RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Leah Bojo) CASE: C14-02-0183(RCA) 1118 Tillery Street ADDRESS: 1118 Tillery Street SITE AREA: 3.781 acres PROPERTY OWNERS: Theodore and Mary E. Lopez CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request to amend the restrictive covenant by removing Tracts 1, 2, 4 and 5. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 27B-4 C14-02-0183(RCA) 2 ISSUES: The subject property is developed with plant nursery land use and was rezoned from SF-3 to CS-MU-CO-NP as part of the Govalle Neighborhood Plan in 2002-2003. No changes to this zoning are currently proposed. This public restrictive covenant (RC) was created concurrent with the rezoning and states that if use of the property as a plant nursery use is discontinued for 90 consecutive days, the owner of the property will not object to the City of Austin rezoning the Property to SF-4A-NP. The RC applies to 5 tracts, and the Applicant is requesting to remove 4 of these tracts from the RC. Please see Exhibit C- Redlined Restrictive Covenant. A petition against the restrictive covenant amendment (RCA) has been submitted to staff and is included with this report. Under state law, a Valid Petition can be filed in opposition to a rezoning but cannot be applied to an initial zoning of a property or an RCA. The petition submitted to the City will not affect the number of votes required to approve the RCA. (Please see Exhibit E- Petition). CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the west side of Tillery Street between Govalle Avenue and Goodwin Avenue. North of the subject property is another CS-MU-CO-NP property that is subject to the same RC and includes residential and nursery land uses. Further north is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP. East of the property, across Tillery Street, is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP. West of the property is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP and the Austin Community College Eastview Campus, which is zoned P-NP. To the south are residential properties zoned SF-3-NP. Other land uses and zoning categories in the area include undeveloped, religious assembly and townhouse-condominium (zoned MF-3-NP, SF-3-NP and MF-3-NP, respectively). Please see Exhibits A and B- Zoning Map and Aerial Exhibit. At the time …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-99-0069.01 - 200 S Congress Avenue DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: LI-PDA-NP TO: LI-PDA-NP, to change conditions of zoning ADDRESS: 220 ½, 210, 208 and 200 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 0.575 acre (25,047 square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: Bathaus Management, LLC (Sherry Matthews) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends limited industrial services-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see pages 2 - 3. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 9, 2022 Approved an amendment to LI-PDA-NP district zoning as Staff recommended, with additional conditions to: 1) prohibit drive- through as an accessory use; 2) require ADA access from South Congress Avenue; 3) reduce the amount of impervious cover; and 4) explore public access through the site to the hike-and-bike trail after business hours. [B. Greenberg, J. Thompson – 2nd] Vote: 5-0. P. Howard, J. Mushtaler – Off the dais February 2, 2022 Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting was cancelled. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 22, 2022 February 8, 2022 Approved a postponement to February 22, 2022. Vote: 11-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Commissioner Cox – 2nd; Commissioner Connolly not present for passage of the consent agenda; Commissioner Praxis was absent. 1 of 16B-5 C14-99-0069.01 2 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: March 3, 2022 Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: The Applicant is in agreement with the Small Area Planning Joint Committee’s recommendation to prohibit drive-through uses as an accessory use. The Applicant also reports that ADA access will be provided from the South Congress doors and an elevator will be installed inside the building. In addition, the Applicant is amenable to providing access through the site to the Butler hike-and-bike trail during business hours, but cannot commit to after-hours access at this time. The Applicant is still evaluating a reduction in impervious cover. Section 25-2-2-282 (A) (Land Use Commission Public Hearing and Recommendation) of the Code requires that the case be reviewed by SAPJC before the public hearing at PC and does not provide for any exceptions. There are no known issues at this time and staff has not received any written or emailed comments in favor of or in opposition to this rezoning case. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This tract is approximately 0.575-acre in size and located on the west side …
City of Austin Housing and Plannin g Department P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ www .c ity o fau s tin .o rg/ h ou s in g MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Todd W. Shaw, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Heather Chaffin, Senior Planner, Current Planning Division Housing and Planning Department February 15, 2022 NPA-2021-0010.01_2317 E. 2nd Street (2400 E. Cesar Chavez Parking Expansion) C14-2021-0121_2317 E. 2nd Street Staff requests a postponement of these cases to the April 12, 2022 Planning Commission hearing date to allow the applicant additional time to decide how to move forward with the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 3B-6 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 3B-6 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 3B-6
