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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet CASE NUMBER: C15-2019-0061 DATE: Monday, May 11, 2020 ___Y____Brooke Bailey ___Y____Jessica Cohen ___Y____Ada Corral ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne ___Y____William Hodge ___Y____Don Leighton-Burwell ___Y____Rahm McDaniel ___Y____Darryl Pruett ___-____Veronica Rivera (out) ___Y____Yasmine Smith ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen ___Y____Kelly Blume (Alternate) _______Martha Gonzalez (Alternate) APPLICANT: Jarred Corbell OWNER: PSW – Springdale, LLC ADDRESS: 735 SPRINGDALE RD VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) to increase the maximum allowable Compatibility Height requirements of Article 10, Compatibility Standards, Division 2 –Development Standards, Section 25-2-1063 (C)(2) (Height Limitations and Setbacks for Large Sites) from 40 feet (maximum allowed) to 48 feet (requested) in order to erect a 48 ft. foot Commercial Office use in a “CS-MU-CO-NP”, General Commercial Services –Mixed Use – Conditional Overlay –Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Govalle Neighborhood Plan) Note: The Land Development Code Section 25-2-1063 (C) (2) allows a height limit of three stories or 40 feet, if the structure is more than 50 feet and not more than 100 feet from property (a) in an "SF-5" or more restrictive zoning district, or (b) on which a use permitted in an "SF-5" or more restrictive zoning district is located. BOARD’S DECISION: BOA MEETING NOV 7, 2019 The public hearing was closed by Chair Don Leighton-Burwell, Board Member Veroncia Rivera motions to Postpone to January 13, 2020, Board Member Jessica Cohen seconds on a 10-0 vote; POSTPONED TO JANUARY 13, 2020. Jan 5, 2020 Board Member Jessica Cohen motions to Postpone to February 5, 2020, Board Member Melissa Hawthorne seconds on a 10-0 vote; POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 5, 2020 – APPLICANT NO SHOW; FEB 5, 2020 POSTPONED TO MARCH 9, 2020 BY APPLICANT; MAR 9, 2020 POSTPONED TO APRIL 13, 2020 BY APPLCIANT (RENOTICE); April 13, 2020 CANCELLED MEETING RENOTICE: VARIANCE REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) to increase the maximum allowable Compatibility Height requirements of Article 10, Compatibility Standards, Division 2 –Development Standards, Section 25-2-1063 (C)(2) (Height Limitations and Setbacks for Large Sites) from 40 feet (maximum allowed) to 60 feet (requested) and three stories (maximum allowed) to four stories (requested) in order to erect a Commercial Office use in a “CS-MU-CO-NP”, General Commercial Services – Mixed Use – Conditional Overlay –Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (Govalle Neighborhood Plan) Note: The Land Development Code Section 25-2-1063 (C) (2) limits height to three stories and 40 feet, if the structure is more than 50 feet and not more than 100 feet from property (a) in an "SF-5" or more restrictive zoning district, or (b) on which a use permitted in an "SF-5" or more restrictive zoning district is located. BOARD’S DECISION: May 11, 2020; May 11, 2020 The public hearing was closed by Chair Don Leighton-Burwell, Board Member Michael Von Ohlen motions to Grant with conditions that have been included by the Neighborhood Contact Team pgs. P-1/ 21, P- 1/30-33, 8 units of affordable housing and parking below grade, Board Member Brooke Bailey, seconds on an 11-0 vote; GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACT TEAM PAGES P-1/21, P-1/30-33, 8 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PARKING BELOW GRADE. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: CS-MU zoning allows for 60ft height and per compatibility standards of outdated LDC, the site only realizes a 40ft height along a commercial corridor, requesting 60ft tall structure, only along the commercial component and limited to 4 stories. 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: there are several environmental features that limit the property to be developed to the highest and best use, this site is bordered to the east by Critical Water Quality Zone and Floodplain, totaling approx. 0.88 acres (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: the property contains numerous environmental constrains that are not general to other commercially zoned parcels 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: the drainage channel that intersects the site creates a natural barrier to the properties to the south and north, the project is bordered by an active church to the north and rental property to the south, the majority of Springdale Dr from Cesar Chavez to Goodwin is commercial uses with surface parking ______________________________ ____________________________ Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Don Leighton-Burwell Chairman Diana Ramirez fori N e g h b o r h o o d S u p p o r t I n i t i a l S u p p o r t L e t t e r U p d a t e d f o r 6 0 - f t H e g h t A s k i P-1/21i N e g h b o r h o o d O u t r e a c h • • • • • t h e s i t e ) S u s t a n a b i i l i t y i N e g h b o r h o o d f a b r i c G r e e n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e M i x e d U s e ( r e s i d e n t i a l l f o r s a e a n d c o m m e r c i a l ) • l H e d c o m m u n i t y m e e t i n g s t o : • • • s t r a t e g y t h e c o m m u n i t y I n t r o d u c e S t o r y B u i l t a n d d i s c u s s o v e r a l l d e s i g n G e t a s e n s e o f w h a t f u t u r e u s e s c o u d b e b e n e f i c i a l l t o h a s m e a n t t o t h e c o m m u n i t y U n d e r s t a n d f r o m o u r f u t u r e n e g h b o r s w h a t t h e F a r m i P r e s e r v a t i o n ( t r e e s , e x i s t i n g f e a t u r e s i m p o r t a n t t o P-1/30• • • • • • • • O p e n s p a c e C o f f e e s h o p / c a f e I n d e p e n d e n t g r o c e r y P e d e s t r i a n o r i e n t e d i W e l c o m n g e n v i r o n m e n t l A f f o r d a b e h o u s i n g c o m p o n e n t F e e d b a c k f r o m c o m m u n i t y m e e t i n g s : M i x e d u s e ( r e s i d e n t i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l ) K e e p s o m e l e v e l i o f f a r m n g a n d f a r m - s t a n d o p e r a t i o n a l C o m m u n i t y F e e d b a c k a n d G o a l s P-1/31• • • • e v e r y o n e o f p r o g r e s s w i t h t h e N P C T i C o n t i n u e d d i r e c t n e g h b o r o u t r e a c h d u r i n g p r o c e s s t o i n f o r m o n t h e p r o p e r t y t o b r i n g t o l i f e t h e b e s t p r o e c t p o s s i b e . j l l D e v e o p e d a s i t e p a n l , w o r k i n g a r o u n d t h e n u m e r o u s c o n s t r a n t s i f o r w a r d T e a m t o b e t t e r i d e n t i f y p r o s a n d c o n s f o r t h e p r o e c t , j w h a t a g r e e m e n t s w e c o u d c o m e t o a n d l i d e n t i f y o u r s t e p s m o v i n g F o r m e d a w o r k i n g g r o u p w i i t h t h e N e g h b o r h o o d P a n n n g C o n t a c t l i t o i n c o r p o r a t e a l l t h e f e e d b a c k l l D e v e o p e d n u m e r o u s s i t e p a n s a n d p r o g r a m m n g o p t i o n s t r y i n g i i W h a t d d w e d o w i t h t h e F e e d b a c k . . 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