COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING DRAFT MINUTES NOVEMBER 12th, 2024 The COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR MEETING on November 12th, 2024, at the Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room 1101, 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas. Some members of the commission participated by video conference. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Jose Noe Elias (Vice Chair) Bertha Delgado Cynthia Jaso Jenny Achilles Raul E. Longoria Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jo Anne Ortiz Nyeka Arnold Tisha-Vonique Hood Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Cheryl Thompson (Chair) Gavin Porter Julia Woods Michael Tolliver Staff Members in Attendance Nefertitti Jackmon Angel Zambrano Ed Blake James May Lorena Lopez Chavarin (remotely) CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Elias called the meeting to order at 6:42 pm with 8 commissioners present. Chair Cheryl Thompson, Commissioners Gavin Porter, Julia Woods, and Michael Tolliver were absent. There are currently three vacancies on the board. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Zenobia Joseph signed up to speak on items #6 and #7 regarding her concerns on the Equity Overlay plan. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the October 8th, Community Development Commission meeting minutes. On Commissioner Bertha Delgado’s motion, Commissioner Longoria second, the October 8th, 2024, minutes were approved with corrections to add meeting notes for vote clarification on Item 5, on an 8-0-0 vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation regarding the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) activities and outcomes (Angel Zambrano, Manager, Neighborhood Services Unit, Austin Public Health). Angel Zambrano presented. BRIEFING 3. Briefing regarding the status of the Housing Investment Review Committee (HIRC) (James May, Officer, Housing and Community Development). James May gave briefing. 4. Briefing regarding the Equity Overlay (Alan Pani, Planner Principal, Planning Department and Erica Leak, Officer, Planning Department) Alan Pani and Erica Leak gave briefing. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 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 by calling 512-974-1606 at least 2 days prior to the meeting date. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Community Development Commission, please contact Edward Blake at …
Community Services Block Grant 2024 Contract Programmatic/Financial Report December 10, 2024 The Community Services Block Grant funds the delivery of services to low income Texas residents in all 254 counties. These funds support a variety of direct services in addition to helping maintain the core administrative elements of community action agencies. For the City of Austin, the grant provides funding for the delivery of basic needs, case management, preventive health and employment support services through the City’s six (6) Neighborhood Centers and the two (2) Outreach Sites. Mission: The Neighborhood Services Unit improves the lives and health of people experiencing poverty by providing public health and social services and connecting residents of Austin and Travis County to community resources. ◼ Basic Needs (food, clothing, information and referral, notary services, transportation, car safety education and car seats, tax preparation, fans, Thanksgiving food baskets and other seasonal activities); ◼ Preventive Health (screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar including a1C, and cholesterol; pregnancy testing; health promotion presentations, coordination and participation in health fairs, immunizations, coordination of wellness activities, linkages to medical home providers and diabetes case management); ◼ Case Management (individual/family support counseling, advocacy, self-sufficiency case management, crisis intervention, linkages with employers, educational opportunities and training, and working with individuals on quality of life issues); ◼ Employment Support (intake, assessment and goal setting, job readiness training, job placement assistance, and job retention services) Expenditures Categories 2024 Contract Budget % of Total Cumulative Expenditures as of 10/31/24 Personnel Fringe Benefits Other Total $1,140,731.00 $449,414.85 $211,910.37 $661,325.22 58% 1 4 4E 5 5B 5D 4C 4I 5A 5JJ 7A 7B 7D 7N Transition Out of Poverty Goal Goal Achieved TOP Individuals who transitioned out of poverty 43 28 Success Rate% 65% Austin Public Health Report on PY24 Community Action Plan MISSION: To prevent disease, promote health, and protect the well-being of our community. TOP 5 NEEDS: Housing; Health; Employment; Basic Needs; Education Report Date October 2024 FNPI Outcome Description Target #Enrolled #Achieved Success Rate % Housing Households who avoided eviction Health and Social/Behavioral Development Individuals who demonstrated improved physical health and well being Individuals who improved skills related to the adult role of parents/caregivers 800 10 50 1,178 1,178 #Enrolled #Achieved 46 69 Success Rate % 190% 147% 104% SRV 3O Service Description Tax Preparation Programs Number Served 356 A Year Ago 19 52 317 167 349 1,084 63,988 1,178 198 337 82,980 153 1,410 …
