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REGULAR MEETING OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M. CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 301 W. 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Historic Landmark Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed 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 allowed up to 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. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS BEN HEIMSATH, CHAIR (D-8) CARL LAROSCHE (D-6) ROXANNE EVANS, VICE CHAIR (D-2) TREY MCWHORTER (D-10) JEFFREY ACTON (MAYOR) TONYA PLEASANT-WRIGHT (D-1) JAIME ALVAREZ (D-7) JUDAH RICE (D-4) HARMONY GROGAN (D-5) BAT TANIGUCHI (D-9) KEVIN KOCH (D-3) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Historic Landmark Commission regular meeting on December 3, 2025. STAFF BRIEFINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS/DISCUSSION ITEMS Historic Zoning 2. C14H-2025-0117 – 1300-1308 Springdale Rd. Bethany Cemetery Council District 1 Proposal: Commission-initiated historic zoning. Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Grant the proposed zoning change from public-neighborhood plan (P-NP) to public-neighborhood plan-historic landmark (P-H-NP) combining district zoning. Historic Landmark and Local Historic District Applications 3. 4. 5. HR-2025-158116; C14H-2010-0006 – 1114 W. 10th St. Castle Hill Local Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Replace porch, windows, roof, and side doors. Demolish garage and addition, replace with new garage and addition. Applicant: Lindsay Maki City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness. HR-2025-158169; C14H-1986-0003 – 3710 Cedar St. Confederate Woman's Home Council District 9 Proposal: Construct an addition and replace several windows. Applicant: Abby Penner City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Postpone the public hearing to the February 4, 2026 meeting and invite the applicant to the January 14, 2026 meeting of the Architectural Review Committee. PR-2025-144142; C14H-2020-0069 – 2406 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Local Historic District Council District 1 Proposal: Demolish a contributing building. (Postponed by HLC on December 3, 2025) Applicant: Dmitriy Dubrovsky City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Postpone the application to the February 4, 2026 meeting 6. SB-2025-158077; C14H-2014-0007 – 3805 Red River St. Red River International House Council District 9 Proposal: Install a sign. Applicant: Lindsey Derrington City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Approve the Certificate of Appropriateness. National Register Historic District Permit Applications 7. 8. 9. PR-2025-103903 – 1513 Murray Ln. Old West Austin National Register Historic District Council District 10 Proposal: Demolish a contributing building. (Postponed by applicant on December 3, 2025) Applicant: Clean Tag Permits City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The Historic Landmark Commission must review plans for new construction in National Register Historic Districts before demolition permits may be issued. PR-2025-143402; HR-2025-157653 – 811 E. Riverside Dr. Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Remodel existing residence, including alteration of exterior walls and construction of a carport. Applicant: Maria Jaimes City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Comment on plans for alterations and the addition and release the application, encouraging the applicant to reduce alterations to fenestration patterns on the street-facing elevations. PR-2025-144889; HR-2025-155496 – 2310 Windsor Rd. Old West Austin National Register Historic District Council District 10 Proposal: Construct an addition and remodel the existing residence, detached garage, and rear house. Applicant: Reed Critendon City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Comment on plans in concurrence with Architectural Review Committee feedback and release the application. 10. 11. 12. 13. PR-2025-155021– 1505 W. 13th St. West Line National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a new two-unit residence. Applicant: Michael Hsu City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Comment on plans for new construction and release the application. PR-2025-147371 – 522 Sunny Ln. Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a contributing building. Applicant: Ricca Keepers City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. The Historic Landmark Commission must review plans for new construction in National Register Historic Districts before demolition permits may be issued. HR-2025-157977 – 1105 Maufrais St. West Line National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Construct a new residence. Applicant: Robin Campbell City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Comment on plans for new construction in concurrence with Architectural Review Committee feedback and release the application. PR-2025-157729 – 422 Congress Ave. Congress Avenue National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a noncontributing building deemed eligible for contributing status by the 2025 Downtown Historic Resources Survey. Applicant: Michael Whellan City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, encouraging salvage of any remaining original materials found during demolition. Ensure that demolition does not adversely affect the Robertson Building, a City landmark, next door. The Historic Landmark Commission must review plans for new construction in National Register Historic Districts before demolition permits may be issued. 14. PR-2025-157738 – 101-105 W. 5th St. Congress Avenue National Register Historic District Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a noncontributing building deemed eligible for contributing status by the 2025 Downtown Historic Resources Survey. Applicant: Michael Whellan City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, encouraging salvage of any remaining original materials found during demolition. Ensure that demolition does not adversely affect the Robertson Building, a City landmark, next door. The Historic Landmark Commission must review plans for new construction in National Register Historic Districts before demolition permits may be issued. Demolition and Relocation Permit Applications 15. DA-2025-142965 – 2117 W. 49th St. – Rosedale School Council District 7 Proposal: Partially demolish a circa 1939 building, deconstructing and reconstructing the historic-age façade for incorporation into a new apartment building. (Postponed by HLC on December 3, 2025) Applicant: Drenner Group City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Concur with Architectural Review Committee feedback. Encourage further rehabilitation and adaptive reuse to the greatest extent possible, but release the proposed permit for partial demolition, deconstruction, and reconstruction of the building’s façade closer to the street upon completion of 1) a City of Austin documentation package, including HABS Level One measured drawings of the portions of the building constructed within the 50-year period of significance, for archiving at the Austin History Center; and 2) a plan for deconstruction and reconstruction describing the how the façade relocation will comply with National Park Service guidance. The applicant has implemented Architectural Review Committee feedback in retaining the oldest and most visible portion of the building, including architecturally significant windows, rather than demolishing it entirely. The proposed project represents the result of compromise among AISD, the new property owners, City staff, and the Architectural Review Committee; thus, staff has identified it as the most likely strategy for preserving any of the historic building. While the Commission should always encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse to the greatest extent possible, given the challenges associated with the property’s sale and redevelopment, City staff acknowledges that the proposed project is likely the only outcome that retains any of the building’s historic form, materials, or fenestration. 16. 17. 18. DA-2025-141132 – 906 W. 22nd St. Council District 9 Proposal: Demolish a circa 1927 building. (Postponed by HLC on December 3, 2025) Applicant: Justin Cadieux City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Should the Commission find that the building sufficiently meets the criteria initiate historic zoning. Otherwise, encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. landmark designation, for PR-2025-138065 – 907 E. 13th St. Council District 1 Proposal: Demolish a house constructed between circa 1873 and 1884. (Postponed by HLC on December 3, 2025) Applicant: Charlie Jones City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Should the Commission find that the building sufficiently meets the criteria initiate historic zoning. Otherwise, encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. landmark designation, for PR-2025-149298 – 1205 E. 13th St. Council District 1 Proposal: Demolish a circa 1900 building. Applicant: Laith Mahmoud City Staff: Austin Lukes, Historic Preservation Office, 512-978-0766 Staff Recommendation: Encourage rehabilitation and adaptive reuse, relocation, or deconstruction and salvage over demolition, but approve the demolition permit application upon completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package. COMMITTEE UPDATES 19. 20. Update from the Architectural Review Committee regarding the December 10, 2025, meeting. Update from the Operations Committee regarding the December 18, 2025, meeting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. 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