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Austin Parks and Recreation Department PUD Amendment 305 S. Congress “Statesman” (C814-89-0003.02) Parks and Recreation Board September 2021 Scott Grantham Principal Planner Parks and Recreation Department Overview • Consider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment; evaluate superiority with regard to Parks • PUD Site – context and proposals • Suggested categories • Land Requirements (Deeded Land, Easements) • Park Development (Park Plan, Park Investment) • Triggering / Phasing • Circulation (Trail, Access) • Water (drainage, water quality ponds) • Parks and Recreation Board action 2 4 3 4 Land Requirements 5 6 7 Blue: Inundated Land: 0% Red: CWQZ: 50% Green: Unencumbered: 100% Purple: Easement: 50% 8 Unencumbered Land (Full Credit) Encumbered Land (e.g. CWQZ) (Half Credit) Inundated Land (Zero Credit) Fully Deeded Land Proposed Easements (Half Credit) Total (Fully Deeded and Easement) Total Site Gross Percentage Credited Percentage Acres Factor Credit 1 0.5 0 0.5 1.44 4.23 1.11 6.78 1.59 8.37 18.86 44.4% 23.1% * Recommend deeded land have no programming conditions written into deed 1.44 2.12 0 3.55 0.80 4.35 9 Park Development 10 11 12 Investments of other PUDs • Austin Green: $100 + per unit; not including other minimum improvements obligated by PUD - urban trails, environmental restoration, grading, etc., (approximately $100 million). • Camelback: specific park details in PUD, minimum investment is $1.5 million. Allowed a maximum of 200 units, which breaks down to $7,500 per unit. 13 Page from South Central Waterfront Vision Framework. 14 Triggering / Phasing 15 16 Circulation 17 18 19 20 Water 21 22 23 Related Items • South Central Waterfront Vision Plan – approved vision plan, lacks accompanying zoning which would allow for vision • Austin Economic Development Corporation – could take on role in implementing vision • Tax Implement Financing (TIF), financing tool which could be used • Project Connect – parkland taking would be handled similarly to other park areas (e.g. Auditorium Shores) • HOWEVER – PUD is zoning and has regulatory authority regardless of entity that is building or how financing occurs 24 PARD recommends and finds PUD Amendment superior, only with the following conditions (next 3 slides) 25 Land Dedication Dedicate by deed as public parkland at least 6.78 acres along Lady Bird Lake. Remove from deed any conditions regarding park programming Dedicate by park easement, granting public access at least 1.59 acres of plazas and connections; this will need to increase to include all connections to ROW. Park Development Include investment of at least $100 / per unit beyond current code (not expressed as a fixed amount). Include in the PUD a park plan that commits to specific improvements, 1) Committed to even if they are beyond investment in A, above. 2) Tied to and triggered by a phase of development. Committed to √ : yes * : partially * Agreement Option * √ * * 26 Set trigger for full dedication of park segments. Trigger for each phase, in the first half of each phase. Triggering Circulation Provide pedestrian access from S. Congress to trail and bat viewing area that is fully public, direct, and ADA accessible. Committed to √ : yes * : partially √ * 27 Water Remove pond from bat viewing area. Demonstrate an amenitized design for ponds and rain gardens within parkland. Include in PUD, cap on square footage of ponds in park area. Land Use Remove the following land uses permitted in parkland: Personal Services, Personal Improvement Services, Pet Services. Committed to √ : yes * : partially * * √ * 28 Parks and Recreation Board – Action Make a recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding the superiority of the 305 S. Congress “Statesman” PUD Amendment as it relates to parks. 29