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Approved Minutes

PLANNING COMMISSION October 12, 2021 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on October 12, 2021 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 6:04 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Grayson Cox Yvette Flores Patrick Howard Carmen Llanes Pulido Jennifer Mushtaler Robert Schneider James Shieh Todd Shaw – Chair Jeffrey Thompson Solveij Rosa Praxis Arati Singh – Ex - Officio Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Absent: Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair 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 September 28, 2021. Motion to approve minutes of September 28, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0082 - Springdale Road Residences; District 3 5800, 5900, 5920, 6000 Springdale Road, East MLK NP Area; Little Walnut Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Owner: Willie Lewis; Applicant: Urban ATX Development, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: (Christopher Affinito) Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-NP to GR-MU-V-NP, as amended Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-V-NP combining district zoning for C14- 2021-0082 - Springdale Road Residences located at 5800, 5900, 5920, 6000 Springdale Road was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent.  Plan Amendment: NPA-2019-0022.01 - 200 Academy, District 9 2. Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 146 ½, 200, 200 ½, 204 ½ Academy Drive & 1006, 1020 Melissa Lane, Greater South River City (South River City) NP Area; East Bouldin Creek Watershed Spearhead Academy LTD (Chris Wallin) Weiss Architecture, Inc. (Richard Weiss) Mixed Use/Office to Mixed Use land use Recommended Mixed Use on Tract 1 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Cox, seconded by Commissioner Llanes Pulido to grant Staff’s recommendation of Mixed Use land use on Tract 1 for NPA-2019-0022.01 - 200 Academy located at 146 ½, 200, 200 ½, 204 ½ Academy Drive & 1006, 1020 Melissa Lane was approved on a vote of 7-1. Commissioners Llanes Pulido and Praxis abstained. Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2020-0147 - 200 Academy; District 9 146 ½, 200, 200 ½, 204 ½ Academy Drive & 1006, 1020 Melissa Lane, Greater South River City (South River City) NP Area; East Bouldin Creek Watershed Spearhead Academy LTD (Chris Wallin) Weiss Architecture Inc. (Richard Weiss) Tract 1: CS-1-NCCD-NP to CS-1-MU-NP Tract 2: CS-NCCD-NP to CS-MU-NP Tract 3: MF-4-NCCD-NP to MF-4-NP Tract 1: CS-1-MU-NCCD-NP Tract 2: CS-MU-NCCD-NP Tract 3: MF-4-NCCD-NP Kate Clark, 512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion by Commissioner Cox, seconded by Commissioner Llanes Pulido to grant CS-1-MU- NCCD-NP combining district zoning on Tract 1 and CS-MU-NCCD-NP combining district zoning on Tract 2 to amend the NCCD, and MF-4-CO-NP combining district zoning on Tract 3 to remove the tract from the NCCD with the -CO to limit maximum building height to 40 feet, with conditions of a Restrictive Covenant that includes all recommendations listed in the Transportation Impact Analysis Memo, dated October 11, 2021 for C14-2020-0147 - 200 Academy located at 146 ½, 200, 200 ½, 204 ½ Academy Drive & 1006, 1020 Melissa Lane was approved on a vote of 7-1. Commissioners Llanes Pulido and Praxis abstained. Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 4. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2021-0009 - 1725 Toomey Rd; District 5 1725 Toomey Road, South Lamar Combined NP Area (Zilker); Lady Bird Lake Watershed 1725 Toomey, LLC Drenner Group (Amanda Swor) CS to MF-6 Recommended Kate Clark, 512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion to grant Neighborhood’s request for postponement of this item to October 26, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. Plan Amendment: NPA-2021-0005.01 - ALPHA .95; District 3 5. 