City of Austin Housing and Plannin g Department P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ www .c ity o fau s tin .o rg/ h ou s in g MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Todd W. Shaw, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Heather Chaffin, Senior Planner, Current Planning Division Housing and Planning Department February 15, 2022 NPA-2021-0010.01_2317 E. 2nd Street (2400 E. Cesar Chavez Parking Expansion) C14-2021-0121_2317 E. 2nd Street Staff requests a postponement of these cases to the April 12, 2022 Planning Commission hearing date to allow the applicant additional time to decide how to move forward with the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 3B-7 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 3B-7 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 3B-7
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Todd Shaw, Chair Planning Commission Members February 22, 2022 Heather Chaffin, Senior Planner Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0190 3000 East Cesar Chavez Notification Error FROM: DATE: RE: ************************************************************************ The notice for public hearing of this rezoning request was mailed with the incorrect address for the property. As a result, the request cannot be heard at the February 22, 2022, Planning Commission meeting. The case will be renotified for the March 8, 2022, agenda. 1 of 2B-8 From: Aneil Naik Sent: Monday, November 29, 2021 12:51 PM To: Chaffin, Heather <Heather.Chaffin@austintexas.gov> Cc: Amanda Swor Subject: RE: C14-2021-0083 (Trinsic - Cesar Chavez) - Status? Afternoon Heather. I’m following up on this case. I’d like this item to be placed on the next possible available agenda. We will be requesting an indefinite postponement. Please let me know if you need anything further. Thanks, ANEIL Aneil Naik, Senior Project Manager Drenner Group, PC | 200 Lee Barton Drive | Suite 100 | Austin, TX 78704 512-807-2900 office | 512-587-5447 cell | | www.drennergroup.com 2 of 2B-8
Planning Commission: February 22, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 26, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2021-0005.01 PROJECT NAME: Alpha .95 PC DATE: February 22, 2022 February 8, 2022 January 25, 2022 November 9, 2021 October 12, 2021 September 28, 2021 2404 Thrasher Lane ADDRESS/ES: DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.95 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Alpha Builders (Gino Shvetz) AGENT: *Husch Blackwell, LLP (Nikelle Meade) *New agent as of November 9, 2021 CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Single Family *Revised on November 10, 2021 from Higher Density Single Family to Mixed Use land use. To: *Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0128 From: CS-NP To: CS-MU-NP *Revised on November 10, 2021 from SF-6-NP to CS-MU-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 1 1 of 37B-9 Planning Commission: February 22, 2022 ACTION: CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 22, 2022 - February 8, 2022 – Postponed to February 22, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [J. Shieh – 1st; G. Cox – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel abstain on Items B-15 & B-16. S. R. Praxis absent]. January 25, 2022 - Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [J. Shieh – 1st; C. Hempel – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [P. Howard, J. Mushtaler and S. R. Praxis absent]. November 9, 2021 – Approved the applicant’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel – 1st; G. Cox – 2nd] Vote: 9-0-1 [C. Llanes Pulido abstained. Y. Flores, S. R. Praxis and R. Schneider absent]. October 12, 2021- Postponed on the consent agenda to November 9, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood. [R. Schneider – 1st; J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 9-0 [A. Azhar, J. Paulo Connolly, and C. Hempel absent]. September 28, 2021- Postponed on the consent agenda to October 12, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azhar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [G. Cox and J. Shieh absent. C. Hempel recused from Item B-10]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommended for applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is a 0.95-acre vacant tract of land with CS-NP zoning and Commercial future land use. To the north is a single-family home zoned SF-3-NP with primary frontage …
