HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PR-2022-013267; GF-2022-014636 1906 WILLOW STREET D.4 – 1 PROPOSAL Demolish a ca. 1916 house. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 1906 Willow Street is a one-story house with pyramidal roof, inset partial-width porch, and screened aluminum windows. It is clad in horizontal wood siding and features double front doors. The primary house at 1906 Willow Street was built between 1916 and 1920. Its first occupants were renters Peter and Esther Allidi, who later built a landmarked home on Balcones Dr.1 By 1920, long-term owners Robert and Lottie Webb had purchased the house. Robert Webb worked as a railway ticketing agent with the Missouri-Pacific Lines, and Lottie Webb worked in the laundry at the Texas Confederate Home and the Driskill Hotel. Mrs. Webb stayed in the home after her husband’s death, renting it out to her mother2 and son in the late 1940s and to various other short-term renters in the 1950s. By 1959, Soledad Guajardo3 had purchased the house, adding an accessory unit at the rear of the property. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey lists the property as contributing to a potential historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building displays modest National Folk influences. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property does not appear to possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, the neighborhood, or a particular demographic group. e. Landscape feature. The property is not a significant natural or designed landscape with artistic, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value to the city. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. 1 Zoning Change Review Sheet: C14H-2015-0147, Peter and Esther Allidi House. https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=251601 2 “Obituary.” The Austin Statesman, Jun 11, 1940. 7. 3 Zoning Change Review Sheet: C14H-2013-0006, Eloy and Soledad Guajardo …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022 PR-2022-005907; GF-2022-016715 6801 BURNET RD. D.5 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Demolish a commercial (café) building built in the year 1968. This commercial building was built circa 1968 and is a single-story, wood-frame construction with red-painted brick masonry veneer with a mansard, asphalt roof. The patio area was later enclosed and retains an exterior tan stucco treatment with 8 large picture windows set at regular intervals across the Burnet Street facing façade. The building has been vacant since approx. 2018 and has graffiti on the façade and sides. The Frisco sign should be noted as part of the Burnet landscape since 1976. Location of the Frisco restaurant from 2008-2018. The Frisco’s closing in 2018 marked the end of an 86-year old legacy business initially opened by Harry Akin in 1932 at the corner of S. Congress and Riverside. Harry Akin was the first Texan and the first Southwesterner to hold the position of President of the National Restaurant Association. (1) Akin is highly respected and remembered for his civil rights advocacy practiced through his restaurant chain. Aiken’s businesses were among the first in Texas to desegregate; serving and hiring black people. He was also known for equal pay to minorities and women. His advocacy earned him a spot as a civil rights adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson who was known to sneak in the back of the Night Hawk restaurant on S. Congress for a meal in the private dining room. Aiken was elected mayor in 1967 and assisted in the passage of laws prohibiting segregation in public places. (2) During this time the two biggest employers in the City of Austin were the University of Texas and the State of Texas, but The Night Hawk restaurant chain was also known as a top place to work. The businesses provided a higher standard of training, higher wages, and benefits like retirement options. Hoover Alexander, the founder of Austin legacy business Hoover’s Cooking, started as a busboy at the Night Hawk and credits the Night Hawk as where he “discovered his passion for food and where he learned the restaurant business from the ground up.” (3) In 1994, a partnership of former Frisco Shop long-term manager Lawrence Baker and the Aiken’s nephew, R. Harry Akin, purchased the Frisco Shop. The business changed hands again in 2008, when the Frisco moved …
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Tyler Faust Wednesday, February 23, 2022 4:40 PM PAZ Preservation Regarding the 6801 Burnet Rd Demolition Permit Application -- Case Number PR-2022-005907 / GF 22-016715 image1.jpeg; image0.jpeg *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good afternoon, I'm reaching out in response to a Notice of Public Hearing for a demolition permit at 6801 Burnet Rd. I notice that the location in question, which the notice designates as potentially having historical significance, is already actively being demolished before the 2/28 hearing (photos attached, taken this afternoon from the Marq on Burnet parking garage). While I have no issue with repurposing that land and no intention of opposing anything, I am a bit concerned that this developer would demolish everything *before* the permit hearing. I'm not sure if these hearings