From: To: Subject: Date: Eddie McKenna Rivera, Andrew Speaker Signup Friday, April 9, 2021 2:29:58 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good afternoon Mr. Rivera, Thank you for the opportunity to offer comment and/or speak at the hearing. 1. Eddie McKenna 2. Item Number B1, NPA-2021-0021.01.SH 3. I am against the proposed rezoning, and I request that the following points be taken into consideration: East Riverside, East Oltorf, and Southeast Austin have high existing multifamily density. Historically this included some of the most affordable housing options in the Austin urban core. Local and absentee ownership groups have since raised rents, or replaced existing complexes with higher-cost "multifamily" housing. Addressing public and/or social housing needs by taking over and fixing up existing apartment complexes, old hotels and motels is already part of the city's plan, which I support, including in this neighborhood. Subsidizing new construction of affordable multifamily housing may be a smarter approach for neighborhoods that have fewer existing apartment complexes. Counter-proposal: use this site to provide equally valuable civic services. The existing site and structures, including open fields, gymnasium, commercial kitchen and more have served and could again serve as a food pantry, emergency and homeless shelter, clothing assistance source, indoor recreation facility, polling place and much more. Services could still be overtly targeted to benefit low-income, high-needs and homeless Austinites, most likely at a lower public cost and with enthusiastic support from neighbors. Distribute low-income housing equitably across Austin: all the city's studies and advocacy indicate this effort should focus mainly on areas west of IH-35, rather than east. This is true with respect to questions of race and ethnicity, average household income, even urban planning and urban density itself. Before a decision can be reached on this proposed change in zoning, I respectfully request more info on a more complete map of proposed subsidized housing construction, all across town, illustrating this commitment to equity in action 4. Mailing address 1703 Mariposa Dr. Austin 78741 5. Phone 215-805-0190
Dear City of Austin Planning Commissioners: I am writing to express my support for Foundation Communities' Parker Apartments project at 2105 Parker Lane, which will be discussed at the April 13 Planning Commission meeting. I have lived in the SRCC neighborhood since 2006 and have been very involved with the neighborhood, the SRCC neighborhood association, and efforts to bring more affordable housing to South Central Austin. Foundation Communities is an excellent organization with a long track record of taking care of its communities and being a good neighbor. They are going to offer many valuable amenities to the neighborhood and will continue many of the same programs that were previously offered by the church. I know there are concerns from the near neighbors about traffic, access to parkland, etc. These concerns are important, and Foundation Communities has pledged to work with the neighborhood to address and mitigate them. They have promised to help with parkland improvement projects, to offer their amenities to everyone in the neighborhood, and to meet with neighbors during the planning process to maximize benefits and minimize disruption. Austin needs more affordable housing. I urge you to support this project. Thank you, Gretchen Otto
ZONING CASE NPA-20201-0021 and C14-2021-0008.SH To the City of Austin Planning Commission: The EROC Contact Team has voted to oppose the Case NPA-2021-0021.01. The EROC Contact Team has supported numerous affordable housing developments in the EROC area, but we would like to see this property continue to be used for a civic purpose that will benefit the residents of this area. This Methodist Church functioned as a community center for this area for years because the city did not provide a community center for the 20,000 low-income residents in the adjacent apartments. The church property hosted offices and facilities for immigration lawyers, a public health nurse, youth outreach programs, and many other community services. This church is the last centrally located property suitable for a community center. This site already has a meeting room, gym, offices, and commercial kitchen. It can operate as a community center immediately. The EROC community would like the opportunity to work with the church and the city to provide a badly needed community center to the neglected residents of this area. Please deny this rezoning request. Malcolm Yeatts Chair, EROC Contact Team