2404 Thrasher Lane, Montopolis NP Area; Carson Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) Bennett Consulting (Rodney K. Bennett) Agent: Commercial to Higher Density Single Family land use Request: Staff Rec.: Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov Staff: Housing and Planning Department Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to November 9, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 6. C14-2021-0128 - ALPHA .95; District 3 2404 Thrasher Lane, Montopolis NP Area; Carson Creek Watershed Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) Bennett Consulting (Rodney K. Bennett) Agent: CS-NP to SF-6-NP Request: Staff Rec.: Recommended Kate Clark, 512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov Staff: Housing and Planning Department Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to November 9, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0081 - 5th & Walsh Rezoning; District 9 1200, 1202, 1204, 1210, 1214, 1214-1/2 West 5th Street; 504, 506 Walsh Street, Old West Austin NP Area; Lady Bird Lake Watershed Owner/Applicant: Anchor Equities, LTD (Jimmy Nassour); 1210 W. 5th, LTD (David Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Roberts); Walsh Street Properties, LTD (F. Walter Penn) Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr., Amanda Morrow) CS-MU-V-CO-NP & CS-MU-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Recommended Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation of LI-PDA-NP combining district zoning, including conditions agreed by the Applicant and the Neighborhood referenced in Exhibit A, OWANA letter, Oct. 12, 2021. Conditional Overlays to be memorialized in recording instruments as determined by Staff and the Law Department, for C14-2021-0081 - 5th & Walsh Rezoning located at 1200, 1202, 1204, 1210, 1214, 1214-1/2 West 5th Street; 504, 506 Walsh Street was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2021-0137 - 3427 Jefferson St; District 10 3427 Jefferson Street, Central West Austin Combined (Windsor Road) NP Area; Shoal Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Estate of Tom Wiley (Lindabeth Doby, Executor) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams, LLP (Michele Rogerson Lynch) LR-NP to CS-NP Recommended Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion to grant Neighborhood’s request for postponement of this item to October 26, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. Code Amendment: C20-2021-008 - Urban Trails 9. Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Consider an ordinance amending Title 25 of the City Code related to cut and fill requirements and critical water quality zone development regulations as applied to Urban Trails. Recommended Katie Wettick, 512-974-3529, katie.wettick@austintexas.gov Public Works Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve an ordinance amending Title 25 of the City Code related to cut and fill requirements and critical water quality zone development regulations as applied to Urban Trails  was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. CETJ-2021-0001 - Webberville ETJ Release Request; Austin ETJ 2415 Sandra Lane, Manor, TX 78653; Colorado River Watershed 10. ETJ Release: Location: Owner/Applicant: Cavazos Y Gonzales LLC Agent: Request: Richard Mathias Release of approximately 31 acres of Austin ETJ to become Village of Webberville ETJ Recommended Andrei Lubomudrov, 512-974-7659, andrei.lubomudrov@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve release of approximately 31 acres of Austin ETJ to become Village of Webberville ETJ was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. C8J-2020-0047.1A - Jennings Place (Small Lot Subdivision) 11. Final Plat out of Approved Preliminary Plan: Nuckols Crossing Road; Onion Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: The Kathleen T. Gilmore Living Trust (Kathleen Toomey) LJA Engineering, Inc. (Russell Kotara) Agent: Approval of a small lot subdivision consisting of 70 total lots on 11.494 Request: acres. Recommended with Conditions per Exhibit C Jose Luis Arriaga, 512-854-7562, joe.arriaga@traviscountytx.gov Travis County - Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation, recommended with conditions per Exhibit C, for C8J-2020-0047.1A - Jennings Place (Small Lot Subdivision), located on Nuckols Crossing Road was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. C8s-76-150(vac) - Gentry Estates - Final Plat Nuckols Crossing Road, Onion Creek Watershed 12. Total Plat Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Century Communities (Kathleen Toomey) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: LJA Engineering, Inc. (John Clark) Approval of a total plat vacation consisting of one lot on 5.76 acres. Recommended Jose Luis Arriaga, Supervisor, 512-854-75662, joe.arriaga@traviscountytx.gov Single Office: Travis County / COA Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for C8s-76-150(vac) - Gentry Estates, located on Nuckols Crossing Road was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 13. Resubdivision: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C8-2019-0142.0A - Resubdivision of Lot 2, Granberry Park Section 1; District 3 