C14-2021-0128 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0128 – ALPHA .95 DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: CS-NP TO: CS-MU-NP, as amended ADDRESS: 2404 Thrasher Lane SITE AREA: 0.95 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) AGENT: Husch Blackwell, LLC (Nikelle Meade) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay- neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The CO would be for a maximum of 10 residential units. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2-3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 22, 2022 February 8, 2022 Approved a postponement to February 22, 2022. Vote: 11-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Commissioner Cox – 2nd; Commissioner Connolly not present for passage of the consent agenda; Commissioner Praxis was absent. January 25, 2022 Approved Planning Commission’s postponement to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Vice Chair Hempel – 2nd, Commissioner Praxis was off the dais, Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler were absent]. November 9, 2021 Approved applicant’s request to indefinitely postpone on the consent agenda. Vote: 9-0. [Vice Chair Hempel – 1st, Commissioner Cox – 2nd; Commissioner Llanes Pulido abstained; Commissioners Flores, Praxis and Schneider were absent]. October 12, 2021 Approved applicant's request to postpone to November 9, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 9-0. [Commissioner Schneider – 1st, 1 of 27B-10 C14-2021-0128 2 Commissioner Shieh – 2nd; Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice Chair Hempel and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent]. September 28, 2021 Approved neighborhood’s request to postpone to October 12, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Azhar – 1st, Commissioner Schneider – 2nd; Commissioners Cox, Praxis and Shieh were absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: To be Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: Staff has received comments in opposition to this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. Natural Gas Pipeline on the Property The Austin Fire Department (AFD) used the Railroad Commission of Texas (TxRRC) GIS Viewer to identify a 12.4-inch diameter natural gas pipeline owned by the Texas Gas Service on close to the north side of the property. The pipeline is currently abandoned but could be returned to service at a future date. Please see Texas Railroad Commission’s GIS attributes table following Exhibit B. If it were to be returned to service, that process would need to comply with 49 …
CASE NUMBER: C14H-2021-0180 HLC DATE: August 23, 2021 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET PC DATE: December 14, 2021 September 27, 2021 October 25, 2021 January 25, 2022 February 8, 2022 February 22, 2022 APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-opposed) HISTORIC NAME: Casa McMath ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 2501 Inwood Place ZONING CHANGE: SF-3-NP to SF-3-NP-H COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 WATERSHED: Johnson Creek NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Central West Austin Combined STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff finds that the house meets the criteria for landmark designation and thus recommends the proposed zoning change from SF-3-NP (single family residence – neighborhood plan combining district zoning) to SF- 3-NP-H (single family residence – neighborhood plan – historic landmark combining district zoning). Should the Commission choose to release the permit, the staff recommendation is to require completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, including documentation of the site and exterior and interior architectural features. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, historical associations, and landscape feature HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: August 23, 2021: Postponed to September 27, 2021. September 27, 2021: Initiated historic zoning. October 25, 2021: Recommended historic zoning for architecture, historical associations, landscape feature, and community value on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Wright seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0 (Commissioners Castillo and Larosche absent). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: December 14, 2021: Postponed to January 25, 2022. January 25, 2022: Postponed to February 8, 2022. February 8, 2022: Postponed to February 22, 2022. February 22, 2022: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is beyond the bounds of the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984) and has never been included in a city survey. CITY COUNCIL DATE: ACTION: ORDINANCE READINGS: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CASE MANAGER: Elizabeth Brummett PHONE: 512-974-1264 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Save Barton Creek Assn., Save Historic Muny District, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, TNR BCP - Travis County Natural Resources, Tarrytown Alliance , Tarrytown Neighborhood Association, West Austin Neighborhood Group 1 of 43B-11 BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Historical Associations: The house was owned and occupied by Hugh and Frances McMath from the time of its construction until their deaths, and it remained in the McMath family until this year. Hugh McMath was a professor of architecture at the University of Texas who specialized in the study of Mexican architecture and was prominent in integrating Mexican schools …
