20240207-002: Sunset Ridge Restrictive Covenant Amendment Staff Report — original pdf

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ITEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA COMMITTEE MEETING DATE: NAME & NUMBER OF PROJECT: NAME OF APPLICANT OR ORGANIZATION: LOCATION: February 7, 2024 Sunset Ridge 290 C14-85-288.166(RCA) Armbrust & Brown (Richard Suttle) 8401 Southwest Pkwy COUNCIL DISTRICT: 8 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: WATERSHED: REQUEST: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: STAFF CONDITION: Leslie Lilly, Environmental Conservation Program Manager, (512)535-8914, Leslie.lilly@austintexas.gov Williamson Creek & Barton Creek Watershed/Barton Springs Zone Restrictive Covenant Amendment Staff recommended with conditions. Development associated with C14-85-288.166(RCA), located at 8401 Southwest Pkwy, shall comply with the following requirements. a. Impervious cover limited to 55% gross site area b. Except for impervious cover, the site will comply with current environmental code including SOS non- degradation water quality treatment requirements c. Development will achieve a one-star Austin Energy d. A minimum of 4 public EV charging spaces will be Green Building rating provided on site e. Invasive species will be managed to result in less than 5% cover of any particular species within environmentally superior areas. f. Development will comply with Austin Energy Green Building ST7 Light Pollution Reduction criteria g. Development will comply with Austin Energy Green Building STEL5 Bird Collision Deterrence criteria  C14-85-288.166(RCA) 1 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 8 CASE: C14-85-288.166(RCA) – Sunset Ridge ADDRESS: 8401 and 8401 ½ Southwest Parkway SITE AREA: 9.606 acres EXISTING ZONING: GO-CO-NP PROPOSED ZONING: Amendment to Restrictive Covenant PROPERTY OWNER: Los Indios Ventures, Inc. AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommendation is pending the Affordability Unlocked determination. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ISSUES: Multifamily residential is not permitted in the general office (GO) district zoning category. However, if Affordability Unlocked is approved, then the Restrictive Covenant may be reviewed under the current (GO) district zoning. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: Comments are pending until the Affordability Unlocked process has been completed.  Site North South East West C14-85-288.166(RCA) 2 EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES: Zoning Land Uses GO-CO-NP Not applicable Undeveloped Southwest Parkway SF-2-CO-NP; SF-3-NP Single-family residences SF-2-CO-NP Single-family residences; Undeveloped GO-MU-CO-NP; RR-NP Single-family residences NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA: Oak Hill Combined (West Oak Hill) WATERSHED: Williamson Creek – Barton Springs Zone (Contributing Zone) SCHOOLS: Oak Hill Elementary RELATED CASES: SPC-2023-0448C.SH – Site plan is currently in review. ADDITIONAL STAFF COMMENTS: Comprehensive Planning Small Middle School Austin High School Imagine Austin The initiation, termination or amending of a Restrictive Covenant is not under the purview of the policies of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan and therefore an Imagine Austin compliance report has not been provided for this case. Environmental Review / Environmental Office Review FYI: The applicant is advised that this property is located in the Hill Country Roadway (HCR) Overlay. Please consider compatibility of the proposed project goals with applicable HCR requirements and update the amendment as necessary. Please provide any available exhibits associated with the proposed development of the tract. With the exception of impervious cover limits, please demonstrate other departures from current environmental code that the proposed restrictive covenant allows, including: a) Heritage tree protection, b) Cut/fill, c) Construction on slopes, etc. C14-85-288.166(RCA) 3 Staff will support the amendment if the project commits to compliance with current environmental code at the time of site plan. Consider incorporating light pollution reduction criteria into the project by committing to compliance with Austin Energy Green Building ST7 Light Pollution Reduction criteria as a part of achieving 2-star Austin Energy Green Building Rating. Consider incorporating bird friendly design criteria into the project by committing to compliance with Austin Energy Green Building STEL5 Bird Collision Deterrence criteria as a part of achieving 2-star Austin Energy Green Building Rating. PARD – Planning & Design Review Residential units that are certified affordable under the SMART Housing Policy are exempt from the parkland dedication requirements per City Code § 25-1-601(C)(3). Parkland dedication will be required for any new market-rate