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F-1/72F-1/73From: To: Subject: Date: Paige Pozzi Ramirez, Elaine Opposition case G-1-C15-2022-0011 and G-2 C15-2022-0012 Thursday, May 05, 2022 2:48:48 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Ms. Ramirez and fellow Board members, I am writing in opposition of the variance on the two properties at 2715 and 2717 Long Bow Trail Austin, TX 78734 (case numbers G-1-C15-2022-0011 and G-2 C15-2022-0012). I am a 13 year resident of Apache Shores, the Lake Austin neighborhood where these two properties are located. Our neighborhood is quickly growing and while I don’t like it, I accept it. I am not opposed to new houses being built (even on these lots, if they are built responsibly!). The growing trend of builders, especially this particular builder, seems to be to push the environmental limits to the extreme. This application for a variance is no exception. These properties are entirely too close to the lake to have so much impervious cover. Please do not approve this variance. This builder is currently building a 4 story home within 10 feet of our neighborhood’s beloved creek. That alone is my evidence for the complete and utter lack of environmental concern. When will it stop? I walk by (near) these lots several times a week on my way to the lake. I am a mom of three young kids. This letter isn’t written well, but it comes from my heart for the concern of the environment which is important to my family. Grateful for your consideration, Paige Pozzi 2503 Geronimo Trail Austin, TX 78734 512-789-7056 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. F-1/74From: To: Subject: Date: B.J. Carpenter Ramirez, Elaine 2715 and 2717 Longbow Trail Variance Request Thursday, May 05, 2022 3:04:46 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Ms. Ramirez As a property owner in Apache Shores and an active member in the neighborhood I would like to voice my opposition to the variance request for the two following properties. 2715 Longbow Trail, case number G-1 C15-2022-0011 2717 Longbow Trail, case number G-2 C15-2022-0012 As an environmental professional I don't believe it is in the interest of the neighborhood, environment, or City of Austin to allow a variance from the COA impervious cover requirements for these lots as they are within the COA Limited Purpose jurisdiction (an already sensitive area) and have a very steep slope. We have impervious cover limits within the COA Limited Purpose jurisdiction for a reason. This allows for more infiltration of runoff and prevents damage to infrastructure and erosion caused from increased velocity and quantity of runoff downstream. This is a sensitive area as it slopes directly downhill to the Apache Shores lake park and boat ramp parking areas which are owned and maintained by the Apache Shores Community. They have already been denied a variance once by the COA for these lots and I am requesting this request be denied as well. Sincerely, B.J. Carpenter 2214 Jacks Pass Austin, Tx 78734 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. F-1/75From: To: Subject: Date: Ramirez, Elaine 2715 Long Bow Trail is case G-1 C15-2022-0011 and 2717 Long Bow Trail is G-2 C15-2022-0012 Thursday, May 05, 2022 3:08:42 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Good Afternoon Elaine I don’t want to take to much of your time, but this is in regards to 2715 Long Bow Trail case G-1 C15-2022-0011 and 2717 Long Bow Trail G-2 C15- 2022-0012 variance exception. I really thought this had been addressed already but I noticed the sign again. My family has lived at 2613 Geronimo Trail for 20 years and we have always treasured our creeks and waterways that are so near the lake. The area is a natural habitat for wild life and it must be protected. I am certainly not oppose to growth and building, but never at the expense of changing building code and impervious cover. We will not no for sure how making exception will truly affected our lands and waterways, and I certainly hope this request is denied for a second and final time. Thanks for your time, and really appreciate all that you do. I am always available if you need anything. Kind Regards, Karl Serna 512-994-8148 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. F-1/76From: To: Subject: Date: Jeff Olson Ramirez, Elaine Please Deny G-1 C15-2022-0011 and G-2 C15-2022-0012 Friday, May 06, 2022 1:12:35 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Ms. Ramirez, My name is Jeff Olson and I am a resident of the Apache Shores neighborhood. I am writing to urge the council reviewing the cases: 2715 Long Bow Trail (case G-1 C15-2022-0011) and 2717 Long Bow Trail (case G-2 C15-2022-0012) to DENY these unwarranted variance requests. Impervious coverage is limited for a good reason: it is very bad ecologically for our streams, lakes, waterways, and groundwater. Such coverage prevents rain from soaking into the ground turning it instead into stormwater runoff that carries pollutants such as pesticides, fertilizers, oil, grease, asphalt, sediment, animal waste, and sewage from failing septic systems directly into our streams and lakes. As impervious coverage increases, flooding