20240515-004: Sunfield PUD Staff Presentation — original pdf

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Sunfield PUD 1901 Turnersville Road C814-2014-0083.01 (PUD Amendment) Leslie Lilly Environmental Conservation Program Manager Watershed Protection C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Planned Unit Development Amendment A Planned Unit Development (PUD) is a type of site development and regulatory process established by city ordinance for a tract of land. The Sunfield PUD was approved by council in 2015, consisting of 482.5 acres. The applicant is requesting a PUD Amendment to: • permit industrial uses (increase in IC allowances) • update provisions for water service • • modify cut and fill requirements reconfiguration of affordable housing units C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T C 8 1 4- 2 0 1 4- 0 0 8 3 . 0 1 C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Site Conditions • Located in Full Purpose Jurisdiction • Adjacent to Amazon • 482.5 acres • Suburban Watershed • Not in Edwards Aquifer Recharge or Contributing Zone • Plum Creek and Rinard Creek Watersheds • Wetland CEFs • Minor CWQZs • Floodplain C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 5 Land Use and Slopes C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Environmental Exhibit C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Requested Environmental Modifications Section 25-8-341 modified to allow cut to exceed 4 feet (up to 20 ft) to allow for the construction within the area shown on Environmental Exhibit Section 25-8-342 modified to allow fill to exceed 4 feet (up to 20 ft) to allow for the construction within the area shown on Environmental Exhibit 3. Modify Land use from Residential to Commercial/Industrial. Increase in allowable IC from 57.87% to 62.33% (21.484 acres) Remove +1000 linear ft of previously unprotected creek 1. 2. 4. C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the PUD Amendment with the following conditions: 1. The project shall incorporate bird-friendly design criteria into the development including compliance with the following Austin Energy Green Building Star Rating System criteria for: ST7 Light Pollution Reduction; STEL5 Bird Collision Deterrence 2. Water quality treatment will adhere to current COA code requirements. Where feasible, the project shall be designed to direct stormwater to vegetated pervious areas before water enters the gray stormwater system, including but not limited to swales, filter strips, infiltration trenches and infiltration basins. The project will require 10% more trees than minimally required by the current PUD ordinance and current code regulations. The project will provide enhanced stabilization measures including terracing and retaining walls for areas exceeding 8 feet of cut 3. 4. or fill. 5. A minimum of 100 square feet of landscape islands for every 12 parking spaces will be provided. The landscape islands will be a 6. A minimum of two electric vehicle charging stations per multi-family apartment complex will be provided in parking lots adjacent minimum of 10 feet wide. to multi-family apartments. C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Questions? C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n : L e s l i e L i l l y l e s l i e. l i l l y @ a u s t i n t e x a s . g o v C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T