PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, February 8, 2022 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores – Secretary Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Solveij Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh – Parliamentarian Jeffrey Thompson Ex-Officio Members Arati Singh – AISD Board of Trustees Jessica Cohen – Chair of Board of Adjustment Spencer Cronk - City Manager Richard Mendoza - Director of Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 2. 3. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the commencement of the meeting will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences; District 2 6424 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) NP Area Calixto Jesus Cobos Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-MU-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-NP Recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street; District 9 815 West 11th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Downtown Austin Plan BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Fleming) Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) LO to DMU-CO Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department NPA-2021-0009.01 - 1612 E. 7th Street; District 1 1612 E. 7th Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin NP Area and Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan 1610 JFH, LLC (John Hernandez) Drenner Group, PC (Dave Anderson) To amend the Plaza Saltillo …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0166 – South Congress Avenue Residences ZONING FROM: GR-MU-CO-NP ADDRESS: 6424 South Congress Avenue PROPERTY OWNER: Calixto Jesus Cobos DISTRICT: 2 TO: GR-MU-V-NP SITE AREA: 0.8717 acres (37,971 square feet) AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant community commercial – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The CO, Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, please see pages 2 - 3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CONTACT TEAM TO FEBRUARY 8, 2022 [J. SHIEH; A. AZHAR – 2ND] (12-0) P. HOWARD – ABSENT December 14, 2021: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT TO JANUARY 11, 2022 [A. AZHAR; R. SCHNEIDER – 2ND] (11-0) P. HOWARD – OFF THE DAIS; J. SHIEH – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 17, 2022: January 27, 2022: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT REQUEST BY STAFF TO FEBRUARY 17, 2022. VOTE: 11-0. ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: The South Congress Combined Neighborhood Plan is unable to recommend the rezoning request. All correspondence received is attached at the back of the Staff report. 1 of 27B-1 Page 2 C14-2021-0166 The Applicant and the Contact Team met virtually on Thursday evening, January 6th. The Applicant is in agreement with the Staff’s recommendation to maintain the existing Conditional Overlay which applies to properties along this segment of Congress Avenue. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject undeveloped lot is located on the west side of South Congress Avenue, between Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive. The property is one lot south of its intersection with Eberhart Lane, and has had community commercial – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) zoning since Council approved the Sweetbriar Neighborhood Plan rezonings in August 2005. The Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. There is a service station with food sales uses, alternative financial services and an administrative and business office on the adjacent property to the north, and apartments north of Eberhart Lane (GR-MU-CO-NP; MF-2-CO-NP); medical offices, retail / commercial uses across South Congress to the east (LR-MU-CO-NP; GR-MU-CO-NP); a child care facility, warehouse building, general retail uses and other commercial uses …
C14-2021-0174 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0174 – 815 W. 11th Street DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: LO TO: DMU-CO ADDRESS: 815 W. 11th Street SITE AREA: 0.15 acres PROPERTY OWNER: BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Fleming (Managers)) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. The conditional overlay is for a maximum building height of 60 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission January 11, 2022 Approved Applicant’s request to postpone to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 12-0. [Commissioner Azhar – 1st, Commissioner Connolly – 2nd; Commissioner Howard was absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: March 3, 2022 Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES Staff has received comments on this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is located on the south side of W. 11th Street and is approximately 0.15 acres in size. It is currently zoned LO and is developed with a single-family residential unit. Adjacent 1 of 23B-2 C14-2021-0174 2 zoning consists of GO-MU to the east and LO to the west. Across the alley to the south and to the north across W. 11th Street are properties zoned GO, please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. The applicant is requesting DMU zoning to allow for a higher intensity of use and a mix of commercial and residential uses. This block of the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) has identified a mixture of DMU-40 and DMU-60 properties. While the DAP identifies this property as DMU- 40, it is surrounded by DMU-60 properties on three sides. Additionally, within this area there have been three rezoning cases in the last two years where the City Council has approved DMU- CO with height limits of either 60 or 90 feet. Within the applicant’s rezoning application, they stated they were agreeable to a conditional overlay to limit the building height to 60 feet on the property. Staff supports the addition of this CO. The Downtown Austin Plan does not have a future land use map (FLUM) and therefore does not require a neighborhood plan amendment (NPA) to be considered with the rezoning request. …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 29, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Central East Austin CASE#: NPA-20221-0009.01 PROJECT NAME: 1612 East 7th Street PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 1612 E. 7th Street DISTRICT AREA: 1 SITE AREA: 6,210 sq. ft. OWNER/APPLICANT: 1610 JFH, LLC (John Hernandez) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Dave Anderson) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation (no proposed change) PHONE: (512) 974-2695 Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0132 From: Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) Subdistrict (TOD-CMU) To: TOD Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: December 13, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: ACTION: 1 From: Specific Regulating District To: Specific Regulating District 1 of 48B-3 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 February 8, 2022 - January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azar – 1st; J. P. Connelly – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel recused from Items B-4 and B-5. P. Howard and J. Mushtaler absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU). BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan and the Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan. The property is a 6,210 square foot lot on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street to the west and Concho Street to the east. There is a single-family home on the lot, with vacant land to the north owned by Huston-Tillotson University. To the east is a restaurant across Concho Street. To the south are single family homes, and several commercial buildings. The applicant proposes to build a boutique hotel on the property that will include the three lots directly to the west. The three lots to the west have a Base Maximum Building Height of 60 feet. The applicant’s request for TOD-MU to achieve a 60 foot height using the density bonus program. Staff supports the applicant’s request for TOD-Muto be consistent with three lot to the west and because the property is on E. 7th Street which is an activity corridor and within the Plaza Saltillo Activity Center. Below are sections from the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan that staff believes supports the request. 2 2 of 48B-3 Planning Commission: February …
