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, …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 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 6:07 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Adam Haynes Ryan Johnson Felicity Maxwell Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Patrick Howard Alberta Phillips Board Members/Commissioners absent: Grayson Cox PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Angela Garza APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission special called meeting on October 21, 2024, and regular meeting on October 22, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of October 21, 20204, and October 22, 2024, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Cox was absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.02 - Seventh Day Adventist Alpha Church; Location: District 1 3016 East 51st Street; 3021 and 3039 Pecan Springs Road, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Southwest Region Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventist & Southwest Region Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) Mixed Residential to Mixed Use land use Staff recommends Neighborhood Mixed Use Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the action taken at the Planning Commission regular meeting of October 22, 2024, as shown below, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Cox was absent. There was a motion by Commissioner Cox, seconded by Chair Hempel, to Staff’s recommendation of Neighborhood Mixed Use for NPA-2024-0015.02 - Seventh Day Alpha Church, located at 3016 East 51st Street; 3021 and 3039 Pecan Springs Road. The substitute motion to approve the Applicant’s request of Mixed Use land use for NPA-2024-0015.02 - Seventh Day Adventist Alpha Church, located at 3016 East 51st Street; 3021 and 3039 Pecan Springs Road, was approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Haney’s second on an 11-2 vote. Commissioners Cox and Skidmore voted nay. 1. 2 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0104 - Seventh Day Adventist Alpha Church; District 1 3016 East 51st Street; 3021 and 3039 Pecan Springs Road, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Combined Neighborhood Planning …
To Whom It May Concern: My wife & I, along with our two children, own and occupy a single-family home at 6103 Cherrylawn Circle. I have reviewed zoning application C14-2024-0122 and Neighborhood Plan Amendment #NPA-2024-0015.03 to rezone the properties at addresses 6102, 6106, and 6108 on Cherrylawn Circle. I am writing this letter to express extreme concern from not only my family, but from many families that live on the street and in the surrounding area. Please consider this letter a formal protest of the changes being proposed by Emerson Smith (the “Applicant”). The Applicant states in the application letter that this plan would “support the vision of the [neighborhood] plan.” The Applicant goes on to state a number of proposed benefits to the community while ignoring the obvious detriments and disadvantages to the long-standing residents of the area. For example, 1) the proposed rezoning is a quiet, residential street with kids and families that have lived there for many years; 2) the streets into and out of the area of the proposed rezoning are not built to handle commercial traffic; 3) there is no available parking for the proposed offices other than street parking that would disrupt the residents; 4) there are no support amenities within walking distance such as restaurants, coffee shops, etc. that are necessary to support an office; and 5) the implications of this rezoning allow the Applicants or future owners to tear down single-family homes at great cost to the residents and neighborhood in order to build office & commercial buildings on a residential street. The proposed zoning also goes against the zoning principles in Section II of the Austin Zoning Guide (https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Planning/zoning_guide.pdf). This creates a multitude of violations against the zoning principles including, but not limited to, 1) “Zoning should satisfy a public need and not constitute a grant of special privilege to an individual owner; the request should not result in spot zoning.”; 2) “Granting a request for zoning should result in an equal treatment of similarly situated properties.”; and 3) “Zoning should allow for a reasonable use of the property.” The proposed changes do not meet any of these guidelines. In addition to the above, office vacancy rates are at an all-time high in Austin (>25%), so it is unclear why the Applicant’s companies now need office space in a residential area that has no amenities to support those offices. This will …
