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Approved Minutes

PLANNING COMMISSION February 9, 2021 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on February 9, 2021 via videoconference (http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live) Chair Shaw called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Yvette Flores Patrick Howard Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider Patricia Seeger James Shieh Todd Shaw – Chair Jeffrey Thompson Absent: Don Leighton-Burwell – 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 27, 2021. Motion to approve the minutes of January 27, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 Rezoning: Location: C14-2020-0134 - 6311 South 1st Street; District 2 6311 South 1st Street, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) NP Area Owner/Applicant: ND South First LP (Haythem Dawlett) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group PC (Leah M. Bojo) 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 Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Connolly to grant Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-VO-CO-NP combining district zoning for C14-2020-0134 - 6311 South 1st Street located at 6311 South 1st Street was approved on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. Conditional Overlay: The following uses are not permitted uses of the Property: Alternative financial services Automotive sales Automotive washing (of any type) Bail bond services Hotel-motel Outdoor entertainment Outdoor sports and Recreation Pawn shop services Service station  2 Plan Amendment: NPA-2020-0015.04.SH - Lott Avenue; District 1 Location: 4908 Lott Ave; 5000-5016 Lightfield Ln; 1160-1166 Mason Ave, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined NP Area Owner/Applicant: 4908 Lott Holdings, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: (GMJ Real Estate Investments, LLC) (Matt McDonnell) Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) From Single Family to Higher Density Single Family Recommended Jeff Engstrom, 512-974-1621, jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Vice-Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Connolly to grant Staff’s recommendation of Higher Density Single Family for NPA-2020-0015.04.SH - Lott Avenue located at 4908 Lott Ave; 5000-5016 Lightfield Ln; 1160-1166 Mason Ave was approved on a vote of 8-0. Commissioners Llanes Pulido, Schneider and Shieh abstained. Two vacancies on the Commission. 3 Rezoning: Location: C14-2020-0135.SH - Lott Avenue, District 1 4908 Lott Avenue; 5000-5016 Lightfield Lane; 1160-1166 Mason Avenue, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined NP Area Owner/Applicant: 4908 Lott Holdings, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: GMJ Real Estate Investments, LLC (Matt McDonnell) Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) SF-3-NP to SF-6-NP Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Vice-Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Connolly to grant Staff’s recommendation of SF-6-NP combining district zoning for C14-2020-0135.SH - Lott Avenue located at 4908 Lott Ave; 5000-5016 Lightfield Ln; 1160-1166 Mason Ave was approved on a vote of 8-0. Commissioners Llanes Pulido, Schneider and Shieh abstained. Two vacancies on the Commission. C14-2009-0151(RCA3) - Shoal Creek Walk 4 Restrictive Covenant Amendment: Location: 835 West 6th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Downtown Austin Plan (Market/Lamar District) Owner/Applicant: Shoal Creek Walk, LTD. (Richard W. Duggan III) Agent: Request: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Amanda Surman) Amend a 2010 Restrictive Covenant modifying conditions related to green roof and rainwater capture. Recommended Mark Graham, 512-974-3574 Housing and Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger to grant Staff recommendation to amend a 2010 Restrictive Covenant modifying conditions related to green roof and rainwater capture for C14-2009-0151(RCA3) - Shoal Creek Walk located at 835 West 6th Street was approved on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 5 Annexation into Water District: Location: C12M-2020-0137 - Travis WCID 10 Annexation of Camelot Water Supply Customers; ETJ 36 individual parcels generally located south of Barton Creek Blvd near 610 Canyon Rim Drive, Barton Creek Watershed-Barton Springs Zone Owner/Applicant: 36 property owners Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Chris Alguire Annex 36 properties in the Lower Camelot neighborhood into Travis County Water Conservation and Improvement District #10 Recommended Andrei Lubomudrov, 512-974-7659, andrei.lubomudrov@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for C12M-2020-0137 - Travis WCID 10 Annexation of Camelot Water Supply Customers, 36 individual parcels generally located south of Barton Creek Blvd near 610 Canyon Rim Drive, was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission.  