1612 East 7th Street Waller ESK C14-2021-0087 / NPA-2021-0009.01 February 8, 2022 Aerial Zoomed Out Aerial Zoomed Out Aerial Zoomed In Request The requested Zoning Change/Neighborhood Plan Amendment is from Corridor MU (light brown) to TOD MU (dark brown) for this property. Project Summary Project Summary • Proposed project is hotel • Regulated by Saltillo TOD Regulating Plan (STRP) • Proposed site is on a TOD Core Transit Corridor • Proposed site is 0.523 acres (22,806 square feet) • Property is currently zoned TOD-Corridor Mixed Use • Property is within ¼ mile of Saltillo Transit Station • Surrounding Uses • North: GO-CO-NP (vacant) • South: TOD-NP TOD-NP • East: TOD-NP • West: Project Summary • Hotel will sit on four (4) tracts – 3 of which already have 60’ height by right • Adjacent lot will preserve Heritage Tree, significantly reducing developable area • 60’ height limit is consistent with: • 3 tracts immediately to the west • 2 tracts immediately across Concho St to the east • The majority of tracts to across 7th street to the south • Tracts abutting the site to the north have a 60’ height limit and are vacant. Project Summary Project Summary • Applicant will pursue a Density & Height Bonus (Section 4.3.3 of Saltillo TOD Regulating Plan) to achieve a 60’ height to make project feasible with reduced development area • Community Benefits • Fee-in-Lieu will be paid into Housing Assistance Fund to meet Density & Height Bonus requirements • Tree Care Program will be implemented to ensure Heritage Tree remains healthy – REQUESTED AT MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES • Restrictive covenant applied to all 4 tracts limiting height to 60’ – REQUESTED AT MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES Proposed Amendment Proposed Amendment Planning Context Zoning Principles • Granting a request for zoning should result in an equal treatment of similarly situated properties. • Granting the zoning should not in any way set an undesirable precedent for other properties in the neighborhood or within other areas of the city. • Zoning should allow for a reasonable use of the property. • Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses and should not result in detrimental impacts to the neighborhood character. • Zoning should promote a transition between adjacent and nearby zoning districts, land uses, and development intensities. • The request should serve to protect and preserve places and areas of historical …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 1 CASE: C14-2021-0132 1617 East 7th Street ZONING FROM: TOD-NP ADDRESS: 1617 East 7th Street TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning SITE AREA: 6,210 Square Feet (0.14 Acres) PROPERTY OWNER: 1610 JFH LLC (John Hernandez) AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Dave Anderson) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to TOD-NP to amend the Saltillo Plaza Transit Oriented District (TOD) Station Area Plan and Regulating Plan to redesignate the property from Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) subdistrict to TOD Mixed Use (TOD-MU) subdistrict. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: To postpone to February 8, 2022 as requested by Planning Commission, approved on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 12B-4 C14-2021-0132 2 ISSUES: The Applicant is requesting to redesignate the property from CMU subdistrict to TOD-MU subdistrict. CMU is the most permissive Mixed Use Subdistrict in terms of land uses and does not require active ground floor uses. A wide array of retail, office, and residential uses are permitted. TOD-MU is the most intensively developed mixed use subdistrict and requires active ground floor uses. TOD-MU also requires a minimum 2-story building. The Applicant also proposes utilizing the Plaza Saltillo TOD Density Bonus tool which allows increased floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for developments that include affordable residential units or pays a fee-in-lieu to Housing and Planning Department (HPD). The Applicant has stated their intent to develop a 5-story hotel. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant proposes increasing the building height from 35 feet to 60 feet. Since the project does not include any residential units, the Applicant will be required to pay a fee-in- lieu to HPD. This is already administratively permitted by the TOD. (Please see Exhibit C- Applicant Letter). CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street and Concho Street. East 7th Street is an Imagine Austin Transit Priority Network roadway. The property is currently developed with one single family residence which is proposed to be demolished. The property is zoned TOD-NP, as are the surrounding properties to the west, east and south. These properties are a mix of office, commercial and residential uses. Further west across Comal Street is the Texas …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 24, 2019 (Out-of-Cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Greater South River City Combined CASE#: NPA-2019-0022.02 PROJECT NAME: 305 S. Congress PUD PC DATES: February 8, 2022 January 25, 2022 December 14, 2021 October 27, 2020 May 26, 2020 December 17, 2019 305 South Congress Avenue ADDRESSES: DISTRICT AREA: 9 SITE AREA: 18.858 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Richard T. Suttle, Jr. Trustee AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, LLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing & Planning Dept. PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Industry Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: C814-89-0003.02 From: PUD-NP To: PUD-NP The Applicant is proposing to amend the planned unit development to modify the permitted land uses and site development regulations. 1 of 50B-5 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 ACTION: September 29, 2005 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: Date pending PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - January 25, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [J. Shieh – 1st; C. Hempel -2nd] Vote: 10-0 [P. Howard, J. Mushtaler and S. R. Praxis absent]. December 14, 2021 – After discussion, postponed to January 25, 2022. [G. Cox – 1st; A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Mushtaler off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. October 27, 2020 – Approved Staff’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel– 1st; C. A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Shieh absent. One vacancy on the Commission]. May 26, 2020 – Approved Staff’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 12-0 [C. Llanes Pulido off the dais]. December 17, 2019 – Approved on the consent agenda an indefinite postponement request made by staff. [P. Howard – 1st; Y. Flores – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [Commissioners G. Anderson, C. Llanes-Pulido and T. Shaw off the dais]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is an 18.86-acre tract of land that has been used as a printing and publishing facility for the Austin American Statesman newspaper. It is located on the south side of Lady Bird Lake and directly south of Downtown Austin. It is within the South Central Waterfront Overlay and the Greater South …
C814-89-0003.02 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C814-89-0003.02 – 305 S. Congress PUD DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: PUD-NP TO: PUD-NP, to change conditions of zoning ADDRESS: 305 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 18.86 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard Suttle) CASE MANAGER: Jerry Rusthoven (512-974-3207, jerry.rusthoven@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends rezoning to planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning to amend the planned unit development to modify the permitted land uses and site development regulations. As well as a Restrictive Covenant (RC) that includes all recommendations listed in the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Final Memo, dated December 13, 2021 as provided Exhibit E: 305 S. Congress TIA Final Memo. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: September 28, 2021: Voted to not recommend the PUD amendment as superior and directed staff to continue working with the applicant to negotiate unresolved superiority items and Board concerns. Vote: 6-1. [Board Member Cottam Sajbel – 1st, Chair Lewis – 2nd; Board Member Rinaldi voted nay; Board Member Taylor abstained; Board Member Hugman was absent; two vacancies]. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: October 6, 2021: Voted to not recommend the PUD amendment in its current state. The Commission did recommend staff continue to work with the applicant to negotiate unresolved superiority items, Environmental Commission concerns and staff concerns. Vote: 9-0. [Commissioner Ramberg – 1st, Commissioner Brimer – 2nd; Vice Chair Coyne recused themselves; one vacancy]. B-061 of 104 C814-89-0003.02 2 SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: October 18, 2021 The South Central Waterfront Advisory Board found the 305 South Congress PUD to be generally in conformance with the spirit and intent of the South Central Waterfront Vision Plan and recommended the project move forward to both the Planning Commission and the City Council with conditions. Vote: 5-0. [Chair Franco – 1st, Board Member Thompson – 2nd; Board Member Anderson recused themselves; Board Member Groce abstained; and Board Members Seiden and Kurth were absent]. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: December 8, 2021 Voted to support the Parks and Recreation Board, Environmental Commission and South Central Waterfront Advisory Board actions in asking staff and the applicant to continue discussing unresolved superiority items, especially pertaining to implementing measures to reduce bird strikes against the buildings. Vote: 4-0. [Committee Member Thompson – 1st, Committee Member King – 2nd; Committee Members Howard, Mushtaler and Acosta were absent]. October 25, 2021 Meeting was canceled …