increases and the health of our waterways plummets. We already have serious issues with flooding along our creeks and the roads leading down to Lake Austin. These lots are being developed by builders who do not live in our community and are merely trying to turn a profit, regardless of the cost to our ecosystem and our quality of life. If they failed to do their homework when it came to building design when they purchased the lots, the fault lies with them. The houses these builders have already put up in our community have had a negative impact. They have already shown themselves to be environmentally irresponsible and reckless. The codes regarding impervious coverage are there for a reason. Turning a profit is not a legitimate reason to grant a variance—not when the health of our community is at stake. Please help us to preserve the safety and environmental quality of our neighborhood and DENY these variance requests. Sincerely, Jeff Olson 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. F-1/77F-1/78F-1/79From: To: Subject: Date: Jon Kaplan - UBSTX Ramirez, Elaine Postponement Request - C15-2022-0011 + C15-2022-0012 Thursday, May 05, 2022 11:56:24 AM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** To the Board of Adjustments. I am writing to formally request a 30-day postponement in my hearing date to be able to gather all the requested information for our case. This time is primarily needed to have the civil engineer design the water mitigation plan that was requested. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards Jon Kaplan C.P.B.D. - 44-752 ICC Combination Inspector - 9061592 Urban Building Services of Texas LLC www.ubstx.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. 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. F-1/80Ramirez, Diana From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Hilary Brown Friday, May 6, 2022 12:41 PM Ramirez, Elaine Opposition to G-1 C15-2022-0011 & G-2 C15-2022-0012) 81EaZ2ZYRk2DOBEGKQPGzA.jpg; JOibv6DRSKKUMzMUZxOHKw.jpg; dc30F77nTb2OhJI%u2P0WQ.jpg; IMG_8316.JPG *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Email regarding: 2715 Long Bow Trail (case G-1 C15-2022-0011) and 2717 Long Bow Trail (case G-2 C15-2022-0012) Ms. Ramirez, My name is Hilary Brown, I am an Apache Shores resident, my home address is 14404 Hunters Pass. I am also a Texas Master Naturalist, a Master Birder, and a former employee of the USDA, Forest Service. I implore the council reviewing the two cases above to deny the variance request. These lots were purchased by developers who do not live in our community, their sole objective is building large houses to maximize their financial gain, the concerns of this community do not impact them. The houses they have built in Apache Shores so far have had a negative impact on our community, the existing aesthetic, the environment, and wildlife. These developers are uninformed and environmentally irresponsible, leaving non-native invasive trees to flourish along our waterways, while clear cutting nearly everything else, and replacing natural landscapes with sheets of environmentally harmful non-native grass that requires herbicides and fertilizers to achieve their desired look. They have not had proper silt fencing in place during construction, they have built a concrete storage drain directly into the creek (photos attached). Allowing this to continue in our community and in close proximity to Lake Austin would be irresponsible. We have serious issues with flooding along our creek and the roads that lead down to Lake Austin, having houses with IC variances, will make matters worse, and more dangerous. Impervious surfaces/cover are defined as the surfaces that prohibit the infiltration of water from the land surface into the underlying soil. Impervious cover prevents rain from soaking into the ground, turning it into stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff carries pollutants as it flows, pollutants include sediment, asphalt, bacteria and disease causing organisms from failing septic systems, fertilizers, pesticides, petroleum products, such as oil and grease and other contaminants into our creeks, streams, lakes and rivers. In addition to changing the quality of the water running into our water, impervious cover also changes the quantity of runoff, eroding and changing the physical structure of existing streams. Because water runs more quickly off of an impervious area, flooding becomes both more common and more intense downstream. Meanwhile, because less water is soaking into the ground, water tables drop and streams and wells fed by groundwater begin to dry up. 1 F-1/81Ramirez, Diana From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Cindy Marabito Friday, May 6, 2022 7:14 PM Ramirez, Elaine Second filing Cases #C15-2022-0011 #C15-2022-0012 2808 Geronimo before demolition copy.pdf; 2715-2717 Long Bow Trail lots- compressed.pdf; Geronimo homes-compressed.pdf; Long Bow homes-compressed.pdf *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hi Elaine: Hope this finds you well. I am submitted my new comments forms regarded the above referenced cases that are exact replicas of the February 14th board