Tenant Relocation Program Community Development Commission December 10, 2024 Contents Ordinance Overview Program & Nexus Study Update Ordinance No. 20160901-050 Council adopted September 16, 2016 Provides notification to residents of multifamily and mobile home park developments slated for closure due to redevelopment; allows for financial relocation assistance to be provided to income-eligible residents – Notice of intent period: 120 days for multifamily; 270 days for mobile home residents Applies to multifamily properties or mobile home parks of 5 or more occupied households at the time the triggering permit is submitted 3 Ordinance No. 20160901-050 Triggered by development permit applications: ▪ For multifamily properties: ▪ Demolition Permits ▪ Commercial Building Permits that authorize demolition ▪ For mobile home parks: ▪ Zoning Applications ▪ Site Plan Applications 4 Ordinance Updates Resolution No. 20180628-063 – Identified challenges with implementation of 2016 Ordinance – Staff sought stakeholder feedback Ordinance No. 20220421-058 – Council adopted April 21, 2022 – Amends ordinance to include renovation of buildings with 5 or more occupied units that would displace residents 5 Tenant Relocation Assistance Fund • Ordinance No. 20160901-050 established a Developer Tenant Relocation Fund and a City Tenant Relocation Fund • The City cannot require developers to fund the Developer Fund (State law prohibits linkage fees) • City Council adopted a budget rider for FY23 that requires staff to perform a nexus study for the Developer Fee and present information to Council in 17 months • In Fiscal Year 2023, funding allocated to the Tenant Relocation Program in response to the ordinance • No prior funding was allocated to the City Tenant Relocation Fund 6 Tenant Eligibility • Demolition • Renovation • Assist households with relocation when they're facing displacement per the Tenant Relocation Ordinance: • Tenants must meet 70% MFI and below household income requirement or 80% MFI for mobile home park residents 7 Tenant Relocation Services • Needs Assessment • Housing locator assistance • Moving and storage assistance • Rent payment assistance • Other services/needs 8 Program Update Working with Development Services Department on application monitoring Laveer Logix was selected as the vendor for Tenant Relocation program in 2023 Developed program to accommodate other needs and ordinance updates Relocation Cost Study Update EcoNorthwest selected as vendor Relocation Cost Study: – Affordable Housing Gap Analysis – Displacement Trends – Relocation Cost Research & Estimates – Final …
Melissa Barry, President Sincerely, Austin. Historic Landmark. We thank you for your consideration of this case and for your service to the City of Preservation Austin wholeheartedly supports the designation of 1500 E. 12th St. as a City of Austin intersection to the story of Black East Austin. Houses – both landmarks of Austin’s Black heritage – reflecting the greater importance of this at the corner of E. 12th and Comal Streets, directly across from the I.Q. Hurdle and Southgate-Lewis fraternity, the oldest fraternity in America to admit Black members. The building is prominently situated and music venue. It later became the home of the Gamma Eta Alpha chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha building housed the Fifteen Hundred Beauty and Barber Shops, as well as Club Fifteen Hundred, a bar hub for East Austin’s African American population during the Jim Crow era. By the mid-1950s, the In 1950, Black businessman Buford Johnson purchased the building, transforming it into a community Eisenbeiser, who operated a produce and dry goods store, a saloon, and a restaurant there. grocer and politician Christian J. Willhem, it was later acquired by Dessau merchants Ernest and Louisa building’s early history reflects the German heritage of Austin and Central Texas – initially constructed by Built between 1889 and 1911, the store at 1500 E. 12th St. traces the diverse heritage of East Austin. The Mexican Americans, Native Americans, the LGBTQIA community, and women. Advocacy Priority, which seeks to identify and designate historic sites associated with African Americans, Community Value. Our support for this case is in alignment with our Underrepresented Heritage 12th Street as a City of Austin Historic Landmark for its Architecture, Historic Association, and community culture through preservation. We write to you today in support of designating 1500 East Preservation Austin exists to empower Austinites to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful Dear Chair Heimsath, Vice Chair Witt Featherston, and Members of the Historic Landmark Commission, RE: 1500 East 12th Street August 2, 2024 From: Subject: Date: Urgent: Opposition to Demolition of 1500 E. 12th St. and Support for Historic Preservation in East Austin Wednesday, September 4, 2024 2:41:31 PM You don't often get email from . Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Historic Landmark Commission, As a Black woman who grew up in East Austin, with family roots blocks away from the property in question, I am …