EMLK Contact Team Re: 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle case Cases NPA-2024-0015.03 and C14-2024-0122 Dec 6, 2024 Hello Planning Commission, City Council Members, Mayor Pro Tem and Mayor, The EMLK NPCT offers the following letter of recommendation regarding the potential rezoning & FLUM change of 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle. We have been excited to observe a very active as well as self-organized, with the Pecan Springs-Springdale Hills Neighborhood Association (PSSNA) offering support. For context, these properties are located in a cul de sac, Cherrylawn Circle, connected to Manor Rd via an interior neighborhood street, Walnut Hills Dr. This area has both multi family housing and single family housing nearby. EMLK Contact Team voted unanimously against rezoning the properties from Single Family to General Office - Mixed Use & FLUM change, at our Nov 18, 2024 meeting. See neighbor concerns listed below. 8 members, including multi-generation Austin families, attended our meeting and all were against the rezoning. Another 8 neighbors attended and voiced concerns, but are not yet voting members. Neighbor concerns that have not been sufficiently addressed: ● Zoning should satisfy a general need and not a special privilege. The office space proposal here would not satisfy a general need. ● Cherrylawn Circle is a quiet, residential, cul de sac street and this and Walnut Hills Dr are not built to handle commercial traffic. Additionally, there is no available parking for the proposed offices other than street parking that would disrupt the residents ● This area has almost no amenities to benefit office workers within walking distance. Some other relevant considerations: ● We commend the organizing neighbors, Shirley Terry, John Leigh, for communicating regularly with the immediate neighbors over the past many months, as well as collecting over 50 signatures in the immediate neighborhood. ● Neighbors have consulted with Commissioner Howard, District 1, as well as City Council District 1 Staff, taking guidance, but clearly communicating the neighborhood character, history, and current needs. ● Neighbors also attended multiple meetings with the agent and applicant, but the messages have been inconsistent and unspecific. The cases have been postponed multiple times, stretching throughout the fall. The developer claims to have engaged multiple times with the neighbors but their efforts have been strained, and residents don’t feel that a good faith effort has been made to put updated plans in writing or responding to their needs. ● On Oct 2, …
Michele Haussmann PRINCIPAL Michele@LandUseSolutionsTX.com December 10, 2024 Ms. Sherri Sirwaitis Planning Department City of Austin VIA Electronic Mail Sherri.Sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Re: Postponement Request – Approximately 3.372 acres located at 2100 Polaris Ave, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas (“Property”) Zoning Case Number: C14-2024-0158 Dear Ms. Sirwaitis: As representatives of the owner and developer of the above stated Property, SB-POLARIS LLC (“Applicant”), I respectfully request a postponement of the December 10, 2024 Planning Commission public hearing to the January 28, 2025 meeting date. The postponement request is to continue working with the Wooten Neighborhood Contact Team. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Michele Haussmann CC: Ryan Nill, Wooten Neighborhood Contact Team, via electronic mail Zachary Greenky, SB-POLARIS LLC, via electronic mail Jarrad Thierath, SB-POLARIS LLC, via electronic mail Dylan Coons, Land Use Solutions, via electronic mail
M E M O R A N D UM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Planning Commission Members Liz Johnston, Interim Environmental Officer, Watershed Protection Department December 10, 2024 Postponement of Item #14 (C20-2022-025) Colorado River Protections ordinance, on December 10, 2024, Planning Commission Agenda Staff is requesting a postponement of Item #14, Colorado River Protections ordinance code amendments (Case Number C20-2022-025), to allow additional time for staff to confer with affected stakeholders. Staff recommend postponement of this item to the January 28, 2025, Planning Commission meeting. If you have any questions, please contact me at 512- 974-2619 or Liz.Johnston@austintexas.gov, or Matt Hollon at (512) 974-2238 or matt.hollon@austintexas.gov. cc: Jorge L. Morales, P.E., CFM, Director, Watershed Protection Department Ramesh Swaminathan, P.E., Assistant Director, Watershed Protection Department Keith Mars, AICP, Assistant Director, Development Services Department Joydeep Goswami, P.E., CFM, Division Manager, Development Services Department Matt Hollon, Regulatory Policy Analyst, Watershed Protection Department Erica Leak, Planning Officer, Planning Department Page 1 of 1
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20241210-005 Date: 12/10/2024 Subject: Letter of Support from the Community Development Commission Motioned By: Commissioner Bertha Delgado Seconded By: Commissioner Tisha-Vonique Hood Recommendation Letter of Support from the Community Development Commission regarding historic zoning at 1500 E.12th Street Description of Recommendation to Council Dea r Ma yor a n d Coun cil, The Aust in Community Development Commission suppor t s t he Histor ic La n dma r k Commission’s or dina nce t o designa t e 1500 E. 12t h St . a s a Cit y of Aust in Hist or ic La ndma r k. From Preservation Austin: “Built between 1889 and 1911, the store at 1500 E. 12th St. traces the diverse heritage of East Austin. The building’s early history reflects the German heritage of Austin and Central Texas – initially constructed by grocer and politician Christian J. Will was later acquired by Dessau merchants Ernest and Louisa Eisenbeiser, who operated a produce and dry goods store, a saloon, and a restaurant there. In 1950, Black businessman Buford Johnson purchased the building, transforming it into a community hub for East Austin’s African American population during the Jim Crow era. By the mid-1950s, the building housed the Fifteen Hundred Beauty and Barber Shops, as well as Club Fifteen Hundred, a bar and music venue. It later became the home of