Ana Aguirre Immediate Past Chair PO Box 19748 Austin, TX 78760 512-708-0647 April 13, 2021 Todd Shaw, Chair Claire Hempel, Vice-Chair Yvette Flores, Secretary James Shieh, Parliamentarian Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Solveji Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Jeffrey Thompson Don Leighton-Burwell, Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza, Ex-Officio Arati Singh, AISD Ex-Officio RE: Neighborhood Plan Amendment Case Number: NPA-2021-0021.01.SH Rezoning Case Number: C14-2021-0008.SH Dear Honorable Chair Shaw and Commissioners: Dear Honorable Chair Shaw and Commissioners: The Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (SCNPCT) has a history of supporting responsible development. The SCNPCT held its regular monthly meeting yesterday evening, April 12, 2021, and met with representatives from the East Riverside Oltorf Combined (EROC) Contact Team to discuss the proposed changes pertaining to the property located at 2105 Parker Lane: 1) Neighborhood Plan Amendment to change the land use designation on the FLUM from Civic to multifamily land use; and 2) Rezoning from SF-3-NP to MF-4-NP. The SCNPCT took into consideration the information provided by the EROC representatives as well as input from neighborhood associations representing residents within our SCNPCT boundaries, which is immediately South of the EROC boundary. With a quorum present and based on the information provided and comparing shared concerns of the residents East of IH 35, the SCNPCT membership voted not to support the proposed changes to the land use designation on the FLUM from Civic to multifamily land use and rezoning from SF-3-NP to MF-4-NP. The SCNPCT voted to support the East Riverside Oltorf Combined (EROC) Contact Team and join their efforts. We respectfully request the Planning Commission not approve the neighborhood plan amendment and zoning change requests. We respectfully request the Planning Commission carefully consider the long-term and overall impact such changes would have on the current and future residents of East Austin. Respectfully submitted, Ana Aguirre, Immediate Past Chair Southeast Combined Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (SCNPCT)
Dear City of Austin Planning Commissioners: I am writing to express my support for Foundation Communities' Parker Apartments project at 2105 Parker Lane, which will be discussed at the April 13 Planning Commission meeting. I have lived in the East Riverside neighborhood since 2005 and know the property well. Until the church closed, I voted there in every local and national election for more than a decade. I also know Foundation Communities well, as I have taught in the evenings in a college access program on their properties since 2007. Those properties--Vintage Creek and M Station--are similar family properties with community-focused amenities, including learning centers that support programs geared toward the community. In our classroom, FC residents sit besides people from all over the community and are taught by faculty from UT and ACC, for free, in courses that award college credit and are often a turning point in an individual's life. My experience with FC is that they are true community partners, and the kind of partners we need here in the East Riverside neighborhood. The proposed site will include a learning center with fitness classes, a food pantry, and education classes. It will maintain space for UMC-affiliated programs already in place and expand partnerships to organizations such as Meals on Wheels and the Central Texas Food Bank. And it will provide new, well-designed apartments to low-income families. Austin needs affordable housing, and this central, well-connected neighborhood is an excellent place for it. I urge you to support this project. I believe FC will be an excellent community partner and that their property will be an asset to our neighborhood and city. Best regards, Vivé Griffith 1500 Inglewood Street Austin, TX 78741 512.736.3594 -- Vivé Griffith Writer | Educator | Advocate April 9, 2021 City of Austin Planning Commissioners and City Council Members: I am writing to express support for the Parker Apartments project at 2105 Parker Lane, which is scheduled as a discussion item on the April 13th Planning Commission’s Agenda. Foundation Communities is a valued community partner, and they share a similar mission to Any Baby Can by supporting families’ success. I look forward to being able to continue offering parenting classes at Foundation Communities Learning Centers and possibly including the Parker Apartment location. Any Baby Can is a tax exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that serves the community in which the development site is located. Any Baby …
FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES LEARNING CENTER @ PARKER APARTMENTS 2105 PARKER LANE, AUSTIN, TX Foundation Communities (FC) currently operates 14 “Learning Centers” around Austin and North Texas that serve a wide range of both resident and neighborhood needs. Each Learning Center is staffed by a full‐time, on‐site Learning Center Manager, who is supported by several part‐time on‐site positions and a wide breadth and depth of other Foundation Communities’ colleagues and volunteers from our Education, Health Initiatives, and Volunteer Engagement programs, as well as a variety of FC partner agencies Typical FC Services at Parker Lane FC’s plan for 2105 Parker Lane includes both a new affordable housing community, as well as a robust Learning Center that will serve both FC residents and neighbors alike. At this location, we expect to offer typical FC services programming, delivered by our staff and available on‐site for free to surrounding neighbors, including: Weekly fitness classes, with both in person and virtual options (i.e. yoga, meditation, Zumba) Healthy food pantry, offered twice per month Various nutrition education programs, offered Annual health fair, including vaccinations, blood quarterly pressure checks, etc. As we do at our existing Learning Centers, FC also intends to complement our own services at Parker Lane with a variety of free programs offered by long‐standing partners, which may include: Parenting classes with Any Baby Can and/or Mama Sana Fresh produce boxes through the Sustainable Food Center Public health support through Austin Public Health Additionally, at this site, we will offer our large, robust after school and summer youth programs. Space in these youth programs is prioritized first for FC residents, but it is also available for and we expect to serve non‐resident students of Linder Elementary School. Special Partnerships and Services at Parker Lane We know that this site housed valued nonprofits in the past, and we are hoping to continue as many of the previous uses as possible. We are in discussions with Meals on Wheels and plan to continue their use of the site as a distribution center, if that is still a need. We are also exploring a partnership with the Wesley Nurse Program, as we have done at other FC locations. Part of our agreement with the United Methodist Church is that we will provide UMC with new office space, which they in turn expect to utilize for a variety of mission‐oriented activities. This …
Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Jeff Howard Sunday, April 11, 2021 5:10 PM Llanes, Carmen - BC; Azhar, Awais - BC; Hempel, Claire - BC; Howard, Patrick - BC; Connolly, Joao - BC; Thompson, Jeffrey - BC; Shaw, Todd - BC; Schneider, Robert - BC; Shieh, James - BC; Flores, Yvette - BC; Cox, Grayson - BC; Praxis, Solveij - BC; Mushtaler, Jennifer - BC Clark, Kate; Rivera, Andrew; Item No. B-5 on the April 13 Planning Commission Agenda; C14-2020-0130; 5613 Patton Ranch Road ; Tom Daniel *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Planning Commissioners, I am writing on behalf of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, the applicant in the above‐referenced zoning case. We look forward to having the case considered on April 13, 2021. The property was originally acquired by St. Andrew’s in 2012 as part of a larger parcel. After going through a master planning exercise, the school determined that the parcel was too far from its current Upper School facilities to be walkable. As a result in 2017, the school conveyed the property to the Rawson Sanders school. However, Rawson Sanders changed its plans for the parcel and, under the terms of that agreement, the property came back to St. Andrew’s in 2020. The property is currently zoned MF‐1, identified as “multi‐family” on the Oak Hill FLUM and is subject the SOS Ordinance and its 20% impervious cover requirements. The presence of trees, environmental features and low impervious cover means that only a portion of this 15 acre tract will be developed. The current MF‐1 zoning only allows 40 feet in height. In order to get even a low to moderate amount of density on the parcel given the application of current environmental regulations, we have requested a zoning change to MF‐4, which would allow this 15‐acre parcel to yield up to 20 units per acre. The MF‐4 is limited to the 15 acre parcel along Vega and the remainder of property adjacent to the Oak Park neighborhood will remain MF‐1. City staff has recommended the MF‐4 zoning. There is ample MF‐4, GR and CS zoning located in this area very near the property. The MF‐4 zoning is needed to get to a reasonable 4‐stories on the property. The MF‐4 zoning will not result in increased environmental or storm water runoff impacts since the 20% impervious cover would apply to both MF‐1 and MF‐4. In …
Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Lawrence Sunderland Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:15 PM Clark, Kate C14-2021-0014 – 2200 E. Riverside *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** I wish to register my support for the zoning changes proposed for the property designated as C14‐2021‐0014 – 2200 E. Riverside. I do not need to speak. I was a part of the group that worked on the Riverside TOD plan and stayed with it to the end to get it through the city. This change is appropriate for this property. Larry Sunderland Member of EROC and Friends of Riverside. Sent from my iPhone 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 cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
