near a property I own at 204 Montopolis: B-15 (C14-2020-0030 - 200 Montopolis Rezoning, District 3) B-16 (C14-2020-0029 - Montopolis Acres Rezoning, District 3) B-17 (C14-2020-0039 - Clovis and Kemp Rezone, District 3) B-18 (C14-2020-0044 - Saxon Acres Residential Zoning, District 3) B-19 (C14-2020-0038 - 508 Kemp Street, District 3) As you are probably aware, a developer has applied to rezone these lots to an SF‐6 designation, which we oppose. The lots are currently zoned SF‐3, which we believe is appropriate to preserve single family housing in the neighborhood. We are concerned if the lots are rezoned it will lead to increased traffic, increased property taxes, and greater density and crowding, further stressing our natural resources. Thank you, Janet Bezner and Nancy Lesch 204A Montopolis Austin, TX 78741 571‐234‐2841 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. 1 Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Hedda Elias Friday, June 19, 2020 12:07 PM Clark, Kate Zoning Montopolis Neighborhood *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Planning Commission Members, In reference to: B‐15, B‐16, B‐17, B‐18, B‐19 Part of being the anti‐racist city that Austin claims to be is to seek out and listen to the voices of the people who live in the neighborhoods affected by development. Listen to how they are struggling to pay the taxes. Listen to how their children cannot afford to keep the house they grew up in. Listen to the Montopolis Contact team. Listen to their plan. Listen to our neighbors who took time out of their days to sign these petitions. If you are really committed to the ideals of being equitable and anti‐racist, you will ask this community how we want to develop and not pay it lip service. Because we do have a plan to keep the people in their homes who have lived here for generations. We do have a plan to help each other repair our houses. We …
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Connor Kenny, Chair Planning Commission Members FROM: DATE: RE: Heather Chaffin, Senior Planner Planning and Zoning Department June 22, 2020 C14-2019-0107.SH Jackie Robinson Rezoning Error in Staff Report ************************************************************************ It has come to my attention that I made a significant error in the Staff report for the above-mentioned case. The project is a SMART Housing case and I included incorrect data for the quantity of affordable units. Apparently, I referred to a SMART Housing memorandum from a different rezoning request. I included the correct SMART Housing memorandum with the report, but mis-stated the information in the text of the report. As stated in the attached memorandum, the Applicant is planning to develop a 62-unit, single-family ownership development. Seven of these units will be sold to households at or below 80% Median Family Income (MFI) and will be subject to a minimum 99-year affordability period. This has been accepted by Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD). I apologize for the error and will correct the report prior to the City Council meeting. City of Austin P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 www.cityofaustin.org/housing Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program June 10, 2020 S.M.A.R.T. Housing Certification Summertree Developer, LLC – 5511-5519 Jackie Robinson – (ID 723) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Summertree Developer, LLC (contact Sarah Andre; ph: 512.698.3369; email sarah@structuretexas.com) is planning to develop a 62-unit, single-family ownership development at 5511-5519 Jackie Robinson Street, Austin, Texas. Seven of these units will be sold to households at or below 80% Median Family Income (MFI) and will be subject to a minimum 99-year affordability period. The units will comply with ownership prices established annually by Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD). This development is seeking a zoning change from SF-3 to SF-6. The applicant has submitted evidence of contacting the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Association advising them of their project. The applicant has indicated they will address any legitimate concerns of the neighborhood residents. NHCD certifies the proposed project meets the S.M.A.R.T. Housing standards at the pre-submittal stage. Since 10% (7) of the units will serve households at or below 80% MFI with long-term affordability the development will be eligible for 100% waiver of fees listed in Land Development Code, Chapter 25-1-704, as amended or other fees waived under a separate ordinance except for Austin Water Utility (AWU) Capital Recovery Fees. The expected fee waivers include, but are …
Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team “Strength Through Unity” NPA-2019-0016.01 and C14-2019-0098 - 914 Shady Ln To: Austin Planning Commission and City Council From: G/JTNP Contact Team RE: Commissioners and Council members, Plan Contact Team Please accept this letter on behalf of the Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood . After approximately 10 months of talks and negotiations with the applicant: The Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team supports: the valid petition OR The compromise agreement (agreement & map included) if the petition signers agree to withdraw the valid in favor of this compromise agreement. Please feel free to reach out to me with and further questions or comments regarding this case. Thank you, Daniel Llanes, Chair G/JTNP Contact Team 512-431-9665 Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team “Strength Through Unity” Compromise Agreement 6/22/2020 Between G/JTNP Contact Team & RainLily Farm NPA-2019-0016.01 and C14-2019-0098 - 914 Shady Ln Tract 2B ( LR-MU-NP) 1. Minimum 8' tall above the finished grade of any parking lots opaque fence to block out vehicular traffic lights, reduce noise and to provide visual screening on the northern property line (which is in the creek, therefore we'd want the fence to be on the upper bank of the southern side of the creek, which is the top of the gabions). 2. Minimum 10’ Creek Buffer to begin at the top of the gabions due south and along the northern side of the property (southern side of the creek). The creek buffer is to be fully vegetated per COA Environmental Criteria Manual SECTION 2 - LANDSCAPE 2.9.0 - SCREENING STANDARDS 2.9.1 – General - and is to include a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and groundcover. This buffer is to be maintained by the property owner, including annual removal of invasive species, and replacement of any sections that have declined due to drought, flooding, or misuse. The buffer zone is to be kept free of litter/debris at all times unless conditions within a utility easement or other easements supersede this requirement. 3. Vegetative Buffer (that meets City Screening Standards) along the creek side (northern side of property, southern side of the creek), along the fence, unless conditions within a utility easement or other easements supersede this requirement. 4. No service station. 5 No 24-hour businesses as per City code. 6. Prohibit consumer convenience use. 7. All required parking should be on site, includes parking reduction as allowed by code. 8. …
April 16, 2020 To whom it may concern: Our names are Andrew and Alexa Cunningham, and we live at 2019 Hardy Circle. Our property faces the back half of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road, about 100 yards away. We have multiple concerns about the code change proposed for the lot at 7113 Burnet Road. The first concern involves the existing zoning that was implemented to ensure that the back half of the lot remains zoned for “an office that serves the neighborhood or community needs and that is located in or adjacent to residential neighborhoods”, and that it is “designed to ensure that the use is compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with the residential environment,” to quote the existing LO zoning designation for the lot. Our second concern involves how changing the zoning of the lot at 7113 Burnet Rd changes the intent of the Crestview-Wooten Neighborhood plan. The zoning changes do not adhere to the neighborhood plan, and the neighborhood plan was created by us through authority given by the City of Austin to reflect the sentiments of the people that live in the neighborhood. The third concern involves potential safety concerns for the families and children of our street. We feel that a large, multi-story building overlooking a cul-de-sac compromises the safety of the children playing on the street. The last concern involves noise. Currently we have 12 homes on our cul-de-sac. By changing the zoning of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road, there is a high probability that noise pollution will greatly increase. Our concerns are as follows: ● Height— The height of the building is our biggest concern. The current zoning of the back half of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road (which touches residential properties on Hardy Circle and Hardy Drive) is LO-CO-NP, which has a maximum height of 40 feet. The LO designation ensures that a property is used for “an office that serves the neighborhood or community needs and that is located in or adjacent to residential neighborhoods”. Furthermore: “Site development regulations and performance standards applicable to an LO district use are designed to ensure that the use is compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with the residential environment.” Changing this lot to a zoning designation of MF-6 is a dramatic shift in how this land is used, and one that does not “ensure that the use is compatible …