the Gamma Eta Alpha chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the oldest fraternity in America to admit Black members. The building is prominently situated at the corner of E. 12th and Comal Streets, directly across from the I.Q. Hurdle and Southgate-Lewis Houses – both landmarks of Austin’s Black heritage – reflecting the greater importance of this intersection to the story of Black East Austin. “ This property has been part of the many changes in East Austin and deserves to be preserved hem, it 1 of 2 and designated a historic landmark for the City of Austin. We urge the Austin City Council t o suppor t t he or dina nce. - Communit y Developmen t Commission, Aust in, TX Vote: Unanimous on an 8-0-0 For: Chair Cheryl Thompson, Vice Chair Jose Noe Elias, and Commissioners Jenny Achilles, Nyeka Arnold, Bertha Delgado, Tisha Vonique Hood, Raul Longoria and Julia Woods. Against: Abstain: Absent: Commissioners Cynthia Jaso, Jo Anne Ortiz, Gavin Porter and Michael Tolliver Attest: 2 of 2
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 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 6:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Casey Haney Adam Haynes Ryan Johnson Alberta Phillips Felicity Maxwell Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Patrick Howard PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Carol Pennington – Regarding Hays Commons APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on November 12, 2024, and November 19, 2024. 1 The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Wood’s second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson was off the dais. Commissioner Haney was absent. The minutes from the meeting of November 12, 2024, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 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 public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Cox were off the dais. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Multifamily Residential for NPA- 2024-0015.01 - Gunter Street Rezoning, located at 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, was approved on Commissioner Phillips’ motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Cox was off the dais. 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 public hearing was closed on …
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Thursday, November 14, 2024 The BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT convened in a Special called meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 301 West 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Jessica Cohen called the Board of Adjustment Meeting to order at 5:31 PM. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance in-Person: Jessica Cohen-Chair Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Thomas Ates, Jeffery Bowen, Bianca A. Medina-Leal, , Brian Poteet, Maggie Shahrestani, Janel Venzant Board Members/Commissioners Absent Melissa Hawthorne-Vice Chair, Yung-ju Kim, Michael Von Ohlen PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (4) four speakers signed up/register prior (no later than noon the day before the meeting) 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. None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Board of Adjustment Regular meeting on October 14, 2024. On-Line Link: Draft Minutes for October 14, 2024 The minutes from the meeting October 14, 2024, were approved on Chair’s Jessica Cohen motion, Board member Janel Venzant second, No Objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS Discussion and action on the following cases. Postponement requests to December 9, 2024: Items 2-10 postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required for a formal vote on each case Chair Jessia Cohen motion to postponement Items 2-10 to December 9, 2024; Board member Janel Venzant second on 8-0 votes; ITEMS 2-10 POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 9, 2024. PUBLIC HEARINGS Discussion and action on the following cases. Previous Postponed cases: 2. C15-2024-0028 Peterson 1406 S 3rd Street Haim Joseph Mahlof (Green Bay Remodeling, Inc.) for Wendy Jo 3. On-Line Link: ITEM02 ADV PACKET; PRESENTATION The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use) from setback requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested) in order to attach a second story deck in a “SF-4A-NP”, Single- Family - Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan). Postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required for a formal vote on each case C15-2024-0031 Victoria Haase for Austin Area School for Dyslexics, Inc. 2615 ½ Hillview Road 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations): On-Line Link: ITEM03 ADV PACKET PART1, PART2, PART3; The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the …
