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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM03 DATE: Monday September 14, 2026 CASE NUMBER: C15-2026-0030 ____-____Thomas Ates (D1) (Resigned) ____Y____Bianca A Medina-Leal (D2) ____-____VACANT (D3) ____Y____Yung-ju Kim (D4) ____Y____Melissa Hawthorne (D5) ____Y____Haseeb Abdullah (D6) ____-____Sameer S Birring (D7) (Resigned) ____Y____Margaret Shahrestani (D8) ____Y____Brian Poteet (D9) ____-____Michael Von Ohlen (D10) OUT ____-____Jeffery L Bowen (M) OUT ____-____Corry L Archer-MccClellan (Alternate) (M) ____Y____Suzanne Valentine (Alternate) (M) ____-____VACANT (Alternate) (M) OWNER/APPLICANT: Xiao Huang ADDRESS: 2805 SARATOGA DR VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) (D) from setback requirements for a front setback of 40 feet (required) to 7 feet (requested) in order to erect a four-foot high (4’) attached uncovered wood deck in front of an existing single-family residence in a “LA”, Lake Austin zoning district. BOARD’S DECISION: September 14, 2026 Vice Chair’s motion to postpone to October 12, 2026, Board member Melissa Hawthorne second on 7-0 votes; POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 12, 2026, NOT ENOUGH BOARD MEMBERS FOR VOTING PURPOSES. 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: 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: Elaine Ramirez Executive Liaison Maggie Shahrestani Vice-Chair for