January 3, 2021 TO: RE: FROM: CC: Kate Clark, Housing & Planning Department kate.clark@austintexas.gov Planning Commission Paige Ellis, paige.ellis@austintexas.gov City Rezoning CASE # C14-2020-0130 Public Hearing Date: January 26, 2021 Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee Sandi Causey, crcausey@sbcglobal.net Nancy Baker Jones, enbeja@austin.rr.com Brett Schwab, b_d_schwab@yahoo.com Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (Oak Hill NPCT), oak.hill.npct@gmail.com; East Oak Hill Neighborhood Association (OHAN), eastOak Hill@yahoo.com PURPOSE: WE OBJECT TO THIS REZONING REQUEST Issue: The Oak Park Subdivision is located between Highway 290 West and Southwest Parkway, adjacent to St. Andrews School (SAS) campus. The school is selling a portion of its property (bordered by Patton Ranch Road, School Road, and Vega Avenue) for dense residential development. The property (hereafter referred to as the parcel in question) is currently zoned for Limited Density (MF-1-NP). St. Andrews School has requested that the zoning be revised to MF-4-NP to allow for construction of a 295-unit apartment development. We, the Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee, represent affected property owners. We have substantial concerns regarding the proposed rezoning for the following reasons: 1. SAS has provided no planning proposal to the Oak Park Subdivision. 2. This rezoning request contradicts the existing Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan. 3. Existing flooding risks will grow. 4. Excessive traffic congestion and safety concerns are likely. 5. Further overcrowding of Oak Hill Elementary School is likely. No educational impact study has been conducted. 6. Environmental impact of the planned development has not been assessed. 7. Historic Landmark buildings on the parcel in question are in peril. See discussion of each reason below. 1. SAS has provided no planning proposal to the Oak Park Subdivision. In the past, the Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee has communicated closely with SAS about several issues, including flooding and flood mitigation, the Harper Park Subdivision, and the sale and rezoning of the parcel in question to Rawson-Saunders School, which was sold back to SAS and on which this development is now proposed to be built. Rezoning to MF-4-NP greatly impacts our community, but SAS did not communicate with us. We heard belatedly from the Oak Hill Neighborhood Association about these plans. We have not been provided any plans, maps, conceptual designs, schematics, or other data. 2. This rezoning request contradicts our existing Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan. The city of Austin mandated in the mid-1990s that urban areas draft Neighborhood Plans to allow for …
January 3, 2021 TO: RE: FROM: Kate Clark, Housing & Planning Department kate.clark@austintexas.gov Planning Commission Paige Ellis, paige.ellis@austintexas.gov City Rezoning CASE # C14-2020-0130 Public Hearing Date: January 26, 2021 Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee Sandi Causey, Nancy Baker Jones, Brett Schwab, CC: Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (Oak Hill NPCT), ; East Oak Hill Neighborhood Association (OHAN), PURPOSE: WE OBJECT TO THIS REZONING REQUEST Issue: The Oak Park Subdivision is located between Highway 290 West and Southwest Parkway, adjacent to St. Andrews School (SAS) campus. The school is selling a portion of its property (bordered by Patton Ranch Road, School Road, and Vega Avenue) for dense residential development. The property (hereafter referred to as the parcel in question) is currently zoned for Limited Density (MF-1-NP). St. Andrews School has requested that the zoning be revised to MF-4-NP to allow for construction of a 295-unit apartment development. We, the Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee, represent affected property owners. We have substantial concerns regarding the proposed rezoning for the following reasons: 1. SAS has provided no planning proposal to the Oak Park Subdivision. 2. This rezoning request contradicts the existing Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan. 3. Existing flooding risks will grow. 4. Excessive traffic congestion and safety concerns are likely. 5. Further overcrowding of Oak Hill Elementary School is likely. No educational impact study has been conducted. 6. Environmental impact of the planned development has not been assessed. 7. Historic Landmark buildings on the parcel in question are in peril. See discussion of each reason below. 