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CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet ITEM07 DATE: Monday September 14, 2026 CASE NUMBER: C15-2026-0037 ____-____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) APPLICANT: Soren Aandahl OWNER: Shesh Aandahl ADDRESS: 714 POST OAK ST VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the Land Development Code, Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use) (J)(4) from gross floor area requirements to increase unit size from 2,300 square feet (maximum allowed) to 2,886 square feet (requested) in order to enclose an existing balcony to create conditioned bedroom space in a “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family-Neighborhood Plan zoning district (Bouldin Creek NP). Note: Land Development Code 25-2-779 Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use (A) This section applies to a small lot single-family residential use. (B) This section supersedes the base zoning district regulations to the extent of conflict. (C) Only one dwelling unit is permitted on a lot. (D) This subsection applies to small lot single-family residential use on a property zoned single-family residence small lot (SF-4A) district or less restrictive. (J) Gross Floor Area (1) This subsection applies to a property located within the area described in Subsection 1.2.1 of Subchapter F (Residential Design and Compatibility Standards). (2) GROSS FLOOR AREA means the total enclosed area of all floors in a building with a clear height of more than six feet, measured to the outside surface of the exterior walls, except as provided in this subsection. (3) The gross floor area may not exceed the greater of 1,650 square feet or a floor-to- area ratio of 0.55. (4) The maximum unit size is 2,300 square feet. Source: Ord. 041118-57; Ord. No. 20240516-006, Pt. 5, 5-27-24; Ord. No. 20250227-039, Pt. 2, 10-1-25. 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