OWANA Steering Committee Ted Barnhill CHAIR Renae Alsobrook TREASURER Shawn Shilling- ton SECRETARY MEMBERS Amy Bodle Cristine Buendel Sandy Cartwright Kate Ertle Adrienne Golds- berry Lindsey Heron Ellen Justice Marissa Latta Andrea March Maureen Met- teauer June 15, 2020 Dear Planning Commissioners: The Old West Austin Neighborhood Association (OWANA) has voted to oppose the rezoning of 1509 Enfield from MF-3-NP to NO-MU-NP. At our June 2, 2020 General Membership Meeting, Lila Nelson of ATX Permit & Consulting, on behalf of Nalle Custom Homes, presented a proposal to rezone 1509 Enfield for neighborhood office use. The Nalle Brothers intend to purchase the property and renovate the home to use as an office for Nalle Custom Homes. The City staff has recommended mixed use (MU) to be added to the neighborhood office (NO) base dis- trict for future use. The Nalle brothers have no current plans to incorpo- rate a residential use of the property. Members of the OWANA Zoning Committee - who had considered this rezoning proposal, and voted as a committee to recommend opposition - shared the following reasons for opposition: 1. The nearby neighbors (both those who attended this meeting and those who have sent emails) have all expressed their opposi- tion to the rezoning. The OWANA membership has historically voted to support the position of nearby neighbors that have shown reasonable justification for their position. 2. OWANA’s Neighborhood Plan (NP) has identified the residential neighborhood along Enfield as a boundary of our residential core. OWANA’s NP clearly states that this area is to be protected. “No zoning changes to a more permissive zoning category should be permitted. Preservation of existing older residential structures is strongly encour- aged.” The Old West Austin NP made allowance for areas that would allow MU to be added to the base districts. These areas are clearly de- fined and NOT located along Enfield Road. (See attached OWANA NP Rezoning Proposals) Nearby neighbors of 1509 Enfield have the expec- tation of their neighborhood being residential under the Old West Austin NP that was added by ordinance to all OWANA base districts. Even the proposed zoning for the Land Development Code (LDC) Revision is only planning residential use for 1509 Enfield. 3. Rezoning from MF-3-NP to NO-MU-NP will create a gateway set- ting for commercialization of the Enfield corridor and could lead to a West 6th St. scenario (loss of the street's residential use to …
Roya Johnson – Page 1 I have lived in West Austin since 1972, My love of West Austin started when I walked from Hartford Road every day to attend UT when living with family on Hartford Road. As real estate broker for last 35 years I have sold house almost in every street in West Austin, so this is coming from experience and deep love for one the best close in neighborhoods in Austin. Destroying it will be like taking the heart from soul of West Austin. There are many reasons to reject this re-zoning request because of the limited time I have highlighted only three of many reasons below. 1: Historical nature of two neighborhoods Surrounding 1509 Enfield Road is one the most important and precious history West Austin especially Austin’s black history. Enfield Road located in the heart of these historical neighborhoods. Please see the map, these historical neighborhoods, the neighborhoods surrounding this portion of Enfield are part of history of Austin. These are the type of neighborhoods make Austin special place. I want to stop destroying them. Please read more at http://www.clarksvillecdc.org/. We need to stop converting every neighborhood to offices and expensive condo projects. Below is little history about this small section of West Austin essence of Austin from Wikipedia: CLarksville Following emancipation at end of the Civil War, Texas Governor Pease sold and gave some of his plantation land to his freed black slaves. In 1871 this neighboring area came to be known as Clarksville and was legally set apart from the other areas of town specifically for the freed black slaves. It was called Clarksville because Charles (Griffin) Clark, a land developer with an eye to reselling to the newly freed slaves, purchased a 365-acre (1.48 km2)tract of land from former slaves where he founded the town of Clarksville, less than one-half mile from Woodlawn.[7] Other important West Austin developments during the 1870s included the establishment of the International and Great Northern Railroad, which defines the historic district's western boundary, and the establishment of Pease Park, which define the district's eastern boundary. The land was donated to the city by the Pease family. Shoal Creek is the centerpiece of Pease Park. The waterway attracted recreational use as early as the mid-nineteenth century. Old Enfield The oldest and southernmost neighborhood in the historic district is Old Enfield. Its approximate boundaries are Windsor Road on the …
Case File Contact Sheet Case # C14-2020-0035 Case Name: 707 W 14th Apartments Case Address: 707 W 14th Street Date 06/15/20 Name Charles Woodruff Organization Neighbor, next door Email Cell phone Other phone 512-480-0335 06/22/20 Jeff Needles Neighbor, next door at corner 1306 Rio Grande 512-736-7807 Issues Is map correct? Does not oppose project. 1. Heritage Trees removed 2. Sewage pipe across private property 3. Demo permit notice of adjoining properties.
