Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission Special Meeting of the Architectural Review Committee Monday, August 9, 2021, 3:00 PM ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021 WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING MODIFICATIONS This meeting is limited in duration. Please make presentations as brief as possible (consider 5 minutes) so that all applicants may have the chance to present to and receive input from the committee members. This is a virtual meeting; no in-person input will be allowed. Community members may register for citizen communication but may not speak on specific cases on the agenda. The opportunity for public input on specific cases will occur at a subsequent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission. This meeting is not televised. Community members may also register to receive call in information and listen to the meeting via telephone. All participants must register in advance (no later than 12:00 noon on Sunday, August 8, 2021) to be notified of the call-in number and other instructions. To listen to or participate in the Architectural Review Committee meeting, all persons must: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Sunday, August 8, 2021 (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak 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. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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 preservation@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. Reunión especial del Historic Landmark Commission, Architectural Review Committee FECHA de la reunion 9 de agosto 2021 a las tres de la tarde (3:00 p.m.) LA JUNTA SE LLEVARÁ EL LUNES, EL 9 DE AGOSTO 2021 CON MODIFICACIONES DE DISTANCIAMIENTO SOCIAL Esta reunion tiene una duracion limitada. Haga todas …
Austin Animal Center Response To Space Working Group The purpose of this document is to provide a response from Animal Services Office (ASO) to the Space Working Group Recommendations from the Animal Advisory Commission. ASO staff greatly appreciates the recommendations presented by the Animal Advisory Commission’s Working Group as input and involvement are vital to the success of our programs. Staff would like to recognize the working group members for their time and commitment to the success of the program. From our ASO staff perspective, the following factors are the greatest contributors to space issues: • Long-stay medium and large dogs • Intake of “owned” strays • Decline in pulls from partners • Lack of microchipped pets Analyzed data from July 2019 to July 2021 (below) indicates a decline in pulls from our rescue partners. While all shelters throughout the southern United States have been experiencing over-capacity issues, this decrease in partner pulls has had an impact on ASO. July 1, 2019, July 1, 2021 1196 1402 849 270 1514 1046 96.79 1258 1882 847 653 1847 1304 96.33 Beginning animal count Intake Adoptions Transfers Total outcomes Ending animal count Live Exit rate *Data is from Best Friends/MMHP Report Over the last decade, space concerns have been a recurring issue since the Austin Animal Center (AAC) achieved No Kill status. This is the case for any high performing No Kill shelter. In late 2018, AAC staff placed animals in popup crates throughout the building due to an overflow of animals. In March 2019, press releases were sent out to address the issue and ask the public for help. In August 2019, then interim Chief Animal Services Officer, Kimberly McNeeley, sent a memo to Mayor and Council to address another space crisis. Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), the Austin Humane Society (AHS), and other rescue partners helped by pulling animals during these times. The memo sent this year was to communicate again that the Austin Animal Center was passed capacity for space for medium to large dogs. The COVID-19 pandemic changed life for the entire community. With the limitations the pandemic imposed on the City and the AAC, staff saw opportunities to assess our processes and adapt them to the uncertainty of the time. AAC closed to the public and volunteers in March 2020, but the work of maintaining the shelter continued. Although the City was locked down, animals continued to come …