Figure 21. Patio 1 of 71B-11 Figure 22. Retrofitted lighting is not hardwired and does not meet code 2 of 71B-11 Figure 23. Garage has rotten fascia 3 of 71B-11 Figure 24. Interior of garage exhibits extensive rot resulting from site grading and drainage challenges 4 of 71B-11 OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places REGISTRATION FORM NPS Form 10-900 Austin Air-Conditioned Village Historic District, Austin, Travis County, Texas Architects and Designers The following architects and designers are presented in order of prominence relative to the Austin Air-Conditioned Village. Ned A. Cole helped select Austin as the site of the experiment through his role as chairman of the National Association of Home Builders air-conditioning subcommittee, served as project manager for the construction, and designed seven of the houses. H. D. Powers designed five houses, J. Eugene Wukasch designed two, and Fred Winfield Day, Jr., W. R. Coleman, and Oran Vaughan each designed one home in the Village. While some found more critical acclaim in their careers than others, collectively their work is representative of mid-century residential design in Austin’s middle class, suburban neighborhoods. Ned Ansel Cole (1917–2008) Ned Ansel Cole was born in Ferris, Texas. He earned a degree in architecture with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1939 and subsequently began building houses and teaching in the architecture department. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941, Cole served in the South Pacific building infrastructure on Guam and in the Philippines.215 Cole returned to Austin after World War II and with three other veterans founded Fabricon, Inc. The firm designed and produced innovative prefabricated wall storage units that would serve as a centerpiece of Cole’s residential architecture. The founders constructed their factory building in modular sections in a rented garage, before the ultimate site of the facility at 4601 East Fifth Street in Austin had been selected and obtained. The hand-cast concrete block cornerstone of the building reads, “Fabricon, built by four soldiers with their bare hands, 1 June 1946.” In place of traditional site-built, load-bearing walls, the Fabricon wall units turned room dividers into organized storage with built-in sliding doors and drawers. An Austin Statesman article characterized the units as a modern space-saving measure in contrast with outmoded storage methods—“Room-consuming closets, cabinets and trunks are completely out.” 216 Cole’s role in the company was designing …
Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? - The New... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/arts/design/marcel-breuer-geller-h... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/arts/design/marcel-breuer-geller-house-demolition.html Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? The Geller house embodied the optimistic, now-vanished values of postwar suburbia: technological progress and a lifestyle built around children’s needs. CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK By James S. Russell Feb. 6, 2022 Updated 4:21 p.m. ET LAWRENCE, N.Y. — “Are people going to care about one little house?” asked Elizabeth Waytkus, who had been alerted some weeks ago to the possibility that a once-celebrated house by the architect Marcel Breuer would be demolished. She is the executive director of Docomomo US, a nonprofit organization that promotes the preservation of modern structures. People did care, it turns out. She has received an outpouring of dismay and grief at the news that the 1945 Bertram and Phyllis Geller House in Lawrence, at the southwestern edge of Nassau County, had been demolished without warning on Jan. 26 by the current owners, Shimon and Judy Eckstein, who Waytkus said had assured her only three weeks earlier that they had admired it and had no plans to take it down. It was a handsome composition of three cedar-sided single-story wings, that zigzagged among the trees and shrubs of a spacious site, each wing topped with a low-sloped roof that gave the house an undulating silhouette. The house had been significantly, but not irreversibly, altered, according to pictures on a real estate website. The living room stonewall and fireplace is all that remains of the Geller House since its demolition in January. An Rong Xu for The New York Times Her question makes a larger point, however. The Geller house was rapturously covered by the press at its debut because it appealed to an America that was obsessed with making a better life after enduring sacrifices of World War II and the grinding bleakness of the Great Depression. It was “among the most famous houses of the period,” said Barry Bergdoll, a Breuer expert, who teaches architectural history at Columbia University and was the chief curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art. Yet it had fallen into a kind of obscurity, well known mainly to aficionados. Preserving individual houses is difficult and expensive, explained Waytkus, first because they are private. Docomomo’s modest resources are mostly focused on the preservation of commercial, cultural, and civic buildings because they are generally accessible to the …
Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? - The New... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/arts/design/marcel-breuer-geller-h... Marcel Breuer, who helped shape 20th century architecture and design, at the Geller House in 1945. Ezra Stoller/Esto With the rise of the Nazis, Breuer, who was Jewish, would move several times, finally settling in Cambridge, Mass., in 1937, where he practiced and taught with his Bauhaus colleague Walter Gropius at Harvard. Gregarious and charming, “Lajko” became close friends with many clients, including the Gellers, who would hire him to design another house in Lawrence, in 1967. (For this reason the original Geller house is now known by preservationists as Geller I.) The house has been added to but remains largely the way it was built. In a series of houses with Gropius, Breuer would soften the crisp cubic forms, white plaster or metal surfaces, and dramatic cantilevers of his Bauhaus work. Geller was designed as Breuer was parting ways with Gropius and moving to New York. In this house, Breuer more fully merged his stylistic tendencies with American building techniques. The conventional wood construction was clad in vertical cedar siding that gave a sleek planar feeling. Inside, he used thin panels of varnished plywood and contrasted them with expanses of saturated paint colors in the mode of Modern artists. Jackson Pollock made one of his early drip paintings — sold long ago — for the house. Breuer anchored this lightweight architecture to the earth with a living-room wall and massive fireplace of fieldstone. Low stone walls projected into the landscape to demarcate places for play and relaxation. You could argue that the old-fashioned masonry harkens to traditions Americans cling to — or that the stone is simply a sensual counterpoint to the sleek planes of the rest of the design. Many of the ideas Breuer had refined in Geller would appear in a house he designed that was built in MoMA’s garden in 1949, broadcasting its ideas to an international audience. “Both the Geller and MoMA houses were intended to be replicable,” said Bergdoll, “a house that a local contractor could build.” 3 of 4 2/6/22, 6:59 PM 1 of 2B-11 Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? - The New... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/06/arts/design/marcel-breuer-geller-h... A Marcel Breuer house in the MoMA Garden, 1949. Both the Geller and MoMA houses were intended to be replicable around the country. Ezra Stoller/Esto While many other architects, including …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN VARIANCE REQUEST AND DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: SPC-2021-0129C PC DATE: 02/22/22 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 PROJECT NAME: Rainey Tower ADDRESS OF APPLICATION: 80 Rainey St Variance request: The applicant is requesting the removal of a Heritage tree with a stem greater than 30 inches as allowed under LDC 25-8-643. Downtown Density Bonus: The applicant is requesting a recommendation to the City Council on a request for additional floor to area ratio (FAR) from 15:1 to 20:1 for a proposed multi-family high rise project that has participated in the Downtown Density Bonus Program and is processing a request for bonus area up to 15:1 FAR to be granted administratively. APPLICANT: AGENT: Ashland Rainey LLC & EW Renovating Rainey LLC 165 W 73rd St, New York City, New York 10023 Wuest Group 5207 Airport Blvd Austin, Texas, 78751 (512) 394-1900 Drenner Group (Amanda Swor) 200 Lee Barton Dr. Sute 100 Austin, TX 78704 Phone: (512) 974-2711 Renee.Johns@austintexas.gov CASE MANAGER: Renee Johns EXISTING ZONING: CBD NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: NA/Downtown PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing a 49 story multi use building in the Rainey District. The uses will include Administrative and Business Offices, Restaurant (limited), Multi-Family, and a Cocktail Lounge (conditional use that will go before PC at a later date). The development will also include associated drives, onsite parking, and utility improvements. COMMISION REQUESTS: DESCRIPTION OF VARIANCE The variance request is to allow removal of a Heritage tree with a stem greater than 30 inches as allowed under LDC 25-8-643. The applicant requested a predevelopment site consultation with the City Arborist. There are currently two protected trees and three Heritage trees on site. One Protected tree and one Heritage tree are proposed to be removed. A 32.5 inch Heritage pecan is requested for removal and per Land Development Code would require a Land Use Commission variance. 1 of 23 DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS In accordance with LDC Section 25-2-586(B)(6), the applicant requests the Planning Commission’s recommendation to the City Council on a request for additional floor to area ratio (FAR) from 15:1 to 20:1 for a proposed multi-family high rise project that has participated in the Downtown Density Bonus Program and is processing a request for bonus area up to 15:1 FAR to be granted administratively. The applicant requests a recommendation from the Planning Commission to the City Council on the use of the other community benefits in …
SUBDIVISION REVIEW SHEET CASE NO.: C8S-84-065(VAC) COMMISSION DATE: February 22, 2022 SUBDIVISION NAME: Atwell Tract ADDRESS: 760 Airport Blvd APPLICANT: Ben Browder (OH Airport, LP) AGENT: Hannah Riemer-Rapesak (LJA Engineering, Inc.) ZONING: CS-MU-V-CO-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Govalle AREA: 4.52 acres (196,891.2 sf) LOTS: 3 COUNTY: Travis DISTRICT: 3 WATERSHED: Colorado River/Boggy Creek JURISDICTION: Full Purpose DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The request is for the approval of the total vacation of Atwell Tract Subdivision, comprised of 3 lots on 4.52 acres (196,891.2 sf). Staff recommends approval of this total plat vacation as it complies with the City of Austin Land Development Code. CASE MANAGER: Joey de la Garza PHONE: 512-974-2664 E-mail: joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A: Vicinity