C14-78-189(RCT) 1 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TERMINATION CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-78-189(RCT) 305 S. Congress RC DISTRICT: 9 EXISTING ZONING: PUD-NP ADDRESS: 12.041 acres being a portion of 305 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 12.041 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard Suttle) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends terminating the Restrictive Covenant. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission January 25, 2022 Approved Planning Commission’s postponement to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Vice Chair Hempel – 2nd, Commissioner Praxis was off the dais, Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler were absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: To be Scheduled for City Council ISSUES No known issues at this time. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The proposed Restrictive Covenant Termination (RCT) area is approximately 12.04 acres in size and is part of a larger tract currenting being requested to be rezoned from PUD-NP to PUD-NP, to change the conditions of zoning, please see Zoning Case No. C814-89-0003.02. This tract was rezoned from “L” (Lake Development, Second Height and Area) to “C” (Commercial, Second Height and Area) in 1978. As a condition of that rezoning case, a 1 of 8B-7 C14-78-189(RCT) 2 restrictive covenant (RC) was created. This RC included restrictions to permitted land uses and special use permits as they existed in the City of Austin’s zoning ordinance as of November 1, 1978; and dedication of a perpetual 15-foot-wide public pedestrian and bicycle easement (to be recorded by a separate metes and bounds instrument). The applicant is requesting to terminate this RC in conjunction with rezoning case C814-89- 0003.02 and neighborhood plan amendment case NPA-2019-0022.02. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends terminating this restrictive covenant. This RC references land uses, and special use permits which date back to a previous version of the city’s land development code. Additionally, the requirement to dedicate a public access easement for the hike and bike trail has been fulfilled and if the requested zoning from C814-89-0003.02 is approved by City Council, this trail would be included in the area dedicated by deed for parkland. EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES: Zoning Land Uses Site North South East West PUD-NP Not Zoned Not Zoned PUD-NP Industrial Lady Bird Lake Lady Bird Lake Industrial LI-NP, CS-1-V-NP, CS-V-NP, CS- NP and …
City of Austin Housing and Plannin g Department P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ www .c ity o fau s tin .o rg/ h ou s in g MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Todd W. Shaw, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Housing and Planning Department February 1, 2022 NPA-2019-0013.01_909, 911, 915, 1001, 1003 South 2nd Street and 604 & 606 Copeland Street The applicant requests an indefinite postponement to continue working with the neighborhood. See attached email from Mike Melson, StoryBuilt. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Mike Melson’s (StoryBuilt) email Plan Amendment Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 1 of 3B-8 From: Mike Melson Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:23 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Subject: NPA-2019-0013.01_Copeland South *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hi Maureen— On behalf of the property owner SB-George, LLC, I request an indefinite postponement of Neighborhood Plan Amendment case NPA-2019-0013.01_Copeland South. We remain in discussions with the Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association and wish to postpone the hearing until after those are finalized. Kind regards, Mike Melson Development Manager Storybuilt The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 2 of 3B-8 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 3 of 3B-8
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 27, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2021-0005.02 PROJECT NAME: Montopolis Multifamily PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 18.64 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Montopolis QO2B, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Industry Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: (No case filed) From: LI-NP To: (TBD) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: Not scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - ACTION: 1 1 of 24B-9 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the applicant. [A. Azhar – 1st; J. P. Connelly -2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel abstained on Items B-4 and B-5. P. Howard and J. Mushtaler absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is an 18.64 vacant tract of land sandwiched between East Ben White Boulevard and Montopolis Drive. The area is an industrial node with active industrial uses. The applicant has not submitted the associated zoning application at this time but proposes to build 1,200 multifamily units with 10% of the units being income restricted. Although a zoning case has not been filed, a review by the Austin Fire Department was made based on the information provided in the Summary Letter submitted by Thrower Design, the applicant’s agent. The Austin Fire Department does not support residential uses in this location because of the fire and toxicity hazards associated with the compressed and liquefied compressed gas stored in the vicinity, therefore staff does not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. The email from Scott Stookey from the Austin Fire Department is on page 14. LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Industry - Areas reserved for manufacturing and related uses that provide employment but are generally not compatible with other areas with lower intensity use. Industry includes general warehousing, manufacturing, research and development, and storage of hazardous materials. Purpose 1. To confine potentially hazardous or nuisance‐creating activities to defined districts; 2. To preserve …
************************************************************************ MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Housing and Planning Department DATE: February 2, 2022 RE: NPA-2018-0005.02.SH, C814-97-0002.01 (Mary Vice Estates PUD Lot 27 Amendment #1) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ The staff would like to request a postponement of the above mentioned cases to March 8, 2022. The staff is asking for this postponement to complete our review and so that the Environmental Commission may have the opportunity to consider a code modification in the proposed PUD amendment. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. B-101 of 1
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Planning Commission Members FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Housing and Planning Department DATE: February 2, 2022 RE: NPA-2018-0005.02.SH, C814-97-0002.01 (Mary Vice Estates PUD Lot 27 Amendment #1) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ The staff would like to request a postponement of the above mentioned cases to March 8, 2022. The staff is asking for this postponement to complete our review and so that the Environmental Commission may have the opportunity to consider a code modification in the proposed PUD amendment. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy.
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: March 11, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: North Loop CASE#: NPA-2021-0011.01 PROJECT NAME: MOD 53.5 PC DATE: February 8, 2022 December 14, 2021 ADDRESS/ES: 901, 903, 905 E. 53rd ½ Street DISTRICT AREA: 4 SITE AREA: 0.7481 OWNER/APPLICANT: Timmermann Properties and North Loop Rentals, LP AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use To: MF-2-NP, as amended Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0034 From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: May 23, 2002 CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 – ACTION: 1 1 of 37B-12 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 December 14, 2021 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [P. Howard off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends an alternate land use of Multifamily Residential land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Multifamily Residential land use instead of the applicant’s request for Mixed Use because the Multifamily Residential land use provides a transition between the Mixed Use land use and zoning to west of the property and the Single Family land use and zoning to the east. The three lots in this future land use map change encroaches into the residential area. Multifamily Residential land use is more appropriate in this situation. Below are Goals and Objectives from the North Loop Neighborhood Plan that supports this request. 2 2 of 37B-12 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Single family - Detached or two family residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities. Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 1. Existing single‐family areas should generally be designated as single family to preserve established neighborhoods; and 2. May include small lot options (Cottage, Urban Home, Small Lot Single Family) and two‐family residential options (Duplex, Secondary Apartment, Single Family Attached, Two‐Family Residential) in areas considered appropriate for this type of infill development. PROPOSED LAND USE ON …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0034 (MOD 53.5) DISTRICT: 4 ADDRESS: 901, 903, 905 E 53rd 1/2 Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: MF-6-NP MF-2-CO-NP* *On November 16, 2021, the applicant submitted a letter amending the rezoning request to MF-2-NP (please see Applicant’s Amendment Request – Exhibit E). The applicant added a proposed conditional overlay on January 27, 2022 to limit the building height on the property to a maximum of 35 feet and to limit the number of residential units to a maximum of 13 units (please see Proposed Conditional Overlay - Exhibit F). SITE AREA: 0.7481 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Timmermann Properties, North Loop Rentals, LP (Barth Timmermann) AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends MF-2-CO-NP, Multifamily Residence-Low Density-Conditional Overlay-Neighborhood Plan Combining district zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 14, 2021: Postponed to February 8, 2022 at the applicant’s request (11-0, J. Shieh- absent), A. Azhar-1st, R. Schneider-2nd. February 8, 2022 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 18B-13 C14-2021-0034 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: 2 The property in question consists of three lots that are developed with single-family residences. The lots to the north, south and east are also developed with single family homes and zoned SF-3-NP. The tract of land to the west contains office/commercial uses zoned LR- MU. In this case, the applicant is requesting MF-2-NP zoning to develop for sale condominium residences (please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C and Applicant’s Amendment Request – Exhibit D). The staff recommends MF-2-CO-NP, Multifamily Residence-Low Density-Conditional Overlay-Neighborhood Plan Combining district, zoning. The property in question is consistent with the intent of the MF-2 district as it is located near single family uses where low density multifamily residential uses are desired to provide for a mixture of housing opportunities. MF-2-CO-NP zoning will allow for a transition in the intensity of uses along East 53 ½ Street from the LR-MU zoning to the west to the SF-3-NP zoning to the east. The Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan supports a variety of housing types throughout Austin, and the staff believes that the proposed residential zoning is consistent with the goals in the comprehensive plan. The applicant agrees with the staff’s recommendation. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. Multifamily Residence (Low Density) district is intended to accommodate multifamily use with a …
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Leah Bojo) CASE: C14-02-0183(RCA) 1118 Tillery Street ADDRESS: 1118 Tillery Street SITE AREA: 3.781 acres PROPERTY OWNERS: Theodore and Mary E. Lopez CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request to amend the restrictive covenant by removing Tracts 1, 2, 4 and 5. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: C14-02-0183(RCA) 2 ISSUES: The subject property is developed with plant nursery land use and was rezoned from SF-3 to CS-MU-CO-NP as part of the Govalle Neighborhood Plan in 2002-2003. No changes to this zoning are currently proposed. This public restrictive covenant (RC) was created concurrent with the rezoning and states that if use of the property as a plant nursery use is discontinued for 90 consecutive days, the owner of the property will not object to the City of Austin rezoning the Property to SF-4A-NP. The RC applies to 5 tracts, and the Applicant is requesting to remove 4 of these tracts from the RC. Please see Exhibit C- Redlined Restrictive Covenant. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the west side of Tillery Street between Govalle Avenue and Goodwin Avenue. North of the subject property is another CS-MU-CO-NP property that is subject to the same RC and includes residential and nursery land uses. Further north is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP. East of the property, across Tillery Street, is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP. West of the property is a residential area zoned SF-3-NP and the Austin Community College Eastview Campus, which is zoned P-NP. To the south are residential properties zoned SF-3-NP. Other land uses and zoning categories in the area include undeveloped, religious assembly and townhouse-condominium (zoned MF-3-NP, SF-3-NP and MF-3-NP, respectively). Please see Exhibits A and B- Zoning Map and Aerial Exhibit. At the time of the CS-MU-CO-NP zoning in 2002-2003 the subject property and the property to the north were under the same ownership and included nursery and residential uses. As stated previously, the property to the north is also subject to the same RC. The conditional overlays applied to these properties included the following: 1. The following uses may not exceed 5,000 square feet of gross floor area: Administrative and business office, Professional office. 2. The …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East Cesar Chavez and Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan CASE#: NPA-2021-0002.01 PROJECT NAME: 1400 E. 4th Street PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 DATE FILED: July 26, 2021 (In-cycle) ADDRESS/ES: 1400 E. 4th Street DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.9982 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Robert C. Beall & Beth A. Beall AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Shuttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Specific Regulating District To: Specific Regulating District Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0138 From: TOD-NP To: TOD-NP (to change conditions of zoning) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: East Cesar Chavez NPA approved May 13, 1999. Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan approved December 11, 2008 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - ACTION: 1 of 41B-15 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azhar – 1st; J. P. Connolly – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel abstained from Items B-4 and B-5. P. Howard and J. Mushtaler absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for a Base Maximum Building Height of 85 feet. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property 0.99 acres on the north side of E. 4th Street between Navasota Street to the west and Onion Street to the east. The property is within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan and the Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan. Operating on the property is the Texas Coffee Traders where coffee is roasted and sold. To the north of the property is an apartment building. Directly northeast is the Plaza Saltillo Station and across Onion Street to the east is an event space and production studio. To the south across E. 4th Street is a vacant lot, a single-family home, and an apartment complex. The existing land use on the future land use map is Specific Regulating District. There is no proposed change to the future land use map (FLUM). The applicant proposes to amend the Base Maximum Building Height from 40 feet to 85 feet. The current Base Maximum Building Height is 40 feet but is allowed up to 60 feet through the Density Bonus Program. In order to increase the Base …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 CASE: C14-2021-0138 1400 E 4th Street ZONING FROM: TOD-NP ADDRESS: 1400 East 4th Street SITE AREA: 0.9983 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Robert C. Beall and Beth A. Beall TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning AGENT: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard Suttle) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to TOD-NP to amend the Saltillo Plaza Transit Oriented District (TOD) Station Area Plan and Regulating Plan to allow a building height up to 85 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: To postpone to February 8, 2022 as requested by Planning Commission, approved on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 25 C14-2021-0138 2 ISSUES: The Applicant proposes utilizing the Plaza Saltillo TOD Density Bonus tool which allows increased floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for developments that include affordable residential units or pay a fee-in-lieu to the Housing and Planning Department (HPD). The Density Bonus tool permits the property to increase the building height from 40 feet to 60 feet to meet the permitted FAR of 2:1. This is already administratively permitted by the TOD. Since the Applicant intends to develop the property with office land uses with ground floor restaurant uses and sub-grade parking. Since there are no onsite residential units, the Applicant will be required to pay the fee in lieu. The rezoning request is to allow the property to increase the building height from 60 feet to 85 feet and increase the FAR from 2:1 to 3.81. If granted, the applicant will be required to pay the fee-in-lieu to HPD for the total increase in FAR. (Please see Exhibit C- Applicant Letter). CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the north side of East 4th Street between Navasota Street and Onion Street. The rezoning tract is bounded by a vacated alley to the north. The property is zoned TOD-NP, as are the surrounding properties. The property is currently developed with office and warehouse uses. The property across the alley to the north are Capital Metro offices. Plaza Saltillo rail station is northeast across the intersection of the alley and Onion Street. Across Onion Street to the east are Indoor and Outdoor entertainment and Pedicab storage and dispatch service land uses. …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 26, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2021-0005.01 PROJECT NAME: Alpha .95 PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 25, 2022 November 9, 2021 October 12, 2021 September 28, 2021 2404 Thrasher Lane ADDRESS/ES: DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.95 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Alpha Builders (Gino Shvetz) AGENT: *Husch Blackwell, LLP (Nikelle Meade) *New agent as of November 9, 2021 CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Single Family *Revised on November 10, 2021 from Higher Density Single Family to Mixed Use land use. To: *Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0128 From: CS-NP To: CS-MU-NP *Revised on November 10, 2021 from SF-6-NP to CS-MU-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 1 1 of 26 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 ACTION: CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - January 25, 2022 - Postponed to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [J. Shieh – 1st; C. Hempel – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [P. Howard, J. Mushtaler and S. R. Praxis absent]. November 9, 2021 – Approved the applicant’s request for an indefinite postponement on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel – 1st; G. Cox – 2nd] Vote: 9-0-1 [C. Llanes Pulido abstained. Y. Flores, S. R. Praxis and R. Schneider absent]. October 12, 2021- Postponed on the consent agenda to November 9, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood. [R. Schneider – 1st; J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 9-0 [A. Azhar, J. Paulo Connolly, and C. Hempel absent]. September 28, 2021- Postponed on the consent agenda to October 12, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azhar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [G. Cox and J. Shieh absent. C. Hempel recused from Item B-10]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommended for applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is a 0.95-acre vacant tract of land with CS-NP zoning and Commercial future land use. To the north is a single-family home zoned SF-3-NP with primary frontage on Carson Ridge. The FLUM shows Transportation on the property to the north presumably because the plan supported the extension of Carson Ridge, an undeveloped road that has proposed right-of-way through this property. The property to the south is a single-family home …
C14-2021-0128 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0128 – ALPHA .95 DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: CS-NP TO: CS-MU-NP, as amended ADDRESS: 2404 Thrasher Lane SITE AREA: 0.95 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) AGENT: Husch Blackwell, LLC (Nikelle Meade) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The CO would be for a maximum of 10 residential units. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2-3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission January 25, 2022 Approved Planning Commission’s postponement to February 8, 2022 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Shieh – 1st, Vice Chair Hempel – 2nd, Commissioner Praxis was off the dais, Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler were absent]. November 9, 2021 Approved applicant’s request to indefinitely postpone on the consent agenda. Vote: 9-0. [Vice Chair Hempel – 1st, Commissioner Cox – 2nd; Commissioner Llanes Pulido abstained; Commissioners Flores, Praxis and Schneider were absent]. October 12, 2021 Approved applicant's request to postpone to November 9, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 9-0. [Commissioner Schneider – 1st, Commissioner Shieh – 2nd; Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice Chair Hempel and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent]. September 28, 2021 Approved neighborhood’s request to postpone to October 12, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Commissioner Azhar – 1st, Commissioner Schneider – 2nd; Commissioners Cox, Praxis and Shieh were absent]. 1 of 16 C14-2021-0128 2 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: To be Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES Staff has received comments in opposition to this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. Natural Gas Pipeline on the Property The Austin Fire Department (AFD) used the Railroad Commission of Texas (TxRRC) GIS Viewer to identify a 12.4-inch diameter natural gas pipeline owned by the Texas Gas Service on the property. The pipeline is currently abandoned but could be returned to service at a future date. If it were to be returned to service, that process would need to comply with 49 CFR Part 192, Transportation of Natural Gas and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards. AFD staff has reviewed the proposed rezoning request and did not find any hazardous materials of concern in the vicinity. The natural gas pipeline is not subject to the Hazardous Pipeline provisions …
Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East MLK Combined (MLK) CASE#: NPA-2021-0015.01 PROJECT NAME: Austin Sports Facility PC DATE: February 8, 2022 January 11, 2022 December 14, 2021 DATE FILED: July 29, 2021 (In-cycle) ADDRESS/ES: 1138 ½ & 1140 Gunter Street DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.834 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: GSTF, LLC in care of Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT AGENT: Brown & Ortiz P.C (c/o Caroline McDonald) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Dept. (512) 974-2695 PHONE: STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation To: Mixed Use From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0125 From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: March 3, 2022 ACTION: To: CS-MU-CO-NP November 7, 2002 1 of 32 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 - January 11, 2022 – Postponed to February 3, 2022 on the consent agenda at the request of the neighborhood. [A. Azhar – 1st; J.P. Connally -2nd] Vote: 11-0 [C. Hempel abstained on Items B-4 and B-5]. December 14, 2021 – Postponed to January 11, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [A. Azar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 11-0-1 [P. Howard off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the Applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use because the property has frontage along Gunter Street and along Airport Blvd. Airport Blvd is an Activity Corridor where Mixed Use land use is appropriate. The property is in the Oak Springs sub-area of the planning area. The plan supports mixed use along Airport Blvd. Sections from the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Plan: 2 2 of 32 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Single family - Detached or two-family residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities. Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 1. Existing single‐family areas should generally be designated as single family to preserve established neighborhoods; and 3 3 of 32 Planning Commission: February 8, 2022 2. May include small lot options (Cottage, …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0125 Austin Sports Facility DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: CS-MU-CO-NP ADDRESS: 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street SITE AREA: 0.834 acres PROPERTY OWNER: GSTF, LLC (Michael Orsak) AGENT: Brown & Ortiz, PC (Caroline McDonald) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to CS-MU-CO-NP with the condition that the following land uses be prohibited: Automotive Repair Services Automotive Washing—of any type Commercial Blood Plasma Center Drop-Off Recycling Collection Facilities Equipment Sales Funeral Services Laundry Services Outdoor Sports and Recreation Vehicle Storage Limited Warehousing and Distribution Alternative Financial Services Automotive Sales Bail Bond Services Construction Sales and Services Equipment Repair Services Exterminating Services Kennels Off-Site Accessory Parking Pawn Shop Services Veterinary Services Adult Oriented Businesses Transportation Terminal For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022: January 11, 2022: To postpone to February 8, 2022, as requested by Planning Commission, on consent. December 14, 2021: To postpone to January 11, 2022, as requested by Planning Commission, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 57B-20 C14-2021-0125 2 ISSUES: The Applicant agreed to prohibit Cocktail lounge land use as requested by the Neighborhood; that land use is already prohibited in the requested CS zoning category, so no additional conditional overlay is required. A petition with 16.95% of property owners’ signatures within a 200-foot radius of the rezoning tract has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request. Please see Exhibit C- Opposition Petition. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Gunter Street and has frontage on both streets. The property is currently zoned SF-3-NP and developed with two single family residences. The property immediately south of the rezoning tract is zoned CS-MU-CO-NP and is also developed with a single family residence. The property immediately northeast of the subject property is zoned SF-3- NP and developed with a single family residence; further north are undeveloped lots zoned CS-MU-CO-NP and residential properties zoned SF-3-NP. These properties all have frontage on Gunter Street. Immediately northwest of the property, with frontage on Airport Boulevard are properties zoned CS-MU-NP that are developed with Restaurant-general and Automotive repair land uses. Across Gunter Street to the east are properties zoned SF-3-NP that are developed with residential uses. …
