UT City Climate Colab Empower communities with climate data and tools A framework for cities to build climate smart infrastructure (netzero, heat/health, fire, investments..) Dev Niyogi¹ Allysa Dallmann¹, Marc Coudert², Zach Baumer², Patrick Bixler¹, Paola Passalacqua¹, Junfeng Jiao¹, Yang Zong Liang¹, Zoltan Nagy1, Heidi Schmalbach¹ 1. The University of Texas at Austin 2. The City of Austin utcitycolab.org URGENCY • Increase in the climate extremes; city needs to prepare for eventualities • Disadvantaged communities greatly challenged in "bouncing back" Infrastructure investments and response plans underway • • Students interested in place-based research • Federal grant opportunities are growing TEMPERATURE One of the “simplest” climate variables Austin changes not explains by global changes alone City scale information needs bottom up rather than top down approach only (Top down is global to local which is what we see for El Nino, La Nina effects for example) Climate Downscaling (coarse grid (100 km x 100 km ) global information statistically brought to local scale (10km or finer) – This is top down and most common way of getting climate information AUSTIN’S FUTURE CLIMATE Rain events will become more intense and less frequent Temperatures will become hotter Less frequent, but more intense cold events CIMBY CLIMATE IN MY BACKYARD There is a need to localize data climate information To complement community experience UT City Climate CoLab This creates a framework that is tied into local city departments, communities, and UT EXPERIENCE from the community, and the city UT + City Climate CoLab DATA from the climate and atmospheric sciences USEFUL TO USEABLE UT City Climate CoLab • National - NOAA NCEI • Texas has State Climate Office • Regional Climate Hubs (for agriculture) UT City Climate CoLab • City needs are unique • Data needs are localized UT City Climate CoLab • Climate models are complicated • Scenarios, Resolutions, Model Choices • Reanalysis, Data, AI/ML output UT City Climate CoLab • Localizing data and information with lived experience is important to develop local policies and investment decisions. UT Investments -Climate Program Coordinator (Allysa Dallman JSG + PT2050) - 2 postdocs (JSG; Ali and Manmeet) - LBJ 5 summer GRAs, part of Program Manager (Deidra Miniard) - Faculty time - Research Grants City Investments -CoLab Program Manager (Alexia Leclercq) - Product Developer (advertised) - ILA projects (e.g. Water Fwd; AFD) - Office of Resilience/ Sustainability - Access/Partnership Open source, Build height data sets for cities …
JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MEETING MINUTES Apr 24, 2024 The Joint Sustainability Committee convened in a hybrid meeting via videoconferencing and City Hall. Chair Kaiba White called the Board Meeting to order at 6:06 pm. Board Members in Attendance in Person: Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Lane Becker, Larry Franklin, Charlotte Davis, Kaiba White, Haris Qureshi, Jon Salinas Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Diana Wheeler, Anna Scott, Heather Houser, Chris Campbell, Yure Suarez Board Members Absent: Bertha Delgado, Alice Woods, Melissa Rothrock, Amy Noel, Rodrigo Leal City Staff in Attendance: Rohan Lilauwala, Zach Baumer CALL TO ORDER Chair Kaiba White called the meeting to order at 6:20 pm. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 1. Melinda Chow- River Watch, speaking in favor of Austin Civilian Conservation Corps (ACCC) success stories 2. Parc Smith – American Youth Works, speaking in favor of ACCC 3. Chase Wright – Hungry Hill Foundation, speaking in favor of ACCC 4. Jaquan Jackson – Hungry Hill Foundation, speaking in favor of ACCC 5. Paul Robbins – Environmental activist, vice chair of RMC. Speaking on the need for stronger restrictions on water use and for reclaimed water. Green choice program is obsolete, needs to be repurposed for dispatchable renewable energy 6. Adam Greenfield – Safe Streets Austin, speaking in favor of Urban Transportation Commission’s transportation package, Farm and City’s recommendations. In support of dais). converting 1 lane on every arterial to protected bike or bus lanes. 110 miles - $40 million for quick build. Savings from crash cost reduction. Example of longhorn dam 7. Scott Johnson – speaking on the importance of low-emission asphalt 1. Approval of minutes from the March 27th meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee. Davis motions to approve, Maxwell-Gaines seconds, passes on 11-0 vote (Suarez off 3. UT City Climate Colab – Dev Niyogi, UT-Austin Presentation on the new collaborative research framework between University of Texas at Austin and the City of Austin Commissioners agree of value of Colab Suggestions of project – citywide solar potential assessment Offer to come back regularly to update JSC 2. Joint Sustainability Committee Officer Elections for the 2024-2025 Term Qureshi nominates White as chair, Maxwell-Gaines seconds, passes 12-0. Wheeler nominates Davis as vice chair, Qureshi seconds, passes 12-0. 4. Presentation on the Staff Response to Resolution 20240215-025, the “Environmental Investment Plan” – Zach Baumer, Office of Sustainability Discussions on how to maximize community benefits …
REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. CST CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS RM #1101 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 MEETING AGENDA Some members of the Joint Inclusion Committee may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Alejandra Mireles (Community Services Program Coordinator, Equity Office) at (512) 974-8045 or alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. CURRENT JIC MEMBER COMMISSIONS & REPRESENTATIVES: Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission Commission for Women Commission on Aging Commission on Immigrant Affairs Early Childhood Council Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission LGBTQ+ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities CALL TO ORDER: Primary Representative: Serita Fontanesi Alternate Representative: Antonio Ross Sonny Sin Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi (Vice-Chair) Teresa Ferguson Melissa Ortega Rebecca Austen Jose Caceres Leonor Vargas Amanda Afifi (Chair) Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Morgan Davis Charles Curry Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam Melissa Taylor Jennifer Powell Lira Ramirez AGENDA 1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first ten 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on March 27th, 2024. Fausto Rodriguez, Lieutenant – APD, Presenting to Commission on City of Austin Procedures and Policies for Senate Bill 4. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. KB Brookins, Author and Poet. Proposal for a City of Austin Poet Laureate Program. Discussion to avoid quorum during May 7th Virtual City Department Follow Up FY25 Budget Recommendations event. Discussion on future recommendation regarding Senate Bill 4. 5. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Conduct officer elections for the Chair. Conduct officer elections for the Vice Chair. Approve amending the bylaws to include the Commission on Veteran Affairs as a member of the Joint Inclusion Committee. Approve presenting amended bylaws with Commission on Veteran Affairs as a member of the Joint Inclusion Committee to the Office of the City Clerk and the Audit and Finance …
Board and Commission Recommendation Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Recommendation Number 20240322-002 Approve a point-in-time count for people with disabilities in Austin WHEREAS, the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities is authorized by Austin City Code 2-1-108 to serve as an advisory body to the city council and city manager regarding problems affecting the persons with disabilities in the Austin area; WHEREAS, the Committee serves in an advisory and consultative capacity to the Human Resources Department and the city council to ensure effective compliance and enforcement of Chapters 5-6 (Discrimination against a person with a disability); WHEREAS, the Committee has tried to get a proper count of Austinites with disabilities and has found that no city has tracked Austinites with disabilities. WHEREAS, a point-in-time count is necessary to provide information to the mayor, city council, city manager, and heads of all city departments and agencies to achieve the purposes of Chapters 5-6 (Discrimination Against A Person With A Disability); We recommend a point- in-time count be done at the earliest time possible, and that the proper funds to achieve this be researched and set aside to achieve this goal in a most expedient manner possible. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities support of a point-in-time count the City Council review, support, and take action to approve a point-in-time count. Date of Approval: March 22, 2024 Record of the vote: Unanimous on a 6-0 vote For: Vice Chair Meyer, Commissioners Chang, Fetonte, Powell, Ramírez and Salazar Absent: Chair Franks, Commissioners Hogan and Vassallo Attest: Elisabeth Meyer, Vice Chair