residential units that may be proposed by a development resulting from this Restrictive Covenant amendment at the time of subdivision or site plan, per City Code § 25-1-601. Transportation and Public Works – Engineering Review Note: The applicant is proposing to restrict access to Sunset Ridge. The Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) calls for 58 feet of right-of-way for Sunset Ridge. It is recommended that 29 feet of right-of-way from the existing centerline should be dedicated for Sunset Ridge according to the Transportation Plan with the first subdivision or site plan application. [LDC 25-6-51 and 25-6-55]. The adjacent street characteristics table is provided below: Name ASMP Classification Existing ROW Existing Pavement Sidewalks Bicycle Route ASMP Required ROW Level 1 58’ 49’ 29’ No No Capital Metro (within ¼ mile) No Level 4 154’ 182’ 112’ No Yes No Sunset Ridge Southwest Parkway Austin Water Utility No comments for restrictive covenant amendment case. Site Plan Site Plan comments will be provided at time of site plan submittal.  C14-85-288.166(RCA) INDEX OF EXHIBITS TO FOLLOW: Exhibit A: Zoning Map Exhibit B: Aerial Map Exhibit C: Applicant’s Summary Letter Exhibit D: Restrictive Covenant Amendment Redlines 4 VALERIO LN LO 85-288.11 ( DR MF-1-CO UNDEVELOPED SF-2-CO C14-01-0083 C14-02-0164 MF-1-CO-NP ( SP92-254C DR 85-288.11 A M A R R A D R LR SP92-255C SP92-260C 92-0117 LR UNDEVELOPED ! ! ! ! ! 06-0061 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! S O U ! T H W ! ! ! ! SPC-02-0029C ! E S T P K W Y C14-85-288.166(RCA) C14-2010-0042 ! GO-CO-NP ! 99-2144 GR-NP ( GO-MU-CO-NP C14-06-0061 ( 94-0044 RR-NP ( ( SPC-06-0027A ( ( RR-NP ( ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! NPA-2016-0025.02 ! ! ! ! ! ( ( POND SF-2-CO-NP ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ! 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PENDING CASE ZONING BOUNDARY S R D CS-NP POOL ( ( ( ( SF-2-CO-NP ( ( ( SF-6-CO C14-03-0098 SPC-03-0014C(XT2) UNDEVELOPED C14-04-0182 BELG R A DE D R ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( E N O T S E L B B O C ( ( ( ( ( SF-2-CO-NP SF-2-CO-NP ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( MF-2-NP SF-6-CO-NP C14-2014-0172 C14-85-288.36(RCA) 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. 1 " = 400 ' This product has been produced by the Planning Department for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. Created: 11/15/2023 EXHIBIT B !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!=B21B22C14-85-288.166(RCA)C14-85-288.166(RCA)NPA-2016-0025.02C14-03-0098C14-01-0083C14-06-0061C14-2010-0042C14-02-0164C14-00-2104C14-04-0067C14-95-0125C14-2014-0172C14-2013-0010C14-85-288.36(RCA)C14-2007-0139NPA-2013-0025.03C14-06-0067C14-85-288.166(RCA)C14-04-0182SOUTHWESTPKWYTRAVISCOOKRDAMARRADRFORTBENTONDRSUNSETRIDGECOBBLESTONEMEDICINECREEKDRVALERIOLNOLDBEECAVESRDBARTONCREEKBLVDTRAVISHILLSDRBELGRADEDRBIGTIMBERDRCOBBLESTONELOLRLRSF-6-COGR-NPMF-1-CORR-NPSF-2-CO-NPSF-2-COSF-2-CO-NPDRGO-CO-NPSF-2-CO-NPRR-NPSF-2-CO-NPGO-MU-CO-NPSF-2-CO-NPSF-2-CO-NPSF-3-NPCS-NPSF-2-CO-NPSF-2-CO-NPMF-1-CO-NPMF-1-CO-NPRR-NPSF-2-CO-NPMF-2-NPRR-NPSF-6-CO-NPLO-MU-NPLO-CO-NPCS-NPDRCS-NPCS-CO-NPSunset Ridge±This product has been produced by the Planning Department for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warrantyis made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness.ZONING CASE#:LOCATION:SUBJECT AREA:GRID:MANAGER:C14-85-288.166(RCA)8401 & 8401 1/2 Southwest Pkwy9.606 AcresB21Nancy EstradaCreated: 1/3/2024SUBJECT TRACTZONING BOUNDARY!!!!!!PENDING CASECREEK BUFFER0200400600800100FeetEXHIBIT C EXHIBIT D and Amended under Document No. 2010095372 of the Official Public Records of Travis Conty, Texas New Section 1(C). The Property may be developed up to a floor-to-area ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 for a residential use, provided that the Property is developed in accordance with the following standards: a. Impervious cover is limited to 55% of the gross site area. b. Water quality facilities which meet non-degradation standards as defined by the Save Our Springs Ordinance, in accordance with Section 1.6.9.3 (Control Measure Design) of the Environmental Criteria Manual. c. Except for emergency access purposes, vehicular access to Sunset Ridge is prohibited. d. Achieve a minimum one-star rating under the Austin Energy Green Building Program. e. A minimum of 4 public EV charging spaces must be provided on-site. f. Invasive species will be managed by best practices prescribed in the City of Austin Invasive Species Management Plan that results in less than 5% of cover of any particular invasive species within environmentally superior areas. See new Section 1(C) above (D) or residential 2. Paragraph 3 of the Restrictive Covenant is modified to add multi-family residential as a permitted use of the Property. 3. 4. 5.