August 2, 2021 Ms. Elaine Ramirez Planner Senior / Board of Adjustment Liaison 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, Texas 78752 Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov Re: 715 W 23rd Street (C16-2021-0008) – Postponement request for the variance application associated with the property located at 715 W 23rd Street (the “Property”) As representatives of the owner of the Property, we respectfully request a postponement for the variance application relating to the Property from the Austin 9, 2021 Board of Adjustment to the September 13, 2021 Board of Adjustment meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions or if we can provide any additional information. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Dear Ms. Ramirez: Sincerely, Leah M. Bojo Director of Land Use & Entitlements Drenner Group, P.C. 200 Lee Barton Drive, Suite 100 | Austin, Texas 78704 | 512-807-2900 | www.drennergroup.com C-1/1-LATE BACKUP
D-1/1-LATE BACKUP D-1/2-LATE BACKUP D-1/3-LATE BACKUP Written comments must be submitted to the contact person listed on the notice before 9 a.m. the day of the public hearing to be added to the Late Back-up and viewed by the Board the night of the meeting. Your comments should include the name of the board or commissioll, or Council; the scheduled date of the public hearing; the Case Number; and the contact person listed on the notice. A11 comments received will become part of the public record of this case. Case Number: C1,5-2021-0078 C ontact : Elaine Ramirez ; e la"ine.ramil"e""p@austintg"Sas " gqy gth 2021 Public Board of Ad /W! /(€flN1y' Your lrlcune (please print) fKr:19 f /o/t 4,o*D*La 4uL You" address(es1 aJfected by this application B I am in favor O r object 2/ Daytime Telephone: Signature / 2- 3 Date i:; z2 If you use this form to comment, it must currently be returned via e- mail (as we do not have access to our mail due to COVID-19 and social distancing) to: Elaine Ramirez S can & Email to : eiaine.rainire4.fCI,austi$lpx as. gq v D-1/4-LATE BACKUP From: To: Subject: Date: kimbrough gray Ramirez, Elaine BOA case for 1305 West 42ND Sunday, August 08, 2021 9:26:31 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** I am writing in favor of the variance for 1305 West 42nd. We own the property at 1203 West 44th. I think this property would fit in with the neighborhood character. In fact the house next door at 1303 W 42nd has 3041 of FAR. So if the request is granted this house would have less FAR than its neighbor. I hope you consider my input to GRANT this variance. 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. D-1/5-LATE BACKUP
Case Nu皿ber: C15-2021-0080 Contact: Elaine Ramirez; elaine.ramirez@austintexas.qov Public Hearing: Board of Adゴust劃ent; August 9th′ 2021 ( 〉 工 a血in favo重 (Ⅹ)工 Object Da七e Corments: エmpervious coverage is very important! エt effects the |andscape effectively absorbing rainfall, Which is extreme|y important in the Åustin area! Knowing or unknowingly preventing this from happening has strict guidelines which al| of us MUS甲 f01low, NO甲 by choice! Having appea|ed my property taxes several times,工,ve discovered building and additions to properties without a Permit are more cormon than some would believe.冒hose of us tha亡 begin 亡he process by obtaining a City Bui|ding Permit Pay a fee for the permit. Thus we pay more from the start! From that calendar year our property taxes wi|| remain higher, While those without a permit by-PaSS this expense and deprive the 冒ravis Central Appraisal District of additiona| revenue.工gnorance of the law is NO EXCUSE! The individual(S) this situation applies to is NOT alone. However, that does NO甲 make this process legal and COrreCt. Showing up for an Åppeal with this (non-Permit) information ‘‘stalls the hearing.′′ 工,ve wri亡ten at least two |etters to the head of TCAD with my findings and concerns. 工n addition, 工,ve made suggestions to correct. To date, エーve received not reply. 甲hanks for reading this far. Page One of One D-3/1-LATE BACKUP D-3/2-LATE BACKUP O = - J ) ) a J=5tt , \ c UJD ZZ Z aOo . !t _ ) J a c d oq( - ) o - )o== " o( aZc - . . _ . E o ao$ -o - = - c , ' ' 5 0 : ( J E x p q A ! - : 2> c - - . = = , , - a ) YE N ^ > ,) . - : i X ) > ; > _ o ' - , e > r = , ( J . : . n > ! : - q a J ( J o U F I . ^ U o + L . " = 3 " j a , h E E y O a 0 c r i ' ? = E u : s . ' = 9 Y 5 X > U , s . 6 , ? O r : ! - - a . - q l ^ - : a a = - a t …