CASE NUMBER: PR-2024-064274; GF-2024-073040 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATES: July 3, 2024; August 7, 2024; September 4, 2024 PC DATE: October 8, 2024 CC Date: TBD APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-opposed) HISTORIC NAME: East End Saloon/Eisenbeiser’s Café; 1500 Club/1500 Beauty and Barber Shop WATERSHED: Boggy Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1500 East 12th Street ZONING CHANGE: CS-MU-NCCD-NP to CS-MU-H-NCCD-NP (Central East Austin NP) COUNCIL DISTRICT: 1 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommend historic zoning to Planning Commission and City Council. Otherwise, require a City of Austin Documentation Package before releasing the demolition permit. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: architecture, community value, and historical associations. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: July 3, 2024 – initiate historic zoning (10-0). August 7, 2024 – postpone the public hearing (9-1, Commissioner Rubio opposed). September 4, 2024 – recommend historic zoning (10-0). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727/kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Davis-Thompson, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Neighbors United for Progress, Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods , Preservation Austin, Residents of E 12th St, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey lists the property as eligible for local landmark listing based on historical associations and community value, and individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in the areas of land development and community planning. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: § 25-2-352(3)(c)(i) Architecture. The property embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. The building is a vernacular commercial building, a typology rapidly disappearing in Austin. It was recommended as a preservation priority requiring stabilization in a 2019 letter from the Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods.1 Originally constructed as a …
REGULAR MEETING of the PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024, 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. 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. Registration no later than 2 PM the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. For more information on public comment, please see the agenda section “Speaker Registration”. Please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Claire Hempel, Chair (District 8) Awais Azhar, Vice Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Greg Anderson, Secretary (District 4) Alice Woods, Parliamentarian (District 2) Patrick Howard (District 1) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Felicity Maxwell (District 5) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Casey Haney (District 6) Ryan Johnson (District 7) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Grayson Cox (District 10) Alberta Phillips (Mayor’s Representative) Adam Haynes (Mayor’s Representative) Jessica Cohen, Chair of Board of Adjustment Candace Hunter, AISD Board of Trustees TC Broadnax, City Manager Richard Mendoza – Director of Transportation and Public Works Executive Liaison: Joi Harden, 512-974-1617 Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on November 12, 2024, and November 19, 2024. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.01 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 Location: 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Staff Recommends Multifamily Residential Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0109 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) SF-3-NP to MF-3-NP and SF-6-NP Staff recommends MF-3-CO-NP and SF-6-NP Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.03 - Cherrylawn Rezoning; District 1 Location: 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Ryan Johnson Felicity Maxwell Casey Haney Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Patrick Howard Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners absent: Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Alberta Phillips Danielle Skidmore Ex-Officio Members in attendance: Jessica Cohen PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Carol Philipson, Tower Ventures-Jester; Cell Towers and Endangered Species 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on November 12, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of November 12, 2024, were postponed until December 10, 2024, on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson, Barrera-Ramirez, Phillips, and Skidmore were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.01 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 Location: 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Staff recommends Multifamily Residential Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Planning Commission’s postponement request to December 10, 2024, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson, Barrera- Ramirez, Phillips, and Skidmore were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0109 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) SF-3-NP to MF-3-NP and SF-6-NP Staff recommends MF-3-CO-NP and SF-6-NP Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Planning Commission’s postponement request to December 10, 2024, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson, Barrera- Ramirez, Phillips, and Skidmore were absent. 1. 2 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2023-0017.01 - Anderson Square, District 4 Location: 910, 912, 914 & 916, 1012 & …
Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East MLK Combined Neighborhood Plan CASE#: NPA-2024-0015.01 PROJECT NAME: Gunter Rezoning PC DATE: December 10, 2024 November 19, 2024 November 12, 2024 October 22, 2024 DATE FILED: Jun 21, 2024 ADDRESS/ES: 1143 ¾, 1145, 1145 ½ Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle and 1144 Wayneroy Dr. DISTRICT AREA: District 1 SITE AREA: 0.594 acre OWNER/APPLICANT: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC AGENT: Husch Blackwell (Nikelle Meade) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change To: Multi-Family Related Zoning Case: C14-2024-0019 From: SF-3-NP To: MF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: November 7, 2002 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD ACTION: PHONE: 512-974-2695 Page 1 of 45 Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024 - (action pending) November 19, 2024 – Postponed to December 10, 2024 at the request of the Planning Commission. [A. Azhar – 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 9-0 [G. Anderson, N. Barrera- Ramirez, D. Skidmore and A. Phillips absent. G. Cox voted no on Items #4 and 5]. November 12, 2024 – After discussion, postponed to November 19, 2024 hearing due to posting language error. [A. Azhar – 1st; D. Skidmore – 2nd] Vote: 10-2 [A. Haynes and A. Phillips voted nay. G. Cox absent]. October 22, 2024 - Postponed to November 12, 2024 on the consent agenda at the request of the Applicant and the Neighborhood. [A. Woods 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 13-0. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Multifamily Residential land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request Multifamily Residential land use because the property is near Airport Blvd and Springdale Road which are activity corridors. The applicant proposes approximately 47 residential units which will provide housing options for the area and the city. There is Multifamily Residential directly to the east. Page 2 of 45 Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 The neighborhood plan supports infill housing in the planning area. The plan also supports maintaining single family zoning, but the proposed development will provide more housing for the city. 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 …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0109 (Gunter Street Rezoning) DISTRICT: 1 ADDRESS: 1143 ¾ Gunter Street, 1145 Gunter Street, 1145 ½ Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: MF-3-NP and SF-6-NP on 3605 Abbate Circle (as amended) SITE AREA: approximately 2.7462 acres (approximately 119,624 square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC AGENT: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff does not recommend granting multifamily residence (medium density)-neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning and offers the alternative recommendation of multifamily residence (medium density)-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (MF-3- CO-NP) combining district zoning on the entire site except for 3605 Abbate Circle. The conditional overlay would prohibit more than 50 dwelling units. Staff recommends granting townhouse & condominium residence-nei ghborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning on 3605 Abbate Circle. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, please see the basis of recommendation section below. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: October 22, 2024: Applicant & Neighborhood joint postponement request to November 12, 2024. November 12, 2024: Case postponed to November 19, 2024 by the Planning Commission. November 19, 2024: Postponed to December 10, 2024 at the request of the Planning Commission. December 10, 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 currently approximately seven single family homes constructed in the early 1940s and 1950s. The tract is approximately 550 feet east of Airport Boulevard, approximately 550 feet south of Oak Springs Drive, approximately 600 feet west of Springdale C14-2024-0109 2 Road, and approximately 800 feet north of the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Gunter Street. Airport Boulevard is an ASMP level 3 roadway, an Imagine Austin Activity Corridor and a part of the transit priority network. Springdale Road is an ASMP level 2 roadway, an Imagine Austin Activity Corridor and a part of the transit priority network. Oak Springs Drive is an ASMP level 2 roadway, and a part of the transit priority network. The tract is approximately 550 feet north of the Springdale Station Imagine Austin Activity Center. Sidewalks exist along the length of Gunter Street and Munson Street, sidewalks and recently upgraded bicycle infrastructure exists along Oak Springs Drive and Springdale Road. Two high frequency bus routes (every 15-30 minutes) are proximate to the …