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM 02 DATE: Monday, November 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0028 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Haim Joseph Mahlof - Green Bay Remodeling Inc. OWNER: Wendy Jo Peterson ADDRESS: 1406 3rd ST VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use) from setback requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 5 feet (requested) in order to attach a second story deck in a “SF-4A-NP”, Single-Family - Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan). BOARD’S DECISION: September 9, 2024 The public hearing was closed by Madam Chair Jessica Cohen, Board member Michael Von Ohlen’s motion to postpone to October 14, 2024; Vice Chair Melissa Hawthorne second on 9-0 votes; POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 14, 2024. OCTOBER 14, 2024 POSTPONED TO November 14, 2024, BY APPLICANT; November 14, 2024 Postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required for a formal vote on each case FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: ITEM02/1 (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Chair Diana Ramirez forITEM02/2 BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET Updated CASE: C15-2024-0028 BOA DATE: Monday, December 9, 2024 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 AGENT: Haim Mahlof ADDRESS: 1406 S 3rd St OWNER: Wendy Jo Peterson ZONING: SF-4A LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 4 BLK A JEWELL SUBD VARIANCE REQUEST: decrease the minimum front yard setback from 15 feet (required) to 11 feet (requested) (smaller request than original ask of 5 feet). SUMMARY: attach a 2nd story deck ISSUES: lot size and lot configuration ZONING LAND USES Site …
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM 03 DATE: Monday, November 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0031 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Victoria Haase OWNER: Austin Area School for Dyslexics, Inc. ADDRESS: 2615 ½ HILLVIEW RD VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section: o feet (requested) o (required) to 15 feet (requested) o (required) to 5 feet (requested) o (requested) o percent (requested) Impervious Coverage to increase from 45 percent (maximum allowed) to 60 Setback Requirements to decrease the minimum rear yard setback from 10 feet Building Coverage to increase from 40 percent (maximum allowed) to 60% 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations): Setback Requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 25 feet Height Requirements to increase the height from 35 feet (maximum allowed) to 50 ITEM03/1 25-2-832 (Private Schools) (1) a site must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 30 feet (requested) from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 30 feet (requested) in order to erect school buildings and structured sub-grade parking facilities in a “SF-3- NP”, Single-Family-Neighborhood Plan zoning district (West Austin Neighborhood Group). BOARD’S DECISION: POSTPONED TO November 14, 2024, BY APPLICANT; November 14, 2024 Postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required for a formal vote on each case FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Madam Chair Diana Ramirez forITEM03/2 updated 11/22/24 C15-2024-0031 13384371 0119050226 ITEM03/3 …
Property Profile Legend Notes 2015 Aerial 0 300 600 ft 11/22/2024 This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey. This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. ITEM03/15 CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM04 DATE: Monday October 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0031 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Victoria Haase OWNER: Austin Area School for Dyslexics, Inc. ADDRESS: 2615 ½ HILLVIEW RD VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section: 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations): Height Requirements to increase the height from 35 feet (maximum allowed) to 50 o feet (requested) o (required) to 15 feet (requested) o (required) to 5 feet (requested) o (requested) o percent (requested) Setback Requirements to decrease the minimum front yard setback from 25 feet Setback Requirements to decrease the minimum rear yard setback from 10 feet Building Coverage to increase from 40 percent (maximum allowed) to 60% Impervious Coverage to increase from 45 percent (maximum allowed) to 60 ITEM03/16 25-2-832 (Private Schools) (1) a site must be located on a street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 30 feet (requested) from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet (required) to 30 feet (requested) in order to erect school buildings and structured sub-grade parking facilities in a “SF-3- NP”, Single-Family-Neighborhood Plan zoning district (West Austin Neighborhood Group). BOARD’S DECISION: POSTPONED TO November 14, 2024, BY APPLICANT FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not …
ITEM03/61 ITEM03/62 ITEM03/63 From: Subject: Date: Rawson Saunders School Monday, October 14, 2024 3:00:42 PM [Some people who received this message don't often get email from jkreislemd@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] External Email - Exercise Caution My wife,Elizabeth, and I live across Hillview from the Rawson Saunders School in Austin. They have been good neighbors and, certainly, are engaged in a worthy cause, educating children with dyslexia. We hope they can remain at their location and expand within the restrictions of a zoning variance. We OPPOSE a zoning change. Sent from my iP Sincerely, James and Elizabeth Kreisle CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". ITEM03/64 ITEM03/65 ITEM03/66 ITEM03/67 ITEM03/68 ITEM03/69 From: To: Subject: Date: Ramirez, Elaine Rawson application Monday, October 7, 2024 9:49:39 PM [You don't often get email from jdpaustin@me.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] External Email - Exercise Caution I am a member of the Hillview Green Lane HOA. I object to the application and its change from the current school use, which actually is a non conforming use under their current zoning. We don’t want more commercial traffic in our neighborhood. The dense commercial zoning in such close proximity to Casis Elementary School would present more traffic problems and dangers to the young children and the drivers on an already congested 2 lane Exposition Boulevard as well as nearby residential streets. My regards, John D. Pieratt John D. Pieratt, Attorney P O Box 50390 Austin, Texas 78703 John D. Pieratt, Attorney P O Box 50390 Austin, Texas 78703 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". ITEM03/70 ITEM03/71 ITEM03/72 ITEM03/73 ITEM03/74 ITEM03/75 ITEM03/76 ITEM03/77 ITEM03/78 ITEM03/79 ITEM03/80 ITEM03/81 ITEM03/82