Board and Commission Recommendation Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Recommendation Number 20240322-003 Electronic Community Participation and Information Sharing Whereas: To be effective AMCPD requires a coordinated way to get information to people with disabilities in the Austin community. Whereas: Austin has a large but fragmented web of services for various populations within the disability community making it impossible for the AMCPD to collaborate effectively with the population we serve. Whereas: The AMCPD tried to use personal channels to disseminate an important survey about experiences of transportation and safety, but this resulted in only three responses. Whereas: Due to lack of opportunities in education, transportation, and a centralized information point, people with disabilities are not currently able to participate or self-advocate in city processes affecting them in any meaningful way. Now Therefore Be It Resolved the city will update the AMCPD web page to include the following. First a section to highlight ways people with disabilities can participate at the city level. This could include up to date important information, links to surveys, and items of interest relating to city community activities, policy changes, and opportunities to participate in various open comment periods that have an impact on the experience of citizens with disabilities in the Austin community. Second, an opportunity for Austinites with disabilities to enter their email information and the subsequent creation of an email list that can be used by the AMCPD Chair or Vice Chair to communicate important information and opportunities for participation within the Austin community. Date of Approval: March 22, 2024 Record of the vote: Unanimous on a 6-0 vote For: Vice Chair Meyer, Commissioners Chang, Fetonte, Powell, Ramírez and Salazar Absent: Chair Franks, Commissioners Hogan and Vassallo Attest: Elisabeth Meyer, Vice Chair
LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20240415‐2 Transgender and Sexual Identity Protections WHEREAS, the City of Austin has been one of the fastest‐growing cities in the United States for over a decade, resulting in rapidly increasing demands on housing, infrastructure, public safety, and other city resources; and WHEREAS, in 2023, the Texas state legislature passed legislation restricting or criminalizing access to gender‐affirming healthcare across Texas, which was subsequently signed by the governor and became law effective September 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, as a home‐rule city, the City has the authority and responsibility to prioritize the use of its limited resources and taxpayer dollars to address the most urgent needs of all residents, including focusing the use of public safety resources on substantive and broad threats to residents’ safety and livelihood; and WHEREAS the City Council recognizes that families and healthcare providers in Austin are living in uncertainty and fear, and many are considering moving away or have already moved to other states to access medical care for their children or to be able to practice medicine freely in accordance with professional and ethical standards; and WHEREAS multiple healthcare providers in Texas have scaled back healthcare services in response to legal challenges, perception of legal risk, harassment, or threats of violence; and WHEREAS gender‐affirming healthcare has been proven to be evidence‐based, medically necessary, and lifesaving by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Academy of Pediatricians, the Endocrine Society, the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, amongst other institutions; and WHEREAS, studies have shown that gender transition, including access to gender‐affirming healthcare, improves the overall well‐being of transgender people and that access to gender‐affirming healthcare for youth is associated with better mental health outcomes and lower risks of suicide; and WHEREAS over 94 percent of LGBTQ+ youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in late 2021 said recent politics have negatively impacted their mental health, and 93 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in 2022 said they have worried about transgender people being denied access to gender‐affirming medical care due to state or local laws; and WHEREAS, a majority of U.S. adults agree that transgender minors should have access to gender‐ affirming care; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin has consistently declared its commitment to furthering transgender equity and supporting its transgender and nonbinary …
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 BYLAWS OF THE Joint Inclusion Committee ARTICLE 1. NAME. The name of the board is Joint Inclusion Committee. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND DUTIES. The purpose of the board is to advise the council on issues pertaining to equity, diversity and inclusion and to promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees and task forces to increase and sustain equity, diversity and inclusion in the city. ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP. (A) The board is composed of 10 members representing their respective board appointed by the city council from the African American Resource Advisory Commission, the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission, the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission, the Commission on Immigrant Affairs, the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities, the Commission on Seniors, the Commission for Women, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Quality of Life Advisory Commission, the Human Rights Commission and the Early Childhood Council. (B) A member serves at the pleasure of the city council. (C) Board members serve for a term of four years beginning March 1st on the year of appointment. (D) An individual board member may not act in an official capacity except through the action of the board. (E) A board member who is absent for three consecutive regular meetings or one-third of all regular meetings in a “rolling” twelve month timeframe automatically vacates the member’s position subject to the holdover provisions in Section 2-1-27 of the City Code. This does not apply to an absence due to illness or injury of the board member, an illness or injury of a board member’s immediate family member, active military service, or the birth or adoption of the board member’s child for 90 days after the event. The board member must notify the staff liaison of the reason for the absence not later than the date of the next regular meeting of the board. Failure to notify the liaison before the next regular meeting of the board will result in an unexcused absence. (F) At each meeting, each board member shall sign an attendance sheet which indicates that the member …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE convened a REGULAR meeting on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27th, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. CST in the CITY OF AUSTIN at the Boards and Commission Rooms #1101 in City Hall (301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701). Chair AMANDA AFIFI called the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hispanic/Latino Quality-of-Life Resource Advisory Commission: Amanda Afifi (Chair) LGBTQ Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission: Charles Curry Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: African American Resource Advisory Commission: Serita Fontanesi Asian American Quality-of-Life Advisory Commission: Sonny Sin Commission on Aging: Richard Bondi (Co-Chair) Commission on Immigrant Affairs: Melissa Ortega Commission for Women: Rebecca Austen Human Rights Commission: Morgan Davis Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities: Jennifer Powell Commissioners Absent: Early Childhood Council: Eliza Gordon or Leonor Vargas Staff in Attendance: Alejandra Mireles, Community Services Program Coordinator, Equity Office MEETING AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on February 28th, 2024. 1 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The minutes were approved on COMMISSIONER REBECCA AUSTEN’s motion, COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s second on a 9-0 vote (Absent: Early Childhood Council Commissioners Leonor Vargas or Eliza Gordon) DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Approve a recommendation for an Austin Board and Commission Budget Recommendations Tracker. Commissioners discuss and edit. Recommendation PASSESS on COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s motion, COMMISSIONER SERITA FONTANESI’s second on a 9-0 vote (Absent: Early Childhood Council Commissioners Eliza Gordon and Leonor Vargas). Approve a recommendation for joint endorsement of the Commission for Women’s recommendation on the FY 2024-25 Budget for Funding Collective Sex Crimes Response Model (CSCRM) Action. Commissioners discuss and edit. Recommendation PASSESS on COMMISSIONER REBECCA AUSTEN’s motion, COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s second on a 9-0 vote (Absent: Early Childhood Council Commissioners Eliza Gordon and Leonor Vargas). Approve a recommendation for joint endorsement of the Early Childhood Council’s recommendation on the FY 2024-25 Budget for Current Early Childhood Investments. Commissioners discuss and edit. Recommendation PASSESS on COMMISSIONER RICHARD CURRY’s motion, COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s second on a 9-0 vote (Absent: Early Childhood Council Commissioners Eliza Gordon and Leonor Vargas). Approve a recommendation for joint endorsement of the Commission on Aging’s recommendation on the FY 2024-25 Budget for Funding for the GO Repair Program. Commissioners discuss and edit. Recommendation PASSESS on COMMISSIONER RICHARD BONDI’s motion, COMMISSIONER MELISSA ORTEGA’s second on a 9-0 vote (Absent: Early Childhood Council Commissioners …
