Environmental Commission Regular Meeting of the Environmental Commission - Remote meeting to be held with social distancing modifications. See agenda for details.
Regular Meeting of the Environmental Commission August 19, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. Environmental Commission to be held August 19, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (day before the scheduled meeting, August 18, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 19, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the commission liaison at: Kaela Champlin (512) 974-3443 or Kaela.Champlin@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Kaela.Champlin@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live 1 2. 3. Regular Meeting of the Environmental Commission August 19, 2020 3:00 P.M. To 4:30 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live COMMISSIONERS: Andrew Creel (D-1) Curtis Smith (D-2) Pam Thompson (D-3) Ryan Nill (D-4) Mary Ann Neely (D-5) Katie Coyne (D-6) Peggy Maceo (D-7) Linda Guerrero (D-9) Chair _________________________________________________________________________________ (Mayor) Vice Chair Wendy Gordon (D-10) Perry Bedford Kevin Ramberg (D-8) Secretary Agenda CALL TO ORDER 1. (5 minutes) APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approval of the August 5, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Election of Environmental Commission officers for the May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 term (15 minutes) b. Presentation of Development Assessment Report for the Springdale Green Planned Unit Development located at 1011 Springdale Rd, CD-2020-0001 (District 3)—Heather Chaffin, Planner Senior, Planning and Zoning Department, and Atha Phillips, Environmental Officer’s Office (30 minutes) PUBLIC HEARINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Name: Goodwill Store, SP-2019-0171C Applicant: Dunaway | UDG Location: 2411 …
Project Name: Springdale Green Address: 1011 SPRINGDALE RD File Number: CD-2020-0001 June 5, 2020 Proposed superiorities: Environmental Officer - Atha Phillips (512) 974-2132 • 3-Star Green Building • Remove impervious cover from critical water quality zone (CWQZ) • Restore the floodplain and CWQZ with native vegetation • Limit impervious cover to 50% or less • 100% Green Stormwater Infrastructure through bio-filtration and rain gardens • Capture stormwater and condensate for landscape irrigation • Utilize silva cells for trees planted within hardscape to provide additional soil volume • No surface parking proposed, will provide parking garage to minimize footprint Additional suggested superiorities: EO 1 Reduce width of proposed bike path from 50’ to 25’ to decrease the area of disturbance within the CWQZ and floodplain. EO 2 Use span bridges for all creek crossings proposed, locate the bridge abutments outside of the erosion hazard zone. EO 3 Consider placing solar panels on the roof. EO 4 Consider dual pipe plumbing within the buildings. EO 5 Utilize glass that has reflectivity of less than 15% to prevent bird strikes. g dale Sprin A i r p o r t B l v d Critical Water Quality Zone e n a y L d a h S Site Watershed Boundary
BRIEFING SUMMARY SHEET DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT CASE NUMBER: CD-2020-0001 REQUEST: Presentation of a Development Assessment Report for the Springdale Green Planned Unit Development (PUD) located at 1011 and 1017 Springdale Road. The property is east of the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Springdale Road within the Boggy Creek and Tannehill Branch watersheds. DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The property owner is proposing to rezone a 30.18-acre parcel from GR-MU-CO-NP and RR-NP to PUD zoning. The property is proposed to be redeveloped with office and commercial land uses and a public trail easement. The Property is located within an Imagine Austin Neighborhood Center and along two Imagine Austin Activity Corridors. The property is near the proposed Capital Metro Green Line. The property is currently vacant but is located in the area generally known as the East Austin Tank Farm. The Tank Farm area was used for storage of petrochemicals for decades before the uses were removed and environmental remediation occurred. This site was remediated in the 1990s but not to a level that would allow redevelopment with residential land uses; only office, commercial, and limited industrial land uses are permitted. The property is also significantly constrained by waterways, floodplain, and water quality buffer zones. There are heritage trees on the site. The applicant has stated that the project will comply with all Tier One PUD development standards, as well as several Tier Two standards. Tier Two standards proposed include green infrastructure, 3-star Green Building rating, revegetation and restoration of environmentally sensitive areas, and providing a 50-foot wide trail easement to connect to surrounding trail systems. The applicant is proposing to reduce the permittable impervious coverage from 90% to 50% and will pay a fee-in-lieu of onsite affordable housing based on increased building square footage since residential land uses are not permitted on the property. The applicant proposes the following Code modifications: increase permitted building height from 60 feet to 90 feet, relax Compatibility Standards, and modify Critical Water Quality Zone requirements. OWNER: Jay Paul Company APPLICANT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Michael Whellan) CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING DATE: August 25, 2020 ASSIGNED STAFF: Heather Chaffin Email: heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Phone: 512-974-2122 ATTACHMENTS: Zoning Map Aerial Exhibit Proposed Land Use Plan Applicant Letter (with attachments) Development Assessment Staff Report CS-CO-NP KAY ST SF-3-NP CS-1-CO-NP CS-CO-NP T SF-3-NP R S E T N U G SF-3-NP SF-3-NP SF-3-NP GOVALLE AVE SF-3-NP PUD-NP P-NP SF-3-NP D E R L A D G …
ITEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA August 19, 2020 Goodwill Store, SP-2019-0171C COMMISSION MEETING DATE: NAME & NUMBER OF PROJECT: NAME OF APPLICANT OR ORGANIZATION: Dunaway | UDG, 5707 Southwest Parkway, Bldg. 2, Ste. 250, Austin, TX 78735 (512) 399-5365 LOCATION: 2411 Lake Austin Blvd., Austin, TX 78703 COUNCIL DISTRICT: District 10 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: Pamela Abee-Taulli, Environmental Review Specialist Senior, Development Services Department, 512-974-1879, pamela.abee- taulli@austintexas.gov WATERSHED: REQUEST: Lady Bird Lake Watershed, Water Supply Suburban Classification, Drinking Water Protection Zone The applicant is requesting a variance from City Code 25-2-744(E) (University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations) of the Waterfront Overlay, which limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback at 40% impervious coverage. The existing development is currently at 89% impervious coverage, and the proposed development would reduce the impervious coverage to 83%. Staff recommends this variance, because it is in compliance with the requirements of City Code Chapter 25-8 (Environment). The applicant has elected for this site plan to be governed by City Code 25- 8-27 (Redevelopment Exception in the Water Supply Rural and Water Supply Suburban Watersheds). The application is in compliance with all of the requirements of this section. The Redevelopment Exception allows development that pre-dates the City’s water quality and impervious cover regulations to maintain existing impervious cover in return for providing additional water quality treatment. This project proposes to slightly reduce impervious cover from the existing condition. Water quality control is proposed for the Redevelopment Exception. the entire site, exceeding the requirement of Page 2 of 2 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: STAFF CONDITION: None ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION SITE PLAN VARIANCE RECOMMENDATION REQUEST REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: SP-2019-0171C EV DATE: 2/19/20 (512) 637-7518 (512) 399-5365 Phone: (512) 974-2711 Renee.Johns@austintexas.gov Goodwill Central Texas 1015 Norwood Park BLVD Austin, TX 78753 Dunaway | UDG 5707 Southwest Parkway, Bldg 2, Ste. 250 Austin, TX 78735 PROJECT NAME: Goodwill Store ADDRESS OF APPLICATION: 2411 Lake Austin Blvd. APPLICANT: AGENT: CASE MANAGER: Renee Johns PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing to construct a Goodwill store that will be a general retail sales (convenience) use at 2411 Lake Austin Blvd. Associated improvements include underground parking, utilities and other associated improvements. DESCRIPTION OF VARIANCE: The applicant is requesting a variance from § 25-2-744(E) Waterfront Overlay University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations, which limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback …
Renee Johns Planner Senior Development Services Department & Pamela Abee-Taulli Environmental Review Specialist Senior Development Services Department GOODWILL STORE 2411 LAKE AUSTIN BLVD SP-2019-0171C PROJECT LOCATION Site Location Austin ETJ Austin City Limits Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the- ground survey and represents only the approximate relative location of property boundaries. This product has been produced by the Watershed Protection Department for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. 0510Miles[ PROPERTY DATA • Lady Bird Lake Watershed • Water Supply Suburban Classification • Drinking Water Protection Zone • Full Purpose Jurisdiction • Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Features • No Critical Environmental • Council District 10 PROJECT BACKGROUND • Existing site conditions: • 0.39 ac. tract, • 86% impervious cover, • Brownfield (former gas station). • Developed under Redevelopment Exception [LDC 25-8-27] • exempt from 25-8, Subchapter A, including: • Watershed impervious cover, • • grading (cut/fill). construction on slopes, • Must provide water quality controls for redeveloped area. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT • 83% impervious cover – a slight reduction. • Provides Water Quality controls for redeveloped area & additional 0.13 ac. of offsite drainage. Lake Austin Blvd. – West Elevation – Lady Bird Lake South Elevation VARIANCE REQUEST Request to vary from Zoning Code, LDC 25-2-744(E), to exceed the allowable zoning impervious cover. Code reference LDC § 25-2-744 – Waterfront Overlay, University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations (E) For an area not included in a primary setback area or a secondary setback area, the maximum impervious cover is 40 percent. WATERFRONT OVERLAY DISTRICT § 25-2-710 - GOALS AND POLICIES. Decisions by the accountable official and city boards regarding implementation of this Division shall be guided at all stages by the goals and policies of the Town Lake Corridor Study, including but not limited to the following: Ensure that zoning decisions in the (A) Colorado River corridor achieve the highest degree of land use compatibility by: 1. eliminating industrial uses from the confluence of Longhorn Dam; 2. phasing out resource extraction; 3. providing the pubic visual and physical access to the Colorado River. (B) Protect, enhance, and interpret natural values and environmentally sensitive areas of the Colorado River Corridor through: 1. …