are simply pro forma or not, but if a developer is cutting corners early on with permitting, it worries me about what they'll do when they actually start building ‐‐ and if anyone were to wish to speak against demolition at the permit hearing, there's no longer a building to speak about in the first place. Thanks, Tyler Faust 6701 Burnet Rd resident CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 6:26 PM PAZ Preservation Case Number 22-016715 - 6801 Burnet Rd *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** Good evening, I received a notice of public hearing letter regarding the property next to my apartment. As the notice regards a demolition, were y’all aware the property has been in the process of demolition since last week? Attached are photos taken today of the demolished land on 6801 Burnet Rd. CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 1 2 3 4 If this is known, then ignore this message. 5
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022 PR-2022-013252; GF-2022-016721 2012 EAST 16TH STREET D.6 – 1 Construct a two-story addition, covered patio, and deck to a ca. 1906-1908 single-story house. Remodel non-historic ADU. PROPOSAL PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH 1) Demolish existing one-story addition. 2) Construct a two-story addition. The proposed addition is sited roughly 15 feet from the front porch wall of the house and 22 feet from the front gable wall, in the approximate location of the existing one-story addition. 3) Add a dormer to the existing house’s roof. 4) Open previously enclosed porch at the Alamo Street elevation. The house at 2012 E. 16th Street is a single-story L-plan Folk Victorian building with asbestos siding, scalloped shingles at the gable end, and 4:4 screened wood windows. Details include a stained-glass transom above the front door and chamfered posts supporting the partial-width porch. 2012 E. 16th Street was constructed around 1906 as a rental property. Its first occupants included saleswomen, laborers, railway workers, and clergymen. In the early 1920s, Walter J. and Lavina Jones purchased the home. Walter Jones, called Deacon, operated a restaurant on Leona Street before becoming manager and proprietor of a popular barbecue restaurant on E. 11th Street, Deacon Jones’ Place. Jones catered community events1 as well as operating a café, which he built in 1941.2 He was a member of the Austin-Travis County Humane Society and, after his retirement in 1955, served on the organization’s Special Donations Committee during fundraising efforts for an Austin animal shelter.3 Jones died in 1966.4 DESIGN STANDARDS The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects at potential historic landmarks. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 3. Roofs The proposed flat-roofed dormer is not appropriate. Residential additions 1. Location The proposed addition is located at the rear of house, roughly where the current one-story addition is sited. 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed addition’s two-story height is mitigated by its significant setback; however, elevations for the primary street frontage were not provided, so its overall impact from E. 16th Street could not be determined. 3. Design and style The proposed addition’s design is somewhat complex, which may increase its visual impact, particularly at the Alamo Street 1 “Credit Women Have Barbecue on Lake Front,” …
Low Design Office, LLC <lowdo.net> USA: 2601A S 2nd St Austin, TX 78704 GHANA: 29 Palm St, Community 18, Tema 2012 E 16th Historic Review for a Partial Demolition (removing previous additions) Client: Date: Applicant: Sheer Nisman and Ryan O'Connor 21-February-2022 Ryan Bollom, AIA, Principal, Low Design Office Low Design Office has worked with Ryan and Sheer since December of 2020 to design a home addition that can accommodate their growing family (increasing the size of the house from 1580sf to 2520sf). Our collective design process and approach developed with a desire to preserve and enhance the beauty and character of the original house, built in 1905. The design also must respond to a contemporary metal clad garage apartment that was built by the previous owners in 2014. We feel the strongest and most efficient solution is to remove previous additions (which create odd interior spaces and problematic pass through rooms) and set the addition apart from the original house with a flat roof connector. This design solution clearly defines and highlights the original structure rather than blending the two together (as the previous addition does), and allows the addition to more freely respond to the needs of Ryan and Sheer while also bridging the difference between the original house and the garage apartment, which were constructed of vastly different materials, size, and scale. We look forward to an open conversation with the hopes of doing what is best for Ryan, Sheer, their family and their home. Sincerely, ___________________________ Ryan Bollom, AIA Low Design Office, LLC 2601A S 2nd St Austin, TX 78704 02/21/2022 _______________ Date ref: 20220228_OCO 1 of 1 INVOICE Invoice # : Invoice Date : Due Date : 201215_OCO 12/15/2020 Upon Receipt LOW DESIGN OFFICE 2601A S 2nd St Austin, TX 78704 www.lowdo.net 832 729 7962 CONTACT Ryan Bollom