From: To: Subject: Date: Ramirez, Elaine RE: C15-2021-0081 Saturday, August 07, 2021 7:06:33 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** August 7, 2021 RE: C15-2021-0081 Dear Board of Adjustment Commissioners, I live in the neighborhood and have property within 500 feet of the proposed addition at 1308 West 9½ Street, Austin, TX, 78703. I am not in support of the request by Maryelaine Sotos and Bill Schurtz to increase the FAR for this property and the maximum square footage from 3,146 to 3,646. I strongly oppose this request, for these reasons: • I see absolutely no hardship in this case. According to the city of Austin building permits, the single-family homes’ total new/addition building square footage is 3,618 sf and the ADU is 312 sf. The lot is 7,877 sf. • This home is fairly new having been built in 2017. It seems that the original owners built close to the maximum FAR. The current owners purchased the house two years ago. The time to research if the FAR would allow for expansion is before buying the property. • The point of FAR is to limit the size of the dwelling in relation to lot size. This lot is bigger than most in our neighborhood. • I believe the proposal would set a bad precedent, by dramatically expanding the existing, generous FAR for this SF3 zoning. • Granting this variance would open the door for other property owners who could use this action as precedent to build additional dense projects throughout this congested neighborhood by simply saying they need another bedroom. This precedent would then have an impact on the whole neighborhood. This could also lead to projects that need to have more impervious cover. The neighborhood and West Austin Park already have significant flooding issues. • One cannot compare the multi-family (MF-4 zoned) properties in the neighborhood to single-family residences. Obviously, any MF-4 structure houses a large number of people and families, so must, by definition, have a higher FAR. Respectfully, D-4/1-LATE BACKUP Mike Banghart 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. D-4/2-LATE BACKUP D-4/3-LATE BACKUP D-4/4-LATE BACKUP From: Bill Schurtz b Subject: Fwd: Your remodeling project Date: July 21, 2021 at 6:21 PM To: …
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: RUBEN VALDES Ramirez, Elaine Ramirez, Diana Re: REMINDER: Mon. Aug. 9th, 2021 BOA Presentation deadline Friday, July 30, 2021 3:01:54 PM image003.png image004.png *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** I wanted to request if I can postpone my hearing to the following month. I have been struggling with Covid and still not doing to well. Hello Elaine, Thank you Ruben D. Valdes, EA, USTCP Enrolled Agent Admitted to represent Taxpayers before the IRS United States Tax Court Practitioner Member of the Bar, United States Tax Court Tax Professionals of Austin LLC 212 W Stassney Lane Austin, TX 78745 t: 512-676-0736 e: From: Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 6:54 AM Cc: Ramirez, Diana <Diana.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Subject: REMINDER: Mon. Aug. 9th, 2021 BOA Presentation deadline Good morning Applicants on the Mon. August 9th, 2021 BOA mtg. Agenda, If you are receiving this message it is because I have not received your Presentation for the August 9, 2021 BOA mtg. The deadline is Mon. 8/2 before 3p.m. Regardless if you went before the Board last month or previous months, I will still need to receive a Presentation for your case, if you will be presenting one to the Board each month. E-2/1-LATE BACKUP Please read this entire e-mail The deadline to submit the Presentation (must be submitted in PDF format or PowerPoint) is Monday, August 2nd, before 3p.m. Presentation: If you would like the Board to follow along with you as you are giving your presentation (slides of what you want the Board to follow along with as you are giving your 5 minute speech on the case), you will need to have your Presentation completed and sent to me in PDF format or PowerPoint to give to our City Technician as well as our BOA Board will have access to view this the week prior to the meeting . The Deadline for this is Monday, August 2nd, before 3p.m. No late Presentations or updated Presentations will be accepted after 3p.m. on Mon. August 2nd. The Presentation will need to be labeled with the following information: case #, address of project and name of Applicant speaking at the meeting. August 9th BOA Deadlines Please make sure that when submitting the Advanced Packet and the Presentation that each is labeled as such The deadline to submit information for the Advanced Packet (must be submitted in …
