Special Meeting of the Planning Commission June 23, 2020 Planning Commission to be held June 23, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers, including applicants and representatives, must register in advance (Day before the scheduled meeting, June 22, 2020 by Noon). To speak remotely at the June 23, 2020 Planning Commission Meeting, residents must: Call or preferably email the board liaison at 512-974-6508 and or andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: 1. The speaker name. 2. Item number(s) they wish to speak on. (Example Item B-1) 3. Whether they are for/against/neutral. 4. Mailing address. 5. Telephone number. Must be the number that will be used to call-in. Please note, individuals may not sign up someone else. Previous registration will not automatically carry over. •Once a request to register to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call with additional information regarding the call in process. • Handouts or other information must be emailed to andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2020. This information will be provided to Commission members in advance of the meeting. •Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Postponement requests are due at 5PM Monday, June 22, 2020. Please submit to case manager and Andrew Rivera Order of Meeting Determination of Quorum / Meeting Called to Order Reading of Proposed Consent Agenda *Vote and Disposal of Consent Agenda **Determination of Discussion Postponement Items Discussion Cases (Including public comment, staff and applicant / representative presentations) Other Business Adjournment * The consent agenda may be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion. Speakers are allowed to provide testimony on an item proposed for the consent agenda. At the discretion of the Commission the item may remain on the consent agenda. ** Discussion postponement consists of public comment by 2 individuals for the postponement and 2 individuals against the postponement at 2 minutes each per speaker. Testimony should not delve into the merits of the case. The granting of a postponement must be approved by affirmative vote of the Commission. Speaker Applicant / Agent Speakers For Speakers For Primary Speaker Against Speakers Against Speakers Against Speaker Testimony Time Allocation Number Up to 6 Unlimited 1 1 Up to 6 Unlimited Time Allocated 6 min. (Additional 3 min. rebuttal) …
C14-2020-0039 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2020-0039 – Clovis and Kemp Rezone DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: SF-6-NP ADDRESS: 6201 Clovis Street and 301 Kemp Street SITE AREA: 1.167 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 3SC Venture LLC (Gary O’Dell) AGENT: Thrower Design (A. Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends townhouse and condominium residence – neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 23, 2020 Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: July 30, 2020 Planned to be scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES On May 26, 2020 the Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (MNPCT) held their monthly meeting to discuss zoning cases in their area. They were not able to discuss this case at their meeting and have requested to postpone it to the next Planning Commission meeting on July 14th. Their postponement request is attached in Exhibit C: MNPCT Postponement Request. Staff has received communication in opposition to this rezoning case, please refer to Exhibit D: Correspondence Received. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property consists of two undeveloped lots approximately 1.167 acres in size. They are located at the southeast corner of Kemp Street and Clovis Street. Adjacent to the east and B-171 of 15 C14-2020-0039 2 south of the subject property are tracts zoned SF-3-NP containing single-family residential buildings. Directly the north across Clovis Street and west across Kemp street are tracts zoned SF-3-NP and P-NP which are undeveloped. The P-NP zoned property is the northeast section of Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park. Across Clovis Street to the northeast are tracts zoned SF-3-NP containing a mixture of single-family residential buildings. See attached Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses. The applicant is requesting a base zoning district of SF-6. This district is intended as an area for moderate density single family, duplex, two family, townhouse and condominium use. It is appropriate for areas in which unusually large lots predominate with access to other than minor residential streets, and in selected areas where a transition from single-family to multifamily use is appropriate. The subject property is over an acre in size and located on the periphery of …