APD’s Response to SB4 April 23, 2024 SB 4 Summary Creates 3 new offenses: Illegal Entry from Foreign Nation Illegal Reentry Refusal to Comply with Order to Return to Foreign Nation Safe Harbors Public, private, primary or secondary school Church, synagogue or other established place of worship Healthcare facility SAFE-ready facility Summary continued… Not in effect at this time No current or anticipated changes to APD’s internal policies APD’s Existing Policy General Order 330 Overview Interactions with Foreign Nationals APD will not consider race, color, religion, language or national origin when deciding whether to inquire into status APD will not inquire into status of a person who is a victim or witness to a crime, except under special circumstances All inquiries are documented and include the officer’s reason for asking, including in follow up investigations Overview continued… APD must inform detainee or arrestee that they are not compelled to respond to the inquiry and will not be subjected to additional action if they do not respond APD must comply with orders and requests for assistance from ICE and federal officials. This includes notification to an APD supervisor and confirmation of validity of detainer APD’s Response to the Community on SB4 Statements to the public regarding updates on status of SB4 Explanation to public that APD is unlikely to have probable cause to make warrantless arrests under SB4 Encouragement to victims and witnesses of crime to continue reporting to APD APD’s Response to the Community on SB4 Commitment to monitor ongoing litigation and keep community informed Continued engagement with immigrant communities while maintaining awareness of and sensitivity to SB4’s impact Questions…
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Joint Inclusion Committee RECOMMENDATION 20240424-12 Transgender, Sexual Identity, and Gender Identity Protection WHEREAS, the City of Austin has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States for over a decade, resulting in rapidly increasing demands on housing, infrastructure, public safety, and other city resources; and WHEREAS, in 2023, the Texas state legislature passed legislation restricting or criminalizing access to gender-affirming healthcare across Texas, which was subsequently signed by the governor and became law effective September 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, as a home-rule city, the City has the authority and responsibility to prioritize the use of its limited resources and taxpayer dollars to address the most urgent needs of all residents, including focusing the use of public safety resources on substantive and broad threats to residents’ safety and livelihood; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that families and healthcare providers in Austin are living in uncertainty and fear, and many are considering moving away or have already moved to other states to access medical care for their children or to be able to practice medicine freely in accordance with professional and ethical standards; and WHEREAS, multiple healthcare providers in Texas have scaled back healthcare services in response to legal challenges, perception of legal risk, harassment, or threats of violence; and WHEREAS, gender-affirming healthcare has been proven to be evidence-based, medically necessary, and lifesaving by the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Academy of Pediatricians, the Endocrine Society, the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, amongst other institutions; and Page 1 of 4 WHEREAS, studies have shown that gender transition, including access to gender-affirming healthcare, improves the overall well-being of transgender people and that access to gender-affirming healthcare for youth is associated with better mental health outcomes and lower risks of suicide; and WHEREAS, over 94 percent of LGBTQIA+ youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in late 2021 said recent politics have negatively impacted their mental health, and 93 percent of transgender and nonbinary youth surveyed by the Trevor Project in 2022 said they have worried about transgender people being denied access to gender-affirming medical care due to state or local laws; and WHEREAS, a majority of U.S. adults agree that transgender minors should have access to gender- affirming care; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin has consistently declared its commitment to furthering transgender equity and …
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) convened a REGULAR meeting on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. CST in the CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS RM #1101 (301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701) Chair AMANDA AFIFI called the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Commission on Aging: Richard Bondi (Vice Chair) Commission for Women: Rebecca Austen Hispanic Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission: Amanda Afifi (Chair) Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission: Nayer Sikder Human Rights Commission: Morgan Davis LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission: Charles Curry Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities: Jennifer Powell Commissioners Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission: Serita Fontanesi or Antonio Ross Commission on Immigrant Affairs: Melissa Ortega or Jose Caceres Early Childhood Council: Leonor Vargas or Eliza Gordon PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first ten 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on March 27th, 2024. The minutes were approved at the APRIL 24th, 2024 meeting on COMMISSIONER None. 1 JENNIFER POWELL’s motion, COMMISSIONER MORGAN DAVIS’s second on a 6- 0 vote (Off the dais: Commission for Women, Commissioner Rebecca Austen; Absent: African American Resource Advisory Commission’s Commissioners Serita Fontanesi and Antonio Ross, Commission on Immigrant Affairs’ Commissioners Melissa Ortega and Jose Caceres, Early Childhood Council’s Commissioners Leonor Vargas and Eliza Gordon). STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Fausto Rodriguez, Lieutenant – APD; Sadot Azzua – Public Information Specialist, SR. – APD. Presenting to Commission on City of Austin Procedures and Policies for Senate Bill 4. Lieutenant Rodriguez shares with the Commission that it does not look like SB4 will take effect anytime soon in Texas. SB4 includes three penal code offenses. Officers must let the detainee know that they do not have to say their residency status. Sadot Azzua shares what the community liaisons are sharing – if you are victim/witness of a crime, please contact APD; CPIO created “I need language interpretation” cards. Sadot Azzua shares that CPIO is available to present to the JIC and if there is a message that is missing in a specific language, please let her know. APD has an entirely Spanish Facebook page (including resources for SB4). …
REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION APRIL 24, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS ROOM, #1101 301 W 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 Some members of the Ethics Review Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public Speakers: Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. If participating remotely by telephone, a speaker must register no later than noon the day before the meeting. To register to speak remotely, contact Lizette Benitez at (512) 974-2915 or lizette.benitez@austintexas.gov. Secretary Nguyen Stanton-Adams District 2 – Vacancy Amy Casto Haksoon Andrea Low Alysa Nuñez Michael Lovins Edward Espinoza CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Vice-Chair Mary Kahle District 1 – Vacancy District 4 – Vacancy William Ross Pumfrey CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA There is no limit on the number of speakers who may speak on agenda items. There is a limit on the number of speakers who may speak on items not posted on the agenda—only the first ten speakers who register prior to the meeting being called to order will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address non-agenda items. For more information on public communication, please see the “Notice Regarding Public Communication” at the end of this agenda. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Consideration, discussion, and potential action regarding: 1 1. 3. 4. 5. Vote to approve the 2024 Candidate and Officeholder Campaign Finance Brochure, as updated to reflect current campaign contribution limits and revisions to City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance). Conduct Annual Election of Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Parliamentarian). 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Meeting on September 27, 2023. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Meeting on December 13, 2023. Approve the minutes of the Ethics Review Commission Regular Meeting on February 28, 2024. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Lizette Benitez, Caroline Webster at the Law Department, …
