BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FEBRUARY 5, 2020 5:30 PM ONE TEXAS CENTER, 3RD FLOOR-ROOM 325 505 BARTON SPRINGS ROAD AUSTIN, TEXAS ___Brooke Bailey ___Jessica Cohen ___Ada Corral ___Melissa Hawthorne (Vice Chair) ___William Hodge ___Don Leighton-Burwell (Chair) ___Rahm McDaniel ___Darryl Pruett ___Veronica Rivera ___Yasmine Smith ___Michael Von Ohlen ___Kelly Blume (Alternate) ___Martha Gonzalez (Alternate) ___Denisse Hudock (Alternate) AGENDA EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Board of Adjustment will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Board of Adjustment may also announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, to receive advice from Legal Counsel regarding any other item on this agenda. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Staff requests approval of January 13, 2020 draft minutes A-1 On-Line Link: Item A-1 A. DISCUSSION AND REQUESTED ACTION ITEM B. DISCUSSION AND REQUESTED ACTION ITEM B-2 Staff and Applicant requests for postponement and withdraw of items posted on this Agenda SIGNS RECONSIDERATION PREVIOUS POSTPONEMENTS NONE NONE SIGNS RECONSIDERATIONS SIGNS NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS SIGNS PREVIOUS POSTPONEMENTS C. NONE D. E. NONE F. G. H. SPECIAL EXCEPTION NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS I. INTERPRETATION NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS VARIANCES NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS Todd O’Neill 809 Norwalk Lane C15-2020-0001 NONE I-1 NONE On-Line Link: Item I-1 The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from the LDC Subchapter F: Residential Design and Compatibility Standards, Article 3, Section 3.3.2 (Gross Floor Area) (B) (1) to allow an attached parking area [carport] that does not meet the minimum parking requirement to be exempted (160 sq. ft.) from the Gross Floor Area calculation for this site in order to complete an addition of a bedroom and carport in a “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family- Neighborhood Plan zoning district (West Austin Neighborhood Plan) Note: Carport is 12 feet deep, it is not meeting the definition of a parking spot per TCM of a parking spot being 8 ½ x 17, therefore it is not meeting a parking area that can be exempted from Gross Floor Area. I-2 C15-2020-0003 Jennifer Hanlen for Addision Thom 3409 Neal Street On-Line Link: Item I-2 The applicant is requesting a variance(s) from …
BMiidtB Creek '^ti0)milooi \s»mMim Date: January 30. 2020 TO: Board of Adjustment Sutjject C a se C15-2020-0004 1612 Newton Street Board Memtiers. T he applicant. Anthony Brown, h as not come beifore the Bouldin Creek Zoning Committee with his variance request tHit you slxxjld be aware of why Bouldin Creek did not adopt the Small Lot Amnesty Infill Tool in our Neighborhood Plan in 2002. Our neighboihood includes both the East and West Bouldin Creek V i ^ e r s h ed and when the NP w as written we had numerous properties being affected t>y lot to lot and creek flooding. That situation is more acute today with Atlas 14 and tfie increased density the LOC Rewrite is projected to t>ring to the neightxxtiood. We don't know what hardship Anthony Brown is claiming as justification for his request, txjt we wanted you to be aware of why the Small Lot A m r ^ s ty Tool is not inccxporated i n o u r N P. Thank you for your service. Sincerely, Paul Strange VP External Affairs and Zoning Chair Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association, P. O. Box 3683, Austin, Tejias 78704 LATE BACKUPI-3/45 From: To: Subject: Date: Ramirez, Elaine Public Hearing Response Case Number C15-2020-0004 Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:27:11 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** -- Sincerely, Colton Katzen (817)-403-9352 CAUTION:This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. LATE BACKUPI-3/46 LATE BACKUPI-3/47
From: To: Subject: Date: Craig A Copeland Ramirez, Elaine Land variance - 5003 Highland Ct Saturday, January 25, 2020 9:30:14 PM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** CAUTION:This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. LATE BACKUPI-4/29 Sent from my iPhone LATE BACKUPI-4/30 LATE BACKUPI-4/31 Re: Case Number: C15-2020-0005; Variance Request for 5003 Highland Court Dear Board of Adjustment Members: The Highland Park West Balcones Neighborhood Association Board supports the request by the property owners of 5003 Highland Court, represented by Point 8 Design Group, for a Variance to reduce the 25 foot rear setback requirement for a through lot (that backs on to Mopac, Loop 1, with the sound barrier separating the property from the right-of-way/roadway) to 10 feet. The Board voted on this request at its January 27, 2020 Board meeting with a vote of six in favor, none opposed, and one Board member absent. The subject property is within the Neighborhood January 28, 2020 Ms. Elaine Ramirez Board of Adjustment city Of Ausin P. 0. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767-1088 Association boundaries. _i-i-LL::-:------- Pieter Sybesma President Cc: PointBDesignGroup Certified Mad 7018 3090 0000 4464 8338 and Regular Mail Highland park west/Balcones Area Neighborhood Association P.O. Box 26101 Austin, Texas 78755 hpwbana.org LATE BACKUPI-4/32 LATE BACKUPI-4/33 LATE BACKUPI-4/34
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Thanks Elaine. Please withdraw the BOA variance application and refund the fee. I realized I am stuck in a no-win situation with this whole process, with no foreseeable exit. From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Ramirez, Elaine RE: Refund for C15-2019-0057 / 1304 Willow St Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:26:46 PM image001.png Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 8:10 AM, Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> wrote: Hi Jennifer, As long as it is before the Feb. 11 deadline we can refund you the re-notification fee of $324.48. If it is after this deadline it will not be possible because notices are being prepared and sent out. The refund will not be issued right away I believe it takes 6-8 weeks, I am not sure you would need to check with the Cashier’s office. Respectfully, Elaine Ramirez Board of Adjustment Liaison Planner Senior One Texas Center, 1st Floor 505 Barton Springs Rd Office: 512-974-2202 City of Austin Development Services Department Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @DevelopmentATX LATE BACKUPP-1/35 Scheduled Meeting Disclosure Information In accordance with City of Austin