6 Site Plan: SPC-2009-0199D(R2) - Holly Street Power Plant Decommissioning and Demolition, District 3 2401 Holly Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Holly NP Area Location: Owner/Applicant: City of Austin - Parks and Recreation Department (D'anne Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Williams) MWM Design (Shari Pape) Revision to add 3,000 feet of trail and revegetation along with associated improvements. Site zoned P and over 1 acre. Recommended Renee Johns, 512-974-2711, renee.johns@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for SPC-2009-0199D(R2) - Holly Street Power Plant Decommissioning and Demolition, 2401 Holly Street, was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 7 Site Plan: Location: SP-2020-0282C - Austin ENT South Clinic; District 5 6503 Menchaca Road, Williamson Creek Watershed; Garrison Park NP Area Owner/Applicant: ENT Real Estate, LP (Dr. Taylor Shepard) Baeza Engineering, PLLC (Brian Landry) Agent: Waiver to permit concrete drainage facilities within the 25 foot Request: Article 10 Compatability Setback Recommended Randall Rouda, 512-974-3338, randall.rouda@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for SP-2020-0282C - Austin ENT South Clinic, located at 6503 Menchaca Road, was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 8 Subdivision: Location: C8-2020-0255.0A - Avery Lakeline; District 6 14121 North US Highway 183, Buttercup Creek and South Brushy Creek Watersheds Owner/Applicant: Lakeline Avery Partners, LP (Alex Clarke) Agent: Request: Jones-Carter, Inc. (John Alvarez, P.E.) Approval of an 8 lot subdivision with all associated improvements on 97.21 acres. Disapprove for Reasons Joey de la Garza, 512-974-2664, joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to Disapprove for Reasons, per Exhibit C of the Staff Report, for C8-2020-0255.0A - Avery Lakeline located at 14121 North US Highway 183 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 9 Peliminary Plan: C8-2020-0037 - Marshall Ranch Preliminary Plan; District 8 Location: 1300 Lost Creek Boulevard, Barton Creek Watershed-Barton Springs Zone Owner/Applicant: Eanes Marshall Ranch, LP (Linda Haines) Agent: Request: KTCivil (Jonathan Fleming) Approval of Marshall Ranch Preliminary Plan, consisting of 63 single family lots on 37.23 acres with all associated improvements. Disapprove for Reasons Joey de la Garza, 512-974-2664, joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to Disapprove for Reasons, per Exhibit C of the Staff Report, for C8-2020-0037 - Marshall Ranch Preliminary Plan located at 1300 Lost Creek Boulevard was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission.  10. Subdivision out of approved Preliminary Plan: C8-2019-0057.1A - Pearson Ranch Phase One Final Plat; District 6 14320 North FM 620, Lake Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: Pearson Ranch, LLC (Brett Ames) Agent: Request: BGE, Inc. (Brian J. Grace, P.E.) Approval of Pearson Ranch West Phase One Subdivision out of the approved Pearson Ranch West Preliminary Plan, consisting of 8 lots on 40.544 acres with all associated improvements. Disapprove for Reasons Joey de la Garza, 512-974-2664, joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to Disapprove for Reasons, per Exhibit C of the Staff Report, for C8-2019-0057.1A - Pearson Ranch Phase One Final Plat located at 14320 North FM 620 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 11. Right-of-Way Vacation: Location: 10245-2002 - Chalmers Avenue between E. 3rd and E. 4th Streets; District 3 1600 East 3rd Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Plaza Saltillo TOD Owner/Applicant: Housing Authority of City of Austin (HACA) Agent: Request: Dunaway Assoc. (Meg Greenfield) To grant vacation of Chalmers Avenue Right-of Way between East 3rd and East 4th Streets. Recommended Mashell Smith, 512-974-4049, mashell.smith@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Seeger, seconded by Vice-Chair Hempel to grant Staff’s recommendation for 10245-2002 - Chalmers Avenue between E. 3rd and E. 4th Streets located at 1600 East 3rd Street was approved on a vote of 7-3. Chair Shaw and Commissioners Schneider and Thompson voted nay. Commissioner Shieh abstained. Two vacancies on the Commission.  