Ramirez, Elaine From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Importance: High Friday, July 09, 2021 5:40 PM Ramirez, Elaine; Ramirez, Diana C15-2021-0056 3006 Glenview Avenue Agenda Item D-2 3006 Glenview 7-12-21 BOA case.pdf *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good afternoon Elaine and Diana, Please be sure that the Board of Adjustment members get the following position statement and attachment before the Monday, July 12, 2021 hearing. By the way, the Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association did not receive notification of this variance hearing from the City, rather we received it second hand from another neighborhood association. Thank you, Joyce Basciano Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association Dear Chair Cohen and Members of the Board of Adjustment, Re: C15‐2021‐0056 3006 Glenview Avenue Agenda Item D‐2 The Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Board of Directors considered this variance request. In the case of through lots we are guided by the precedent set by the Board of Adjustment on Monday, September 8, 2014 in Case Number C15‐2014‐0115 (see attachment). That case involved another through lot on Glenview Avenue that backed up to Jefferson St. (3200 Glenview, cited in the backup for 3006 Glenview). The 2014 BOA Decision granted a variance decreasing the 25 ft setback to 10 ft from the property line, not 5 ft. A 10 ft rear lot setback is still reasonable for through lots on Glenview Avenue and is in keeping with the historic character of Jefferson St. Accordingly, we support a decrease of the 25 ft setback to 10 ft but oppose a decrease of the setback to 5 ft. Thank you for your service to the community, Joyce Basciano, for the Bryker Woods Neighborhood Association 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 E-3 /1-LATE BACKUP E-3 /2-LATE BACKUP E-3 /3-LATE BACKUP From: To: Subject: Date: Kathryn Timmerman Ramirez, Elaine C15-2021-0056 Thursday, July 29, 2021 3:31:40 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** C15-2021-0056 Elaine, I live at 2908 Glenview Avenue, Austin, Texas 78703 and I writing you in support of the variance from the Land Development Code requested by Andrea Hamilton. Thank you, Kathryn Timmerman 512-825-8375 CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links …
Lorraine L. Atherton __________________________________________________________________ 2009 Arpdale Austin, TX 78704 July 29, 2021 Board of Adjustment City of Austin Re: Variance request C15-2021-0067, 2003 Arpdale Dear Chair and Board Members, As a nearby homeowner and resident on Arpdale since 1983, I am an interested party in the case at 2003 Arpdale, E-5 on your August 9 agenda. This property has a long history of work without permits, beginning with remodeling of the house and expansion of the detached garage in the mid-1980s, and of code complaints. Because the work took place after the current code took effect, it does not qualify for administrative variances. The situation has been complicated by a lack of reliable surveys and confusion over the actual dimensions of the lot, and by the tendency of owners to resolve their code violations by applying for permits that are then allowed to expire without inspections. It came to a head several years ago when the current owner began advertising online and tried to rent out the property as three separate units, including short-term rentals. When the plumbing failed, requiring replacement of the sewer line, City inspectors stepped in. I was aware of an administrative hearing on some of the code violations (case number CL-2020-024957, scheduled for March 18, 2020) but have been unable to find the result of the hearing. The zoning committee of the Zilker Neighborhood Association does not support the use of Board of Adjustment variances to resolve code and work-without-permit issues like this, especially if it results in additional entitlements on the property. It is, however, in the best interests of the neighborhood to maintain the single-family residence and to have the property brought up to code for the health and safety of future residents. To that end, I worked with Susan Barr of Residential Plan Review to find the resolution described in the following email from May 2019: From: latherton Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 2:05 PM To: 'Barr, Susan' Subject: RE: 2003 Arpdale Appeal of BP #17-074166 Hello, Ms. Barr. 25-2-943. In response to your assessment that “the property owner needs to go to the BOA for a variance to the following: 1. minimum lot size since the property does not meet the requirements of LDC section 2. Building coverage and impervious cover if he is unwilling to reduce the square footages in order to come into compliance,” I and the Zoning Committee …