meeting. I thought I understood that the two filings had been refused, but received these forms and updates in the mail. I’ve had a chance to do more research since the beginning of this process and have discovered the developers involved in the 2715/2717 Long Bow Trail properties are tied and in fact the same developers for the huge structures built on 2800/2802/2808 Geronimo in which lots were cleared of all trees to build million-dollar high rise spec estates. I am resubmitting three sets of previously submitted photos to illustrate the neighborhood homes sizes and also the two Long Bow lots filled with healthy oaks. I have also created another pdf file entitled Geronimo/Long Bow same LLC which contains filings proving these properties are owned by the same developer of the Geronimo structures with photos of the Geronimo lots filled with trees before demolition. I am also attaching my former comments since the current submissions are completely identical. Thank you so much and will look forward to Monday’s meeting. Cindy Marabito Feb. comments 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 F-1/82 Current comments: 2 F-1/83 3 F-1/844 F-1/85 5 F-1/866 F-1/87 Geronimo and Long Bow same LLC documents and photographs of lot: Previously submitted photo files 2715/2717 Long Bow lots with healthy multiple oaks and other trees: The next two files entitied Geronimo homes and Long Bow homes illustrate the home sizes in our neighborhood adjacent to the lots. These photographs include a majority of homes well under 2000 square feet. Jules, the Truth Finder is my recently published novel, the hottest twin flame paranormal romance on the market! When Jules finds out her ex-lover has been murdered, she sets out to get some answers. A novel of love and obsession and a titillating, sensuous road story you won't be able to put down. Click HERE to receive a free copy of the best paranormal twin flames romance story on the market!! Thank you for being a friend! F-1/88Impervious surfaces serve as a key indicator for health of aquatic ecosystems. Increased IC is strongly related to increased degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Impervious surface affects the hydrology of a watershed, the geomorphology of stream beds, temperature, fish populations, macro invertebrates, microbes, algae, and macrophytes. Nutrients, toxins and sediment disrupt aquatic ecosystems and contribute to degraded water quality. The reduced stream flow and more extreme stream temperatures will stress aquatic ecosystems. The abundance and diversity of fish and macro invertebrate populations is harmed as the concentration of impervious surfaces increase. Please do your part to preserve the look, feel, safety and environmental quality we have in Apache Shores and deny these variance requests. Thank you and regards, Hilary 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. 2 F-1/89F-1/90F-1/91F-1/92F-1/93F-1/94F-1/95F-1/96F-1/97F-1/98F-1/99F-1/100F-1/101F-1/102F-1/103F-1/104F-1/105F-1/106F-1/107F-1/108F-1/109Absentee Indicator Residential Model Indicator Situs Address Taken From Sales Transaction -Determined Absentee Owner Based On Zip Code and Value Property is Not Residential Current Owner 2717 Long Bow Trail LLC Jan 10, 2017 OWNERSHIP DETAILS Document Number 5077 Sale Date Jan 10, 2017 Date Recording Jan 10, 2017 Deed Securities Category Resale, Cash Purchase MORTGAGE INFORMATION Date Recording Jan 10, 2017 Cash Purchase Yes Document Number 5077 I Universal Land Use Residential Lot Property Indicator Vacant Resale New Construction Resale Title Company GRACY TITLE CO Owner 2717 Long Bow Trail LLC 4307 Michaels Cv, Austin, Texas, 78746 Seller Armstrong Murray P & Rachel E Private Party Lender No F-1/110F-1/111F-1/112F-1/113F-1/114F-1/115F-1/116F-1/117F-1/118F-1/119F-1/120F-1/121F-1/122F-1/123From: To: Subject: Date: Susan Van Nostrand Ramirez, Elaine 2715 and 2717 Long Bow Trail Variance Request Hearing Tonight May 9th Monday, May 09, 2022 12:00:02 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello Ms. Ramirez, In regards to case number: G-1 C15-2022-0011 & G-2 C15-2022-0012 I live across the street from this property. I attended the last hearing and spoke in opposition to this variance exception. The variance was denied at that time. I am unable to attend tonight due to my son's baseball game. I would say the same thing I did last time. I spoke to the builder and asked for them to build something smaller that fits in the small lot. He said no, he was going to build his 1.2 million dollar three story white houses or he wouldn't make enough money. I have lived here for over 20 years and moved to this neighborhood to enjoy space, light and nature not huge three story white walls built on a tiny lot where he has to clear all the trees and cut out the mountain. I am asking that this builder be denied to increase the impervious cover from 5% to 40%. I would plead to the board that this is wrong and the rules are in place to protect our lakes and he refused to compromise. Respectfully, Susan Van Nostrand 2706 Long Bow Trail CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. 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