12 Right-of-Way Vacation: Location: 10350-2010 - 2209 S 1st St (Alley); District 9 2209 S. 1st Street, East Bouldin Creek Watershed; Bouldin Creek NP Area Owner/Applicant: RPC South First St, LLC Agent: Request: Civilitude, LLC (Jim Schissler) Approval of alley right-of-way vacation to allow a mixed-use project, with live-work units and multifamily units Recommended Mashell Smith, 512-974-4049, mashell.smith@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for 10350-2010 - 2209 S 1st St (Alley) located at 2209 S. 1st Street was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. C8J-2018-0091.2A - Turners Crossing North Phase 2 13. Final Plat from Approved Preliminary Plan: Location: Approx. FM 1327 at North Turnersville Road, Rinard Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC (Matthew Scrivener) Agent: Request: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Jacob Kondo) Approval with conditions of Turners Crossing North Phase Two Subdivision consisting of 304 lots on 100.665 acres. Water and wastewater will be provided by the City of Austin. Recommended Sarah Sumner, 512-854-7687, sarah.sumner@traviscountytx.gov Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for C8J-2018-0091.2A - Turners Crossing North Phase 2 located approximately FM 1327 at North Turnersville Road was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 14. Final Plat from an approved Preliminary Plan: C8J-2008-0176.01.8A - Sun Chase South Section Eight Location: Sweet Mimosa Drive and Sparkling Light Drive, Dry Creek East Watershed Owner/Applicant: Qualico CR, LP (Vera Massaro) Agent: Request: Carlson Brigance & Doering, Inc. (Brian Kelling) Approval with Conditions of Sun Chase South Section Eight Final Plat, consisting of 91 lots on 20.157 acres. Water and wastewater will be provided by the City of Austin. Recommended Sarah Sumner, 512-854-7687, sarah.sumner@traviscountytx.gov Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for C8J-2008-0176.01.8A - Sun Chase South Section Eight located at Sweet Mimosa Drive and Sparkling Light Drive was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Commissioner Seeger on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 15 PARD Appeal: Location: SP-2019-0600C - Wilder, District 3 4802 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; West Congress NP Area Owner/Applicant: 4802 LLC (Mitch Ely) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Rivera Engineering (Michael Rivera) Appeal of Decision to Reject Applicant’s Request to Pay Fee In Lieu of Dedication Uphold the Director’s Decision Scott Grantham, 512-974-9457, scott.grantham@austintexas.gov, Parks and Recreation Department Randall Rouda, 512-974-3888, randall.rouda@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Motion by Commissioner Seeger, seconded by Commissioner Azhar to grant Neighborhood’s postponement request to March 9, 2021 was approved on a vote of 11-0. Two vacancies on the Commission. 1. Goals, progress and insights for the 2017 Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint. In addition, progress report on missing middle housing, transit access, and other affordable housing development programs (Affordability Unlocked, Vertical Mixed Use and University Neighborhood Overlay.) Presenters: Erica Leak - Development Officer, Mandy DeMayo - C. BRIEFING Community Development Officer, and HousingWorks Austin Staff. Briefing provided by Mandy DeMayo - Community Development Officer, Housing and Planning Department. D. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION E. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Future agenda items will not be discussed at the current meeting, but will be offered for initiation, discussion or possible recommendation at a future meeting. Commissioner Azhar / Commissioner Connolly – Affordability Unlocked Modified Site Plan Code Amendment F. BOARDS, COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS UPDATES Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee (Commissioners: Azhar, Connolly and Seeger) No report provided. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee (Commissioners: Flores, Llanes Pulido and Shaw) No report provided. Joint Sustainability Committee (Commissioners Schneider and Seeger, secondary) No report provided. Small Area Planning Joint Committee (Commissioners: Hempel, Howard, Thompson and Shieh) No report provided. South Central Waterfront Advisory Board No report provided.  Mobility and Transportation Working Group (Commissioners: Azhar, Thompson, Schneider, Shieh, Llanes Pulido and Seeger) Commissioner Thompson stated the Group is reviewing the Transportation Criteria Manual (TCM) and collating questions to be provided to Staff. Chair Shaw adjourned the meeting without objection on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:23 p.m. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. 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