T R E E P R O T E C T I O N N O T E S 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Trees depicted on this sheet have been located, sized, and given species identifications per survey provided to Architect by Owner. Regardless of species—and regardless of whether they have been depicted on this sheet or not—all trees 19" in trunk diameter and greater at a height of 4'-6" above adjacent grade are protected by municipal ordinance. No protected tree shall be removed without a permit. No impacts of any kind are permitted in the 1/4 CRZ of any protected tree. Tree protection measures per the details on sheet G006 are required for all protected trees (on subject property and adjacent properties) whose CRZs fall within the subject property, even if said CRZs will not be directly impacted by construction. Extents of tree protection fencing are shown on this sheet. Tree protection fencing shall be installed prior to the commencement of construction. 2x4 or greater size planks @ 6' minimum length shall be strapped securely around protected trees' trunks and root flares when protective fencing does not incorporate entire 1/2 CRZ. All pruning shall be conducted under the strict oversight of a licensed professional arborist. PRUNING FOR SUBJECT TREES SHALL NOT EXCEED 25% OF TREE CANOPY. Trenching for all utilities in CRZs (indicated by notes 13, 14, 15, and 16) shall be minimized to the least extent feasible and shall occur by means of air-spading by a licensed professional arborist. Care shall be taken during construction that activities requiring vertical movement (eg, drilling rigs) shall not disturb existing tree canopies. The placement and storage of materials and/or heavy equipment on CRZs is strictly prohibited without exception. Applicable to all projects where CRZs of ANY protected trees (on s u b j e c t p r o p e r t y a n d / o r o n adjacent properties) fall within boundaries of subject property R E G A R D L E S S O F P R O J E C T S C A L E , S C O P E , O R T Y P E 4 61'-0 " 4 5 8'-9" N20°25'39"E 138.23' 4 5 9'-0 " 5' SIDE SETBACK 4 5 9'-10 " 0'-0" 6 4 K C A B T E S R …
INTERACTIONS WITH ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING BOA CASE 2021-000064 BA √ = able to make contact DATE ON WHICH APPLICANT SPOKE TO OWNER 2021/07/17 2021/07/24 2021/07/28 2021/08/06 2021/08/08 2021/08/09 Feedback √ √ 1301 W 42nd St Owner-occupied 1303 W 42nd St Owner-occupied 1307 W 42nd St Tenant-occupied 4111 Burnet Rd Under renovation 4107 Burnet Rd Owner-occupied 4105 Burnet Rd Tenant-occupied 4103 Burnet Rd Owner-occupied 4101 Burnet Rd Owner-occupied 4108 Lewis Lane Tenant-occupied 4106 Lewis Lane Tenant-occupied 4102 Lewis Lane Tenant-occupied 4100 Lewis Lane Tenant-occupied √ Not opposed, since variance is for a single-family residence Opposed; visited with owner to listen to her concerns and show her our plans; concerns somewhat allayed Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Did not wish to speak Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Unable to make contact Unable to make contact
Tracy Claros 1313 West 9th ½ Street Austin, TX, 78703 08/09/2021 Case Number – C15-2021-0081 1308 West 9 ½ Street. Board of Adjustment Hearing 08/09/2021 – To whom it may concern, I would like to register an objection to the property – 1308 West 9 ½ Street being granted a variance to increase the Floor Area Ratio and build an addition to this property. My property is directly across the street from the house in question and I have concerns about an addition to this property which is proposed to be built onto the flat roof. Our street is a very small dead end street with houses of traditional Clarksville size and style. This property is already out of character, all be it an attractive property currently. This street and area has been blighted by several out of proportion sized properties that are not within city guidelines and are detrimental to the area and to the current residents. The house has used the maximum allowable area per city guidelines and at this time is in proportion and scale to the lot. Any increase would negate this and cause it to be outside permitted scale and mass and out of scale to the surrounding properties. I understand that a “hardship” needs to exist to get a variance from the city code. I am not aware of an existing hardship. The property has adequate area and it is unfortunate the area was used for air conditioned garage and pool guest house. I would appreciate if we could stay within the city guidelines and deny the variance for this property. Sincerely Tracy Claros 1313 West 9th ½ Street Tel: 512 484 9787
