Planning Commission February 22 2022 Agenda.pdf — original pdf

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PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, February 22, 2022 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 22, 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  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 February 8, 2022. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 2. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 3. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: NPA-2021-0005.02 - Montopolis Multifamily; District 3 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB, Carson Creek, Country Club Creek Watersheds; Montopolis NP Area Montopolis QO2B, LLC Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) Industry to Mixed Use land use Not Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Applicant Postponement request to March 22, 2022 NPA-2021-0015.01 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; E. MLK Combined NP Area GSTF, LLC (c/o Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT) Brown & Ortiz, PC (c/o Caroline McDonald) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0125 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; E. MLK Combined NP Area GSTF, LLC (in care of Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT) Brown & Ortiz, PC (c/o Caroline McDonald) SF-3-NP to CS-MU-CO-NP Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 4. Restrictive Covenant C14-02-0183(RCA) - 1118 Tillery Street; District 3 Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 5. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 6. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 7. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 1118 Tillery Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Govalle-Johnston Terrace NP Area Theodore and Mary E. Lopez Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) To amend a restrictive covenant Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-99-0069.01 - 200 S Congress Avenue; District 9 220 ½, 210, 208 and 200 South Congress Avenue, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Bouldin Creek NP Area Bathaus Management, LLC (Sherry Matthews) Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) LI-PDA-NP to LI-PDA-NP, to change conditions of zoning Recommended Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department NPA-2021-0010.01 - 2400 E. Cesar Chavez Parking Expansion 2317 E. 2nd Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Holly NP Area Stephen Nava Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Ferris Clements) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Pending Maureen Maureen, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Staff Postponement request to April 12, 2022 C14-2021-0121 - 2400 E. Cesar Chavez Parking 2317 E. 2nd Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Holly NP Area Stephen Nava Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Ferris Clements) SF-3-NP to CS-MU-NP Pending Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Staff Postponement request to April 12, 2022 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 C14-2021-0190 - 3000 E Cesar Chavez, District 3 3000 E Cesar Chavez Street, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle-Johnston Terrace NP Area Eastside Partners LLC Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-MU-V-NP Recommendation of CS-MU-V-CO-NP Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Staff Postponement request to March 8, 2022 NPA-2021-0005.01 - ALPHA .95; District 3 2404 Thrasher Lane, Carson Creek Watershed; Montopolis NP Area Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) Husch Blackwell (Nikelle Meade) Commercial to Mixed Use land use, as amended Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0128 - ALPHA .95; District 3 2404 Thrasher Lane, Carson Creek Watershed; Montopolis NP Area Alpha Builders Group, Inc. (Gino Shvetz) Husch Blackwell (Nikelle Meade) CS-NP to CS-MU-NP, as amended Recommended Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14H-2021-0180 - Casa McMath; District 10 2501 Inwood Place, Johnson Creek Watershed; Central West Austin Combined NP Area Historic Landmark Commission, applicant; Inwood Forest, LLC, owner Drenner Group P.C. (Leah M. Bojo), agent for owner SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP. Historic Landmark Commission recommended designation with a supermajority. Recommended Elizabeth Brummett, 512-974-1264, elizabeth.brummett@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department SPC-2021-0129C - Rainey Tower; District 9 80 Rainey Street, Waller Creek / Lady Bird Lake Watersheds; Downtown Austin Plan Ashland Rainey, LLC; EW Renovating Rainey LLC (C Sackman) Drenner Group FAR request of 20:1 and Tree Variance Recommended Jorge Rousselin, 512-974-2975, jorge.rousselin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department 8. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 9. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 10. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 11. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 12. Site Plan: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 13. Total Plat Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C8S-87-008(VAC) - Atwell Tract No. 2 Subdivision; District 3 760 Airport Blvd, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle NP Area OH Airport, LP (Ben Browder) Hannah Riemer-Rapesak (LJA Engineering, Inc.) Total plat vacation of Atwell Tract No. 2 Subdivision (C8S-87-008) Recommended Joey de la Garza, 512-974-2664, joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov Development Services Department 14. Total Plat Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C8S-84-065(VAC) - Atwell Tract Subdivision; District 3 760 Airport Blvd, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle NP Area OH Airport, LP (Ben Browder) Hannah Riemer-Rapesak (LJA Engineering, Inc.) Total plat vacation of Atwell Subdivision (C8S-84-065) Recommended Joey de la Garza, 512-974-2664, joey.delagarza@austintexas.gov Development Services Department C. BRIEFING 1. Briefing regarding Vertical Mixed Use and possible code amendments. Staff: Sam Tedford, 512 -974-2613, Planner Principal, Housing and Planning Department. D. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION 1. Discussion and possible action establishing a working group tasked with providing Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget recommendations for Planning Commission consideration to be forwarded to Council. (Sponsors Chair Shaw and Vice-Chair Hempel) 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. F. BOARDS, COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS UPDATES Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee (Chair Shaw, Vice-Chair Hempel and Commissioners: Azhar and Connolly) Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee (Commissioners: Cox, Flores, Llanes Pulido and Schneider) Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 Joint Sustainability Committee (Commissioners Praxis and Schneider alternate) Small Area Planning Joint Committee (Commissioners: Howard, Mushtaler, Thompson and Shieh) South Central Waterfront Advisory Board (Commissioner Thompson) Mobility and Transportation Working Group (Commissioners: Azhar, Cox, Thompson, Schneider, Shieh, Llanes Pulido) VMU Code Amendments Working Group (Vice-Chair Hempel and Commissioners Azhar, Howard and Schneider) ADJOURNMENT 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Andrew Rivera at the Housing and Planning Department, at 512-974-6508, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 SPEAKER REGISTRATION All participants wishing to address the commission must register to speak. Public participation is available by teleconference or in-person. Teleconference Registration Registration for participation by teleconference closes on Monday, February 21, 2022 at noon. Teleconference code and additional the closing of teleconference registration. to be provided after information In-Person Registration While in-person registrants are encouraged to register in advance of the meeting, in-person registration closes at 6:00 p.m. the day of the meeting utilizing a mobile device to scan the below QR code which will be displayed in cha mbers. Mobile devices will also be available at th e meeting for public use for the purpose of speaker registration. Click on link below or scan the QR code and submit the form to register to speak. Speakers should submit a separate registration form for each item of interest. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9hleXKumRUux0L5GCKmmf- rCcM0VJ45NoBmTPGEWfEdURjVJU0RZNDE3WE1TMEhHTFk1N1RBSDlCVi4u Please contact Andrew Rivera, Commission Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov or by phone 512-974-6508. Presentations and handouts are requested to be e-mailed to Commission Liaison Andrew Rivera at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM day of the meeting.  COVID 19 PROTOCOLS & REQUIREMENTS Participants are required to wear masks while on City property and should observe social distancing. Disposable masks will be provided to anyone who is not wearing proper face coverings. While the public is always welcome in chambers during the meeting, to allow for social distancing, participants are encouraged to only be in chambers during the item they are addressing. In between cases an announcement will be made to inform participants in the atrium that the next item is ready to be heard. Participants who have chosen to provide an e-mail address will also receive notification when the Commission is about 15 minutes away from taking up the item of interest. PARKING & VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. A stamp machine will be available to manually stamp the parking ticket. Speaker Testimony Time Allocation PUBLIC HEARING Speaker Number Minutes Applicant / Agent Speakers For Speakers For Speaker Primary Speaker Against Speakers Against Up to 3 Unlimited Number 1 1 Up to 3 5 min. and 3 min rebuttal 3 min. 1 min. Minutes 5 min. 3 min. Speakers Against Unlimited 1 min. No donation of time allowed. DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT Speaker Number Time Allocated Primary Speaker Favoring Postponement Secondary Speaker Favoring Postponement 1 1 3 min. 2 min. Primary Speaker Opposing Postponement Secondary Speaker Opposing Postponement 1 1 3 min. 2 min. IN-PERSON COVID 19 PROTOCOLS & REQUIREMENTS Participants are required to wear masks while on City property and should observe social distancing. Disposable masks will be provided to anyone who is not wearing proper face coverings. While the public is always welcome in chambers during the meeting, to allow for social distancing, participants are encouraged to only be in chambers during the item they are addressing. In between cases an announcement will be made to inform participants in the atrium that the next item is ready to be heard. Participants who have chosen to provide an e-mail address will also receive notification when the Commission is about 15 minutes from taking up the item of interest. PARKING & VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. A stamp machine will be available to manually stamp the parking ticket. ORDER OF MEETING Determination of Quorum / Meeting Called to Order Reading of Proposed Consent Agenda *Vote and Disposal of Consent Agenda **Determination of Discussion Postponement Items Other Business Adjournment Discussion Cases (Including public comment, staff and applicant / representative presentations) * The consent agenda may be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion. Speakers are allowed to provide testimony on an item proposed for the consent agenda. At the discretion of the Commission the item may remain on the consent agenda. ** Discussion postponement consists of public comment by 2 individuals for the postponement and 2 individuals against the postponement. Testimony should not delve into the merits of the case. The granting of a postponement must be approved by affirmative vote of the Commission.  Planning Commission 2022 Meeting Schedule Tues. January 11, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. January 25, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. February 8, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. February 22, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. March 8, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. March 22, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. April 12, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. April 26, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. May 10, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. May 24, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. June 14, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. June 28, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. July 12, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. July 26, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. August 9, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. August 23, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. September 13, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. September 27, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. October 11, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. October 25, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. November 8, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Wed. November 16, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Tues. December 13, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM Wed. December 21, 2022 @ Austin City Hall, 6PM