C14-99-0069.01 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-99-0069.01 - 200 S Congress Avenue DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: LI-PDA-NP TO: LI-PDA-NP, to change conditions of zoning ADDRESS: 220 ½, 210, 208 and 200 S. Congress Avenue SITE AREA: 0.575 acre PROPERTY OWNER: Bathaus Management, LLC (Sherry Matthews) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends limited industrial service-planned development area-neighborhood plan (LI-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: To be Scheduled for Small Area Planning Joint Committee February 2, 2022 Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting was cancelled. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 8, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: March 3, 2022 Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 16B-21 C14-99-0069.01 2 ISSUES There are no known issues at this time and staff has not received any written or emailed comments in favor of or in opposition to this rezoning case. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This tract is approximately 0.575-acre in size and located on the west side of S. Congress Avenue. It is currently developed with a commercial office building and zoned LI-PDA-NP. Adjacent zoning consists of PUD-NP to the west, CS-1-V-NP to the south, PUD-NP zoning to the east across S. Congress Avenue, and the Lady Bird Lake (unzoned area) with a small amount of LI-PDA-NP and L-NP to the north, please see Exhibit: A Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. The future land use map (FLUM) designates this property as “mixed use” and therefore does not require a neighborhood plan amendment (NPA) to be considered with the rezoning request. The applicant is requesting to amend their current PDA, please see Exhibit C: Ordinance No. 001026-60 Redlines. Amendments to the existing ordinance include the following: • Section 1: Removal of “March 14, 1999” to allow the PDA moving forward to be compliant with existing code expect as stated within the PDA. • Section 2B: Removal of “Indoor entertainment” and “Restaurant (drive in, fast food)” from the prohibited land uses list to allow for these uses to be permitted onsite. • Section 3D: Removal of Access requirements and limitations. • Section 5: Removal of March 14, 1999, parking requirements language with additional language to be added that a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan shall be submitted at time of …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: C14H-2021-0180 September 27, 2021 October 25, 2021 HLC DATE: August 23, 2021 PC DATE: December 14, 2021 January 25, 2022 February 8, 2022 APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-opposed) HISTORIC NAME: Casa McMath WATERSHED: Johnson Creek NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Central West Austin Combined ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 2501 Inwood Place ZONING CHANGE: SF-3-NP to SF-3-NP-H COUNCIL DISTRICT: 10 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff finds that the house meets the criteria for landmark designation and thus recommends the proposed zoning change from SF-3-NP (single family residence – neighborhood plan combining district zoning) to SF- 3-NP-H (single family residence – neighborhood plan – historic landmark combining district zoning). Should the Commission choose to release the permit, the staff recommendation is to require completion of a City of Austin Documentation Package, including documentation of the site and exterior and interior architectural features. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, historical associations, and landscape feature HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: August 23, 2021: Postponed to September 27, 2021. September 27, 2021: Initiated historic zoning. October 25, 2021: Recommended historic zoning for architecture, historical associations, landscape feature, and community value on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Wright seconded the motion. Vote: 9-0 (Commissioners Castillo and Larosche absent). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: December 14, 2021: Postponed to January 25, 2022. January 25, 2022: Postponed to February 8, 2022. February 8, 2022: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The house is beyond the bounds of the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984) and has never been included in a city survey. CITY COUNCIL DATE: ORDINANCE READINGS: ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CASE MANAGER: Elizabeth Brummett PHONE: 512-974-1264 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Save Barton Creek Assn., Save Historic Muny District, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, TNR BCP - Travis County Natural Resources, Tarrytown Alliance , Tarrytown Neighborhood Association, West Austin Neighborhood Group 1 of 112B-22 BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Historical Associations: The house was owned and occupied by Hugh and Frances McMath from the time of its construction until their deaths, and it remained in the McMath family until this year. Hugh McMath was a professor of architecture at the University of Texas who specialized in the study of Mexican architecture and was prominent in integrating Mexican schools of architecture into a larger sphere of American architectural studies. Hugh …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN COMPATIBILITY WAIVER REQUEST REVIEW SHEET Emergence 2020SOCO, LLC Civilitude LLC (Alejandra Flores) PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: February 8, 2022 CASE: SP-2021-0043C COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 PROJECT NAME: 2012 E. Cesar Chavez ADDRESS OF SITE: 2012 E. Cesar Chavez St. APPLICANT: AGENT: AREA: 19,407 square feet WATERSHED: Town Lake (Urban) WATERSHED ORDINANCE: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance C.I.P. STATUS: N/A T.I.A.: N/A CAPITOL VIEW: N/A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing a hotel with associated improvements and is requesting a waiver from 25-2-1067 to allow for a swimming pool. EXISTING ZONING: The site is zoned CS-CO-MU-NP. The use and site plan comply with the zoning ordinance. DESCRIPTION OF WAIVER: Waiver request is as follows: LDC Section 25-2-1067(F): An intensive recreational use, excluding a multi-use trail and including a swimming pool, tennis court, ball court, or playground, may not be constructed 50 feet or less from adjoining property: (1) in an SF-5 or more restrictive zoning district; or (2) on which a use permitted in an SF-5 or more restrictive zoning district is located. The applicant requests a waiver from a 50-foot to an approximately 26.67-foot compatibility setback for a pool to serve the proposed 14-room hotel. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the waiver from LDC Section 25-2-1067 to reduce the Compatibility setback requirement from 50 feet to approximately 26.67 feet from adjacent SF-3-NP zoned properties used as single family. The pool will be located behind a privacy fence. CASE MANAGER: Christine Barton-Holmes, CNUa, LEED AP Christine.Barton-Holmes@austintexas.gov PHONE: 974-2788 1 of 11B-23 PROP. BUILDING CVR: 24% (6,984 sf) PROP. IMP. CVRG.: 56.5% (10,964 sf) PROPOSED F.A.R.: .75:1 PROP. HEIGHT: 35;27’10” PROVIDED PARKING: 15 spaces PROJECT INFORMATION: 19,407 square feet EXIST. ZONING: CS-CO-MU-NP MAX. BLDG. COVERAGE : 95% MAX. IMPERV. CVRG.: 95% ALLOWED F.A.R.: 2:1 HEIGHT: 40’ per compatibility REQUIRED PARKING: 12 spaces PROPOSED ACCESS: Driveway access to alley SUMMARY COMMENTS ON SITE PLAN: Land Use: The applicant requests a waiver from a 50-foot to an approximately 26.67-foot compatibility setback for a pool to serve the proposed 14-room hotel. The site is adjacent to single-family houses to the north, commercial to the east and west, and commercial and single-family across E. Cesar Chavez to the south. The 26.67’ spacing includes the 16.5’-wide alley between the proposed hotel and the single-family dwellings. The site plan will comply with all applicable regulations upon site plan approval. Environmental: The site is located with the …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN EXTENSION REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: SP-2014-0071C(XT3) PROJECT NAME: All Saints Presbyterian Church ADDRESS OF SITE: 7808 RIALTO BOULEVARD COUNCIL DISTRICT: 8 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA: West Oak Hill WATERSHED: Williamson Creek PC HEARING DATE: February 8th, 2022 APPLICANT/ OWNER: All Saints Presbyterian Church (David Breeding) 7808 Rialto Blvd. Austin, TX 78735 Drenner Group (Leah Bojo) 200 Lee Barton Dr. Suite 100 Austin, TX 78704 (512) 974-2711 (512) 807-2918 Renee.Johns@austintexas.gov AGENT: CASE MANAGER: Renee Johns PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is requesting a three year extension to a previously approved site plan for the construction of 4 buildings for religious assembly on a 6 acre site. The development includes associated utilities, parking, and drives. The applicant’s original site plan expiration date was December 30, 2017. The applicant received a one year extension to December 30, 2018. In June of 2018 the applicant was granted a second extension of three years to December 30, 2021. Due to the Mayor’s orders, site plans have all been extended to March 1, 2022. The applicant is request a third three year extension to March 1, 2025. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval to extend this site plan permit by three years, from March 01, 2022 (new site plan expiration date due to COVID 19) to March 01, 2025 based on the case meeting criteria from LDC Section 25-5-62(C). The applicant has included a justification letter explaining details of this site (included in backup materials). The church’s sole source of funding for the construction comes from charitable donations by church members. Given the 14 million dollar cost to construct the final building, it is taking multiple years to raise funds. Three out of the four proposed buildings received their certificate of occupancy. Additionally, all utilities in the ROW have been constructed. There is one building left to construct, along with the playground and the steeple for building three. 25-5-63(C) Extension of released site plan by the Land Use Commission: “the Land Use Commission may extend the expiration date of a released site plan beyond the date established by this chapter if the Land Use Commission determines that the request complies with the requirements for extension by the director under 25-5-62 (Extension of Released Site Plan by Director).” 25-5-62(C) The director may extend the expiration date of a released administrative site plan one time for a period of one year if the director determines that …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW SHEET PROJECT NAME: Waterloo Greenway – Creek Delta CASE NUMBER: SPC-2019-0400D ADDRESS: APPLICANT: 71 1/2 TRINITY ST Waterloo Greenway Conservancy 919 W 28th Half Street PO Box 12363 AUSTIN, Texas, 78711 AGENT: Wantman Group, INC 2021 E 5th St Austin, TX 78702 (512) 669-5560 Lady Bird Lake and Waller Creek CASE MANAGER: Renee Johns, (512) 974-2711 or renee.johns@austintexas.gov WATERSHED: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: N/A Downtown PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant proposing the construction of a multiuse path with creek restoration and construction of bridges along Waller Creek from Lady Bird Lake to 4th St. This site plan will include all necessary improvements for access, utility services, grading and drainage. The applicant is proposing constructing all proposed infrastructure in two phases. A portion of this site is within a P zoning district that is greater than 1 acre. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit in order to set the site development standards for the P zoning district. The proposed development consists of the construction of multiuse infrastructure totaling approximately 6,087.5 linear feet with creek restoration and bridges. The site runs from Lady Bird Lake to 4th Street. The project will include drainage, utility, grading, and landscaping improvements. The site plan will comply with all requirements of the Land Development Code prior to its release. SUMMARY STAFF COMMENT ON SITE PLAN: The applicant proposes infrastructure improvements along the new Waller Creek path. A portion of this site is zoned Public (P) and is greater than one acre in size and is therefore a Conditional Use that requires Land Use Commission approval according to Land Development Code section 25-2-625. As this is an infrastructure project, there is no proposed use, but site development standards in a P district are established by the approval of a conditional use site plan. PROJECT INFORMATION: SITE AREA ZONING USE CVC PROPOSED IMPERVIOUS COVER WATERSHED ORDINANCE PROPOSED ACCESS TIA PARKING REQURIED: NA/ infrastructure site plan 605,484 Square feet 13.9 acres P (Public) Pedestrian path and infrastructure YES 0.76 acres in P zoning district Current Trail infrastructure, access points provided at multiple locations Not required Accessible parking provided 1 of 6B-25 EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES Site North South East P, CS, CBD-CURE, CBD, UNZ CBD NA CBD, CBD- CURE ZONING West CBD, CBD-CURE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Barrio Unido …
Planning Commission February 8, 2022 Question and Answer Report B-06 C814-89-0003.02 - 305 S. Congress PUD Commissioner Thompson: It states that there are an expected 3080 and that 20% of that total would be 527. https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Housing_%26_Planning/South%20Central %20Waterfront/2016%20Appendices%20to%20the%20SCW%20Vision%20Framework%20Repo rt.pdf But that math is wrong. 20% of 3080 is 616. Can staff explain where the 527 units of affordable housing described in the plan came from? Staff Response: The 527 units of affordable housing is about 17% of the total, which was the initial goal of the Framework Plan. At the time of the Framework Plan adoption, Council changed the goal to 20%, but the appendices reflect earlier calculations done during plan development. Is the loading, especially the dumpsters, underground in all buildings? I understand that loading gets a variance from waterfront rules, but what about standard loading rules in pedestrian zones? The Applicant’s response is that they are too early in the process to know where the loading and back-of-house services will be located. Once the Applicant moves into the site development stage they will have a better understanding of where these facilities will be located. As such, the Applicant is seeking as much flexibility as possible to integrate the facilities so that there is little to no impact on the pedestrian realm. Chair Shaw: 1. Did the Applicant meet the minimum requirements below for PUDs to be considered superior for parkland dedication? 2. If not, please explain the basis for PARD’s determination of superiority for parkland for 3. How many PUDs has PARD deemed superior for parkland without meeting these the 305 S. Congress PUD. minimum requirements? 4. Please explain the difference in dedicated parkland and a parkland easement and the process for removing parkland and vacating an easement. 5. The South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan calls for public and private funds for Bat Viewing Pier Amphitheater, Entry Plaza with Interpretive features, Overlook Cafe Terrace, Pontoon Bridge, Landing Pier, Natural Beach and Kayak Launch, Pavilion Deck and Beer Garden, Kayak and Bike Rentals. Applicant is only committing to Bat Viewing Area and Pier, Great Lawn, Water Steps, Boardwalk, and Play Area. How much is applicant contributing for the construction of these amenities? Questions to Working Group: WG Amendment #1 – 1) As described in the backup, The applicant proposed 1) dedicating at least 4% of the total rental units developed in the PUD to income eligible households at 80% …
February 07, 2022 Applicant: Alice Glasco From: GR-MU-CO-NP To: GR-MU-V-NP Case File: C14-2021-0166 – 6424 S. Congress Ave South Congress Neighborhood Plan Contact Team - SCCNPCT Case Manager: Wendy Rhodes Wendy.Rhoades@austintexas.gov DATE: TO: CC: ATTN: Council Member District-2: Vanessa.Fuentes@austintexas.gov FROM: Re: Requesting Postponement Planning Commission for February 8, 2022 to February 22, 2022. C14-2021-0166 – 6424 S. Congress Ave. Re: Dear Planning Commission, We, the SCCNPCT are requesting postponement for C14-2021-0166 – 6424 S. Congress Ave. We request that the appointed District-2 Planning Commissioner be present and in attendance during the discussion of this case at Planning Commission. Our understanding is that Solveij Praxis will not be present at Planning Commission on February 8, 2022. Also, note C14-2021-0166 – 6424 S. Congress Ave will be the only case on the Planning Commission agenda for/within District-2. We ask for the Planning Commission to support submitted request and their colleague. Thank you, for your consideration Mario Cantu Chair SCCNPCT
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MEMORANDUM Date: February 7, 2022 To: City of Austin, Planning Commission From: Mylea Bayless, Chief of Strategic Partnerships Andrew Sansom, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors Bat Conservation International RE: Statement of Bat Conservation International on the Endeavor Project on the South-Central Waterfront. Planning Commission Agenda item B-06 C814-89-0003.02 Dear Commissioners, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important issue for downtown Austin. Bat Conservation International is a global organization committed to ending bat extinctions throughout the world. Our organization has appreciated the many discussions we have had with the Endeavor Group regarding the bat population which seasonally occupies the structure of the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. We are pleased to report that the Endeavor Group has been responsive to our concerns, and the proposed project, in the design phase, appears to have taken great care to consider its potential impact on the bats. It is clear to us that the City of Austin and Endeavor have carefully considered the bats in the process thus far and that the South-Central Waterfront Plan embraces the Congress Avenue bat colony as an asset and, in fact, a centerpiece of the development opportunity. Based on input from Bat Conservation International and other bat conservation interests, Endeavor has altered the following project components in consideration of the bats. • The setback of buildings from the river • Placing the parking garage underground to deter bat roosting in the concrete crevices • Minimal landscaping immediately under and adjacent to the bridge to reduce interactions between bats and people 1012 14th Street NW Suite 905 Washington, DC 20005 USA 500 N Capital of TX Hwy Building 1-201 Austin, TX 78746-3450 USA BATCON.ORG info@batcon.org 512.327.9721 • No tree plantings immediately under and adjacent to the bridge to ensure unrestricted ingress and egress for the bats • Downward facing lighting and some dark sky compliance, including elimination of bright lights shining directly on the bridge crevices • Retention of the tree line along the river east of the bridge to provide cover for the bats as they emerge in the evening • Improved public bat viewing areas • Bat education signage and programs throughout the bat viewing areas in the project We urge Endeavor and the City to continue to consider the bats by limiting the most disruptive construction activities (such as those that may cause excessive vibration to the bridge structure, for example blasting during …