1. SAS has provided no planning proposal to the Oak Park Subdivision. In the past, the Oak Park Subdivision Association Executive Committee has communicated closely with SAS about several issues, including flooding and flood mitigation, the Harper Park Subdivision, and the sale and rezoning of the parcel in question to Rawson-Saunders School, which was sold back to SAS and on which this development is now proposed to be built. Rezoning to MF-4-NP greatly impacts our community, but SAS did not communicate with us. We heard belatedly from the Oak Hill Neighborhood Association about these plans. We have not been provided any plans, maps, conceptual designs, schematics, or other data. 2. This rezoning request contradicts our existing Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan. The city of Austin mandated in the mid-1990s that urban areas draft Neighborhood Plans to allow for the right kind of growth. …
My name is Melinda Barsales and I live at 4114 East 12th Street in a home built in 1964 original to this area of East Austin. I am writing to the Planning Commission today to express my concerns regarding Zoning Case C14-2020-0089, Twelfth and Springdale Residences, Item 6 on today’s agenda. Not only do I believe the zoning change from GR-MU-NP to GR-MU-V-NP is unnecessary, but due to this tract’s proximity to the historic African-American burial ground of Bethany Cemetery, I strongly believe that a downzoning of this tract should be proposed. The Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association is currently in the process of collecting signatures for a valid petition for this case. I have been made aware that the signature of the representative for Bethany Cemetery, Ms. Sue Spears, will not be considered valid unless we can furnish written proof that she has been given authority on such matters from the property owners in spite of the fact that her name appears on the TCAD for the cemetery, that notice of the proposed rezoning was sent care of Ms. Spears, and that City contractors, Davey Resource Group, sought out her consent for a vegetation work plan on the cemetery’s grounds. Ownership of the property at 1308 Springdale Road was transferred to the Bethany Cemetery Association in 1976. The members are now all deceased and the association defunct. Ms. Spears, who grew up in this neighborhood and attended Sims Elementary across the street from the cemetery, has been the steward for this neglected burial ground and was instrumental in securing historic status for the site. Through her dedication to the cemetery she facilitated a program for maintenance of the grounds through the Travis County Sheriff’s SWAP program. Due to the undetermined status of ownership for the cemetery, I strongly encourage the Planning Commission to postpone making any recommendation in this case until it is determined who has the authority to speak for its deceased owners and those interred on its grounds.
My name is Melinda Barsales and I live at 4114 East 12th Street in a home built in 1964 original to this area of East Austin. I am writing to the Planning Commission today to express my concerns regarding Zoning Case C14-2020-0089, Twelfth and Springdale Residences, Item 6 on today’s agenda. Not only do I believe the zoning change from GR-MU-NP to GR-MU-V-NP is unnecessary, but due to this tract’s proximity to the historic African-American burial ground of Bethany Cemetery, I strongly believe that a downzoning of this tract should be proposed. The Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association is currently in the process of collecting signatures for a valid petition for this case. I have been made aware that the signature of the representative for Bethany Cemetery, Ms. Sue Spears, will not be considered valid unless we can furnish written proof that she has been given authority on such matters from the property owners in spite of the fact that her name appears on the TCAD for the cemetery, that notice of the proposed rezoning was sent care of Ms. Spears, and that City contractors, Davey Resource Group, sought out her consent for a vegetation work plan on the cemetery’s grounds. Ownership of the property at 1308 Springdale Road was transferred to the Bethany Cemetery Association in 1976. The members are now all deceased and the association defunct. Ms. Spears, who grew up in this neighborhood and attended Sims Elementary across the street from the cemetery, has been the steward for this neglected burial ground and was instrumental in securing historic status for the site. Through her dedication to the cemetery she facilitated a program for maintenance of the grounds through the Travis County Sheriff’s SWAP program. Due to the undetermined status of ownership for the cemetery, I strongly encourage the Planning Commission to postpone making any recommendation in this case until it is determined who has the authority to speak for its deceased owners and those interred on its grounds.