C14-2020-0038 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2020-0038 – 508 Kemp Street DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: SF-6-NP ADDRESS: 508 Kemp Street SITE AREA: 2.16 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Johnny A. Steen AGENT: Drenner Group (Leah M. Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the applicant’s request for Townhouse and Condominium Residence – Neighborhood Plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 23, 2020 Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: July 30, 2020 Planned to be scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES On May 26, 2020 the Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (MNPCT) met to discuss their recommendation of this rezoning case. They voted to oppose the rezoning request, please refer to Exhibit C: MNPCT Opposition to Rezoning. Staff has received communication in opposition to this rezoning case from neighboring properties, please refer to Exhibit D: Correspondence Received. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is located on the west side of Kemp Street and is approximately 2.16 acres in size. It is currently developed with a single-family residential building. Adjacent to the north is right- B-191 of 18 C14-2020-0038 2 of-way reserved for Grove Boulevard. This is a proposed road in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) and is not currently built. Across the proposed right-of-way are tracts zoned SF-3- NP with single-family residential buildings on them. Across Kemp Street to the east are tracts zoned SF-3-NP with single family residential and religious assembly buildings. Adjacent to the south are tracts zoned SF-3-NP which are undeveloped. Adjacent to the west are tracts zoned GR-CO-NP which are undeveloped. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses. The applicant is requesting a base zoning district of SF-6. This district is intended as an area for moderate density single family, duplex, two family, townhouse and condominium use. It is appropriate for areas in which unusually large lots predominate with access to other than minor residential streets, and in selected areas where a transition from single-family to multifamily use is appropriate. This property is located midblock on a local residential street, is predominately surrounded by SF-3-NP zoning and is internal to the Montopolis Neighborhood. Kemp Street is classified as a Level 1 …
18 June 2020 C14-2020-0023 and C14-85-288.56(RCA) City Council Planning Commission DATE: TO: FROM: Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods RE: To Whom It May Concern: The Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods, at the June 17 2020 membership meeting, unanimously approved a motion in support of the agreement between Mountain Shadows Cove Owners Association and the applicant regarding approval of C14-2020-0023 and C14-85- 288.56(RCA) as agreed upon by neighborhood stakeholders and as articulated in the attached documents. If you have any additional questions, please email President@OHAN.org. _________________________________ Cynthia Wilcox, President, OHAN _________________________________ Date 18 June 2020 cc: Kate Clark, AICP, LEED AP, Senior Planner, City of Austin Planning & Zoning Department pg. 1 of 13 Michele Rogerson Lynch, Director of Land Use & Entitlements, Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams, LLP pg. 2 of 13 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS This Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (this “Declaration”) is made as of the _____ day of _________, 2020, by Legacy DCS, LLC a Texas limited liability company (the “Declarant”) RECITALS WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of the approximately 22 acres of land more particularly described on Exhibit “A” and “A-1” attached hereto and referred to as the “Property”; WHEREAS, Declarant currently intends to develop a Multifamily Residence project on the Property (the “Project”) thereon consistent with the conceptual plan attached as Exhibit “B” (the “Concept Plan”), and is seeking LR-MU-NP zoning (Neighborhood Commercial-Mixed Use- Neighborhood Plan) and MF-1- NP zoning (Multifamily Residence Limited Density-Neighborhood Plan) from the City of Austin for the Project pursuant to City of Austin Zoning Case Number C14-2020-0023 (the “Zoning Case”) and associated amendment to an existing City of Austin restrictive covenant pursuant to City of Austin Restrictive Covenant Amendment Case Number C14-85-288.56(RCA) (the “Restrictive Covenant Amendment Case”) ; and WHEREAS, in consideration of support by the Mountain Shadows Cove Neighborhood Association, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation (“MSC”) for the Zoning Case and the Restrictive Covenant Amendment Case, Declarant has agreed to establish certain restrictive covenants, which are described herein, in connection with the development of the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of MSC’s support before the City of Austin Planning Commission and City Council as described above, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned Declarant agrees to hold, sell and convey the Property subject to the following covenants, conditions, and restrictions, which are impressed …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2019-0107.SH – Jackie Robinson Rezoning DISTRICT: 1 (previously “Diamond Forty-Two”) ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: SF-6-NP, as Amended ADDRESSES: 5511, 5515, 5517, and 5519 Jackie Robinson Street SITE AREA: 6.149 Acres PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: William Mosley AGENT: Citrine Development, LLC (Teresa Bowyer) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request to rezone the property to SF-6-NP. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 23, 2020: May 12, 2020: Postponement to June 23, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent April 28, 2020: Postponement to May 12, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent April 14, 2020: Postponement to April 28, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent March 10, 2020: Postponement to April 14, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent January 28, 2020: Postponement to March 10, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent December 17, 2019: Postponement to January 23, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent November 12, 2019: Postponement to December 17, 2019 as requested by Applicant, on consent October 8, 2019: Postponement to November 12, 2019 as requested by Applicant, on consent September 24, 2019: Postponement to October 8, 2019 as requested by Applicant, on consent CITY COUNCIL ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 30, 2020: May 21, 2020: Meeting cancelled December 17, 2019: Postponement to January 28, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent April 23, 2020: Postponement to May 21, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent March 12, 2020: Postponement to April 23, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent January 23, 2020: Postponement to March 12, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent December 17, 2019: Postponement to January 23, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent December 17, 2019: Postponement to January 28, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent December 5, 2019: Postponement to January 28, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent November 14, 2019: Postponement to December 5, 2020 as requested by Staff, on consent October 17, 2019: Postponement to November 14, 2019 as requested by Staff, on consent B-231 of 10 ISSUES: The rezoning request is for a SMART Housing project that proposes 62 private-ownership units (not rentals). 51 of the proposed units would be available at 80% or below Median Family Income (MFI) for a 99-year term. Please see Exhibit C – SMART Housing …
M E M O R A N D U M To: Chair Kenny and Members of the Planning Commission From: Jerry Rusthoven, Assistant Director/Interim Lead Planning and Zoning Department Date: June 4, 2020 Subject: Kramer Lane Service Center In 1965 the City of Austin purchased a 33.56 acre tract for municipal use that is now known at the Kramer Lane Service Center. The property was purchased using bond funds from both the electric utility department and water and wastewater utility. In 2013 Austin Energy transferred 2,800 acres in Webberville to Austin Water Department in exchange for full use and control of this site. Austin Energy currently has over 200 employees at the site and uses the site for offices, a training yard, warehouse space, a laydown yard and parking for utility vehicles. In addition to Austin Energy the site is also used by the Fleet, Public Works and Watershed Protection Departments. In 2007 the City Council approved the North Burnet/Gateway (NBG) Plan and the related regulating plan in 2009. The area within the NBG Plan is redeveloping as envisioned, including the recently approved Broadmoor project, a six million square foot redevelopment, as well as the nearby Domain project. Growth in this area will exceed electric capacity by 2023. Feeders and transformers at substations in the surrounding area are reaching capacity and limited capacity for electrical switching could result in extended power outages that will worsen over time. The result is Austin Energy needs a new substation to serve the and future growth in the region. The Kramer Lane Service Center property is optimally located to serve local electrical need and reduce customer costs to obtain new electric service by avoiding the need to purchase additional nearby high value land; and avoiding public disruption caused by construction of new transmissions lines, transmission towers and overhead distribution lines because these are located adjacent to the site. Staff is requesting the initiation of an amendment the North Burnet / Gateway Regulating Plan in the Code to allow certain civic uses that will allow Austin Energy to continue the existing use of the site as well as the construction of a new substation at the rear of the property. C-011 of 1