Conditional Use Permit Waterloo School Austin Private Secondary Educational Facility 1511 S. Congress Avenue Case #: SPC-2019-0608A Vincent Gerard & Associates, Inc. Land Planning, Development & Zoning Consultants 1715 South Capital Of Texas Highway, Suite 207 Austin, Texas 78746 Vincentgerard.com | (512) 328-2693 Educational Annex Building SITE Existing Education Annex Shared Off Peak parking Required – 73 Spaces Available Parking 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 On-site parking (4 handicap) Adjacent on-street parking (2 handicap) Onsite Parking Adjacent on Street Parking Total TOTAL # of Spaces 84 48 132 87 43 130 Cap Metro Bus Stop Educational Annex Drop Off/Pick up One Way Queing No New Construction Extremely Compatible Land Uses • Child Care – Religious Assembly – Private Secondary • All off Peak Uses Traffic Study • Plans for queuing spaces – acceptable levels • Can adjust to staggered times – Full enrollment • Arrival & departure times will be staffed • Improvements to Two Curb Ramps
From: Sam Reicks < Date: Jun 23, 2020, 11:23 AM -0500 To: andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov Subject: Remarks on the rezoning of 5010 & 5102 Heflin lane The attempt to rezone this land is frustrating on many levels. I would like to speak vehemently against the rezoning of this lot for multiple reasons. 1. District 1 (this district) was specified in the 1928 Master plan as the “Negro District”… Throughout Austins horrible history of racism and redlining, black people were forced into east side neighborhoods, like this one. Now as the east-side including district 1 have become popular, those people who have been forced to live here, are now being forced to leave through gentrification. Building a development such as this one in this community will accelerate the rate of gentrification immensely pushing out more and more people of color who have spent generations building a community here because they weren’t allowed to anywhere else. 2. The rezoning of this lot has been attempted repeatedly in the past. At each attempt the neighborhood has spoken out against the rezoning. The developers are adamant to push this through in spite of the will of the community. The only reason I can understand that they do not stop is that they assume with enough effort and money they can override the will of the community. This decision needs to be made in the interest of the community and not because the applicant is incessant and can afford good lawyers. 3. This neighborhood is NOT in the center of Austin we are a little bit further out and enjoy the space and speed of living in a smaller neighborhood, with the scale of construction they are applying for, we will lose all of our green space and be packed in in a way that does not fit the neighborhood. 4. 2-3 blocks away is Rob-Scott st, where they’ve been working on a housing development for a decade or so. Progress has been slow as there hasn’t been an appetite for the new housing in this neighborhood. On top of that, with the current covid-19 epidemic there are questions about the future interest in dense-fill housing, now above all is not a time when increased density is needed. 5. Fort branch creek has a history of flooding, and many houses near it, including this site itself are in a flood zone. 1 of the biggest things that …
om: William Travis Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:54 AM To: Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Subject: Zoning Change Request Case No. C14-2020-0048 -- 1509 Enfield Road *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Mr. Rivera: Please add this email communication to the public comments presented to the City of Austin's Planning Commission in connection with the Commission's consideration of a zoning change request for the property at 1509 Enfield Road. My wife and I own the property at 1400 Marshall Lane, a single family residence on the corner of Marshall Lane and Palma Plaza. I oppose the proposed zoning change for the property at 1509 Enfield Road for all the reasons expressed by Mr. Barnhill, speaking on behalf of the Old West Austin Neighborhood Association. The Case Manager's comments in the Zoning Change Review Sheet refer to an existing real estate office at 1501 Enfield Road that already has Neighborhood Office (NO) zoning. I would emphasize that this is the only property on either side of Enfield Road between Parkway and Mopac that has NO zoning. Furthermore, in 2010 when the NO zoning was granted, the owner of 1501 agreed to very substantial limitations on the use of the property otherwise permitted by that zoning. The Case Manager describes those limitations on page 4 of the Review Sheet. Perhaps most significant, 1501 Enfield is a corner lot and automobile access for the office customers is only on the side street, Marshall Lane. It was argued in 2010 that if 1501 was granted the NO zoning it would start a trend, for additional zoning changes, that would eventually change the character of the neighborhood. That was certainly not the intent of anyone involved in that process and the Case Manager's comments should be read with that fact in mind. Thanks for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, William R. Travis Attorney at Law 3305 Northland Dr., Suite 205 Austin, Texas 78731 Tel No. (512) 426-5598 Fax No. (512) 477-7573
Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan City of Austin Planning, Environmental and Conservation Services Department For more information, contact: Steve Barney, City of Austin Neighborhood Planning, 499-6389 Mark Stine, Old West Austin Neighborhood, 472-4113 The Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan An amendment to the City of Austin's Comprehensive Plan The Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan Chapter 5 Section 5-6 Exhibit A Presentation to the Austin City Council June 29, 2000 Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan 2 Table of Contents A. LAND USE / ZONING.............................................................................. 4 B. TRANSPORTATION................................................................................14 C. PARKS, RECREATION, AND GREEN SPACE ............................. 26 D. HISTORIC PRESERVATION / URBAN DESIGN................... 29 E. IMPLEMENTATION................................................................................34 Index of Figures Figure 1: Map - Proposed Land Use and Zoning Changes .............. 7 Figure 2: Map - Existing Land Use and Zoning................................... 8 Figure 3: Map - Neighborhood Districts.............................................13 Figure 4: Map - Historic Resource Survey.........................................33 Index of Tables Table 1: Ballot Results...................................................................................36 Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan 3 The Old West Austin Neighborhood will come under pressure to change as the city itself undergoes tremendous change. Because of this fact, basic decisions about the neighborhood must be made and planning based on those decisions must be put into place. To not do anything, because we like the neighborhood the way it is, is not a viable option. Abbreviations that follow: After each action item, the party (or parties) proposed as responsible for implementing the action item is included, in parentheses. These abbreviations are as follows: AHFC – Austin Housing Finance Corporation APD – City of Austin Police Department CAMPO – Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization DRID – City of Austin Development Review and Inspection Department NHCD – City of Austin Department of Neighborhood Housing and Community Development NPT – Neighborhood Planning Team PARD – City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department PECSD – City of Austin Planning, Environmental, and Conservation Services Department PW – City of Austin Public Works and Transportation Department TXDOT – Texas Department of Transportation WEAA – West End Austin Alliance A. LAND USE / ZONING The neighborhood planning team has identified "neighborhood-friendly" commercial areas where office, retail, and residences can be mixed vertically and horizontally. These areas include West 5th and 6th Streets between Lamar and Mopac, Lamar Boulevard between Town Lake and Enfield, and those properties that already have commercial zoning on the central commercial service corridor on West Lynn from 10th to 13th Streets ("Downtown Clarksville"). For decades, the …
ORDINANCE NO. 000629-105 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE AUSTIN TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY ADOPTING THE OLD WEST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. Findings. Plan." (A) In 1979, the City Council adopted the "Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive (B) The Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan contemplated the adoption of neighborhood plans. Article X, Section 5 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to adopt by ordinance additional elements of a comprehensive plan that are necessary or desirable to establish and implement policies for growth, development, and beautification, including neighborhood, community, or area-wide plans. (C) In October 1998, the Old West Austin neighborhood was selected to work with the City of Austin to complete a neighborhood plan. The Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan followed a process first outlined by the Citizens' Planning Committee in 1995, and refined by the Ad Hoc Neighborhood Planning Committee in 1996. City Council endorsed this approach for the neighborhood planning in a 1997 resolution. This process mandated representation of all of the stakeholders hi the neighborhood and required active public outreach. During the planning process, the Old West Austin Neighborhood Planning Team gathered information and solicited public input through the following