REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2026, 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1405 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Design Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Nicole Corona at 512- 974-3146 or nicole.corona@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Jon Salinas, Chair Josue Meiners, Vice Chair Ramachandra “Rao” Aradhyula David Carroll Nkiru Gelles Kevin Howard CALL TO ORDER AGENDA Saira Khan Conners Ladner Marissa McKinney Evgenia “Jenny” Murkes Brendan Wittstruck PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first five 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Design Commission special-called meeting on February 2, 2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of the Design Commission’s strategy prioritizing urban design in Density Bonus Program projects in the City of Austin. Sponsors: Commissioners Howard and Wittstruck. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project ABIA Retail Center, located at 2703 Spirit of Texas Drive, complies with the City Design and Sustainability Standards. Presented by Mirza Tahir Baig, Professional StruCIVIL Engineers, Inc. COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Update from representative of the Downtown Commission regarding the meeting on February 18, 2026. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS City Code requires at least two board members sponsor an item to be included on an agenda. This section of the agenda provides members an opportunity to request items for future agendas. Staff should assume that if there is no objection from other members expressed at the meeting, the members’ silence indicates approval for staff to include on the next agenda. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the …
DESIGN COMMISSION MINUTES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 The Design Commission convened in a Special Called meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026, at the Permitting and Development Center, Room 1407, located at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Salinas called the Design Commission meeting to order at 6:13 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Jon Salinas, Chair Ramachandra “Rao” Aradhyula David Carroll Nkiru Gelles Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Marissa McKinney Evgenia “Jenny” Murkes Brendan Wittstruck PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley, Imagine Austin. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Design Commission regular meeting on December 15, 2025. The minutes from the Design Commission regular meeting on December 15, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Wittstruck’s motion, Commissioner Carroll’s second on a 7-0 vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding the update to the Downtown Density Bonus Program. Presentation by Alan Pani, Austin Planning. Sponsors: Commissioners Howard, Murkes, and Wittstruck. The presentation was made by Alan Pani, Austin Planning. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1 3. Discussion of the Design Commission’s strategy prioritizing urban design in Density Bonus Program projects in the City of Austin. Sponsors: Commissioners Howard and Wittstruck. The motion to postpone this item to February 23, 2026, was approved on Commissioner Wittstruck’s motion, Chair Salinas’ second, on a 7-0 vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. 5. 6. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council two-way conversions downtown. Presented by Adam Greenfield, Safe Streets. Sponsors: Commissioners Carroll and Howard. The motion to approve the recommendation to City Council to support two-way street conversions downtown was approved on Commissioner Aradhyula’s motion, Commissioner Carroll’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Discussion and action to recommend to City Council whether the project W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & Nueces Street, located at 601, 607, 611, 619 West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, 1809 Rio Grande Street, 1806 Nueces Street, 1801 Rio Grande Street, 604 West 18th Street and 1800 Nueces Street, complies with the Urban Design Guidelines for the City of Austin in accordance with Land Development Code § 25-2-586 (C)(1)(a)(ii). Presented by Leah Bojo, Drenner Group, PC, Justin Short, STG Design, and Chris Jackson, Fable Landscape Architecture. The motion to approve the recommendation to City Council that the project W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & Nueces Street, located at 601, 607, 611, 619 West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, 1809 Rio Grande Street, 1806 Nueces Street, 1801 Rio Grande …