1. 2. ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES APRIL 24, 2024 The Ethics Review Commission convened in a Regular Commission meeting on April 24, 2024, at City Hall, Boards & Commissions Room #1101, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas and via Videoconference. Vice-Chair Mary Kahle called the Ethics Review Commission Meeting to order at 6:13 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice-Chair Mary Kahle, Secretary Nguyen Stanton-Adams, and Commissioners Amy Casto, Edward Espinoza, Jacob Loehr, Michael Lovins, Haksoon Andrea Low, and William Ross Pumfrey were present at City Hall. Commissioners Absent: Alysa Nuñez. City Staff in Attendance: Lizette Benitez, Staff Liaison; and Victoria Hayslett, Commission Executive Liaison & Assistant City Attorney. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one registered to speak during public communication. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Consideration, discussion, and potential action regarding: Vote to approve the 2024 Candidate and Officeholder Campaign Finance Brochure, as updated to reflect current campaign contribution limits and revisions to City Code Chapter 2-2 (Campaign Finance). Commissioner Pumfrey’s motion to approve the Brochure, taking into consideration the recommended changes given to City staff and to receive clarification in response to the Commission’s questions at the next regular meeting passed on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Low seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Vice-Chair Kahle, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Lovins, Low, Pumfrey. Commissioner Nuñez was absent. Conduct Annual Election of Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Parliamentarian). Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion to nominate Commissioner Lovins to assume the office of Chair was approved on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Pumfrey 1 seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Vice-Chair Kahle, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Lovins, Low and Pumfrey. Commissioner Nuñez was absent. Secretary Stanton-Adams’ motion to nominate Commissioner Low to assume the office of Vice-Chair was approved on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Commissioner Casto seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Vice-Chair Kahle, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Lovins, Low and Pumfrey. Commissioner Nuñez was absent. Commissioner Low’s motion to renominate Secretary Stanton-Adams as Secretary was approved on an 8-0 vote of all members present. Vice-Chair Kahle seconded the motion. Voting in favor: Vice-Chair Kahle, Secretary Stanton-Adams and Commissioners Casto, Espinoza, Loehr, Lovins, Low and Pumfrey. Commissioner Nuñez was absent. The role of parliamentarian was not elected as the Ethics Review Commission Bylaws state that only 3 officers (Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary) are …
REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating via videoconference. The meeting may also be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov. AGENDA The Building and Standards Commission (“Commission”) may go into a closed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically listed on this agenda. Further, if necessary, the Commission may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Building and Standards Commission Members Blaine Campbell Logan Schugart Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) Sade Ogunbode, Chair Timothy Stostad Joseph Benigno CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Edward Selig Michael Francis Luis Osta Lugo The first five 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. 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission regular meeting on March 27, APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Election of Officers for the Building and Standards Commission New Case(s): The Commission will hear the following cases concerning alleged violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and may issue an order to vacate, relocate occupants, repair, demolish, or secure the premises; and may assess civil penalties: Page 1 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Case Number: CL 2024-019744 Property address: 7310 Carver Avenue / Owner: David Hemmasi Staff presenter: Cris Pelayo Staff recommendation: Repair single-family residential structure Case Number: CL 2024-042327 Property address: 3102 White Rock Drive / Owner: Render Development LLC Staff presenter: Henry Flores Staff recommendation: Repair single-family residential structure Case Number: CL 2024-027597 Property address: 900 Old Koenig Lane / Owner: 5916 N Lamar Investor LLC Staff presenter: David Downing Staff recommendation: Repair commercial structure …
REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating via videoconference. The meeting may also be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov. REVISED AGENDA The Building and Standards Commission (“Commission”) may go into a closed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically listed on this agenda. Further, if necessary, the Commission may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Building and Standards Commission Members Blaine Campbell Logan Schugart Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) Sade Ogunbode, Chair Timothy Stostad Joseph Benigno CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Edward Selig Michael Francis Luis Osta Lugo The first five 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. 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission regular meeting on March 27, APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2024. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Election of Officers for the Building and Standards Commission New Case(s): The Commission will hear the following cases concerning alleged violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and may issue an order to vacate, relocate occupants, repair, demolish, or secure the premises; and may assess civil penalties: Page 1 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Case Number: CL 2024-019744 Property address: 7310 Carver Avenue / Owner: David Hemmasi Staff presenter: Cris Pelayo Staff recommendation: Repair single-family residential structure Case Number: CL 2024-042327 Property address: 3102 White Rock Drive / Owner: Render Development LLC Staff presenter: Henry Flores Staff recommendation: Repair single-family residential structure Case Number: CL 2024-027597 Property address: 900 Old Koenig Lane / Owner: 5916 N Lamar Investor LLC Staff presenter: David Downing Staff recommendation: Demolish commercial …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 24, 2024 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 24 April 2024, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. CHAIR SADÉ OGUNBODE called the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:44 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sadé Ogunbode, Vice Chair Timothy Stostad Commissioners: Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Logan Schugart, Edward Selig. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Assistant Fire Marshal Bret Carr attending on behalf of Ex Officio Commissioner Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one appeared before the Commission for Public Communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on March 27, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of March 27, 2024 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER SELIG was off dias. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. Elect officers for the Building and Standards Commission. At this meeting the Commission is required to elect a Chair and Vice Chair who will serve a one year term beginning May 1, 2024 and running through April 30, 2025. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO nominated VICE CHAIR STOSTAD for the position of Chair, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second. CHAIR OGUNBODE also nominated 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 24, 2024 VICE CHAIR STOSTAD for the position of Chair. VICE CHAIR STOSTAD accepted the nominations. There were no objections to the nominations. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO nominated COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL for the position of Vice Chair. VICE CHAIR STOSTAD also nominated COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL for the position of Vice Chair. CHAIR OGUNBODE also nominated COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL for the position of Vice Chair. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL accepted the nominations. There were no objections to the nominations. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2024-019744; Property address: 7310 Carver Avenue. COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s second. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt staff’s recommendation with the amendment that the repair order be changed to an order for demolition within 90 days, and on the 91st day, if compliance is not achieved, authorized the Code …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2023-019 Citywide Compatibility Description: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to revise height, building placement, and other related regulations that apply to property and are in addition to the base zoning regulations (also known as Compatibility Standards). Background: Initiated by Resolution No. 20230608-045. Compatibility is a regulation that restricts building height and regulates screening, building design, and noise levels based on a site’s proximity to a property with single-family zoning or a single-family use. Currently, compatibility generally applies to sites within 540 feet of a property zoned Urban Family Residence (SF-5) or more restrictive. Compatibility does not apply uniformly citywide. Different compatibility standards apply depending on a site’s location and use. Listed below are examples of where compatibility is treated differently throughout the city: • Citywide Compatibility Standards have two separate regulations for large and small sites. • The East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan compatibility standards are less restrictive than the current citywide standards and are only triggered by single-family use. • The Lamar/Justin, MLK, and Plaza Saltillo Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Regulating Plans only apply compatibility to sites within 100 feet of the TOD boundary and within 25 feet of a triggering property. • Within the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO), compatibility only applies within 75 feet of the UNO boundary. • Within the Educational Facility Development Standards, there are two separate compatibility height restrictions for AISD and non-AISD schools. • Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts (NCCDs): o The E. 11th St. NCCD waives compatibility standards in lieu of its own specific compatibility standards. o The E. 12th St. NCCD waives compatibility standards within the district. o The Hyde Park NCCD deviates from the current compatibility standards by allowing parking in the rear yard. • Additional areas are exempt from compatibility, including properties zoned Central Business District (CBD), Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU), properties in the North Burnet Gateway (NBG) Regulating Plan, and developments utilizing the Affordability Unlocked density bonus program. 4/23/2024C20-2023-0191 For more information about the various compatibility standards in the code, see Exhibit A, Current vs Proposed Compatibility. Compatibility Standards were codified with the adoption of the current Land Development Code in 1984. Their purpose, as stated in the 1984 code, is to “preserve and protect single-family residential neighborhoods” and “to maintain the privacy and to allow the outdoor enjoyment typically provided in single family districts and neighborhoods.” Before compatibility, there was a practice of …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2023-021 Electric Vehicle Charging Land Use Description: Amend City Code Title 25-2 (Zoning) to create a new land use for Electric Vehicle Charging. Background: Initiated by City Council Resolution No. 20230608-082. On June 8, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 20230608-082, initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new land use for “Electric Vehicle Parking.” The resolution directed staff to consider options that would prevent the use from becoming concentrated within activated or residential areas, allow the use through the conditional permit process, and limit the use to General Commercial Services CS or less restrictive zoning districts. Summary of Proposed Code Amendment: Amend City Code 25-2, Subchapter A, Article 4 (Commercial Uses Described) to add a new use of “electric vehicle charging” and to renumber the remaining uses accordingly: (26) Electric Vehicle Charging use is the use of a site for the charging of an electric vehicle (EV), including battery charging stations and rapid charging stations, each as defined by the United States Department of Energy. Amend City Code 25-2-491 (Permitted, Conditional, and Prohibited Uses) to add Electric Vehicle Charging to the use chart. Create a new section of Austin City Code (25-2-819 – Electric Vehicle Charging Use Regulations) to describe additional requirements applicable to the use, including: • Permitting the use in General Commercial Services (CS), Commercial Liquor Sales (CS- 1), Commercial Highway (CH), Industrial Park (IP), Major Industry (MI), Limited Industrial Services (LI), and Research and Development (R&D) zoning districts, with the following requirements: o The use is permitted on sites abutting suburban roadways, highways, hill country roadways, or internal circulation routes. o The use is permitted on sites abutting core-transit corridors, future core-transit corridors, and urban roadways if: ▪ The nearest Electric Vehicle Charging use is at least 1,000 feet away; and ▪ The site does not exceed 25,000 square feet in area. o The use is conditional on sites abutting core-transit corridors, future core-transit corridors, and urban roadways if: ▪ The nearest Electric Vehicle Charging use is less than 1,000 feet away; or ▪ The site exceeds 25,000 square feet in area. 4/23/2024C20-2023-0211 • Permitting the use on a site when the base zoning district is commercial or industrial and a service station use is an existing use or was a previous use for the site unless the use was already converted to a residential, restaurant …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2023-024 HOME Phase 2 Description: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to revise regulations that apply to lots with one housing unit, including reducing the minimum lot size and regulations that apply to flag lots. Background: Initiated by Resolution No. 20230720-126. On July 20, 2023, City Council adopted Resolution No. 20230720-126, tasking staff with the development of amendments to the Land Development Code (LDC) with specific housing related objectives in mind. These objectives included reducing the minimum lot size for properties zoned single-family, permitting up to three housing units on such properties, and establishing a new Three-Unit Residential Land Use designation. Additionally, the changes aimed to introduce flexibility in housing configurations for properties zoned SF-1, SF-2, SF- 3, and SF-4A/B. This flexibility would encompass various housing types such as rowhouses, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, garden homes, and cottage courts. On December 7, 2023, City Council approved Ordinance No. 20231207-001 adopting code amendments that allow up to three housing units, including tiny homes, on a Single-Family (SF) zoned property, revising the regulations that apply to a property with two housing units, and removing restrictions on the number of unrelated adults living in a housing unit. Summary of Proposed Code Amendment: The proposed code amendments will reduce the minimum lot size and revise site development regulations for small lots to facilitate the development of one-unit homes with unit sizes and densities similar to those allowed under HOME Phase 1. The proposed changes: • Lower the minimum lot size for one unit from 5,750 sq ft to 2,000 sq ft • Adjust development standards for lots under 5,750 sq ft (i.e., small lots) • Reduce the minimum lot width • • Allow for a variety of detached and attached housing types • Remove Residential Design and Compatibility (i.e., McMansion or Subchapter F) Include design standards for driveways, front yards, and garage placement standards for small lots Increase impervious cover from 40% to 45% in SF-1 for small lots • • Adjust flag lot regulations to facilitate easier subdivision and to ensure sites do not exceed 45% impervious cover The following is not changed under this proposal: 4/23/2024C20-2023-0241 • Minimum lot size of 5,750 sq ft for two-unit and three-unit uses • Regulations for one unit on lots that are 5,750 sq ft or greater in lot size • • General size and heights established under the HOME …