Ordinance 20160922-005 responsibility of written disclosure is required by visitors when attending a scheduled meeting with a City Official regarding a municipal question as defined within City Code 4-8- 2 for compensation on behalf of another person. Development Services Department has elected to implement an electronic survey as the methodology to provide the opportunity to record information as required of the department under Section 4-8-8 (E) of the City Code. Individuals scheduling or accepting a meeting invitation with a City Official are requested to provide responses to the questions included in the department survey available at the following link: DSD Survey. Please note that all information provided is subject to public disclosure via DSD’s open data portal. For more information please visit: City of Austin Ordinance 2016-0922-005 | City Clerk’s website | City Clerk’s FAQ’s From: Jennifer Conroy Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 3:56 PM To: Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Subject: Refund? *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** If I were to recall my application at this poimt coukd I be refunded the latest fee for notification for the March mtg? Im not ready to do that yet but want to kmow my options. Hi Elaine, Thank you. Jennifer 1304 and 1310 Willow St Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android CAUTION:This email was received at the City of …
From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Ramirez, Elaine RE: Request for Postponement from 2/5 to March (C15-2019-0061) Tuesday, February 04, 2020 3:34:03 PM image001.png image004.png *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Please advise- Thank you I have updated this request to March, not April. Besides the below being a factor, when the date of this hearing was changed to Wed, 2/5, in lieu of what the website listed, I do have available child care for tomorrow evening and am unable to attend. JARRED CORBELL Austin/San Antonio Acquisitions and Entitlements Manager C: (318) 230-4084 This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or subject to copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender by return e-mail, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments. Unless stated otherwise, this e-mail does not constitute advice or commitment by the sender or any entity that the sender represents. From: Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:24 PM To: Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Subject: Request for Postponement from 2/5 to April 13 (C15-2019-0061) Hi Elaine- Please allow this email to serve as our official request to postpone the above case to April 13. Due to the City of Austin having unforeseen comments to our site development plans, we need to further evaluate these comments and gain a better understanding of their impacts to our site layout, which could further enhance the hardships on site. Please let me know if there are any questions. I assume since this postponement does not exceed 60 days, a re-notification fee will not apply. LATE BACKUPP-2/47 Thanks JARRED CORBELL Austin/San Antonio Acquisitions and Entitlements Manager C: (318) 230-4084 This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or subject to copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender by return e-mail, do not use or disclose the contents, and delete the message and any attachments. Unless stated otherwise, this e-mail does not constitute advice or commitment by the sender or any entity that the sender represents. CAUTION:This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to CSIRT@austintexas.gov. LATE BACKUPP-2/48
January 28, 2020 Stephen Rison 1507 Fairfield Dr Austin TX, 78757 Property Description: LOT 28 WOOTEN PARK SEC 5 Re: C15-2019-0063 Dear Stephen, Austin Energy (AE) has reviewed your application for the above referenced property, requesting that the Board of Adjustment consider a variance(s) from variance(s) from the minimum setback requirement of LDC Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) (D) to decrease the rear setback requirement from 10 feet (required) to 0 feet (requested) In order to maintain an existing shed in an “SF-3-NP”, Single-Family zoning district. (Wooten Neighborhood Plan) DENIED BY AUSTIN ENERGY (AE) , due to applicant having a permanent structures that conflict with Austin Energy’s clearance requirements. The Customer's facilities/installations shall maintain clearances from AE overhead facilities as required in Section 234 of the NESC. See NESC Clearance Envelope below for typical NESC clearances of 12-foot 6-inch vertical and 7-foot 6-inch horizontal from AE overhead primary voltage lines. Contact AE Design for specific clearance information. In addition, the Customer's facilities shall not be installed under or over AE overhead distribution facilities and shall maintain a minimum horizontal clearance of 7'-6" from overhead AE distribution facilities. It is recommended that you remove the features shown on the submitted survey, be relocated from outside the easement area and that they maintain the required electric clearance requirements. Please contact Eben Kellogg Property Agent for Austin Energy - Public Involvement and Real Estate Services 512-322-6050/ eben.kellogg@austinenergy.com to demonstrate that this has been accomplished. Please use this link to be advised of our clearance and safety requirements which are additional conditions of the above review action: https://austinenergy.com/wcm/connect/8bb4699c-7691-4a74- 98e7-56059e9be364/Design+Criteria+Manual+Oct+2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES see - Page 92 - 1.10.0 Clearance and Safety Requirements. Eben Kellogg, Property Agent Austin Energy Public Involvement | Real Estate Services 2500 Montopolis Drive Austin, TX 78741 (512) 322-6050 LATE BACKUPP-3/30 From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Ramirez, Elaine RE: Possible Postponement for C15-2019-0063 / 1507 Fairfield Dr Thursday, January 30, 2020 3:53:45 PM image001.png *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Elaine, We are going to have to request another postponement to the next meeting date. I will follow up with you once I have an update. Thank you, Micah Micah J. King Attorney Direct: 512.370.3468 From: Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:47 AM To: Subject: Possible Postponement for C15-2019-0063 / 1507 Fairfield Dr Importance: High [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Good morning Gentlemen, In speaking with Austin Energy I understand the above …
