ITEM05 C15-2024-0022 ADV PACKET JULY8

Board of Adjustment – July 8, 2024

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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM05 DATE: Monday June 10, 2024 CASE NUMBER: C15-2024-0022 ___Y____Thomas Ates (D1) ___-____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) -OUT ___Y____Jessica Cohen (D3) ___Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ___-____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) -OUT ___Y____Jeffery Bowen (D6) ___-____Janel Venzant (D7) -OUT ___-____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) -OUT ___Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) ___Y____Marcel Gutierrez-Garza (M) ___-____VACANT (Alternate) (M) ___Y____Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) ___-____VACANT (Alternate) (M) OWNER/APPLICANT: Gerardo Maximiliano Martinez ADDRESS: 1012 VARGAS RD VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from lot width requirements to decrease the front lot width from 50 feet (required) to 44 feet (requested), in order to subdivide one lot into two separate lots in a “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family-Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Montopolis Neighborhood Plan). BOARD’S DECISION: JUNE 10, 2024 Chair Jessica Cohen’s motion to postpone to July 8, 2024 (due to not having enough board members for voting purposes), Board member Suzanne Valentine second on 8-0 votes; POSTPONED TO JULY 8, 2024, at PDC, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Event Center, 1st floor. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: ITEM05/13. 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: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Chair forITEM05/2BOA GENERAL REVIEW COVERSHEET CASE: C15-2024-0022 BOA DATE: June 10th, 2024 ADDRESS: 1012 Vargas Rd OWNER: Maximiliano Martinez COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 AGENT: N/A ZONING: SF-3-NP (Montopolis) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 16 BLK 4 CHERNOSKY NO 15 VARIANCE REQUEST: Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from lot width requirements to decrease the front lot width from 50 feet (required) to 44 feet (requested). SUMMARY: subdivide one lot into two separate lots ISSUES: not wide enough to provide required 50 feet of frontage ZONING Site North South East West SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP; LR-MU-NP LO-MU-CO-NP; MF-4 LAND USES Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family Single-Family; Neighborhood Commercial Limited Office-Mixed Use; Multi-Family NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Neighborhoods Council Carson Ridge Neighborhood Association Crossing Gardenhome Owners Assn. (The) Del Valle Community Coalition Non-Profit East Austin Conservancy El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Homeless Neighborhood Association Montopolis Community Alliance Montopolis Community Development Corporation Montopolis Neighborhood Association Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (MNPCT) Montopolis Tributary Trail Association Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Pleasant Valley Preservation Austin Vargas Neighborhood Association ITEM05/3May 20, 2024 Maximiliano Martinez 501 N IH 35 #209C Austin TX, 78702 Re: C15-2024-0022 Dear Maximiliano, Property Description: LOT 16 BLK 4 CHERNOSKY NO 15 Austin Energy (AE) has reviewed your application for the above referenced property, requesting that the Board of Adjustment consider a variance request from LDC Section 25-2-492 at 1012 Vargas Rd. Austin Energy does not oppose the request, provided that any proposed or existing improvements follow Austin Energy’s Clearance & Safety Criteria, the National Electric Safety Code, and OSHA requirements. Any removal or relocation of existing facilities will be at the owner’s/applicant’s expense. Please use this link to be advised of our clearance and safety requirements which are additional conditions of the above review action: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/utilities_criteria_manual?nodeId=S1AUENDECR_1 .10.0CLSARE If you require further information or have any questions regarding the above comments, please contact our office. Thank you for contacting Austin Energy. Cody Shook, Planner II Austin Energy Public Involvement | Real Estate Services 2500 Montopolis Drive Austin, TX 78741 (512) 322-6881 Cody.Shook@austinenergy.com ITEM05/4CITY OF AUSTIN Development Services Department Permitting & Development Center Phone: 512.978.4000 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, Texas 78752 Board of Adjustment General/Parking Variance Application WARNING: Filing of this appeal stops all affected construction activity. This application is a fillable PDF that can be completed electronically. To ensure your information is saved, click here to Save the form to your computer, then open your copy and continue. The Tab key may be used to navigate to each field; Shift + Tab moves to the previous field. The Enter key activates links, emails, and buttons. Use the Up & Down Arrow keys to scroll through drop-down lists and check boxes, and hit Enter to make a selection. The application must be complete and accurate prior to submittal. If more space is required, please complete Section 6 as needed. All information is required (if applicable). For Office Use Only Case # __________________ ROW # ___________________ Tax # ____________________ C15-2024-0022 0307170111 13327463 Section 1: Applicant Statement Street Address: __________________________________________________________________ Subdivision Legal Description: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Lot(s): _________________________________ Block(s): _____________________________ Outlot: _________________________________ Division: _____________________________ Zoning District: ___________________________________________________________________ Council District: 3 -NP (Montopolis) I/We ________________________________________________ on behalf of myself/ourselves as authorized agent for ________________________________________________ affirm that on Month , Day , Year , hereby apply for a hearing before the Board of Adjustment for consideration to (select appropriate option below): Erect Attach Complete Remodel Maintain Other: ____________ Type of Structure: ______________________________________________________________ ITEM05/5Portion 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Hardship a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ITEM05/6Area 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 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: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The granting of this variance will not create a safety hazard or any other condition inconsistent with the objectives of this Ordinance because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The variance will run with the use or uses to which it pertains and shall not run with the site because: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ITEM05/7Section 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: _____________ Applicant Name (typed or printed): ___________________________________________________ Applicant Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): _______________________________________ 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. Owner Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________ Owner Name (typed or printed): ______________________________________________________ Owner Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): _______________________________________ Email (optional – will be public information): ________________________ Section 5: Agent Information Agent Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Agent Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _______ Phone (will be public information): ____________________________________________________ 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). _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ITEM05/8Board of Adjustment staff City of Austin - Permitting & Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr Austin, Tx 78752 Re: Board of Adjustment Variance Application 1012 Vargas Rd May 10, 2024 I would like to request a variance from LDC Title 25, § 25-2-492 – Site Development Regulation Table. Specifically, less than 50’ of frontage for an SF-3 Lot. Dear BOA staff, Hardship Area Character Reasonable Use The existing SF-3 lot has 12,470 sqft of land area. There is enough land area to create 2 – SF-3 lots above 5,750 sqft and provide more housing opportunities to the neighborhood however, the available frontage along Vargas Road is 89.8ft, which is 10.2 ft short of the required 100 ft (50’ each lot). The subject tract is configured in such a way that it is large enough for two standard SF-3 lots, but not wide enough to provide the required 50’ of frontage. Montana Rd is currently vacant and ATD does not have any plans to extend the road. Therefore, the frontage must be along Vargas Rd. A flag lot subdivision is not an option for this lot. The flagpole area of a flag lot does not count towards total site area and we don’t quite make it to 5,750 sqft on the flag lot. The subject site is mostly surrounded by SF-3 lots but has an LO-MU-CO-NP lot west to it and an LR-MU-NP across Vargas Rd east to it. With this variance approved, the proposed lots would each be approximately 6,200 sf which meets the minimum lot area of SF-3 lots, and therefore, would not impair the use of adjacent conforming properties or purpose of the zoning regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located. Additionally, most of the SF-3 lots in the neighborhood exist between 6,000 and 8,000 square feet in land area. The proposed subdivision would match and meet COA’s zoning intent for this road. Council has been working on new code amendments that facilitate these types of development and create opportunities for missing middle housing. Without this variance, only 3 homes could be developed on a 12,470 sf lot. With this variance, 6 houses would be permitted. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 501 N IH 35 # 209C Austin, Texas 78702 ITEM05/9I believe this request goes in line with Council’s priorities, that this variance is consistent with the general purpose of zoning regulations, and that it meets the intent of the latest zoning regulations and HOME amendments. Thank you for your consideration of this request; please call me at if you have any questions. Sincerely, Gerardo M. Martínez, P.E. Property Owner _____________________________________________________________________________________ 501 N IH 35 # 209C Austin, Texas 78702 ITEM05/10ITEM05/1144.95'44.95'LOT I - 6,233SFLOT II - 6,237SFITEM05/12ZONING: SF-3-NP CHURCH 9.52 AC ZONING: MF-4-NP VACANT 3.13 AC ZONING: LO-MU-CO-NP VACANT 1.91 AC ZONING: LO-MU-CO-NP VACANT 2.89 AC ZONING: PUD-NP SINGLE FAMILY MAX@MILIANENGINEERING.COM FIRM REG# F-22686 956.251.5146 ZONING: SF-3 6,954 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,119 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,037 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,954 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,033 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,058 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,903 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,013 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 8,510 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,915 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,924 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,925 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,664 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,817 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,849 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,833 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,818 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,688 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,349 SQFT T F Q S 0 0 9 6 - / + Y E L L A T N A C A V D R A N A T N O M ) D E P O L E V E D N U ( T S A N A T N O M 1012 VARGAS RD 12,466 SQFT PR - LOT 2 6,234 SQFT PR - LOT 1 6,234 SQFT VARGAS RD VALDEZ ST ZONING: SF-3 6,656 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,721 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,652 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,761 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,678 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,782 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,660 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,778 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 8,559 SQFT ZONING: LR-MU-NP 11,012 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,856 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,918 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,961 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,026 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,079 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,153 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,161 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,250 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,283 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,405 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,833 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,807 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,828 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,802 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,811 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,793 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,811 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,909 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,640 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,698 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,125 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,029 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,277 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,994 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,907 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,955 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 12,023 SQFT T S R E T R O P ZONING: SF-3 5,815 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,685 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,872 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,850 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,726 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,579 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,741 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,726 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,871 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,798 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,685 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,600 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,859 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,763 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,939 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 7,409 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,963 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 5,985 SQFT ZONING: SF-3 6,077 SQFT N O I T P I R C S E D E T A D . 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