From: David Newton Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:59 AM To: Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Subject: Fwd: Case Number:C14-2020-0048 Letter in OPPOSITION Rezoning of 1509 Enfield Rd, Austin, Texas 78703 *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Mr. Rivera, Last week I sent a letter in opposition to the above styled case, but it appears from looking at the BACKUP info posted on the Agenda for the Planning Commission that it was not included in the package sent to the members of the Planning Commission for the meeting on June 23. I am therefore sending it you to ask if you would kindly include it with the information you sent to the members of the Planning Commission. Here is a summary, along with the letter. I would hope both will be included. Summary 1. Enfield Rd. is historically and currently an entirely residential street with one exception. It passes through the Old Enfield neighborhood which lies to the north and south of Enfield Rd.. Except in the jargon of city planning, it is NOT a boundary, but a street through a neighborhood. This is a special area. Let’s keep it residential as it has been since it was platted over 100 years ago. 2. 1501 Enfield Rd rezoned in 2010 was a special case, with a solution tailored to a unique situation. The exception was beneficial to the neighborhood. 1503 Enfield, owned by the same owner as 1501, was rezoned FROM an NO designation back to the original MF-3 designation , basically in a swap arrangement to promote rational zoning and historic preservation of an important Old Enfield estate. The NO designation of 1501 is an anomaly, but one that benefitted the entire neighborhood, which is not the case in the rezoning of 1509 Enfield Rd. It was not intended to open the door to further non- residential zoning along Enfield. On the contrary, it was a case of significant historic preservation of beautiful mansion that contributed significantly to the character of the neighborhood by the owner of the property who lives in the neighborhood and encumbered her property with significant restrictive covenants in exchange, including uses, size, and, importantly, signage. 3. Parking and traffic are inherently problematic w an NO zoning on Enfield. Spillover parking on to West Lynn, Marshall and Palma Plaza is an inevitability. The City has previously in other cases stated that NO zoning in a …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
June 18, 2020 To: Kare Clark, Planning Commissioners & Austin City Council Members Susana Almanza, President MNPCT From: Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Re: Opposition to upzoning for the following properties: 1013 & 1017 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0029; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 6201 Clovis & 301 Kemp St/C-14-2020-0039; 200 Montopolis/C-14-2020-0030; 316 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street/C-14-2020-0044. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team met on May 26th, 2020 at the Southeast Health and Wellness Center. No representative from Ron Thrower, of the Thrower Design Group appeared at the meeting, who are the representatives for all the above zoning cases. They refused to attend the Contact meeting because they were not comfortable coming to the Montopolis community. The meeting was being held at one of the most sanitized locations, Southeast Health and Wellness Center and the room was huge enough to have social distance. They sent backup material on the day of meeting at 4:13pm. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team opposes the zoning change for all the above listed properties! The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan was completed under City of Austin’s Neighborhood Planning Program and was adopted as part of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan on September 27th, 2001. The property at 508 Kemp was approved as SF-3-NP. We ask that the Austin City Council respect the adopted Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. After emerging successful against the forces of rapacious development at the Montopolis Negro School in 2018, the Montopolis community is once again being besieged by profit-seeking real estate developers with little to no regard for the community’s fragile natural and cultural environment, or it iconic history. Montopolis, also known as “Poverty Island,” has a per capita income of $16,226, a Median Family Income of $31,875, and a poverty rate of 33% according to 2018 American Community Survey data. Accordingly, we guard our existing SF-3 owned property jealously, as we are a community of families. The Austin Human Rights Commission has declared gentrification to be a human rights violation. We call upon the Planning Commission and Austin City Council to reject this gentrifying up zoning in the name of racial justice and reconciliation. Montopolis has too much history and culture to be sliced up by the forces of unscrupulous real estate development in this fashion. The highest and best use of our land is protection, not speculation. Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning …
Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Bezner, Janet R Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:45 PM Clark, Kate Rezoning Concern *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Ms. Clark, I am writing to provide input for the Planning Commission meeting next week about the following properties, which are adjacent and near a property I own at 204 Montopolis: B-15 (C14-2020-0030 - 200 Montopolis Rezoning, District 3) B-16 (C14-2020-0029 - Montopolis Acres Rezoning, District 3) B-17 (C14-2020-0039 - Clovis and Kemp Rezone, District 3) B-18 (C14-2020-0044 - Saxon Acres Residential Zoning, District 3) B-19 (C14-2020-0038 - 508 Kemp Street, District 3) As you are probably aware, a developer has applied to rezone these lots to an SF‐6 designation, which we oppose. The lots are currently zoned SF‐3, which we believe is appropriate to preserve single family housing in the neighborhood. We are concerned if the lots are rezoned it will lead to increased traffic, increased property taxes, and greater density and crowding, further stressing our natural resources. Thank you, Janet Bezner and Nancy Lesch 204A Montopolis Austin, TX 78741 571‐234‐2841 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. 1 Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Hedda Elias Friday, June 19, 2020 12:07 PM Clark, Kate Zoning Montopolis Neighborhood *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Planning Commission Members, In reference to: B‐15, B‐16, B‐17, B‐18, B‐19 Part of being the anti‐racist city that Austin claims to be is to seek out and listen to the voices of the people who live in the neighborhoods affected by development. Listen to how they are struggling to pay the taxes. Listen to how their children cannot afford to keep the house they grew up in. Listen to the Montopolis Contact team. Listen to their plan. Listen to our neighbors who took time out of their days to sign these petitions. If you are really committed to the ideals of being equitable and anti‐racist, you will ask this community how we want to develop and not pay it lip service. Because we do have a plan to keep the people in their homes who have lived here for generations. We do have a plan to help each other repair our houses. We …
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Connor Kenny, Chair Planning Commission Members FROM: DATE: RE: Heather Chaffin, Senior Planner Planning and Zoning Department June 22, 2020 C14-2019-0107.SH Jackie Robinson Rezoning Error in Staff Report ************************************************************************ It has come to my attention that I made a significant error in the Staff report for the above-mentioned case. The project is a SMART Housing case and I included incorrect data for the quantity of affordable units. Apparently, I referred to a SMART Housing memorandum from a different rezoning request. I included the correct SMART Housing memorandum with the report, but mis-stated the information in the text of the report. As stated in the attached memorandum, the Applicant is planning to develop a 62-unit, single-family ownership development. Seven of these units will be sold to households at or below 80% Median Family Income (MFI) and will be subject to a minimum 99-year affordability period. This has been accepted by Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD). I apologize for the error and will correct the report prior to the City Council meeting. City of Austin P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 www.cityofaustin.org/housing Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program June 10, 2020 S.M.A.R.T. Housing Certification Summertree Developer, LLC – 5511-5519 Jackie Robinson – (ID 723) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Summertree Developer, LLC (contact Sarah Andre; ph: 512.698.3369; email sarah@structuretexas.com) is planning to develop a 62-unit, single-family ownership development at 5511-5519 Jackie Robinson Street, Austin, Texas. Seven of these units will be sold to households at or below 80% Median Family Income (MFI) and will be subject to a minimum 99-year affordability period. The units will comply with ownership prices established annually by Neighborhood Housing and Community Development (NHCD). This development is seeking a zoning change from SF-3 to SF-6. The applicant has submitted evidence of contacting the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Association advising them of their project. The applicant has indicated they will address any legitimate concerns of the neighborhood residents. NHCD certifies the proposed project meets the S.M.A.R.T. Housing standards at the pre-submittal stage. Since 10% (7) of the units will serve households at or below 80% MFI with long-term affordability the development will be eligible for 100% waiver of fees listed in Land Development Code, Chapter 25-1-704, as amended or other fees waived under a separate ordinance except for Austin Water Utility (AWU) Capital Recovery Fees. The expected fee waivers include, but are …
Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team “Strength Through Unity” NPA-2019-0016.01 and C14-2019-0098 - 914 Shady Ln To: Austin Planning Commission and City Council From: G/JTNP Contact Team RE: Commissioners and Council members, Plan Contact Team Please accept this letter on behalf of the Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood . After approximately 10 months of talks and negotiations with the applicant: The Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team supports: the valid petition OR The compromise agreement (agreement & map included) if the petition signers agree to withdraw the valid in favor of this compromise agreement. Please feel free to reach out to me with and further questions or comments regarding this case. Thank you, Daniel Llanes, Chair G/JTNP Contact Team 512-431-9665 Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Plan Contact Team “Strength Through Unity” Compromise Agreement 6/22/2020 Between G/JTNP Contact Team & RainLily Farm NPA-2019-0016.01 and C14-2019-0098 - 914 Shady Ln Tract 2B ( LR-MU-NP) 1. Minimum 8' tall above the finished grade of any parking lots opaque fence to block out vehicular traffic lights, reduce noise and to provide visual screening on the northern property line (which is in the creek, therefore we'd want the fence to be on the upper bank of the southern side of the creek, which is the top of the gabions). 2. Minimum 10’ Creek Buffer to begin at the top of the gabions due south and along the northern side of the property (southern side of the creek). The creek buffer is to be fully vegetated per COA Environmental Criteria Manual SECTION 2 - LANDSCAPE 2.9.0 - SCREENING STANDARDS 2.9.1 – General - and is to include a diverse mix of native trees, shrubs, and groundcover. This buffer is to be maintained by the property owner, including annual removal of invasive species, and replacement of any sections that have declined due to drought, flooding, or misuse. The buffer zone is to be kept free of litter/debris at all times unless conditions within a utility easement or other easements supersede this requirement. 3. Vegetative Buffer (that meets City Screening Standards) along the creek side (northern side of property, southern side of the creek), along the fence, unless conditions within a utility easement or other easements supersede this requirement. 4. No service station. 5 No 24-hour businesses as per City code. 6. Prohibit consumer convenience use. 7. All required parking should be on site, includes parking reduction as allowed by code. 8. …
April 16, 2020 To whom it may concern: Our names are Andrew and Alexa Cunningham, and we live at 2019 Hardy Circle. Our property faces the back half of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road, about 100 yards away. We have multiple concerns about the code change proposed for the lot at 7113 Burnet Road. The first concern involves the existing zoning that was implemented to ensure that the back half of the lot remains zoned for “an office that serves the neighborhood or community needs and that is located in or adjacent to residential neighborhoods”, and that it is “designed to ensure that the use is compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with the residential environment,” to quote the existing LO zoning designation for the lot. Our second concern involves how changing the zoning of the lot at 7113 Burnet Rd changes the intent of the Crestview-Wooten Neighborhood plan. The zoning changes do not adhere to the neighborhood plan, and the neighborhood plan was created by us through authority given by the City of Austin to reflect the sentiments of the people that live in the neighborhood. The third concern involves potential safety concerns for the families and children of our street. We feel that a large, multi-story building overlooking a cul-de-sac compromises the safety of the children playing on the street. The last concern involves noise. Currently we have 12 homes on our cul-de-sac. By changing the zoning of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road, there is a high probability that noise pollution will greatly increase. Our concerns are as follows: ● Height— The height of the building is our biggest concern. The current zoning of the back half of the lot at 7113 Burnet Road (which touches residential properties on Hardy Circle and Hardy Drive) is LO-CO-NP, which has a maximum height of 40 feet. The LO designation ensures that a property is used for “an office that serves the neighborhood or community needs and that is located in or adjacent to residential neighborhoods”. Furthermore: “Site development regulations and performance standards applicable to an LO district use are designed to ensure that the use is compatible and complementary in scale and appearance with the residential environment.” Changing this lot to a zoning designation of MF-6 is a dramatic shift in how this land is used, and one that does not “ensure that the use is compatible …
