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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 Neighborhood Assn. Capital Metro City of Austin Downtown Commission Del Valle Community Coalition Downtown Austin Alliance Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) East Austin Conservancy East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Cont. Team East Sixth IBIZ District East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Friends of the Emma Barrientos MACC Greater Austin Neighborhood Association LAND USES Pedestrian and drainage infrastructure Parking and Commuter Line Lady Bird Lake TX DOT Frontage, Multi Family, Proposed Mixed Use High Rise Multi Family, Hotel, Convention Center, Office, Restaurant Guadalupe Association for an Improved Neighborhood Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation Homeless Neighborhood Association Lower Waller Creek Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Old Pecan Street Assn. Neighbors United For Progress Plaza Saltillo TOD Staff Liaison Preservation Austin Rainey Neighborhood Association, Inc. Red line Parkway Initiative SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group South Central Coalition Tejano Town Waller District Staff Liaison Waterloo Greenway 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: N/A This application is for pedestrian and drainage infrastructure improvements. 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: The proposed loading facilities located on Trinity are adequate and comply with the land development code. Accessible parking spaces 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: 2 of 6B-251. More adversely affect an adjoining site than would a permitted use; Staff response: A portion of this infrastructure project extends into a P zoning district that is greater than 1 acre. The development standards proposed with this infrastructure project will not more adversely affect an adjoining site than a permitted use. 2. Adversely affect the safety or convenience of vehicular or pedestrian circulation, including reasonably anticipated traffic and uses in the area; Staff response: no pedestrian circulation will be impacted nor traffic use encumbered. 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. 3 of 6B-25 November 15, 2021 Ms. Denise Lucas Development Services Department 505 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 RE: Engineer’s Summary Letter Waterloo Greenway – Creek Delta Austin, Travis County, Texas 30174001.14 Dear Ms. Lucas: Please accept this updated Engineer’s Summary Letter and report along with the accompanying site plan application submittal package for the proposed Waterloo Greenway – Creek Delta project. The proposed project is located along Waller Creek from Lady Bird Lake to 4th Street, located entirely within the Full Purpose limits of the City of Austin, in Travis County, Texas. The limits of construction (LOC) is approximately ±14.93 acres and is partially developed as it goes through multiple properties. The proposed project will consist of the design and construction of trail/walkway, conversion of Austin Convention Center wet pond in to a biofiltration pond, with creek restoration, and the construction of bridges, going along and through Waller Creek. The project includes necessary site improvements for access, utility services, grading and drainage improvements, and environmental protections. The property is located within the Waller Creek Watershed, which is classified as an Urban Watershed. No part of the subject site is located within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge or Contributing Zone as defined by the City of Austin or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Additionally, the entirety of the LOC is located within a FEMA designated flood plain as shown on FEMA Map Panel No. 48453C0465J, dated January 06, 2016. Additionally, all development will be regulated under the applicable City of Austin zoning ordinances. In order to have this properly filed as a City project, this is to be identified/referenced by the City of Austin as COA Subproject Name: Waller Creek District – Creek Delta Link – Creek Delta, COA Subproject Number 12861.002. To our knowledge, the enclosed application materials are complete, correct, and in full compliance with the Land Development Code and Technical Criteria Manuals of the City of Austin. Should you have any questions regarding this project or application, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Sincerely, WGI Texas Engineering Firm No. F-15085 Bradley Lingvai, PE Principal Engineer WGI 2021 East 5th Street | Suite 200 | Austin, Texas 78702 512.669.5560 | WGInc.com 4 of 6B-255 of 6B-25PLAN A M O C . C N I G W W W W . 0 6 5 5 . 9 6 6 . 2 1 5 - - - - - M P 9 4 : 2 3 : 2 2 2 0 2 , 1 y r a u r b e F , y a d s e u T - g w d . T E E H S N A L P E T S 0 0 2 - C _ 9 0 0 . 0 1 . 0 5 2 \ A O C I \ t n e S e c n e d n o p s e r r o C \ e p o c S h t u o M k e e r C r e l l a W - 9 0 0 . 0 1 \ y r o t a v r e s n o C k e e r C r e l l a W - 0 5 2 0 \ s t c e o r P j \ : P WATERLOO GREENWAY CREEK DELTA VOLUME 1 AUSTIN, TEXAS CLIENT City of Austin - Watershed Protection City of Austin - Parks and Recreation Department Waterloo Greenway LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. Landscape Architects 16 Court Street, 11th Floor Brooklyn, New York 11241 LOCAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT dwg. 912b Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 HYDROLOGIST LimnoTech 501 Avis Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 BRIDGE DESIGN / STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Architectural Engineers Collaborative 3800 N. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 330 Austin, Texas 78756 CIVIL ENGINEER Wantman Group, Inc. 2021 East Fifth Street, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78702 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN Terracon 5307 Industrial Oaks Blvd., Suite 160 Austin, TX 78745 MEP ENGINEER EEA Consulting Engineers 6615 Vaught Ranch Road, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78730 LIGHTING DESIGN Tillett Lighting Design Associates 15 Maiden Lane #508 New York, NY 10038 IRRIGATION James Pole Irrigation Consultants 100 N. Locust, Suite #3 Denton, TX 76201 Sustainable SITES Project STATUS VOLUME 1 100% Construction Documents (Not For Construction) REVISIONS DATE DESCRIPTION DRAWING TITLE OVERALL SITE PLAN JOB NUMBER 12003.34 SHEET NO. 55 OF DATE SCALE 11.19.2021 1"=100' DRAWN BY CHECKED BY WGI WGI CS100 SPC-2019-0400D PALM PARK CITY OF AUSTIN (PARKLAND) 6 of 6B-25