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E-4/42E-4/43E-4/44City of Austin - Board of Adjustments c/o Elaine Ramirez POB 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 SUBJECT: Case #C15-2022-0018, 54 Anthony Street, Austin Texas 78702 I am writing in support of the variances for the owner of 54 Anthony, Austin Texas 78702 located in the Holly Neighborhood. As a co-founder of the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team, I am very familiar with the dilemma suffered by owners of substandard lots. Unfortunately, because of some self-proclaimed leaders in the Holly Planning Area who do not believe in the value of diversity being an asset, the City Council never accepted a formal Neighborhood Plan nor recognized a legitimate Planning Team despite heroic efforts by city staff, local businesses, diverse residents, congregations or civic groups within the planning boundary. I attended many Holly Planning meetings and helped with outreach efforts to ensure that all voices in the neighborhood had a seat at the table. In fact, city staff tried to mediate the conflicts between members of El Concilio and the East Town Lake Citizens and the rest of the honest folks who wanted to have a Neighborhood Plan and adopt land use regulations like small lot amnesty and prevailing setbacks like we did in the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan. I knew the Dominguez family that lived at 54 Anthony for decades through my work with Summer Youth Employment and Community Education programs at Martin Middle School as an AISD project specialist up until 2000. Their tiny home, which I visited several times, was always at risk of being declared uninhabitable and my drive-by last week confirmed the condition of the tiny home has deteriorated even more. And there s a heritage tree that further restricts building a new home. I believe that unless these variances are granted, we ll all suffer from another vacant lot in the Holly Neighborhood because it s just not financially feasible to build a home with the current setbacks and required lot size. Or worse yet, the land will flip several times and future owners will expend their time, talent and treasure coming before your Board. Please allow the new owner to create a new home in Holly. We need more neighbors! Be a part of the solution of our housing crisis, not part of the problem. There are hundreds of these tiny homes on tiny lots that are grandfathered but unable to be restored or rebuilt. Most don t have driveways and face major north-south streets like Waller, Chalmers, Comal, Chicon, Anthony, and more. Please don t hesitate to contact me at home at 512.478.6770 if you need to confirm my support. On behalf of all the owners of tiny homes on tiny lots on the eastside, I remain, . . . Forever optimistic, Lori Renteria Tejano Healthy Walking Trails, Coordinator and Trail Guide Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities, Education Committee Chair Home: 512-478-6770 (no texts) E-4/45From: To: Subject: Date: Charley Dorsaneo Ramirez, Elaine C15-2022-0018 Tuesday, February 08, 2022 7:30:43 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** 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. E-4/46E-4/47E-4/48S e n t f r o m m y i P h o n e * * * E x t e r n a l E m a i l - E x e r c i s e C a u t i o n * * * T o : F r o m : D a t e : S u b j e c t : C 1 5 - 2 0 2 2 - 0 0 1 8 R a m i r e z , E a n e i l R o b n i D a h l h e m i T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 2 2 3 : 3 1 : 3 3 P M C A U T I O N : T h i s e m a i l w a s r e c e i v e d a t t h e C i t y o f A u s t i n , f r o m a n E X T E R N A L s o u r c e . P l e a s e u s e c a u t i o n w h e n c l i c k i n g l i n k s o r o p e n i n g a t t a c h m e n t s . I f y o u b e l i e v e t h i s t o b e a m a l i c i o u s a n d / o r p h i s h i n g e m a i l , p l e a s e f o r w a r d t h i s e m a i l t o c y b e r s e c u r i t y @ a u s t i n t e x a s . g o v . E-4/49E-4/50