Outlook Opposition to Further Postponements of the Cherrylawn Zoning Case From Shirley Lee-Terry < > Date Tue 12/3/2024 10:24 AM To John Leigh < < < < >; EMLKCT Chair < >; Lawler, John < >; Mays, Sharon < >; Meredith, Maureen < >; Alexandria Anderson < >; Tomko, Jonathan >; Byrd, Eric >; Howard, Patrick - BC < >; PSS NA VP > External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Mr. Tomko, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the Cherrylawn Zoning and NPA cases (C14-2024-0122 and NPA- 2024-0015.03), initially filed on August 26, 2024. As a homeowner in the affected neighborhood, I am deeply frustrated by the repeated request for postponements requested by the applicant, Mr. Emerson Smith( which one request on November 12, 2024has already been granted), and the lack of equitable treatment afforded to homeowners in opposition. Notification and Homeowner Rights The notification process for this case was insufficient. Neighbors within 500 feet were given limited information and inadequate guidance on how to advocate for our rights. Meanwhile, the applicant’s rights and interests seem to have been prioritized at the expense of the community. It feels as though homeowners are stripped of their voices when a developer requests rezoning. This undermines trust in the process and fosters a perception of bias. Pattern of Bad Faith by the Applicant Since the first postponement, Mr. Smith has acted in bad faith, including: 1. Contacting neighbors to purchase their homes immediately after a postponement was granted on November 12, 2024. Mr. Smith contacted the homeowner at 6100 Cherrylawn Circle and 6107 Cherrylawn Circle on November 13, 2024, one day after being granted a postponement. 2. Showing duplex plans to a neighbor as a veiled threat to pressure rezoning approval. Stating he is underwater on all 4 of the homes he has purchased on Cherrylawn Circle ...then privately continues to contact other Cherrylawn Circle homeowners to purchase their homes. 3. Falsely claiming to be in active negotiations with neighbors to address their concerns. 4. Filing the request to rezone as a business owner of 3 Tech companies needing office space for his employees. His attorney stated (in the virtual community meeting) on September 19, 2024, that the 3 tech companies are now actually only one, and they verified Mr. Smith is a developer. These actions clearly demonstrate that the applicant is not engaging in good-faith discussions with the neighborhood. Instead, …
December 3, 2024 Ms. Cynthia Hadri Current Planning City of Austin, Planning Department Austin, Texas Dear Ms. Hadri: Via Electronic Delivery Re: Rezoning & Neighborhood Plan Amendment Application – 318 Saxon Lane & 6328 El Mirando St. On behalf of the Owner(s) of the properties referenced above, we request to postpone these cases from the December 10, 2024, agenda of the Planning Commission to the January 14, 2025, agenda. Please contact our office or me directly should you have need for additional information. Thank you for your time and attention to this application. Kind regards, Victoria Haase cc: Maureen Meredith, Planning Department (via electronic delivery) P . O . B O X 4 1 9 5 7 , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 0 4 1 5 0 7 I N G L E W O O D S T . , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 4 1
Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: June 03, 2024 NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2024-0005.01 PROJECT NAME: Saxon Acres 2 PC DATE: December 10, 2024 October 22, 2024 ADDRESS/ES: 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street DISTRICT AREA: District 3 SITE AREA: 2.89 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Saxon Acres LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change To: Multifamily Residential Related Zoning Case: C14-2024-0099 From: SF-6-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024 – (action pending) ACTION: To: MF-2-NP PHONE: 512-974-2695 Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 October 22, 2024 – Postponed to December 10, 2024 on the consent agenda at the request of the Neighborhood. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not support the applicant’s request for Multifamily Residential land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not support the appliant’s request for Multifamily Residential land use because staff has concerns about the limited vehicular access on Saxon Lane. The surrounding land uses are Single Family to the north, south and west of the property, with commercial land use to the east, across from Saxon Lane (proposed for Mixed Use in case NPA-2022-0005.01_Vargas Mixed Use). Although staff supported the Mixed Use land use on the adjacent property, because of the access issues with Saxon Lane, staff does not support increasing the density of the subject tract. See associated zoning case report C14-2024-0099 for details. The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan supports the creation of housing for all stages of life and also the preservation of single family housing. The proposed rezoning to MF-2-NP would add more housing to the planning area; however, the zoning staff case report details the issues regarding the vehicular access and impact on Saxon Lane which resulted in non- support for the proposed zoning change. Page 2 of 24 Planning Commission: December 10, 2024 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 …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 ZONING TO: MF-2-NP CASE: C14-2024-0099 – Saxon 2 ZONING FROM: SF-6-NP ADDRESS: 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street SITE AREA: 2.89 acres (125,888 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: Saxon Acres LLC (Matthew Shaw) AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Cynthia Hadri 512-974-7620, Cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommendation is to deny the proposed rezoning from townhouse and condominium residence – neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district to multifamily residence (low density) – neighborhood plan (MF-2-NP) combining district. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024: October 22, 2024: APPROVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S POSTPONEMENT REQUEST TO DECEMBER 10, 2024. [A. WOODS; F. MAXWELL - 2ND] (13-0) CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: N/A C14-2024-0099 2 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is approximately 2.89 acres, undeveloped and has one proposed access on Saxon Lane (level 1) but El Mirando Street (level 1) is adjacent to the property. The site is currently zoned townhouse and condominium residence – neighborhood plan (SF- 6-NP). The property has single family residential (SF-3-NP and LR-NP) to the north, south, east and west. There are multifamily residences, East Vue Ranch Apartments, (CS-MU-CO- NP) to the east. The properties to the north and west have various commercial uses, office uses and churches (LO-NP, LR-NP and GR-NP). To the east across Vargas Road are daycare facilities and storage facilities (GR-NP and CS-NP). The site is within 0.25 miles from a bus stop on El Mirando Street, however, trying to access would not be the most feasible option if there is not an access proposed to this street.The applicant did not provide trip counts for El Mirando Street when submitting counts for the Neighborhood Traffic Analysis Memo and it will not have vehicular access proposed. Please refer to Exhibits A (Zoning Map) and B (Aerial View). Due to the history on this site and the lack of improved infrastructure, staff is recommending the denial for the rezoning to multifamily residence (low density) – neighborhood plan (MF- 2-NP) combining district. This property previously sought a rezoning in 2020 from SF-3-NP to SF-6-NP. In the four-year time frame since this previously granted rezoning, there have been no updates to the property or the surrounding area. The property continues to be undeveloped and the road unimproved. The Neighborhood Traffic Analysis (NTA) Memo states that traffic on a residential local or collector street …
**************************************************************************** MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Jonathan Tomko Planning Department DATE: December 3, 2024 RE: (C14-2024-0048/NPA-2024-0012.01) 1106 & 1110 E. 30th St. Postponement Request **************************************************************************** The case above has been scheduled for the December 10, 2024, Planning Commission hearing. Staff would like to request a postponement of the above-mentioned case to January 28, 2025 to continue the review of this case. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission policy.
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0158 (2100 Polaris) DISTRICT: 7 ZONING FROM: CS-CO-MU-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP ADDRESS: 2100 Polaris Avenue SITE AREA: 3.373 acres PROPERTY OWNER: SB-Polaris Property LLC (Zachary Greenky) AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP, General Commercial Services-Mixed Use- Vertical Mixed Use Building-Conditional Overlay-Density Bonus 90-Neighborhood Plan Combining District, zoning. The conditional overlay will maintain the following prohibited uses from the current zoning ordinance, Ordinance No. 20211021-039, on the property: Automotive repair services Automotive washing (of any type) Automotive rentals Automotive sales Bail bond services Commercial off-street parking Drop-off recycling collection facilities Equipment sales Outdoor entertainment Outdoor Sports and Recreation Commercial blood plasma center Construction sales and services Equipment repair services Exterminating services Maintenance and service facilities Pawn shop services Service station Vehicle storage Veterinary services CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024 C14-2024-0158 ISSUES: 2 In December 2023, Ordinance No. 20220609-080, Ordinance No. 20221201-056 and Ordinance No. 20221201-055 were invalidated. On March 11, 2024, Ordinance No. 20240229-073, was enacted to create the “DB90” combining district, which amended City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants 30 feet in height above the base zoning district, to a maximum of 90 feet, and modifies site development regulations including compatibility standards. Subsequently, the applicant submitted this new rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is a 3+ acre tract of land located at the terminus of Polaris Avenue. This currently vacant site was previously used as demolition company (Heart of Texas Demolition LLC). To the north, there are commercial and light industrial uses. The lot to the south is developed with a public school (Burnet Middle School). There is a rail line to the east. To the west, there are office/warehouse buildings to the north of Polaris Avenue and a multifamily complex, a townhouse residence, a duplex and single family residences to the south of Polaris Avenue. The applicant is requesting a rezoning the property to add the “V” and “DB90” combining districts