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department DATE: April 17, 2024 RE: NPA-2023-0025.01_5725 W. US Hwy 290 EB Oak Hill Combined (East Oak Hill) Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced case from the April 23, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the May 28, 2024 hearing date to allow additional time to review the plan amendment application. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 203 NPA-2023-0025.01 - 5725 W. US Hwy 290 Eastbound; District 8 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 203 NPA-2023-0025.01 - 5725 W. US Hwy 290 Eastbound; District 8
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: DATE: April 17, 2024 NPA-2023-0002.01_Christ Church Planning 1001, 1005, 1010 E. 2nd Street; 206, 112 Medina Street and 105 San Marcos Street East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced case from the April 23, 2024, Planning Commission hearing to the May 14, 2024 hearing date to allow more time to review the application. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 204 NPA-2023-0002.01 - Christ Church Planning; District 3 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 204 NPA-2023-0002.01 - Christ Church Planning; District 3
City of Austin Housing an d Plan ning Depar tment P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h t t ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: DATE: April 17, 2024 NPA-2022-0010.02_1914, 2000 E 6TH ST and 1917, 1917 ½, 1923, 2007 E. 7th Street Holly Neighborhood Planning Area The applicant requests an indefinite postponement of the above referenced plan amendment case. Please see Kelly Wright’s email below from Armbrust & Brown, PLLC. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Kelly Wright’s Email Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 305 NPA-2022-0010.02 - 2000 E. 6th Street and 2007 E. 7th Street; District 3 From: Kelly Wright < Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 12:20 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Subject: RE: Indef PP Reason April 23 2023: NPA-2022-0010.02_2000 E. 6th St External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Maureen, We are still working with the Fire Department regarding the redevelopment of the site. We need additional time to process the neighborhood plan amendment. Thank you, Kelly Wright Land Development Consultant Armbrust & Brown, PLLC 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1300 Austin, Texas 78701-2744 (512) 435-2364 - Direct (512) 435-2360 - Facsimile www.abaustin.com The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 305 NPA-2022-0010.02 - 2000 E. 6th Street and 2007 E. 7th Street; District 3 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 305 NPA-2022-0010.02 - 2000 E. 6th Street and 2007 E. 7th Street; District 3
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: DATE: April 17, 2024 NPA-2023-0005.01_6202, 6204 Caddie Street; 1600, 1604, 1606, 1608, 1610, 1612, and 1614 Montopolis Drive; 6211, 6215 Fairway Street Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced case from the April 23, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the May 28, 2024 hearing date to allow additional time to review the application. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 206 NPA-2023-0005.01 - Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use; District 3 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 206 NPA-2023-0005.01 - Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use; District 3
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h t t ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng Chaire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: DATE: April 17, 2024 NPA-2022-0015.01_Tracor Tract Property addresses: 6211 1/2, 6500, 6500 1/2, 6502 1/2, 6525 1/2, 6540 Tracor Ln, 4525, 4209 1/2 Ed Bluestein Blvd, 6801, 6801 1/2, 6515 1/2 FM 969 Rd East MLK Combined Neighborhood Planning Area The applicant requests an indefinite postponement of the above referenced plan amendment case. Please see email from Amanda Hendrix, Armbrust & Brown, PLLC. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Amanda Hendrix’s email Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 307 NPA-2022-0015.01 - Tracor Lane NPA; District 1 From: Amanda Hendrix Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 10:55 AM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Jewels Cain < amorrow@abaustin.com Subject: RE: Indef PP Reason April 9 2023 PC Notice: NPA-2022-0015.01_Tracor Lane External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Maureen, We are requesting an indefinite postponement in order to work through some issues with the Fire Department. Thank you, Amanda Hendrix The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 307 NPA-2022-0015.01 - Tracor Lane NPA; District 1 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 307 NPA-2022-0015.01 - Tracor Lane NPA; District 1
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department DATE: April 17, 2024 RE: NPA-2023-0023.03.SH_6404 Manor Rd University Hills/Windsor Park Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced case from the April 23, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the May 14, 2024 hearing date to allow additional time to review the application. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 208 NPA-2023-0023.03.SH - 6304 Manor Road; District 4 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 208 NPA-2023-0023.03.SH - 6304 Manor Road; District 4
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department DATE: April 17, 2024 RE: NPA-2023-0029.02_Humane Society of Austin St. John/Coronado Hills Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced plan amendment case from the April 23, 2024 to the June 11, 2024 hearing date to allow additional time to review the plan amendment application in conjunction with the pending zoning application The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 209 NPA-2023-0029.02 - Humane Society of Austin & Travis County; District 4 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 209 NPA-2023-0029.02 - Humane Society of Austin & Travis County; District 4
Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Oak Hill Combined (East Oak Hill) CASE#: NPA-2024-0025.02 DATE FILED: March 20, 2024 PROJECT NAME: W US Hwy 290 PC DATE: April 23, 2024 ADDRESS/ES: 5151 W US 290 HWY EB DISTRICT AREA: 8 SITE AREA: 24.83 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Jimmy Nassour (Member) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Mixed Use To: High Density Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: From: LO-CO-NP, DR-NP, GO-CO-NP, GR-MU-CO-NP and GR-CO-NP To: CH-PDA-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: December 11, 2008 CITY COUNCIL DATE: May 2, 2024 ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024 – (action pending) 1 of 3010 NPA-2024-0025.02 - W US Hwy 290; District 8 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommended for applicant’s request for High Density Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is located at the southwest corner near the intersection of two major highways, West US 290 Hwy EB and South MOPAC Expressway. The applicant proposes to add multifamily residential uses to the southern undeveloped portion of the site. On the site fronting West US 290 Hwy EB is a Home Goods store, which the applicant said will remain but could be redeveloped in the future. The applicant’s request to change the future land use map from Mixed Use to High Density Mixed Use is supported by staff because this land use is appropriate in this area near two major highways. The plan amendment request meets the following neighborhood plan goals and recommendations: Land Use Goals: 2 2 of 3010 NPA-2024-0025.02 - W US Hwy 290; District 8 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 Housing Goals: 3 3 of 3010 NPA-2024-0025.02 - W US Hwy 290; District 8 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Mixed Use - An area that is appropriate for a mix of residential and non‐residential uses. Purpose 1. Encourage more retail and commercial services within walking distance of residents; 2. Allow live‐work/flex space on existing commercially zoned land in the neighborhood; 3. Allow a mixture of complementary land use types, which may include housing, retail, offices, commercial services, and civic uses (with the exception of government offices) to encourage linking of trips; 4. Create viable development opportunities for underused center city sites; …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2023-0056 – W US Hwy 290 DISTRICT: 8 ADDRESS: 5151 West US 290 Highway Eastbound ZONING FROM: DR-NP; LO-CO-NP; GO-CO-NP; GR-CO-NP; and GR-MU-CO-NP TO: CH-PDA-NP SITE AREA: 24.83 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Jimmy Nassour (Member) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Nancy Estrada (512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant commercial highway services – planned development area – neighborhood plan (CH-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. The basis of Staff’s recommendation is provided on pages 2 - 3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024: February 27, 2024: APPROVED CH-PDA-NP DISTRICT ZONING AS STAFF RECOMMENDED, BY CONSENT [A. AZHAR; A. WOODS – 2nd] (11-0), J. MUSHTALER – OFF THE DIAS; F. MAXWELL – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL ACTION: May 2, 2024: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: This case was heard at the February 27, 2024 Planning Commission mtg. where the Commission recommended CH-PDA-NP by consent. 