map Exhibit B: Plat to be vacated (Atwell Tract; C8S-84-065) Exhibit C: Plat vacation document 5404 5406 5408 B O L M R D 5410 1102 RESUB 5414 0203180501 1104 1104 WALTON LANE CONDOS N N L O LT A W 0 0 5 5 5305 914 361.07 5405 912 910 N R L E N R E O K 119.67 906 801 904 800 8 2 7 k e y C r e g g o B 914 920 SHADY LANE ADDN Boggy Creek 8 4 4 B o g g y C r e e k 841 838 923 830 917 915 814 A I R P O R T B L V D 823 820 812 4900 903 901 905 5110 817 5101 5105 5107 5112 5200 5202 5109 5201 GLIS S M A N R D 813 5203 5204 150.06 5206 150.08 5205 5301 764 N Y L D A H S 757 777 ATWELL TRACT 760 5419 HOWARD'S NURSERY ADDN 719 740 815 801 771 I A R P O R T B L V D 801 TANNEHILL, J C SUR 29 ABS 22 729 727 725 7 1/2 2 7 MIDTOWN INDUSTRIAL SUBD NO 1 7201 5206 720 E 7 T H S T AIRPORT 1 0202191301-1303 5705 2 1 9 910 908 906 T S A E O D A R O L O C A - 1 900 904 902 5701 t c i r t s D i l i a s a r p p A l a r t n e C s v a r T i 2 1 0 9 4 1 x o B . O P . 4 1 7 8 …
SUBDIVISION REVIEW SHEET CASE NO.: C8S-87-008(VAC) COMMISSION DATE: February 22, 2022 SUBDIVISION NAME: Atwell Tract No. 2 ADDRESS: 760 Airport Blvd APPLICANT: Ben Browder (OH Airport, LP) AGENT: Hannah Riemer-Rapesak (LJA Engineering, Inc.) ZONING: CS-MU-V-CO-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Govalle AREA: 1.149 acres (50,050.44 sq ft) LOTS: 1 COUNTY: Travis DISTRICT: 3 WATERSHED: Colorado River/Boggy Creek JURISDICTION: Full Purpose DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The request is for the approval of the total plat vacation of Atwell Tract No. 2 subdivision, comprised of 1 lot on 1.149 acres (50,050.44 sq ft). Staff recommends approval of this total plat vacation as it complies with the City of Austin Land Development Code. CASE MANAGER: Joey de la Garza PHONE: 512-974-2664 E-mail: joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A: Vicinity map Exhibit B: Plat to be vacated (Atwell Tract No. 2; C8S-87-008) Exhibit C: Plat vacation document 5404 5406 5408 B O L M R D 5410 1102 RESUB 5414 0203180501 1104 1104 WALTON LANE CONDOS N N L O LT A W 0 0 5 5 5305 914 361.07 5405 912 910 N R L E N R E O K 119.67 906 801 904 800 8 2 7 k e y C r e g g o B 914 920 SHADY LANE ADDN Boggy Creek 8 4 4 B o g g y C r e e k 841 838 923 830 917 915 814 A I R P O R T B L V D 823 820 812 4900 903 901 905 5110 817 5101 5105 5107 5112 5200 5202 5109 5201 GLIS S M A N R D 813 5203 5204 150.06 5206 150.08 5205 5301 764 N Y L D A H S 757 777 ATWELL TRACT 760 5419 HOWARD'S NURSERY ADDN 719 740 815 801 771 I A R P O R T B L V D 801 TANNEHILL, J C SUR 29 ABS 22 729 727 725 7 1/2 2 7 MIDTOWN INDUSTRIAL SUBD NO 1 7201 5206 720 E 7 T H S T AIRPORT 1 0202191301-1303 5705 2 1 9 910 908 906 T S A E O D A R O L O C A - 1 900 904 902 5701 t c i r t s D i l i a s a r p p A l a r t n e C s v a r T i 2 1 0 9 4 1 x o …
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 AT 6:00PM AUSTIN ENERGY HEADQUARTERS ASSEMBLY ROOM 4815 MUELLER BOULEVARD, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78723 Some members of the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board may be participating by videoconference. Public participation will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Instructions for Remote Participation (General Public): • All interested individuals of the general public must register in advance (Monday, February 21, 2022 by noon). • Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-9312 or aaron.jenkins@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker’s name, telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting), and e-mail address. If interested in speaking, please provide the agenda item number(s) you wish to speak on. • • Once a request to participate has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. Board Members: Ex Officios: ___ Chair Samuel Franco (Design Commission) ___ Vice Chair Lynn Kurth (Mayor & District 9 Joint Appointee) ___ Jeffrey Thompson (Planning Commission) ___ Paul Byars (Trail Foundation) ___ Linda Guerrero (Environmental Commission) ___ Laura Cottam-Sajbel (Parks & Recreation Board) ___ Karen Paup (Community Development Commission) ___ Jeff Seiden (Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Assn.) ___ Tom Groce (South River City Neighborhood Assn) ___ Sam Tedford (Housing & Planning Dept) ___ Nazlie Saeedi (Austin Transportation Dept) ___ Kim Vasquez/Marek Izydorczyk (ORES) ___ Rolando Fernandez (Financial Services Dept) ___ Molly Alexander (Downtown Austin Alliance) COA Economic Development Staff Liaisons: ___ Margaret Shaw ___ Aaron D. Jenkins AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. a. Approval of the minutes of the South-Central Waterfront Advisory Board (SCWAB) Meeting 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of December 15, 2021 2. NEW BUSINESS a. One Texas Center Development Update (Financial Services) • Andrew Moore, Financial Services • Mandy De Mayo, Housing and Planning b. Discussion and Possible Recommendations on FY2022-23 City Budget 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Questions from Community Development Commission (CDC) on Achieving of South Central Waterfront Affordable Housing Goals • Karen Paup, CDC appointee to SCWAB 4. WORKING GROUP UPDATES & ASSIGNMENTS FROM CHAIR …
