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PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW SHEET PC DATE: 02/09/21 SPC-2009-0199D(R2) 2401 Holly St, Austin, TX 78702 MWM Design (Shari Pape) 305 E Huntland Drive Austin, TX 78758 (512) 689-3289 City of Austin (D’Anne Williams – Parks and Recreation Department) 919 W 28th Half Street Austin, TX 78705 (512) 974-9456 CASE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: Holly Street Plant Decommissioning and Demolition Revision ADDRESS: APPLICANT: AGENT: CASE MANAGER: Renee Johns, (512) 974-2711 or renee.johns@austintexas.gov WATERSHED: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Holly Neighborhood Plan PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes a revision to an existing site plan. The original site plan decommissioned and demolished portions of the existing Power Plant located on site. The revision to this site plan proposes to add a new use to the site: Community Recreation (Public) by adding 3,000 feet of trail to the existing hike/bike trail, revegetate portions of the site and other associated improvements. This will be done through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Austin Energy and the Parks and Recreation Department. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit. 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 a revision to an existing site plan to add 3,000 feet of trail to the existing hike and bike trail. Sites zoned Public (P) greater than one acre in size are a Conditional Use that require Land Use Commission approval according to Land Development Code section 25-2-625. Lady Bird Lake (Urban) 938,358 752 SF, 21.54acres P-NP (Public) Community Recreation (Public) 326,463 SF, 34.8% PROJECT INFORMATION: SITE AREA ZONING PROPOSED NEW USE PROPOSED IMPERVIOUS COVER NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Bike Austin Crossing Garden Home Owners Assn. (The) Del Valle Community Coalition East Austin Conservancy East Riverside/Oltorf Neighborhood Plan Contact Team East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Friends of Riverside ATX Neighborhood Association Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation 1 of 7B-6SPC-2009-0199D(R2) Holly Street Plant Decommissioning and Demolition Homeless Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Neighbors United for Progress Pleasant Valley Preservation Austin SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group Southeast Austin Neighborhood Alliance Tejano Town Waterfront Condominium Homeowners Association Page 2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW AND EVALUATION CRITERIA The following evaluation is included to provide staff position on each point of the conditional use permit criteria. Section 25-5-145 of the Land Development Code states: “The Commission shall determine whether the proposed development or use of a conditional use site plan complies with the requirements of this section. A conditional use site plan must: 1. Comply with the requirements of this title; Staff response: This application complies with the requirements of this title. 2. Comply with the objectives and purposes of the zoning district; Staff response: This application complies with the objectives and purposes of the zoning district. 3. Have building height, bulk, scale, setback, open space, landscaping, drainage, access, traffic circulation, and use that are compatible with the use of an abutting site; Staff response: This application is compatible with the abutting sites. 4. Provide adequate and convenient off-street parking and loading facilities; Staff response: Adequate parking and loading facilities have been provided. 5. Reasonably protect persons and property from erosion, flood, fire, noises, glare, and similar adverse effects; Staff response: The proposed project does not contribute to any of these adverse effects. A conditional use site plan may not: 1. More adversely affect an adjoining site than would a permitted use; Staff response: The site plan will conform with all regulations and standards established by the Land Development Code prior to its release. 2. Adversely affect the safety or convenience of vehicular or pedestrian circulation, including reasonably anticipated traffic and uses in the area; Staff response: The project is not anticipated to have any detriment to safety or convenience. 3. Adversely affect an adjacent property or traffic control through the location, lighting, or type of signs; Staff response: No signage or lighting is proposed that would affect adjacent properties or traffic control. 2 of 7B-6 www.mwmdesigngroup.com May 3, 2019 City of Austin Planning & Development Review Department 505 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 Subject: Engineer’s Summary Letter City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department – Lake Front Trail Improvements Phase 1 Riverview St. / Holly St. at Austin Energy Austin, TX 78702 MWM Project Number 023-83B Dear Staff, Enclosed with this application are the site construction plans for the proposed improvements at Holly Shore Lake Front Trail, hereinafter referred to as the Project. The project consists of the removal of approximately 1.7 acres of existing asphalt pavement at the Decommissioned Holly Street Power Plant. In its place, construction will include approximately 2,250 linear feet of public trail that roughly parallels the shore line. The Interdepartmental Memorandum executed 2/27/2019, conveyed Tract 2 (11.244 acres) from Austin Energy to PARD. The project limits of construction, including the contractor laydown and staging area adjacent to the site will be approximately 4.2 acres. City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department will act as the Owner and Developer of the project. The site is located within the Lady Bird Lake watershed, classified as Urban watershed. The site is not located within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge, Contributing, or Transition Zones. The site is located within the 100-year floodplain per the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Map Nos. 48453C0465J and 48453C0605J, dated 01/06/2016, for Travis County, Texas. Detention is not being provided for this project per City of Austin Drainage Criteria Manual Section 1.2.2.F, and proximity to Lady Bird Lake. Improvements of the park at the full build-out conditions are anticipated to reduce impervious coverage and therefore stormwater runoff when compared to pre-existing conditions. The Environment Criteria Manual Section 1.8.1.C excludes multi-use public trails from impervious cover calculations, therefore no new or redeveloped impervious cover is associated with this project, thereby not requiring on-site water quality controls. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions/comments you may have. Sincerely, Jason Bass, P.E. Project Manager TBPE Firm Reg #: F-1416 305 E. Huntland Dr. Ste. 200 Austin, TX 78752 p: 512.453.0767 f:512.453.1734 3 of 7B-64 of 7B-65 of 7B-66 of 7B-67 of 7B-6