AV Freight Ln AV AV Spirit Of Texas Dr AV AV AV AV Spirit Of Austin Ln AV AV AV Spirit Of Texas Dr Hotel Dr SITE AV AV Hotel Dr AV AV Employee Ave Freight Ln Hotel Dr Spirit Of Texas Dr Hotel Dr Spirit Of Texas Dr SITE Spirit Of Austin Ln Employee Ave LIST OF DRAWINGS 1. COVER SHEET 2. GENERAL NOTES 3. EXISTING SURVEY 4. DIMENSIONAL & FIRE SITE PLAN 5. GRADING SITE PLAN 6. STORM LAYOUT PLAN 7. EROSION/SEDIMENTATION SITE PLAN 8. FIRE LANE SITE PLAN 9. UTILITY SITE PLAN 10. AUSTIN WATER GENERAL INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTION NOTES 11. AUSTIN WATER GENERAL INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTION NOTES 12. GENERAL UTILITY DETAILS 13. GENERAL UTILITY DETAILS 14. GENERAL DETAILS 15. GENERAL DETAILS 16. GENERAL DETAILS 17. GENERAL DETAILS 18. GENERAL DETAILS 19. GENERAL DETAILS 20. DRAINAGE AREA MAP 21. BIOFILTRATION POND PLAN (BMP) 22. BIOFILTRATION POND SECTIONS 23. BIOFILTRATION POND NOTES 24. HMI CALCULATIONS 25. LANDSCAPE PLAN 26. LANDSCAPE SPECIFICATIONS 27. LANDSCAPE DETAILS 28. PHOTOMETRIC SITE PLAN CURVE C1 (C1) RADIUS 30.50' (30.50') DELTA ANGLE 90°44'08" (90°32'22") ARC LENGTH 48.30' (48.20') CHORD BEARING N 87°32'27" E (N 87°18'07" E) CHORD LENGTH 43.41' (43.34') \ \ \ \ \\\\ \\\\ 5 0 1 ' \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ 500' G G G \\\\ G G \\\\ 502' 502' 502' \\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5 0 2 ' 5 0 2' \\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5 0 3 ' DRAINAGE \\\\ WASTEWATER MANHOLE TOP OF RIM ELEV: 500.23' NORTH 8" PVC FL= 478.38' SOUTH 8" PVC FL= 478.48' \\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ 501' \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ 501' \\\\ 501' HOTEL DRIVE (R.O.W. VARIES) 501' \\\\ …
ABIA RETAIL CENTER 2801 Spirit of Texas Drive, Austin, Texas 78719 Prepared by Professional StruCivil Engineers, Inc. Design Commission Meeting | February 23rd, 2026 Project Location Project Overview Jurisdiction Austin Bergstrom International Airport and the City of Austin Lot Area: 4.069 Acres Proposed usages: General Retail and Sales Coffee Shop Gas Station Building 7,026 sqft. Single Story Structure with associated parking Driveway access: Hotel Drive and Spirit of Texas Property Zoning: AV Project Status Compliance: The development complies with the current City of Austin Land Development code. No variances are required. Approvals: ABIA confirmed the usage and development on November 6th, 2025. Current Status: The site plan is currently under review with the City of Austin. Existing Survey Site Plan Landscape Plan THANK YOU
C i t y o f A u s t i n Design Commission Project Submittal Page 1 Design Commission - Project SubmittalPhoto courtesy of Jorge E. Rousselin WELCOME! T0 DESIGN COMMISSION When is Design Commission? Fourth Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. Please refer to the meeting schedule on the Design Commission web page. Backup for applicants is due at least 10 days in advance. Where is Design Commission? The meetings are hybrid, occuring in-person at the Permitting and Development Center and on-line via a Web Ex link. Presenters are encouraged to attend in-person. Permitting and Development Center Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco, Austin, TX, 78752 140 5 What is Design Commission? The Design Commission is an advisory body that provides recommendations to the City Council. The Design Commission reviews a variety of projects and policies and uses the Urban Design Guidelines document as their guiding document. Why do you have to present your project? Your project most likely fits under the Downtown Density Bonus Program typology or the City of Austin project typology. These projects are compelled to be reviewed by the Design Commission per City Code or Resolution. Please see the Guiding Policy page to find all the guiding code or policy for projects that must be reviewed by Design Commission. Design Commission - Project Submittal Page 2 Photo courtesy of Jorge E. Rousselin GUIDING POLICY Please reference the resolution, ordinance or other directive that brings you to the Design Commission. Per Cit y C ouncil di recti on, the D esign Comm ission reviews five types of projects. The Urb a n Design Gui del i nes, whic h is available o n th e D es ign C ommis si on web page, is t he Commi ss ion's gu id i ng d ocument for reviewin g projects and plan s. City of Austi n projects or p lan s: Resolution No. 20071129 -046: Municipal buildings & as sociated site development Resol ution No. 20 100923-0 86: Municipal buildings & site d ev elopment with AEC components Ordi nance No. 201 00805-02 8: Alley vacation requests with in downtown Coun cil request / Privat e p roject: §2- 1-130: Items requested by City Council or a project s ponsor Downtown Density Bonu s Pro gra m: §25- 2-586: Code section requring all par t icipants o f the Downtown Density Bonus Program to …