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD February 22, 2022 – 6:00pm City Hall Boards and Commissions Room, Room 1101 301 W. Second Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Parks and Recreation Board will 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 call or email the board liaison at 512-974-6716 or Tim.Dombeck@austintexas.gov PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS: Dawn Lewis (D-10), Chair Patrick Moore (D-3) Richard DePalma (Mayor), Vice Chair Vacant (D-4) Nina Rinaldi (D-1) Anna L. Di Carlo (D-2) Sarah Faust (D-5) Lisa Hugman (D-6) AGENDA Nancy Barnard (D-7) Kim Taylor (D-8) Laura Cottam Sajbel (D-9) CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN 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. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board regular meeting of January 25, 2022. B. NEW BUSINESS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 1. Presentation and discussion related to the development of Onion Creek Metro Park, highlights of the consent agreement between COA, Onion Creek Metro Park District and Austin Goodnight Ranch LP, current operation and maintenance responsibilities including current and planned capital investments. (PARD Long Range Plan Strategies - Relief from Urban Life, Park Access for All, Operational Efficiency; SD23 Outcomes - Health & Environment;) Page 1 of 3 Presenters: Ricardo Soliz, Division Manager and Nikki Cockrell, Park District Manager, Parks and Recreation Department. 2. Presentation and discussion related to City of Austin Community Engagement and Surveying Practices. Presenters: Justin Schneider, Community Engagement Specialist, Parks and Recreation Department, John Nixon, Public Information and Marketing Program Manager, Parks and Recreation Department and Marion Sanchez, City of Austin Community Engagement Division Manager 3. Presentation and discussion related to the community engagement and outreach efforts for the Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan. (PARD Long Range Plan Strategies Urban Public Spaces, Operational Efficiency, Park Access for All; SD23 Outcomes – Health and Environment, Government that Works for All) Presenters: Gregory Montes, Program Manager and Justin Schneider, Community Engagement …
Austin Parks and Recreation Department Onion Creek Metro Park Parks and Recreation Board Presentation February 22, 2022 Current Onion Creek Metro Park Onion Creek Metro Park Timeline • 1998 Acquisition of Onion Creek Metro Park • 2013 Creation of the Onion Creek Metro Park District by SB 1872, 83rd Legislative Session • 2014 Consent Agreement signed by COA, Onion Creek Park District and Austin Goodnight Ranch LP • 2014 AGR funds a Vision Plan with the Austin Parks Foundation • 2015 Council adopts Onion Creek Vision Plan • 2019 Phase 1 Metro Park Improvements completed by COA • 2020 Buyout Area/North Section Added to Metro Park • 2020 First Amendment to the Consent Agreement Consent Agreement Roles and Responsibilities Onion Creek Metro Park District o Collect a resident district tax in part for the operation and maintenance of park facilities (Ongoing) o Operation and maintenance of recreation improvements within the portion of Onion Creek Metro Park south of Onion Creek (Ongoing) o Nominate District Board of Directors for Places 4, 5, 6 and 7. (As Needed) City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department o Nominate District Board of Directors for Places 1,2 and 3. (As Needed) o Complete Onion Creek Metro Park base park improvements. (Completed in 2019) o Fund agreed upon future improvements with parkland dedication fees collected within the District, other available parkland dedication fees, authorized bond funding or other authorized funds. (Ongoing) Austin Goodnight Ranch, LP Progress) o Advance funding to the Austin Parks Foundation for the Onion Creek Metro Park Vision Plan. (Completed in 2015) o Advance funding for In‐District park and open space improvements including a 3‐mile loop trail. (Partially Complete/In Onion Creek Metro Park Vision Plan Onion Creek Metro Park Capital Investment • COA CIP investment to date • Base Park Improvements ($4 million): 30‐acre irrigated great lawn area, 20‐acre improved natural area, loop trail, 50‐space parking lot, drinking fountain, reclaimed water line connection. • Future CIP projects • Phase 1 Completion (Est. $2‐3 million): Additional park entry drive, 25‐space parking lot, pavilions, additional trails. • Park District commitments to future CIP investments • Operation and maintenance of new improvements. • Partner Investments • All‐Abilities Playground (Est. $5 million): Austin Parks Foundation is in exploratory stages for funding and constructing an all‐abilities playground and associated amenities including restroom at Onion Creek Metro Park. Questions? https://www.austintexas.gov/department/onion‐creek‐metropolitan‐park
