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200 E. Riverside PUD 200 East Riverside C814- 2023- 0057 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 C814-2023-0057 SITE Site Location Austin ETJ Austin City Limits Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone 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 Inf ormation • Proposed new PUD • Existing commercial development (1970) • Current site – 3.95 acres • Full Purpose Jurisdiction • Council District 9 • South Central Waterfront subdistrict within Waterfront overlay 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 3 S o u t h C e n t r a l W a t e r f r o n t C o m b i n i n g D i s t r i c t & D e n s i t y B o n u s P r o g r a m 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 4  Environmental Features • Urban Watershed / Lady Bird Lake and East Bouldin Creek Watersheds • No CEFs within 150’ • CWQZ and 100-yr not located on site • Existing 89.8% IC • No existing water quality treatment • Outside of Edward Aquifer Recharge and Contributing Zone 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 Plan 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 6 Proposed Environmental Code Modifications • None 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 Proposed Environmental Superiority • 3-star Austin Energy Green Building rating • ST7 Light Pollution Reduction and STEL5 Bird Collision Deterrence criteria • Current code except as modified by the PUD • 100% of water quality volume treated on-site and treated with Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) • 9.8% reducing in Impervious Cover (IC) • 100% native plants • Enhanced requirements for street tree plantings (soil volume & depth, planting distance, species diversity, size) • 18,000 sq ft porous pavement for all pedestrian areas on site • 100% of landscape irrigation provided by rainwater harvesting or other non-potable source • Stormwater runoff directed to landscape areas ≥ required landscape area • Integrated pest management plan • 5,000 sq ft of pollinator habitat 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 S t a f f r e c o m m e n d s a p p r o v a l o f t h e P U D w i t h t h e p r e v i o u s l y l i s t e d e n v i r o n m e n t a l s u p e r i o r i t y e l e m e n t s a s c o n d i t i o n s . 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