ryan@lowdo.net BILL TO Ryan O'Connor and Sheer Nisman Item Rate HRs Price Paid to date Existing Drawings Design Concepts Deliverable Production 90 130 90 11 7.75 3.75 $ 990.00 $ 1,007.50 $ 337.50 Subtotal 22.5 $ 2,335.00 Tax $ ‐ Amount Paid Total Paid to Date $ ‐ Total Due $ 2,335.00 thank you for your business ! please consider Low Design Office for your next project . FRONT VIEW FROM 16TH STREET EXISTING GARAGE APARTMENT BACK VIEW FROM ALLEY EXISTING VIEWS INVOICE Invoice # : Invoice Date : Due Date : 201215_OCO 12/15/2020 Upon Receipt LOW DESIGN …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PR-2022-014784; GF-2022-016729 1403 E CESAR CHAVEZ ST D.7 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH Demolish a single-family Craftsman-style residence built circa 1925. Single story residential construction with cross gable roofline built in the Craftsman style circa 1925. The roof has one triangular knee brace in the apex of each gable. The porch supports are composed of brick masonry piers with sloping sides. On top of the piers rest the decorative wooden support columns which appear to take cues from Orientalist design principles. The wooden porch railing is almost Stick in its patterned styling lending to the Western Stick reference known for some Craftsman styles. The structure has horizontal wood siding and the façade is comprised of a single entry door and two matching window assemblies, each comprised of two single hung, vertical, wood windows. From 1927 to 1959 this home was owned and occupied by members of the Balagia Family. Charles and Tofie Balagia were owners of the Balagia Produce Company. Co-owner Tofie Balagia and his wife Bertha purchased this house in 1927 and it became their family home. Bertha Balagia (Tofie’s widow) continued to live at this address into 1959. The Balagia Produce Company was already one of the oldest in the Austin area by 1939 and where many would go to order their holiday turkeys and meats and they held the State contract for providing meat to State institutions for many years. Balagia Produce continued to serve the City and surrounding areas becoming one of the largest suppliers of meat and produce in the State of Texas. PROPERTY EVALUATION The 2016 East Austin Survey report recommends that the property is eligible as a local landmark and contributes to a potential local historic district. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain high integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building is a good example of Craftsman-style architecture. b. Historical association. The property appears to have significant historical associations with Balagia Produce c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property does not possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or …
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HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28, 2022 PR-2022-015243; GF-2022-016744 1908 E. 17TH ST. D.8 – 1 PROPOSAL ARCHITECTURE Demolish a circa 1929 single-family dwelling. This residence is a single family, one-story, wood construction, pier and beam bungalow with front-facing low pitched nested gable design with flattened peaks and wide unenclosed eave overhangs. This eclectic residence has what appears to be horizontal vinyl siding with a masonry stone veneer façade. The façade is composed of a single entry door and 1 window assembly, composed of 2, vertical, 1:1, single hung, windows, and one, solo, single hung, vertical, 1:1 window for a total fenestration façade count of three windows. This residence seems to take a variety of style cues mostly from Craftsman and Minimal Traditional designs and is categorized as a bungalow. RESEARCH Water service permit dates the residence to May of 1927. The first owners listed in the City Directories are Arnold and Fannie Wells, who owned the property from 1932 to 1939. Arnold was employed as a butler, yardman & chauffeur for 900 W 17th St. Fannie was 27 years old when she was charged with the murder of her 32-year husband after shooting him in self-defense during a domestic dispute at this residence in 1938. Arnold died at Brackenridge hospital. The property was rented by several tenants from 1941 to 1944 and then purchased by Arthur B. and Josephine Sneed. Mr. Sneed is listed as a Foreman for the City’s Public Works Department and the couple lived at this address from at least 1947 till Ms. Sneed’s death in 1977. PROPERTY EVALUATION The Chestnut Neighborhood Survey (2000) and East Austin Survey (2016) list the property as a low priority and contributing to a potential Chestnut historic district, respectively. Designation Criteria—Historic Landmark 1) The building is more than 50 years old. 2) The building appears to retain low integrity. 3) Properties must meet two criteria for landmark designation (LDC §25-2-352). Staff has evaluated the property and determined that it does not meet two criteria: a. Architecture. The building does not appear to convey architectural significance. b. Historical association. The property does not appear to have significant historical associations. c. Archaeology. The property was not evaluated for its potential to yield significant data concerning the human history or prehistory of the region. d. Community value. The property does not possess a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION PERMITS FEBRUARY 28TH, 2022 PR-2022-000823; GF-2022-014633 CONTRIBUTING TO POTENTIAL NORTH HYDE PARK DISTRICT 102 E 46TH ST D.1 – 1 PROPOSAL Partial demolition of a circa 1940 duplex. PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS 1) Partial demolition of a circa 1940 duplex contributing to potential North Hyde Park District. 