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 202000819-003a Date: August 19, 2020 Subject: Goodwill Store SP 2019-0171C Motion by: Kevin Ramberg Seconded by: Wendy Gordon RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting a variance from City Code 25-2-744(E) (University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations) of the Waterfront Overlay; WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes this regulation limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback at 40% impervious coverage; WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the site currently contains 89% impervious coverage, and the proposed development would reduce the impervious coverage to 83%; WHEREAS, the applicant has elected for this site plan to be governed by City Code 25-8-27 (Redevelopment Exception in the Water Supply Rural and Water Supply Suburban Watersheds), and the application is in compliance with all of the requirements of this section; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that Staff recommends this variance, because it is in compliance with the requirements of City Code Chapter 25-8 (Environment). Therefore, the Environmental Commission recommends the variance from LDC 25-2-744(E) (University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations) of the Waterfront Overlay with the following conditions: The Environmental Commission requires the applicant shall exceed the water quality treatment required by City Code. VOTE 7-1 For: Bedford, Smith, Thompson, Nill, Maceo, Ramberg, and Gordon Against: Neely Abstain: Guerrero Recuse: None Absent: Creel, Coyne 1 Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 2
2. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 19, 2020 The Environmental Commission convened in a public meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications via remote video conferencing. Commissioners in Attendance: Ryan Nill Curtis Smith Pam Thompson Kevin Ramberg Linda Guerrero Wendy Gordon Perry Bedford Katie Coyne Peggy Maceo Mary Ann Neely Commissioners Absent: Andrew Creel Staff in Attendance: Pamela Abee-Taulli Heather Chaffin Kaela Champlin Chris Herrington Renee Johns Atha Phillips CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Guerrero called the meeting to order at 3:04 P.M. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND ACTION a. Approval of the August 5, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes (5 minutes) A motion to approve the August 5, 2020 Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes was approved on Commissioner Ramberg’s motion, Commissioner Thompson’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Creel was absent. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Election of Environmental Commission officers for the May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 term (15 minutes) Commissioner Maceo nominated Commissioner Guerrero for Environmental Commission Chair. Commissioner Guerrero was elected Chair on a 10-0 vote. 1 3. Commissioner Ramberg nominated Commissioner Coyne for Environmental Commission Vice Chair. Commissioner Coyne was elected Vice Chair on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Coyne nominated Commissioner Ramberg for Environmental Commission Secretary. Commissioner Ramberg was elected Secretary on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Creel was absent. b. Presentation of Development Assessment Report for the Springdale Green Planned Unit Development located at 1011 Springdale Rd, CD-2020-0001 (District 3)—Heather Chaffin, Planner Senior, Planning and Zoning Department, and Atha Phillips, Environmental Officer’s Office (30 minutes) Item conducted as posted. No action taken. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND POSSIBLE ACTION a. Name: Goodwill Store, SP-2019-0171C Applicant: Dunaway | UDG Location: 2411 Lake Austin Blvd., Austin, TX 78703 (District 10) Staff: Pamela Abee-Taulli, Environmental Review Specialist Senior, Development Services Department, 512-974-1879, pamela.abee-taulli@austintexas.gov Watershed: Lady Bird Lake Watershed, Water Supply Suburban Classification, Drinking Water Protection Zone Request: The applicant is requesting a variance from City Code 25-2-744(E) (University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations) of the Waterfront Overlay, which limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback at 40% impervious coverage. The existing development is currently at 89% impervious coverage, and the proposed development would reduce the impervious coverage to 83%. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends this variance, because it is in compliance with the requirements of City Code Chapter 25-8 (Environment). (15 minutes) A motion to close …