305 South Congress PUD Discussion and Debate of Amendments WG Consent Amendments 1. Working Group (WG) Chair or designee(s) will be provided 6 minutes to provide background for their posted WG amendments. 2. The Chair will request a motion to approve WG on consent with commissioners being able to request specific WG amendments be pulled for discussion. a. For each WG amendment, 2 Commissioners will be allowed 3 minutes each (6 minutes total) to ask clarifying questions of the WG in the process of determining whether to pull the amendment for discussion. b. Commissioners should consider pulling for discussion those amendments that are related to proposed WG and other individual amendments, so that the Commission can consider amendments or substitute motions covering the same topics at the same time. 3. Once there is a motion and a second on the consent Individual amendments, the PC will vote to approve these Individual amendments. Individual Consent Amendments 1. The Chair will request a motion to approve posted Individual amendments on consent with commissioners being able to request specific WG and Individual amendments be pulled for discussion. a. For each Individual Amendment, 2 Commissioners will be allowed 3 minutes each (6 minutes total) to ask clarifying questions of the Commissioner proposing the Individual amendment in the process of determining whether to pull the amendment for discussion. b. Commissioners should consider pulling for discussion those amendments that are related to proposed individual amendments, so that the Commission can consider amendments or substitute motions covering the same topics at the same time. 2. Once there is a motion and a second on the consent Individual amendments, the PC will vote to approve these amendments. WG Amendments Pulled for Discussion 1. The WG amendments pulled for discussion will be taken in order they appear within WG list of amendments. 2. 3 Commissioners will be allowed 3 minutes each (9 minutes total) for questions of staff or other Commissioners related to the amendment. 3. Within the question and answer time period, Commissioners are allowed to bring forward individual amendments for discussion that cover the same issue or intent as WG amendment being considered. 4. At the end of the question and answer period, any Commissioner can make a motion related to the amendment under discussion. 5. If the motion gains a second, Commissioners will begin debate using their normal procedures for debating main motions, amendments and substitute …
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Attachments: Paula Kothmann Rivera, Andrew Paula Kothmann opposition to 305 S Congress PUD Tuesday, February 8, 2022 1:41:41 PM South River City Citizens statement in opposition to 305 S Congress PUD Amendment January 21 Update.docx.pdf THZC_Improvement Values TH vs Downtown Jan 18, 2022.pdf THZC_Land Values TH vs Downtown Jan 18, 2022.pdf Statesman_TCAD_Roll Value History.pdf *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Planning Commission: Superior? Thank you for taking such care to ask questions about this proposed PUD. The question that was not answered in Dec: why is this project afforded a Superior Rating? Since the staff couldn't answer it, I question why they seem to favor an out of town owner paying a remarkably low rate of ad valorem tax when the PUD is opposed by approximately 5,000 households with the South River City Citizens (see attached). Financials Furthermore, the financials are quite scary. I've attended many presentations: I was led to believe that the community benefits would be paid by the owner in exchange for the entitlement to develop over 4 times the current entitlement. Then we're told that they won't even be building affordable housing on site. How can that be helping Austin's housing crisis? Exactly how much housing has "fee in lieu" built to date? The fact that the City of Austin contemplates a $277M bond has incurred the wrath of many taxpayers. Attached please see the low rate that the Statesman tract pays as compared to nearby properties. See attached documents: the ~64K sf building is valued at $888 less than 1 cent/sf when vintage houses are $258/sf? & land value is less than $4M/acre, much less than surrounding properties. Is that true or the result of protests at TCAD? thus the 2 acres they plan to give to Barton Springs Road that will only serve their property is worth $8M. Granted. But $8M doesn't absolve a developer to build o-nsite affordable housing (and $8M doesn't get a lot of housing) much of the 6.5 acres to be used for a park is not buildable anyway (and is valued less) Also, this proposed bond will raise our taxes, and it's even proposed that taxes from the District will be spent in the District, thus others have to cover the basics. Just the fee to get the debt is $800K+. Debt does not lead to prosperity. In addition, Elloa Mathews asked …
From: Jim Young Sent: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 6:34 AM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Subject: C14-2021-0125 support letter *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Maureen- My name is Jim Young. I am one of the codevelopers of the Goodwin Apartments, at 3706 Goodwin, Austin Texas. I am writing to offer my support for the rezone on Gunter Street: c14-2021-0125. I think this rezone, particularly since it fronts Airport Boulevard, will be a much higher and better use to the community than it's current zoning. Jim Young, CCIM 512-565-7509 -typed from mobile- CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.
PLANNING COMMISSION February 8, 2022 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on February 8, 2022 in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Chair Shaw called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh Jeffrey Thompson Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Absent: Solveij Rosa Praxis Arati Singh – Ex -Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Spencer Cronk – Ex-Officio EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Cox on a vote of 11-0. Commissioner Connolly off the dais. Commissioner Praxis absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences; District 2 6424 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) NP Area Owner/Applicant: Calixto Jesus Cobos Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-MU-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-NP Recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion by Commissioner Thompson, seconded by Commissioner Azhar to grant Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP combining district zoning for C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences located at 6424 South Congress Avenue was approved on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Cox and Llanes Pulido abstained on this item. Commissioner Praxis absent. 2. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street; District 9 815 West 11th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Downtown Austin Plan Owner/Applicant: BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Fleming) Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) LO to DMU-CO Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commission Azhar to grant Staff’s recommendation of DMU-CO combining district zoning for C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street …
PLANNING COMMISSION February 8, 2022 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on February 8, 2022 in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Chair Shaw called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh Jeffrey Thompson Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Absent: Solveij Rosa Praxis Arati Singh – Ex -Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Spencer Cronk – Ex-Officio EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022. Approve the minutes of January 25, 2022 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Cox on a vote of 11-0. Commissioner Connolly off the dais. Commissioner Praxis absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences; District 2 6424 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) NP Area Owner/Applicant: Calixto Jesus Cobos Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-MU-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-NP Recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion by Commissioner Thompson, seconded by Commissioner Azhar to grant Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-NP combining district zoning for C14-2021-0166 - South Congress Avenue Residences located at 6424 South Congress Avenue was approved on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Cox and Llanes Pulido abstained on this item. Commissioner Praxis absent. 2. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street; District 9 815 West 11th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Downtown Austin Plan Owner/Applicant: BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Fleming) Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) LO to DMU-CO Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commission Azhar to grant Staff’s recommendation of DMU-CO combining district zoning for C14-2021-0174 - 815 W. 11th Street …