to the existing zoning to redevelop the property with approximately 350 multifamily residential units (please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C). There are transportation options in this area as there are Capital Metro bus routes along Burnet Road (#3 and #803) …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 TO: CS-MU-V-DB90-NP CASE: C14-2024-0145 – 518 N. Pleasant Valley ADDRESS: 518 N. Pleasant Valley Road and 507 Calles Street ZONING FROM: CS-MU-V-CO-NP SITE AREA: 3.81 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 507 Calles St. (Austin) Owner, LLC (Shaul Kuba) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services – mixed use - vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay - density bonus 90 - neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay prohibits the following uses in the CS base zoning district: Adult-oriented businesses, Campground, Convenience storage, Exterminating services, Kennels, and Pawn shop services. The Conditional Overlay makes conditional the following uses in the CS base zoning district: Automotive washing (of any type), and Commercial off-street parking. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: In December 2023, Ordinance No. 20220609-080, Ordinance No. 20221201-056 and Ordinance No. 20221201-055 were invalidated. On March 11, 2024, Ordinance No. 20240229-073, was enacted to create the “DB90” combining district, which amended City C14-2024-0145 Page 2 Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants 30 feet in height above the base zoning district, to a maximum of 90 feet, and modifies site development regulations including compatibility standards. Subsequently, the applicant submitted this new rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. The conditions establishing conditional and prohibited uses in the Conditional Overlay for case number C14-2023-0011 are continued to be recommended in this new rezoning. The conditional and prohibited uses were established for the site during the neighborhood plan rezonings. Planning Commission Previous Action December 12, 2023: Approved CS-MU-V-CO-NP combining district zoning as staff recommended, by consent. [F. MAXWELL; A. AZHAR– 2ND] (11-0) N. BARRERA-RAMIREZ, P. HOWARD – ABSENT City Council Previous Action February 1, 2024: Approved CS-MU-V-CO-NP combining district zoning as Planning Commission recommended, after Staff read CO into record. VOTE: 11-0. Prior Rezoning Case C14-2023-0111 Ordinance No. 20240201-040 approved February 1, 2024 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The 3.81 acres site is developed with an industrial building and fronts North Pleasant Valley Road to the east, which is an ASMP level 3 and Calles Street to the west, which is an ASMP level 1. To the south, the property is bounded by railroad tracks. To the north is …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 1 TO: CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP CASE: C14-2024-0149 – FiveOne ADDRESS: 5525 E. 51st Street ZONING FROM: CS-MU-V-CO-NP SITE AREA: 4.0 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 5525 E. 51st St. LLC (Charles Brewer III) AGENT: Ledgestone Development Group LLC (Craig Alter) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services – mixed use - vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay - density bonus 90 - neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay prohibits the following uses in the CS base zoning district: Drive-in service as an accessory use to commercial uses, Automotive rentals, Automotive repair services, Automotive sales, Automotive washing (of any type), Service station, and Pawn shop services. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: In December 2023, Ordinance No. 20220609-080, Ordinance No. 20221201-056 and Ordinance No. 20221201-055 were invalidated. On March 11, 2024, Ordinance No. 20240229-073, was enacted to create the “DB90” combining district, which amended City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants 30 feet in height above the base zoning district, to a maximum of 90 feet, C14-2024-0149 Page 2 and modifies site development regulations including compatibility standards. Subsequently, the applicant submitted this new rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. The conditions establishing prohibited uses in the CS base zoning district within the Conditional Overlay for case number C14-2022-0009 are requested by the Applicant and are continued to be recommended by Staff in this new rezoning. These prohibited uses originated in a CO on this site during the Neighborhood Plan rezonings. Planning Commission Previous Action May 24, 2022: Approved CS-MU-V-NP combining district zoning as Applicant requested, with added Conditional Overlay with prohibited uses in the CS base zoning district recommended by Staff: Drive-in service as an accessory use to commercial uses, Automotive rentals, Automotive repair services, Automotive sales, Automotive washing (of any type), Service station, and Pawn shop services (CS-MU-V-CO-NP). [J. THOMPSON; P. HOWARD– 2ND] (8-0) A. AZHAR – ABSTAINED; C. HEMPEL, Y. FLORES, J. MUSHTALER, J. SHIEH - ABSENT May 10, 2022: Approved a Postponement Request by Applicant to May 24, 2022 [A. AZHAR; J. MUSHTALER – 2ND] (13-0) City Council Previous Action July 28, 2022: Approved CS-MU-V-CO-NP combining district zoning as Planning Commission recommended, by consent. VOTE: 10-0. Council Member Fuentes was off …