means: (1) neighborhood planning team meetings; (2) collection of existing data; (3) neighborhood inventory; (4) neighborhood survey; (5) neighborhood newsletter; (6) community-wide meetings; and (7) neighborhood ballot. Page 1 of3 (D) The Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan recommends action by the neighborhood association, the City, and by other agencies to preserve and improve the neighborhood. The Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan has 13 major goals: (1) encourage mixed uses; (2) protect the character of the neighborhood; (3) maintain social and economic diversity of residents; (4) provide safe movement for all modes of transportation throughout neighborhood; (5) provide access to, from, and through the neighborhood for all residents; (6) allow neighborhood streets to function for circulation, while calming cut-through traffic; (7) provide for movement of through traffic into and out of downtown; (8) create attractive, pedestrian-friendly public spaces in the neighborhood; (9) provide adequate parking for neighborhood's residents and businesses; (10) reduce traffic noise; neighborhood; (11) improve existing parks and increase recreational amenities in the (12) preserve and improve green space; and (13) preserve and enhance the unique historic identity of the neighborhood. (E) For each of these general goals, the Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan includes more …
-----Original Message----- From: Fred McGhee < Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:10 AM To: Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov>; Shieh, James - BC <bc- James.Shieh@austintexas.gov>; Kazi, Fayez - BC <bc-Fayez.Kazi@austintexas.gov>; Seeger, Patricia - BC <bc-Patricia.Seeger@austintexas.gov>; Thompson, Jeffrey - BC <bc- Jeffrey.Thompson@austintexas.gov>; Anderson, Greg - BC <bc-Greg.Anderson@austintexas.gov>; Kenny, Conor - BC <BC-Conor.Kenny@austintexas.gov>; Leighton-Burwell, Don - BC <bc-Don.Leighton- Burwell@austintexas.gov>; Schneider, Robert - BC <BC-Robert.Schneider@austintexas.gov>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC-Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Shaw, Todd - BC <BC-Todd.Shaw@austintexas.gov>; Hempel, Claire - BC <BC-Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Llanes, Carmen - BC <bc- Carmen.Llanes@austintexas.gov>; Howard, Patrick - BC <BC-Patrick.Howard@austintexas.gov>; Flores, Yvette - BC <bc-Yvette.Flores@austintexas.gov> Subject: Today's Montopolis Zoning Cases *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Aloha Kakahiaka, I write to add my personal support to the Montopolis voices that have expressed opposition to the SF-3 to SF-6 zoning requests on your agenda today. Our neighborhood spoke in opposition to these upzonings with clarity at the Montopolis Negro School on Juneteenth: we welcome development that is in keeping with the single family history and culture of our neighborhood. These proposed zoning changes are about real estate speculation, plain and simple, and their enactment would adversely impact the integrity of our community by violating what makes and keeps it unique. Regarding the Missing Middle™ justification floating around in association with these zoning cases, there is a lot I could say, but I'll keep it short: even academia now concedes that in 2020 such neoliberal planning notions only help to perpetuate institutional racism. Our community would best benefit from truly bottom up development that allows families to remain in their homes and grow out of poverty, not by the zealous application of (properly trademarked) religious tomfoolery of dubious sponsorship masquerading as urban planning insight. Stated plainly, there is no "missing middle" justification for these zoning changes. Go apply them in neighborhoods that don't have a 33% poverty rate, or the highest concentration of industrial and commercial zoning of any planning area. Like at the Lions Municipal Golf Course, for instance. The zoning change requests that have been initiated are: 1. 508 Kemp St. 2. 1013 Montopolis Dr. 3. 107 Montopolis Dr. 3. 200 Montopolis Dr. 4. 6201 Clovis St. 5. 6206 Clovis St. 5. 301 Kemp St. 6. 6328 El Mirando St. Regards, flm
Hello Andrew, My name is Kate Bero and my husband, Colin Ross, and I live at 204B Montopolis Drive, Austin, TX 79741. My phone number is (512) 751-7584. I’m writing in opposition to upzoning at Montopolis for the following properties: • • • • • Item 15: C14-2020-0030 - 200 Montopolis Rezoning; Item 16: C14-2020-0029 - 1013 &1017 Montopolis Acres Rezoning; Item 17: C14-2020-0039 - Clovis and Kemp Rezone; and Item 18: C14-2020-0044 - Saxon Acres Residential Zoning Item 19: C14-2020-0038 508 Kemp It's been brought to my attention I’ve missed the deadline to participate in the zoning cases on the Planning Commission agenda meeting tomorrow. If it is possible to submit my opposition in writing I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you, Kate Bero (512) 751-7584
