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Agenda
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, September 3, 2025 – 6:00 PM City Hall – Council Chambers 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 Some Commission members may be participating by videoconference. View the meeting 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 allocated 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, please use the QR code or link at the end of this document. For questions, please email preservation@austintexas.gov. COMMISSION MEMBERS: Ben Heimsath, (D-8) Chair Roxanne Evans (D-2), Vice Chair Jeffrey Acton (Mayor) Harrison Eppright (D-1) Kevin Koch (D-3) Judah Rice (D-4) Harmony Grogan (D-5) Carl Larosche (D-6) Jaime Alvarez (D-7) Bat Taniguchi (D-9) Trey McWhorter (D-10) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (10) speakers who register to speak before the meeting will be allocated three minutes to speak about an item(s) that is not posted on the agenda. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Historic Landmark Commission regular meeting on August 6, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS/DISCUSSION AND ACTION Historic Zoning Applications 2. 3. PR-2025-041615 – 607 E. 38th St. Council District 9 Proposal: Commission-initiated historic zoning. (Postponed by applicant on August 6, 2025) Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Do not grant historic zoning, as the property does not meet two criteria for designation. Strongly encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse or relocation, then material salvage and reuse, but approve the demolition permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. C14H-2025-0086 – 1712 Rio Grande St. Reed House Council District 9 Proposal: Applicant-initiated historic zoning Applicant: Dave Anderson City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Grant the proposed zoning change to add historic landmark combining district zoning (H) to the base zoning. Historic Landmark and Local Historic District Applications 4. HR-2025-102555 – 6706 Bluff Springs Rd. Horton-Duval House Council District 9 Proposal: Deconstruct existing ruins Applicant: Marlayna Wright City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness in concurrence with Committee feedback and Texas Historical Commission response. 2 5. HR-2025-099714 – 1504 E. 11th St. Ethel Pearl’s Beauty Salon Council District 1 Proposal: Rehabilitate and repair the building exterior. Applicant: Mike Hale City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness. National Register Historic District Permit Applications 6. HR-2025-075283; PR-2025-062597 – 705 Brownlee Circle West Line National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a new building. (Postponed by HLC on August 6, 2025) Applicant: David Webber City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Comment on plans. 7. 8. PR-2025-088150 – 2514 Wooldridge Dr. Old West Austin National Register Historic District Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a contributing building. Applicant: Clean Tag Permits City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Consider whether the building meets the eligibility requirements for landmark designation. If not, encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then relocation or deconstruction and salvage, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. PR-2025-095243; PR-2025-095042 – 1709 Drake Ave. Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a contributing building and construct a new building. Applicant: Stuart Sampley City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Strongly encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then material deconstruction and reuse, then relocation over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. Comment on plans for new construction. 3 Demolition and Relocation Permit Applications 9. PR-2025-086196 – 902 W. Johanna St. Council District 3 Proposal: Demolish a ca. 1935 building. Applicant: Bob Allsop City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Strongly encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, then material deconstruction and reuse, then relocation over demolition, but release the permit upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 10. 11. 12. Briefing on National Register Applications at State Board of Review, Texas Historical Commission Presenter: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Consider Commission initiation of historic zoning for Calhoun House (sponsored by Vice- Chair Evans, Commissioner Alvarez, and Commissioner Eppright). Consider nomination of Bradford Patterson for a second three-year term on the Rally Austin board of directors. COMMITTEE UPDATES 13. Architectural Review Committee – Comments on the August 13, 2025, meeting. Members: Commissioners Koch, Alvarez, Grogan. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call the Historic Preservation Office at 512-974-3393 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Historic Landmark Commission, please contact Sofia Wagner, Interim Staff Liaison, at 512-974-3393; Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Planner Senior, at 512-978- 0766; or Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Officer, at 512-974-2727. 4 REGISTER TO SPEAK https://forms.office.com/g/AH2zdpcC8W 5 Historic Landmark Commission 2025 M'eeting1Dates & Deadlines Fees tor the Historic Landrrnark Commission must be paid in full prior to the tee deadline to be placed oo the agenda for the corresponding HLC meeting. Application Deadline Fee Deadline Meeting Date Friday, December 13, 2024 Thmsdiay, [)ecember 19,.2024 Wednesday, JanuilfY8, 24125 Friday, January 10, 2025 Thursday. 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