1 of 1611 C14-2023-0056 - W. US Hwy 290; District 8 C14-2023-0056 Page 2 The Applicant had amended their rezoning request from (LI-PDA-NP) to (CH-PDA-NP) in order for the proposed development to include a combination of commercial and multifamily uses. The original zoning request did not require a change in the future land use map. However, when the rezoning request was amended, it triggered a neighborhood plan amendment. Therefore, both cases are being brought before the Planning Commission. On April 4, 2024, City of Austin staff sponsored a virtual community meeting to provide an opportunity for the neighborhood planning contact team, nearby residents, property owners, and any other interested parties to discuss the proposed development and the neighborhood plan amendment request. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area is approximately 24.83 acres and is developed with a large specialty retail business and surface parking. Approximately half the acreage is undeveloped. The property is located at the intersection of the West US 290 Highway eastbound service road and Staggerbrush Road and is situated near the southwest corner of West US 290 Highway and South Mopac Expressway. Directly to the east of the site across Staggerbrush Road is a big box development (GR-CO-NP). To the west of the site is a storage facility and medical center (GR-MU-NP). Multifamily is located both west and south of the site (MF-2- NP; MF-3-CO-NP). This site is located within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge zone. A critical water quality zone and drainage easement area are south …
Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: South Congress Combined (East Congress) CASE#: NPA-2022-0020.01 DATE FILED: February 22, 2022 PROJECT NAME: Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln PC DATES: April 23, 2024 March 26, 2024 March 12, 2024 February 13, 2024 August 8, 2023 June 13, 2023 April 25, 2023 December 13, 2022 (meeting cancelled) November 8, 2022 September 27, 2022 August 9, 2022 DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 5.79 acres ADDRESS/ES: 439-511& 515 Industrial Blvd (odd #s only) & 4208 Terry O Lane OWNER/APPLICANT: Basalt Cannon LLC, Delwau LLC, Jasdayal LLC, Lunar Y LLC, Ungar Holdings LLC AGENT: Civilitude (Nhat Ho) [Previous agent was Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Industry To: Mixed Use 1 of 3212 NPA-2022-0020.01 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2022-0062 From: LI-NP To: LI-PDA-NP ACTION: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: August 18, 2005 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024 – (action pending) March 26, 2024 – Postponed to April 23, 2024 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. February 13, 2024 – Postponed to March 26, 2024 at the request of staff on the consent agenda. [A. Woods – 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel and J. Mushtaler absent. G. Anderson recused from Item #8). August 8, 2023 – Approved the applicant’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [A. Azhar – 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [T. Shaw and J. Mushtaler absent. One vacancy on the dais]. June 13, 2023 – Postponed to August 8, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. Vote: 11-0 [A. Woods – 1st; A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel absent. One vacancy on the dais]. April 25, 2023 – Postponed to June 13, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [N. Barrera-Ramirez 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 8-0 [A. Azhar, J. P. Connolly, Y. Flores, A. Haynes, and F. Woods absent]. December 13, 2022 - (meeting cancelled) November 8, 2022 – Postponed to December 13, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [C. Hempel – 1st: J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [R. Schneider …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2022-0062 – Industrial Blvd & Terry O Lane DISTRICT: 3 ADDRESS: 439-511 and 515 Industrial Boulevard (odd #’s only); 4208 Terry O Lane ZONING FROM: LI-NP TO: LI-PDA-NP PROPERTY OWNER: Basalt Cannon LLC, Delwau LLC, Jasdayal LLC, Lunar Y LLC, Ungar Holdings LLC CASE MANAGER: Nancy Estrada (512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov) SITE AREA: 5.791 acres AGENT: Civilitude (Nhat Ho) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant limited industrial services – planned development area – neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024: March 26, 2024: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by the APPLICANT to April 23, 2024 [A. AZHAR; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (10-0), G. ANDERSON, P. HOWARD, A. PHILLIPS – ABSENT March 12, 2024: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by staff to March 26, 2024 [A. WOODS; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (11-0), C. HEMPEL, J. MUSHTALER – ABSENT February 13, 2024: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by staff to March 12, 2024 [A. AZHAR; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (12-0), ONE VACANCY ON THE DIAS January 23, 2024: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by staff to February 13, 2024 [G. ANDERSON; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (12-0), J. CONNOLLY – ABSENT August 8, 2023: APPROVED AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT. [A. AZHAR; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (10-0), T. SHAW, J. MUSHTALER – ABSENT; ONE VACANCY ON THE DIAS 1 of 1813 C14-2022-0062 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 C14-2022-0062 Page 2 June 13, 2023: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by staff to August 8, 2023 [A. WOODS; A. AZHAR – 2nd] (11-0), C. HEMPEL – ABSENT; ONE VACANCY ON THE DIAS April 25, 2023: Approved a POSTPONEMENT REQUEST by staff to June 13, 2023 [N. BARRERA-RAMIREZ; F. MAXWELL – 2nd] (8-0), A. AZHAR, J. CONNOLLY, Y. FLORES, A. HAYNES, A. WOODS – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: On September 7, 2022, City of Austin staff sponsored a virtual community meeting to provide an opportunity for the neighborhood plan contact team, nearby residents, property owners, and any other interested parties to discuss the proposed development and the neighborhood plan amendment request. When the virtual community meeting was held, the Drenner Group, PC was the agent of record. However, in March of 2023, staff was informed that the Drenner Group, PC was no longer representing the property owners. Nhat Ho with Civilitude was designated as the new agent on record. CASE …
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Long-Range Planning Division Jonathan Tomko, Principal Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: April 17, 2024 RE: NPA-2023-0005.02_600 Kemp Street C14-2023-0119_600 Kemp Street Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced cases from the April 23, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the May 28, 2024 hearing date to allow staff additional time to review the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 314 NPA-2023-0005.02 - 600 Kemp; District 3 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 314 NPA-2023-0005.02 - 600 Kemp; District 3 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 314 NPA-2023-0005.02 - 600 Kemp; District 3
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Long-Range Planning Division Jonathan Tomko, Principal Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: April 17, 2024 RE: NPA-2023-0005.02_600 Kemp Street C14-2023-0119_600 Kemp Street Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced cases from the April 23, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the May 28, 2024 hearing date to allow staff additional time to review the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 315 C14-2023-0119 - 600 Kemp Street; District 3pdf The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 315 C14-2023-0119 - 600 Kemp Street; District 3pdf The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 315 C14-2023-0119 - 600 Kemp Street; District 3pdf
Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East MLK Combined CASE#: NPA-2023-0015.05.SH DATE FILED: October 19, 2023 PROJECT NAME: 1702 Deloney Street PC DATE: April 23, 2024 March 26, 2024 ADDRESS/ES: 1702 Deloney Street DISTRICT AREA: 1 SITE AREA: 2.027 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: 1702 Deloney LLC AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) STAFF EMAIL: Tyler.Tripp@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation CASE MANAGER: Tyler Tripp PHONE: (512) 974- 3362 From: Single Family To: Multifamily Residential Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2023-0141.SH To: MF-2-NP From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: November 2, 2002 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD ACTION: 1 of 2716 NPA-2023-0015.05.SH - 1702 Deloney Street; District 1 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2023 – (action pending) March 26, 2024 – Postponed to April 23, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of the Applicant. (A. Azhar – 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [G. Anderson off the dais. P. Howard and A. Phillips absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for Multifamily Residential land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Multifamily Residential land use because there is Mixed Use land use directly to the north. Multifamily residential land use will serve as a buffer between the mixed-use land use to the north and the single family land use to the south. The property is also located less than 600 feet south of East MLK Junior Blvd, which is an activity corridor as identified on the imagined Austin Comprehensive Plan where additional density can be accommodated. The property owner is proposing approximately 45 mixed residential dwelling units, which will provide additional housing choices for the city and the planning area. 2 2 of 2716 NPA-2023-0015.05.SH - 1702 Deloney Street; District 1 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 Below are sections of the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Plan that supports the applicant’s request: 3 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Single family - Single family detached or up to three residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities. Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 3 of 2716 NPA-2023-0015.05.SH - 1702 Deloney Street; District 1 Planning …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2023-0141.SH DISTRICT: 1 ADDRESS: 1702 Deloney Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: MF-2-NP SITE AREA: approximately 2.027 acres (approximately 88,296 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: 1702 Deloney, LLC AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends granting multifamily residence-low density-neighborhood plan (MF- 2-NP) combining district zoning. See the basis of recommendation section below for more information. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 26, 2024: Applicant postponement request to April 23, 2024 granted. April 23, 2024: Case is scheduled to be heard by Planning Commission. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject tract currently has one vacant single-family home built in approximately 1952, of approximately 1,300 square feet. This represents a density of approximately 0.5 units per acre. To the north is undeveloped land, a church built in approximately 1970 of approximately 7,000 square feet, and a single-family home built in approximately 1953, of approximately 1,200 square feet. To the west is undeveloped land, and a triplex built in approximately 1977, of approximately 4,000 square feet. To the south is undeveloped land, one single-family home built in approximately 1952, of approximately 1,200 square feet. To the east are two single-family homes (under construction) and a duplex built in approximately 2004. While there is floodplain and a creek buffer within the subject tract it does not encumber enough of the tract that it is unable to be developed as requested by this rezoning. Further analysis will be conducted during the subsequent site plan review process. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: Zoning should promote clearly-identified community goals, such as creating employment opportunities or providing for affordable housing. 1 of 1117 C14-2023-0141.SH - 1702 Deloney Street; District 1 C14-2023-0141.SH 2 This rezoning would allow for the development of more diverse housing options and promote a range of price points based on diverse household needs. Neighborhood scale multifamily residential zoning is a critical part of reaching the community goal to create more “missing middle” housing. Granting multifamily residence-low density-neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district zoning here can provide lower density multifamily in a way that is consistent with the surrounding land uses. The rezoning should be consistent with the policies and principles adopted by the City Council or Planning Commission. Both Council and Planning Commission have adopted policies and principles to increase new residential development, specifically along Imagine …
Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: December 19, 2023 NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East MLK Combined (MLK-183) CASE#: NPA-2023-0015.06 PROJECT NAME: Springdale Beauty Salon PC DATE: April 23, 2024 ADDRESS/ES: 1035 Springdale Road DISTRICT AREA: SITE AREA: 0.132 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation Isaacs Yvonne Sandoval Living Trust 3 From: Higher Density Single Family To: Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2023-0156 From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024 – (action pending) PHONE: (512) 974-2695 To: GO-MU-NP November 7, 2002 ACTION: Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The applicant proposes to rezone the property from SF-3-NP to GO-MU-NP to open a beauty salon on the property. The applicant proposes to change the future land use map from Higher Density Single Family to Mixed Use land use. The property is located on Springdale Road which is an activity corridor where mixed use land use and developments are appropriate. Below are section of the neighborhood plan that supports the applicants request: LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Single family - Single family detached or up to three residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 1. Existing single‐family areas should generally be designated as single family to preserve established neighborhoods; and 2 Planning Commission: April 23, 2024 2. May include small lot options (Cottage, Urban Home, Small Lot Single Family) and two‐family residential options (Duplex, Secondary Apartment, Single Family Attached, Two‐Family Residential) in areas considered appropriate for this type of infill development. PROPOSED LAND USE: Mixed Use - An area that is appropriate for a mix of residential and non‐residential uses. Purpose 1. Encourage more retail and commercial services within walking distance of residents; 2. Allow live‐work/flex space on existing commercially zoned land in the neighborhood; 3. Allow a mixture of complementary land use types, which may include housing, retail, offices, commercial services, and civic uses …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2023-0156 (Springdale Beauty Salon) DISTRICT: 3 ADDRESS: 1035 Springdale Road ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: GO-MU-NP SITE AREA: approximately 0.13 acres (approximately 5,750 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: Isaacs Yvonne Sandoval Living Trust AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends granting general office-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (GO-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning, with a conditional overlay limiting the maximum height to 40 feet. The applicant has signaled agreement with the staff’s recommendation. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 23, 2024: Case is scheduled to be heard by Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is located just east of Springdale Road, just south of Munson Street and north of Alf Avenue. It is currently occupied by a single-family home of approximately 1,100 square feet built in approximately 1961. Single family homes abut the subject tract to the north, east and south. To the west across Springdale Road are five new 3-story townhomes built in 2024. The property owner/applicant seeks this rezoning to allow the in-home business use of a beauty salon which is not allowed under the current zoning category of SF-3-NP. A neighborhood plan amendment change is required with this rezoning. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: Public facilities and services should be adequate to serve the set of uses allowed by a rezoning Springdale Road is an ASMP level 2 roadway with sidewalks, bicycle routes and transit service. It is also an Imagine Austin Activity Corridor as is Airport Boulevard approximately 1,200 feet west of the subject tract. The subject tract is just outside, approximately 250 feet north of the Springdale Station Imagine Austin Activity Center. Allowing a beauty salon use in this location would be supported by both the transportation options available but also by Imagine Austin’s goal of, “allow[ing] people to 1 of 719 C14-2023-0156 - 1035 Springdale Beauty Salon; District 3 C14-2023-0156 2 SF-3-NP LAND USES SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-6-NP reside, work, shop, access services, people watch, recreate, and hang out without traveling far distances.” Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses. It is prudent to allow this use but also to limit the maximum height of the structure given the proximity of single-family structures closely abutting the subject tract. The applicant has signaled they are not opposed to a …