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 PART 1. City Code Section 25-6-1 (Definitions) is amended to read: In this chapter [article]: (1) BILLIARD PARLOR is an establishment that devotes over 50 percent of its gross floor area to tables and playing area intended for billiards, pool, snooker, or similar games. (2) BOWLING ALLEY is an establishment that devotes over 50 percent of its gross floor area to bowling lanes, equipment, and playing area. (3) DRIVE-THROUGH LUBRICATION SERVICE is an establishment primarily engaged in the provision of lubricants, including oil change facilities, to motor vehicles by means of drive-through service bays. The term excludes service stations primarily engaged in the dispensing of motor fuel. (4) FURNITURE OR CARPET STORE is an establishment engaged in the sale or service of home or office furnishings or carpeting. The term excludes furniture or carpet departments of general retail stores, furniture rental establishments, and establishments engaged primarily in the sale or service of specialty household furnishings including lighting fixtures, mirrors, antiques, appliances, or household electronic equipment. (5) GROSS LEASABLE AREA is the total floor area designed for tenant occupancy in a shopping center or regional shopping mall, including areas used for storage and areas within mall walkways that are used for sales. The area of tenant occupancy is measured from the center lines of joint partitions to the outside of the tenant walls. (6) LIVE THEATER is a building or structure, the primary purpose of which is the commercial presentation of plays or other dramatic performances to an audience. (7) MEDICAL FACILITY means a building or structure where the primary purpose is for: (a) hospital services (general); (b) hospital services (limited); or (c) medical offices, if the building or structure is a walk-in clinic being used for the consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative, or medical care for minor illnesses and injuries. Page 1 of 3 COA Law Department 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 (8[7]) MOTION PICTURE THEATER is a building or structure, the primary purpose of which is the commercial presentation of motion pictures to an audience. (9) PEDESTRAIN ENTRANCE means a functional …
C20-2024-039 Bollard Installation For Medical Facilities Danielle Morin, AICP | Program Manager | December 10, 2024 Presentation Overview • Background • Council Resolution • Code Amendment • Criteria/Rule • Schedule • Questions/Answers 12/5/2024 2 City Council Resolution 20240718-092 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: City Council initiates amendments to City Code, including Title 25 (Land Development), to require the installation of crash-rated bollards or other similar safety barriers to prevent vehicle-into-building crashes at the pedestrian entrances of medical facilities with nearby vehicular traffic. City Council Resolution 20240718-092 “BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: When proposing amendments initiated by this Resolution, the City Manager is directed to explore: 1. the feasibility of requiring safety barriers in public right-of-way areas adjacent to medical facilities to enhance pedestrian safety and prevent vehicle crashes; 2. whether permit applications to expand, remodel, or upgrade existing facilities can trigger this requirement to install safety bollards; incentives for existing facilities to voluntarily comply with new City requirements to install bollards; 3. 4. 5. recommendations for the City's state and federal legislative agenda; and any other necessary changes that achieve the objectives of this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The City Manager is directed to engage with stakeholders, including medical facility operators, with the goal of bringing about compliance with any new requirements City Council adopts.” Changes to Title 25 LDC Chapter 25-6, Transportation Modify LDC 25-6-1 (Definitions) (7) MEDICAL FACILITY means a building or structure where the primary purpose is for: (a) hospital services (general); (b) hospital services (limited); or (c) medical offices, if the building or structure is a walk-in clinic being used for the consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative, or medical care for minor illnesses and injuries. (9) PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE means a functional entrance or door that is publicly accessible and designed for pedestrian use. Changes to Title 25 Create a new Section in 25-6 (Transportation) 25-6-324 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BARRIERS FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES (A) This section applies to a development application for new construction of a medical facility. (B) An applicant is required to install security bollards in front of each pedestrian entrance to a medical facility in accordance with the Transportation Criteria Manual. (C) The installation of security bollards cannot obstruct accessible routes or accessible means of ingress and egress to the pedestrian entrance. (D) The director may waive this requirement if the applicant demonstrates the walkway to the pedestrian entrance …