2) New construction of second story addition which will cover approx 2/3 of the existing house footprint 3) Replace one window at the south elevation with wood casement window. 4) Providing Stairs to the second story by projecting out onto the existing concrete porch slab 5) Apply Standing Seam Metal roof: Type 26 snap-lock roofing system: 16” wide with standing seam approx. 1.5” tall 6) Exterior materials included horizontal fiber cement board lap and stucco for new construction. ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH DESIGN STANDARDS Minimal Traditional, gable and wing, wood and masonry construction multifamily (duplex) bungalow on the corner of Speedway and 46th Street. The entry façade is oriented South towards 46th street and comprised of white stone masonry with a single door entry and uncovered concrete porch which spans in front of the wing portion of the residence. The remaining exterior portions of the residence are horizontal wood siding. Research indicates that the duplex may have been moved to this location around 1964 from 3313 East Avenue. Directory listings indicate that it was first constructed there in 1940. If the duplex was moved from 3313 East Avenue, the duplex was rented by a variety of tenants over the years on a short-term basis with the longest tenant being Otto and Eleanor Schneider from 1944 to 1952. Mr. Schneider was employed by Concordia University. The City of Austin’s Historic Design Standards (March 2021) are based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and are used to evaluate projects in the potential North Hyde Park District. The following standards apply to the proposed project: Repair and alterations 5. Windows, doors, and screens Design guidelines call for the repair if possible before replacement of historic windows in reference to the family room window. Residential additions General: 1. Location 2. Scale, massing, and height The proposed new addition does not minimize visual impact. Residential additions should be sited at the side or rear of the original structure whenever possible to minimize views of the addition from the public right-of-way and should be subordinate to the principal façade. Residential additions should be designed …
Business Committee Meeting of the HIV Planning Council Monday, February 28, 2022 The Business Committee Meeting to be held 2/28/2022 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via Microsoft Teams; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (2/27/2022 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the February 28, 2022 HIV Planning Council Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 972-5806 and Jaseudia.Killion@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Jaseudia.Killion@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Versión en español a continuación. Reunión del Business Committee Meeting of the HIV Planning Council la folletos junta en FECHA de la reunion (Lunes, 28 de Febrero, 2022) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (2/27/2022 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512) 972-5806 and Jaseudia.Killion@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD REGULAR MEETING January 10, 2022 AT 6:00PM 1000 East 11th Street, Room 400A Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey Staff in Attendance Mandy DeMayo Laura Keating Megan Santee, URB legal counsel CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Members in Attendance Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Jacqueline Watson Danielle Skidmore Kobla Tetey Members Absent Amit Motwani Nathaniel Bradford PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. to oversee is DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar called the meeting to order at 6:12pm with 5 members present. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers signed up prior to the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding agenda items and items not posted on the agenda. No speakers signed up to speak. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the December 13, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes. On Commissioner Watson’s motion, Commissioner Tetey’s second, the December 13, 2021, minutes were approved on a 4-0-1 vote with the edit that Commissioner Motwani was absent. Commissioner Pierce abstained due to his absence at the December 13th meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS Item was postponed. a. Briefing from Council Member Harper-Madison’s office regarding Urban Renewal Plan and NCCD zoning cases, discussion, and possible action. b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action related to the property disposition of Urban Renewal Agency owned property (1100 E 11th St and 920 E 11th St) and the Agency’s partnership with the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) including, without limitation, the draft engagement plan, draft scope for predevelopment services, and proposed calendar for the Partnership Working Group. Anne Gatling Haynes presented. Discussion occurred; no action was taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Discussion regarding the future of the URB ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 7:07pm without objection. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Laura Keating at Housing and Planning …