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM05 DATE: Monday November 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0040 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Leah Bojo OWNER: Chris Affinito ADDRESS: 600 CUMBERLAND RD VARIANCE REQUESTED The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code: Article 3, Additional Requirements for Certain Districts, Division 5 –Combining and Overlay Districts, Section 25-2-654 (Density Bonus ETOD (DBETOD) Combining District Regulations: (H) Compatibility Requirements (3) Any structure that is located less than 50 feet from any part of a triggering property may not exceed 60 feet (maximum allowed) to 2 feet -4 27/32 inches – 5 feet 6 inches (requesting) from 25 feet (minimum width allowed) to 2 feet -4 27/32 inches – 5 feet -6 inches (requesting), (H) Compatibility Requirements (4) (a) from compatibility buffer to decrease the in order to erect a Condominium Residential Building in a “GR-V-ETOD, DBETOD and GR-ETOD-DBETOD”, Community Commercial-Vertical Mixed-Use Building-Equitable Transit-Oriented Development and Community Commercial-Equitable Transit-Oriented Development-Density Bonus ETOD. ITEM04/1 Note: The Land Development Code Section 25-2-654 (Density Bonus ETOD (DBETOD) Combining District Regulations (A) (B) (H) This section applies to a property with density bonus ETOD (DBETOD) combining district zoning. This section governs over a conflicting provision of this title or other ordinance. Compatibility Requirements. (1) A building is not required to comply with Article 10 (Compatibility Standards) in Subchapter C. (2) In this subsection, (a) TRIGGERING PROPERTY means a site: (i) with at least one dwelling unit but less than four dwelling units; and (ii) is zoned urban family residence (SF-5) district or more restrictive; and (b) STRUCTURE includes a portion of a structure. (3) Any structure that is located less than 50 feet from any part of a triggering property may not exceed 60 feet. a triggering property. (4) Compatibility Buffer. A compatibility buffer is required along a site's property line that is shared with (a) The minimum width of a compatibility buffer is 25 feet. (b) A compatibility buffer must comply with Section 25-8-700 (Minimum Requirements for Compatibility Buffers). BOARD’S DECISION: November 14, 2024 Postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required …
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM06 DATE: Monday November 14, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0041 _______Thomas Ates (D1) _______Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) _______Jessica Cohen (D3) _______Yung-ju Kim (D4) _______Melissa Hawthorne (D5) _______Jeffery Bowen (D6) _______Janel Venzant (D7) _______Margaret Shahrestani (D8) _______Brian Poteet (D9) _______Michael Von Ohlen (D10) _______Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) _______Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) OWNER/APPLICANT: Thomas M Schiefer and Meghann Elena Rosales ADDRESS: 1607 10TH ST VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting the following variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from impervious coverage requirements to increase from 45 percent (maximum allowed) to 65 percent (requested) in order to attach a Single-Family Residence in a “SF-3-NP”, Single- Family - Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan) BOARD’S DECISION: November 14, 2024 Postponed to December 9, 2024 due to the absence of a sufficient number of Board Members required for a formal vote on each case FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: ITEM05/1 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Madam Chair Diana Ramirez forITEM05/2 BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2024-0041 BOA DATE: Thursday, November 14th, 2024 ADDRESS: 1607 W 10th St OWNER: COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 AGENT: ZONING: SF-3-H-NP (Old West Austin) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 0.0670AC OF LOT 21 BLK 1 WESTRIDGE VARIANCE REQUEST: increase impervious cover from 45 percent to 65 percent. SUMMARY: to attach a Single-Family residence ISSUES: small lot, neighboring property encroachment ZONING LAND USES Site North SF-3-H-NP SF-3-NP; CS-MU-CO-NP South East SF-3-NP SF-3-NP; CS-MU-CO-NP West SF-3-NP Single-Family Single-Family; General Commercial Services- Mixed Use Single-Family Single-Family; Single-Family; General Commercial Services-Mixed Use Single-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Neighborhoods Council Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Homeless Neighborhood Association Old West Austin Neighborhood Association Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Preservation Austin Save Barton Creek Association Save Our Springs Alliance Shoal Creek Conservancy ITEM05/3 October 30, 2024 Thomas …