Tools and Processes for surveys in the City of Austin Marion Sanchez, CPIO Community Engagement Corporate Manager John Nixon, PARD Communications and Engagement Manager Justin Schneider, PARD Community Engagement Specialist Outline • Introductions • Survey Platforms • How we use surveys • Ongoing challenges • Parks and Recreation Board Questions • General Community Engagement planning process • Community Engagement Tools and Techniques Marión Sánchez Corporate Manager of Community Engagement City of Austin Communications and Public Information Office PARB Questions • What are the standards for City of Austin community surveys? • Which platforms does City of Austin use? • What are the standards for evaluating input? • What are the standards for presenting to boards on results? Community Engagement Planning 3. 2. International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) 1. Who are the communities most affected by the decision? And who are the ones having the most difficult time engaging? • City of Austin Public Participation Principles • Spectrum of Participation: How much influence does the community have on the decision? Research question for the engagement • What questions do we need answers to? • What possible answers can we get? 4. Develop research instruments 5. Review from perspectives of cultural and language access and readability Test the tool Choose media and modes of tool 6. 7. INFORM CONSULT INVOLVE COLLABORATE EMPOWER L To provide the public with A O balanced and G objective N O information to I T assist them in A P understanding I C the problems, I T alternatives R A and/or P C solutions. I L B U P We will keep you informed. C I L B U P E H T O T E S I M O R P To obtain public feedback on analysis, alternatives, and/or decision. We will keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision. To work directly ith the public throughout the process to ensure that public issues and concerns are consistently understood and considered. We will work with you to ensure that your concerns and issues are directly reflected in the alternatives developed and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision. To place final decision- making in the hands of the public. To partner with the public in each aspect of the decision including the development of alternatives and the identification of the preferred solution. We …
Update on process for the Parks and Recreation Board February 22, 2022 Greg Montes, Program Manager, PARD Planning Zilker Park Vision Plan PARD Project Manager Overview • Update of the process so far • Planning efforts • Community Engagement efforts • Survey Processing of Results • Next Steps • Analysis of Community Meeting #4 feedback, corresponding follow-up survey and outreach • Small Group Discussions focusing on equity Status Update: Project Schedule Community Engagement So Far Public Participation Level: Consult Multiple methods, virtual and in-person, various locations and times: Virtual Engagement Opportunities Kick-off Community Survey 4,062 participants Small Group Discussions Community Involvement 17 meetings 3 Community Meetings 3 Follow-up Surveys 137 avg. attendees 2,698 participants SpeakupAustin Stories 13 Entries In-Person & Directed Opportunities Boards & Commissions Pop-Up Series 1 & 2 Community Involvement 7 formal bodies 23 events Additional PARD Pop-ups and in-person outreach Contacts tracked since 10/1 653+ connections 57 events Community Survey #4 Results • 955 Participants • 37,304 Responses • 1,304 Comments Demographics • 24% District 5, 19% District 9 • 19% 25-34, 20% 35-44, 19% 45-54, 19% 55-64, 17% 65-74, 6% under 25 • 75% white • 52% Female • 52% Annual income $100k+ Range of 397-453 responses to demographics questions Zilker Park Vision Plan Pop-up at ESB-MACC, Dec. 15, 2021 Community Survey #4 Results One equity tool used to account for underrepresented communities in surveying is by disaggregating data to explore differences in responses. 13% 16% What options should be explored for safer active transportation through the park? 10% 459 responses All participants 7% 54% 56% 16% 68 responses Identifying as Black, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx 12% 10% 6% Community Survey #4 Results Additional ways we are exploring the data include: By Age By Income By District Next Steps Community Survey #5 Available on the project website with Community Meeting #4 presentation www.austintexas.gov/ZilkerVision Small Group Discussions focused on equity & inclusion March Questions Project website: www.austintexas.gov/ZilkerVision Contact information: ZilkerVision@austintexas.gov
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, February 22, 2022 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. 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 Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores – Secretary Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Solveij Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh – Parliamentarian Jeffrey Thompson Ex-Officio Members Arati Singh – AISD Board of Trustees Jessica Cohen – Chair of Board of Adjustment Spencer Cronk - City Manager Richard Mendoza - Director of Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the commencement of the meeting will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of February 8, 2022. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 2. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 3. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: NPA-2021-0005.02 - Montopolis Multifamily; District 3 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB, Carson Creek, Country Club Creek Watersheds; Montopolis NP Area Montopolis QO2B, LLC Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) Industry to Mixed Use land use Not Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Applicant Postponement request to March 22, 2022 NPA-2021-0015.01 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; E. MLK Combined NP Area GSTF, LLC (c/o Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT) Brown & Ortiz, PC (c/o Caroline McDonald) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0125 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; …
