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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet Item 07 DATE: Monday May 12, 2025 CASE NUMBER: C15-2025-0012 ___-____Thomas Ates (D1) OUT ___Y____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) ___Y____Jessica Cohen (D3) ___Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) ___-____Niccolo A Sacco (D6) OUT ___Y____Sameer S Birring (D7) ___Y____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) ___Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ___-____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) OUT ___Y____Jeffery L Bowen (M) ___-____Corry L Archer-mcclellan (Alternate) (M) OUT ___Y____Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) _______VACANT (Alternate) (M) APPLICANT: Brendan McEntee OWNER: Dessau Lutheran Cemetery – Kent Saathoff ADDRESS: 13300 DESSAU RD Lot size requirements from 10 acres (required) to two tracts consisting of 2.62 acres VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) from:  and 1.233 acres (requested) and  (requested) Lot width to decrease from 100 feet (required) to two tracts each at 15 feet in order to subdivide three existing lots into two proposed lots in a “DR-H”, Development Reserve-Historic Landmark zoning district. BOARD’S DECISION: The public hearing was closed by Madam Chair Jessica Cohen, Vice-Chair Melissa Hawthorne’s motion to Approve; Board member Suzanne Valentine second on 9-0 votes; GRANTED. FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: DR zoning tracks require 10 acre minimum and a 100 foot of lot width, as they are landlocked under a current configuration, giving them access to Dessau, is what is needed. 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: while two lots exist in the configuration and have amicably gotten along, in order to make it legal, need to have some kind of access and relief on lot size in order to be able to get back there. (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: usually don’t see a cemetery lot buried in the back and it probably works in association with the church. 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: as the variance would allow a subdivision and access to the property that has been landlocked for a number of years. Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Jessica Cohen Madam Chair for