1809 Parker Lane, Riverside NP Area; Lady Bird Lake Watershed Parker Lane Partners, LLC Thrower Design (Ron Thrower) Approval of the resubdivision of an existing lot into a two lot subdivision on 0.482 acres. Recommended Cesar Zavala, 512-974-3404, cesar.zavala@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for C8-2019-0142.0A - Resubdivision of Lot 2, Granberry Park Section 1, located at 1809 Parker Lane was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 14. Final Plat out of Approved Preliminary Plan: Location: C8J-2020-0148.1A - Prospect Park Phase 1 Final Plat; District 2 Apogee Boulevard & Ausblick Avenue, Pilot Knob MUD; North Fork Dry Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Carma Easton LLC (AJ Zorn) Agent: Request: Carlson Brigance & Doering, Inc. (Brett Pasquarella) Approval with Conditions of Prospect Park Phase 1 Final Plat consisting of 797 lots on 228.857 acres. Recommended with Conditions per Exhibit C Sue Welch, 512-854-7637, sue.welch@traviscountytx.gov Travis County - Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation, recommended with conditions per Exhibit C, for C8J-2020-0148.1A - Prospect Park Phase 1 Final Plat, located at Apogee Boulevard & Ausblick Avenue was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice- Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. C8J-2020-0013.1A - West Bella Fortuna Phase 1 Final Plat 15. Final Plat out of Approved Preliminary Plan: Comano Drive; Onion Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: Clayton Properties Group (Tyler Gatewood) Agent: Request: Doucet & Associated (Sumita Kadariya) Approval with Conditions of West Bella Fortuna Phase 1 Final Plat, consisting of 112 lots on 45.833 acres. Water and wastewater will be provided by the City of Austin. Recommended with Conditions Sarah Sumner, 512-854-7687, sarah.sumner@traviscountytx.gov Travis County - Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation, recommended with conditions per Exhibit C, C8J- 2020-0013.1A - West Bella Fortuna Phase 1 Final Plat, located at Comano Drive was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. 16. Final Plat out of Approved Preliminary Plan: C8J-2020-0013.2A - West Bella Fortuna Phase 2 Final Plat Location: Bella Fortuna Drive; Onion Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Clayton Properties Group (Tyler Gatewood) Agent: Request: Doucet & Associated (Sumita Kadariya) Approval with Conditions of West Bella Fortuna Phase 2 Final Plat, consisting of 103 lots on 20.00 acres. Water and wastewater will be provided by the City of Austin. Recommended with Conditions Sarah Sumner, 512-854-7687, sarah.sumner@traviscountytx.gov Travis County - Single Office Staff Rec.: Staff: Public Hearing closed. Motion to approve Staff’s recommendation, recommended with conditions per Exhibit C, C8J- 2020-0013.2A - West Bella Fortuna Phase 2 Final Plat, located at Bella Fortuna Drive was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Schneider, seconded by Commissioner Shieh on a vote of 9-0. Commissioner Praxis was off the dais; Vice-Chair Hempel, and Commissioners Azhar and Connolly were absent. C. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION D. 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. E. BOARDS, COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS UPDATES Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee (Chair Shaw, Vice-Chair Hempel and Commissioners: Azhar and Connolly) Chair Shaw stated the Committee reviewed and recommended Urban Trails code amendment. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee (Commissioners: Cox, Flores, Llanes Pulido and Schneider) No report provided. Joint Sustainability Committee (Commissioner Praxis and Schneider alternate) No report provided. Small Area Planning Joint Committee (Commissioners: Howard, Mushtaler, Thompson and Shieh) No report provided. South Central Waterfront Advisory Board (Commissioner Thompson) No report provided. Mobility and Transportation Working Group (Commissioners: Azhar, Cox, Thompson, Schneider, Shieh, Llanes Pulido) Commissioner Thompson provided an update on the proposed amendments to the Transportation Criteria Manual (TCM) update. Chair Shaw adjourned the meeting without objection on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 8:52 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. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 4 days before the meeting date. Please call Jerry Rusthoven at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-3207, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.