OWANA Steering Committee Ted Barnhill CHAIR Renae Alsobrook TREASURER Shawn Shilling- ton SECRETARY MEMBERS Amy Bodle Cristine Buendel Sandy Cartwright Kate Ertle Adrienne Golds- berry Lindsey Heron Ellen Justice Marissa Latta Andrea March Maureen Met- teauer June 15, 2020 Dear Planning Commissioners: The Old West Austin Neighborhood Association (OWANA) has voted to oppose the rezoning of 1509 Enfield from MF-3-NP to NO-MU-NP. At our June 2, 2020 General Membership Meeting, Lila Nelson of ATX Permit & Consulting, on behalf of Nalle Custom Homes, presented a proposal to rezone 1509 Enfield for neighborhood office use. The Nalle Brothers intend to purchase the property and renovate the home to use as an office for Nalle Custom Homes. The City staff has recommended mixed use (MU) to be added to the neighborhood office (NO) base dis- trict for future use. The Nalle brothers have no current plans to incorpo- rate a residential use of the property. Members of the OWANA Zoning Committee - who had considered this rezoning proposal, and voted as a committee to recommend opposition - shared the following reasons for opposition: 1. The nearby neighbors (both those who attended this meeting and those who have sent emails) have all expressed their opposi- tion to the rezoning. The OWANA membership has historically voted to support the position of nearby neighbors that have shown reasonable justification for their position. 2. OWANA’s Neighborhood Plan (NP) has identified the residential neighborhood along Enfield as a boundary of our residential core. OWANA’s NP clearly states that this area is to be protected. “No zoning changes to a more permissive zoning category should be permitted. Preservation of existing older residential structures is strongly encour- aged.” The Old West Austin NP made allowance for areas that would allow MU to be added to the base districts. These areas are clearly de- fined and NOT located along Enfield Road. (See attached OWANA NP Rezoning Proposals) Nearby neighbors of 1509 Enfield have the expec- tation of their neighborhood being residential under the Old West Austin NP that was added by ordinance to all OWANA base districts. Even the proposed zoning for the Land Development Code (LDC) Revision is only planning residential use for 1509 Enfield. 3. Rezoning from MF-3-NP to NO-MU-NP will create a gateway set- ting for commercialization of the Enfield corridor and could lead to a West 6th St. scenario (loss of the street's residential use to …
Roya Johnson – Page 1 I have lived in West Austin since 1972, My love of West Austin started when I walked from Hartford Road every day to attend UT when living with family on Hartford Road. As real estate broker for last 35 years I have sold house almost in every street in West Austin, so this is coming from experience and deep love for one the best close in neighborhoods in Austin. Destroying it will be like taking the heart from soul of West Austin. There are many reasons to reject this re-zoning request because of the limited time I have highlighted only three of many reasons below. 1: Historical nature of two neighborhoods Surrounding 1509 Enfield Road is one the most important and precious history West Austin especially Austin’s black history. Enfield Road located in the heart of these historical neighborhoods. Please see the map, these historical neighborhoods, the neighborhoods surrounding this portion of Enfield are part of history of Austin. These are the type of neighborhoods make Austin special place. I want to stop destroying them. Please read more at http://www.clarksvillecdc.org/. We need to stop converting every neighborhood to offices and expensive condo projects. Below is little history about this small section of West Austin essence of Austin from Wikipedia: CLarksville Following emancipation at end of the Civil War, Texas Governor Pease sold and gave some of his plantation land to his freed black slaves. In 1871 this neighboring area came to be known as Clarksville and was legally set apart from the other areas of town specifically for the freed black slaves. It was called Clarksville because Charles (Griffin) Clark, a land developer with an eye to reselling to the newly freed slaves, purchased a 365-acre (1.48 km2)tract of land from former slaves where he founded the town of Clarksville, less than one-half mile from Woodlawn.[7] Other important West Austin developments during the 1870s included the establishment of the International and Great Northern Railroad, which defines the historic district's western boundary, and the establishment of Pease Park, which define the district's eastern boundary. The land was donated to the city by the Pease family. Shoal Creek is the centerpiece of Pease Park. The waterway attracted recreational use as early as the mid-nineteenth century. Old Enfield The oldest and southernmost neighborhood in the historic district is Old Enfield. Its approximate boundaries are Windsor Road on the …