April 13, 2021 Planning Commission Registered Speakers B1 / B2 Applicant Walter Moreau Conor Kenny, avail. for questions. For Sabrina Butler Lawrence Sunderland Kevin Reed Megan Mathews Alecia Wong David Hart Kelly Pucket Tim Thomas Ian Librado Tennant Opposed Malcome Yeatts Eddie McKenna Frederick DeWorken Mark Gibson Ana Aguirre B3 /4 Applicant Conor Kenny B5 Applicant Jeff Howard For Greg Weaver Opposed Nancy Baker Jones B6 Applicant Alice Glasco Davey McEathron Christopher Affinito Opposed Matt Caldwell Katherine Winge Julia Robinson Madeline Acri Melonie Dixon Barbara McArthur Daniel Llanes Will Slack Alexandria Anderson Marie Butcher Pinaki Ghosh B7 Applicant Leaha Bojo Charley Dorsaneo B8 Applicant Mike McHone Opposed Mario Cantu Grew Jewiss
Request: 1. City/Housing & Planning Development (HPD) AHOST ADA Searchability Function 2. Housing & Planning Development (HPD) Verification of ADA Compliance on Affordable Housing Projects 3. Development Services Department (DSD) Clarify ADA Requirements, Compliance Process, and Inspection Item 3D ____________________________________________________________________ Item 3 (above) DSD Process: 1. ADA Requirements & Standards a. Development Services Department enforces ADA standards within: i. International Building Code (IBC) which follows compliance with 1989 Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Fair Housing Amendments for accessible/adaptable dwelling units. ii. 1994 Uniform Building Code (UBC), the City of Austin previously adopted. b. The City of Austin does not directly enforce any federal or state accessibility requirements. 2. Plan Review/Compliance Process a. NEW multi-family construction conducts review of accessibility compliance. i. Type A adaptable is required for 2% of units and meets the Fair Housing minimum requirements, more user-friendly for individuals in wheelchairs. S.M.A.R.T. Housing projects encompass 10% of units. 1. Basic Type A features: Turning radiuses, Lower shelving, Lever type door hardware, Accessible threshold throughout, Lower kitchen workstations and lavatories ii. Type B Adaptable: (a) For non-elevator buildings, pertains to all ground floor units. (b) Buildings with elevators, pertains to all remaining dwelling units on elevator accessible floors. 1. Basic Type B features: Parallel approach at sinks and bathroom vanities, Removable base cabinets, Blocking for future grab bars b. RENOVATION projects may be required to meet accessibility requirements when alterations are made, not retroactively applied on existing structures. Accessibility improvements required by code vary depending on scope and nature of renovations which is determined during the plan review process. 3. Inspections a. Permitted multi-family construction projects are reviewed by Commercial Inspectors to confirm field compliance and construction standards in accordance with the Building Plan Review stamped drawings. (NOTE: Adaptable units can be found in the approved plans in city archives.) i. Commercial Inspections: reviews building requirements from perimeter to contents therein. 1. Review encompasses: Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) for accessible routes including walking surfaces, clearances (doors, hallways, turn radius), door/gate opening force and/or power-assisted buttons, handrails, slope ratio of ramps with edge protection, restrooms, elevator access, signals (visual and audible) and signage, water fountains. ii. Environmental Inspections: reviews 5’ from the building to the ROW. 1. Review encompasses: bicycle racks, handicap signage and markings (ground signage), parking and striping, crosswalks and striping, sidewalk width, access points, ramp from parking lot to facility, handrails. iii. ROW Inspections: reviews everything within …
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ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 2 ZONING TO: MF-4-CO CASE: C14-2020-0151 – 8401-8407 South 1st Street ZONING FROM: DR; SF-2; SF-6-CO; LR-MU-CO ADDRESS: 8401, 8403, 8405, 8407 South 1st Street TOTAL SITE AREA: 8.87 acres PROPERTY OWNERS: 8401 Venture LP (Herman Cardenas); Harvey Kronberg AGENT: Smith Robertson L.L.P. (David Hartman) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant multifamily residence – moderate-high density – conditional overlay (MF-4-CO) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay is for the following development standards: 1) a maximum of 50 feet and 4 stories; 2) a maximum of 290 units; 3) a minimum 45-foot wide dwelling unit setback along the north and east property lines adjacent to single family residence-standard lot (SF-2) zoning; 4) a 6-foot high solid fence along the north and east property lines; 5) a 8-foot wide vegetative buffer shall be provided and maintained along the north and east property lines; and 6) limit access to Orr Drive to bicycle, pedestrian, and emergency ingress and egress. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 20, 2021: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: To be scheduled ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: The Applicant and residents of the Beaconridge III subdivision met on March 6, 2021 and a second meeting is scheduled for April 20, 2021. Please refer to correspondence attached at the back of the packet. 1 of 24B-1 C14-2020-0151 Page 2 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area consists of four platted lots, contains a flag and flagpole sales company, a single family residence and is otherwise undeveloped. The property has frontage on South 1st Street and access to the terminus of Orr Drive. A 2012-2013 rezoning case covered the north and east portions of the site (6.23 acres) and Council approved neighborhood commercial – mixed use – conditional overlay (LR-MU-CO) along the South 1st Street frontage and townhome and condominium residence – conditional overlay (SF-6- CO) for the remainder. The Conditional Overlay limits the number of vehicle trips to 2,000 per day and limits access to Orr Drive to bicycle, pedestrian, and emergency ingress and egress. The current rezoning application includes two other platted lots which contain the flag sales use and a single family residence, and are zoned development reserve (DR) and single family residence (SF-2). There are single family residences in the Beaconridge III subdivision to …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2020-0078 High Pointe 620 at 2222 ZONING FROM: GR-CO ADDRESS: 6701 North FM 620 Road SITE AREA: 14.34 acres (624,476 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: New Corridor Development, LP (Nancy Bui) DISTRICT: 6 TO: GR-MU AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor) CASE MANAGER: Mark Graham (512-974-3574, mark.graham@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant community commercial – mixed use (GR-MU) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 20, 2021: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: May 6, 2021: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: No issues identified. 1 of 25B-3 C14-2020-0078 2 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: Request Applicant requests rezoning to permit developing 350 multi-family residences on a 14.336-acre Hill Country site in northwest Austin (about 24.4 units per acre). The vacant site is between two arterial roads and along the route of a new bypass road connecting them. The requested zoning is community commercial – mixed use (GR-MU), the same as the zoning on the adjoining property north of the subject property. That site is primarily townhomes with a few commercial properties on FM 620 and a few on FM 2222. The subject site is within 1000 feet of Hill Country Roadways (HCR) and subject to HCR height and setback requirements (see 25-2, Subchapter C, Article 11). Height is limited to 28 feet within 200 feet of the Hill Country Roadway. The HCR regulations permit a maximum height of 40 feet beyond the 200-foot HCR setback. The site is in the Edwards aquifer recharge zone where impervious coverage is limited to 20% of net site area or 25% with transfers. Location The 14.336-acre (about 624,476 square feet) rezoning tract currently has frontage and access on North FM (FM) 620. The applicant indicates they will also take access from the new bypass road when constructed. The site is on the east side of FM 620 about a quarter mile south of the intersection with FM 2222. The south boundary of the rezoning tract is the bypass roadway connecting FM 620 to FM 2222. Groundbreaking for the bypass roadway project was in December 2019. (http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/get-involved/aus/rm-620/620-2222- presentation.pdf) Current Land Use The subject tract is undeveloped, sloped, and as characteristic of the Hill Country is a mix of open and native tree covered land. The adjoining properties north of the subject tract are developed. The …
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Zoning and Platting Commission Members Housing and Planning Department DATE: April 15, 2021 RE: C14-2020-0146 (11705 Research Blvd Zoning) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ The staff would like to request a postponement of the above mentioned case to May 4, 2021. The staff requires additional time to prepare information for this rezoning request before the case can be presented for the Commission’s review. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Zoning and Platting Commission’s policy. 1 of 1B-4