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Monday, February 28, 2022 5:30 p.m. – Adjournment City of Austin Permitting & Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1406 Austin TX 78752 CURRENT COMMISSION MEMBERS: Sareta Davis, Chair Isabel Casas, Vice Chair Malenie Areche Jared Breckenridge Kimberly Brienzi Garry Brown Jamarr Brown Kristian Caballero Idona Griffith Maram Museitif Alicia Weigel CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA Members of the public signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. a. Consider approval of the minutes from the Human Rights Commission’s November 22, 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2021 Regular Meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation by Edna Yang, Co-Executive Director, American Gateways, followed by discussion and possible action regarding an update on the successes of the American Gateways program serving the low income immigrant community and request for support in making immigration legal services a continued priority in the city’s budget for next year. (Davis/Casas) b. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to City Council related to the City of Austin Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget and Strategic Direction 2023: Economic Opportunity and Affordability; Mobility; Safety; Health and Environment; Culture and Lifelong Learning; and Government That Works for All. (Davis/Casas) c. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to City Council and the City Manager to strengthen policies regarding investigative authority for the City of Austin Office of Police Oversight. (Brown, G./Davis) d. Discussion and possible action regarding commissioner nominations to the Joint Inclusion Committee. (Davis/Casas) 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Commissioners will report on and discuss the status of the Commission’s key priority areas of concern for 2021-2022, including plans and strategies for meeting those key priority areas of concern: i. Institutional Equity ii. Environment & Land Use iii. Health Access & Nutrition iv. Autonomy & Human Rights ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights, at (512) 974-3203 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Human Rights Commission, please contact Jonathan Babiak …
DESIGN COMMISSION Monday, FEBRUARY 28, 2022, 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS, ROOM 1101 301 W 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 Some members of the Design 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 by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register email art.zamorano@austintexas.gov or call (512) 974-3583. CURRENT MEMBERS: David Carroll, Chair (District 1) Jon Salinas (District 2) Samuel Franco (District 3) Josue Meiners (District 4) Melissa Henao-Robledo (District 5) Evan Taniguchi (Mayor) Jen Weaver (District 6) Jessica Rollason Vice-Chair (District 7) Aan Coleman (District8) Bart Whatley (District9) Ben Luckens (District10) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. NEW BUSINESS (Discussion & Possible Action): a. Discussion and possible action to evaluate and make recommendations regarding whether the Rainey Street Trailhead project, located at 36 East Ave., complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards, for the City of Austin. Applicant(s): Heidi Anderson Charlotte Tonsor and Nick Blok The Trailhead Foundation. b. Discussion and possible action to evaluate and make recommendations regarding whether the project at 307 and 319 E. 2nd St., complies with the Urban Design Guidelines for the city of Austin. Applicant(s): Dave Anderson, Drenner Group; Larry Speck, Page/; Trent Rush, Hitchcock Design Group; and Jake George, Intracorp c. Discussion and possible action to evaluate and make recommendations regarding whether Block 150, located at 402 and 416 W. 12th St., complies with the Urban Design Guidelines for the city of Austin. Applicant(s): Michael Whellan, Armbrust & Brown; and Kelly Somers, SCB,. 2. COMMISSION-SPECIFIC BUSINESS (Discussion and Possible Action): a. Approval of the January 24th meeting minutes b. Update from representative on the Downtown Commission regarding last meeting c. Update from representative on the Joint Sustainability committee regarding last meeting d. Update from representative on the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS: a. Chair Announcements; b. c. Items from Commission Members; Items from City Staff; 4. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring …
City of Austin - Design Commission Project Review Application The Design Commission provides advisory recommendations to the City Council to assist in developing public policy and to promote excellence in the design and development of the urban environment. The Design Commission reviews three types of projects: 1. City projects (see page ii for process) The Commission reviews all municipal buildings and associated site plans to ensure they demonstrate compliance with city design and sustainability standards (Council Resolution No. 20071129-046), including those seeking Subchapter E Design Standards Alternative Equivalent Compliance (AEC) (Council Resolution No. 20100923-086). 2. Destiny Bonus projects (see page iv for process) The Commission reviews density bonus projects for substantial compliance with the Urban Design Guidelines for Austin in accordance with the Gatekeeper requirements of LDC 25-2-586 for the Downtown Density Bonus Program. 3. Advisory Recommendations for Private projects (see page ii for process) The Commission will consider Project Review Applications from private projects during its regularly scheduled monthly public meetings and may issue an advisory recommendation in the form of a Project Review Letter to the Applicant. This Project Review Application must be submitted before your project can be presented to the Design Commission for their review. Design Commission requests project be presented in their Conceptual/Schematic Design phase. This application primarily addresses inhabited buildings and structures and their effect on the public realm; please refer to Appendix A for infrastructure type projects. The Commission's review of projects is based on the planning/design principles in the Urban Design Guidelines for Austin. Ensure that all applicable principles are addressed in the application questions and in your presentation. https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Boards_and_Commissions/ Design_Commission_urban_design_guidelin es_for_austin.pdf The Design Commission supports the vision and principles of Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, especially those that affect the urban environment and fabric. All projects should consider this vision and principles, many of which are similar to the Urban Design Guidelines. Refer to Appendix C for the most pertinent sections of Imagine Austin. The Design Commission expects the applicant’s design team to present their project with those most knowledgeable and encourages the inclusion of sub-consultants at the presentation, when deemed necessary. EXHIBITS TO PRESENT 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Completed Project Review Application (p.1-6) Existing zoning classification, adjacent zoning & uses, future land use map classification, topography Vicinity plan, including public transportation and connectivity on-site and within quarter mile Site plan and landscape plan Ground level, basement …
Date: To: From: Subject: February 18, 2022 City of Austin Design Commission Planning & Urban Design Working Group Density Bonus Working Group review of 307 E 2nd Street for substantial compliance with the Urban Design Guidelines February 2, 2022; 2:00 pm; Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting Dave Anderson- Drenner Group Meeting date: Applicant: The project is located at 307 E 2nd Street. The project includes mixed use of residential (482,317 sf) and retail (17,444 sf). The project also includes 9 parking levels (none underground). The applicant is seeking a Density Bonus to raise the FAR from 8:1 to 25:1 resulting in a total project gross area of 573,900 gsf. The site is 0.527 acres (22,956 sf) with a current allowable building size of 183,648 sf based on the current allowable 8:1 FAR. The total building height is 756 ft (65 floors). The maximum height achievable under the Density Bonus program is unlimited. Per the Density Bonus Program ordinance, the applicant is required to meet the three gatekeeper requirements: • Substantially comply with the City’s Urban Design Guidelines • Provide streetscape improvements along all public street frontages consistent with the Great Streets Program Standards • Applicant must commit to a minimum of 2-star green building rating (3-star proposed). WORKING GROUP COMMENTS REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES AREA WIDE GUIDELINES 1. Create dense development – 25:1 far is being requested. Project complies with this Section. 2. Create mixed-use development – Residential (condos) and commercial (hotel) housing plus some streetscape oriented retail uses are proposed. Project complies with this Section. 3. Limit development which closes downtown streets – This project is not permanently closing down any streets. Project complies with this Section. 4. Buffer neighborhood edges- This project is located in a predominantly high-rise area so it blends in with the existing urban fabric. Project complies with this Section. Incorporate civic art in both public and private development – This project is proposing public art on the NW corner of the site. Project complies with this Section. 5. 6. Protect important public views – Since this project is already surrounded by high-rises, there are no important public views to protect. Not applicable. 7. Avoid historical misrepresentations – Project complies with this Section. 8. Respect adjacent historic buildings- There are no historic buildings adjacent to this project although a historic building is being relocated and restored. Not applicable. 9. Acknowledge that rooftops are …
