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BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2022-0060 BOA DATE: July 11th, 2022 ADDRESS: 1609 Matthews Ln OWNER: CMCBH2 Company LLC COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 AGENT: Victoria Haase ZONING: MF-2-CO LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 RESUB OF PT OF LOT 1 FITZHUGH J G & HENRY SUBD VARIANCE REQUEST: a) decrease the setback from 25 feet to 7 feet on eastern property line and 13 feet on southern property line b) increase the height limit from two (2) stories and 30 feet to three (3) stories and 31 feet SUMMARY: erect multi-family/townhouse dwelling units ISSUES: heritage trees, critical water quality zone and public utility easements ZONING Site North South East West MF-2-CO SF-6-CO; CS DR SF-2 MF-2 LAND USES Multi-Family Single-Family; Commercial Services Development Reserve Single-Family Multi-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Go Austin Vamos Austin 78745 Homeless Neighborhood Association Matthews Lane Neighborhood Assn. Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Onion Creek HOA Preservation Austin SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group South Austin Neighborhood Alliance (SANA) D-6/1CITY OF AUSTIN Development Services Department Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application WARNING: Filing of this appeal stops all affected construction activity. please complete Section as needed. For Office Use Only If more space is required, Section 1: Applicant Statement 1609 Matthews Lane, Austin, TX 78745 LOT 1 RESUB OF PT OF LOT 1 FITZHUGH J G & HENRY SUBD NW 11.99FT AV OF LOT 2 RESUB OF PT LT 1 FITZHUGH J G & HENRY SUBD AND MF-2-CO Thrower Design, LLC CMCBH2 COMPANY LLC May 12 2022 Mulifamily/townhouse form dwelling units D-6/2Portion of the City of Austin Land Development Code applicant is seeking a variance from: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Section 2: Variance Findings The Board must determine the existence of, sufficiency of, and weight of evidence supporting the findings described below. Therefore, you must complete each of the applicable Findings Statements as part of your application. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected as incomplete. Please attach any additional supporting documents. NOTE: The Board cannot grant a variance that would provide the applicant with a special privilege not enjoyed by others similarly situated or potentially similarly situated. I contend that my entitlement to the requested variance is based on the following findings: Reasonable Use The zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: the compatibilty regulations were intended to buffer single-family uses from commercial uses. ____________________________________________________________________________ The triggering properties to the east and south of the subject tract have longstanding ____________________________________________________________________________ commercial uses that are not in need of the protections that compatiblity buffers were intended ____________________________________________________________________________ to provide. The buildable area lost with adherence to compatibilty requirements, environmental ____________________________________________________________________________ features, and public utility easements, on a lot of this size and dimension undermines ____________________________________________________________________________ reasonable use of property adjacent to commercial and industrial/warehouse uses and a rail-road. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: The site has 4 hertiage/protected trees, critical water quality zone and public utility easements ____________________________________________________________________________ that push developable area towards the triggering properties. The location of the trees creates ____________________________________________________________________________ challenge for building placement while also adhereing to compatibility setbacks and height ____________________________________________________________________________ limitaions. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: This propety is uniquely situated along a rail-road track, adjacent to two properties that have ____________________________________________________________________________ compatibilty-triggering zoning but have long established commercial and industrial/warehouse ____________________________________________________________________________ uses. Restricting development based on the triggering property's zoning rather than established ____________________________________________________________________________ use does not further the purpose of the compatibility standards. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 5 of 8 D-6/3Area Character 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 adjacent, compatibility-triggering properties have long-standing commercial and ____________________________________________________________________________ instudrial/warhouses uses that are not intended to be buffered by comatibility regulations. ____________________________________________________________________________ Further, the MF-2 zoning district regulations are classified as "commercial" development that ____________________________________________________________________________ also do not trigger compatibility regulations on adjacent commercial uses and zoning districts. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Parking (additional criteria for parking variances only) Request for a parking variance requires the Board to make additional findings. The Board may grant a variance to a regulation prescribed in the City of Austin Land Development Code Chapter 25-6, Appendix A with respect to the number of off-street parking spaces or loading facilities required if it makes findings of fact that the following additional circumstances also apply: 1. Neither present nor anticipated future traffic volumes generated by the use of the site or the uses of sites in the vicinity reasonably require strict or literal interpretation and enforcement of the specific regulation because: n/a ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The granting of this variance will not result in the parking or loading of vehicles on public streets in such a manner as to interfere with the free flow of traffic of the streets because: n/a ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The granting of this variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of this Ordinance because: n/a ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The variance will run with the use or uses to which it pertains and shall not run with the site because: n/a ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 6 of 8 D-6/4Section 3: Applicant Certificate I affirm that my statements contained in the complete application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Applicant Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________ 06/09/2022 Applicant Name (typed or printed): ___________________________________________________ Thrower Design, LLC Applicant Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________ PO Box 41957 City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Austin 78704 TX Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ (512) 476-4456 Email (optional – will be public information): ___ Section 4: Owner Certificate I affirm that my statements contained in the complete application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. contained in the complete Owner Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________ ____________________ 06/09/2022 Owner Name (typed or printed): ______________________________________________________ CMCBH2 COMPANY LLC Owner Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ 3625 Bent Ridge Drive City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ 75074 Plano TX Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ (512) 476-4456 Email (optional – will be public information): ____________________________ Section 5: Agent Information Agent Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Thrower Design, LLC Agent Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ PO Box 41957 City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Austin 78704 TX Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ (512) 476-4456 Email (optional – will be public information): _ __ Section 6: Additional Space (if applicable) Please use the space below to provide additional information as needed. To ensure the information is referenced to the proper item, include the Section and Field names as well (continued on next page). _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ City of Austin | Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application 0 / /20 | Page 7 of 8 D-6/5D-6/6D-6/7k c a b t e S t n o r F t f 5 2 D-6/8D-6/9D-6/10D-6/11D-6/12D-6/13D-6/14D-6/15D-6/16D-6/17D-6/18D-6/19D-6/20D-6/21D-6/22