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PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW SHEET PC DATE: 3/08/2020 SPC 2021-0247C CASE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: Earl J. Pomerleau Pocket Park ADDRESS: APPLICANT: AGENT: 1906 Patton Lane, Austin, TX 78704 City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department 919 W 28th Half Street Austin, TX 78705 Meredith Kizewski, P.E. 360 Professional Services, Inc. P.O. Box 3639 Cedar Park, Texas 78630 (512) 354-4682 CASE MANAGER: Randall Rouda, (512) 974-3338 or Randall.rouda@austintexas.gov Continuance Requested: Fort Branch (Urban) The applicant and the Windsor Park Neighborhood Plan Contact Team have jointly requested a continuance from March 8, 2022 to March 22, 2022 to allow time for the applicant team to meet with the neighborhood group. WATERSHED: NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Windsor Park Neighborhood Plan PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant proposes to develop a 1.93 acre public park (Community Recreation – Public Use) on a vacant site in the MF-3-NP (Multiple Family Residential – Neighborhood Plan) Zone, with associated water quality, utility, sidewalk, playground, and landscape improvements. 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 to provide landscaping, a pavilion, picnic tables, playground and fitness equipment, walking trails, water fountains and related amenities to create an approximately 2 acre pocket park on the north side of Patton Lane, west of Mira Loma Lane in the Windsor Park Neighborhood Plan Area. The proposed use meets the Land Development Code definition of Community Recreation – Public Use which is conditionally permitted in the MF-3-NP Zone. All Staff Comments regarding administrative compliance with municipal codes and standards have been met and no objections to the proposal have been received to date. 1 of 5B-23Page 2 SPC-2021-0247C Earl J. Pomerleau Pocket Park PROJECT INFORMATION: SITE AREA 84,027 SF, 1.93 acres ZONING MF-3-NP (Multifamily Residential) PROPOSED USE Community Recreation (Public) PROPOSED IMPERVIOUS COVER 6,135 sq.ft. 7.3% PROPOSED BUILDING COVERAGE 1,000 sq.ft., 1.2% PROPOSED BUILDING HEIGHT PROPOSED F.A.R PROPOSED ACCESS PROPOSED PARKING 1 story, 15 feet 0.01:1 Patton Lane (Maintenance Only) 0 automobile (street parking is available), 6 bicycle NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District Austin Lost and Found Pets Austin Neighborhoods Council Del Valle Community Coalition Friends of Austin Neighborhoods Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation Neighbors United for Progress Preservation Austin SELTexas Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group Windsor Park Neighborhood Association Windsor Park Neighborhood Plan Contact Team 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. The MF-3 Zone is intended to provide quality housing at moderate densities. Parks and related amenities are vital to the functioning and quality of life available in MF-3 and other nearby residential districts. 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. The modest size of the park fits well within the fabric of the existing residential development surrounding the site on all sides. 4. Provide adequate and convenient off-street parking and loading facilities; Staff response: No off-site parking is proposed, however, the site is convenient walking distance from a substantial number of residences and on-street parking is available on Patton Lane and several other nearby streets. The park size and amenities will tend to facilitate individual, family and small group use, with infrequent use by larger groups which might otherwise benefit from off-street parking. 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. The proposed development is consistent with erosion, drainage, water quality and the site compatibility standards of Article 10 of the Land Development Code. 2 of 5B-23Earl J. Pomerleau Pocket Park SPC-2021-0247C 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. The proposed public recreation use is generally a less intensive use than the multi-family residential development permitted without a Conditional Use Permit in the MF-3 Zone. Page 3 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. The site is modestly sized and not anticipated to attract large groups of users. There is convenient pedestrian and bicycle access to the site from a substantial number of residences in the neighborhood. 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 5B-234 of 5B-23WW W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W I L A N O S S E F O R P . C N I , I S E C V R E S 0 6 3 U A E L R E M O P . J L R A E K R A P T E K C O P E N A L N O T T A P 6 0 9 1 3 2 7 8 7 S A X E T , N I T S U A L L A R E V O N A L P E T I S 626 625 626 625 625 R T A W R T A W R T A W R T A W W A T R W A T R W A T R W A T R R T A W R T A W M D P F B M I WATR WATR S S W W W W W W W WW WW W W W W W W SITE PLAN APPROVAL 06 SHEET ____OF____ FILE NUMBER__________________APPLICATION DATE___________ APPROVED BY COMMISSION ON_______________UNDER SECTION_______ OF CHAPTER__________OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN CODE. EXPIRATION DATE (25-5-81,LDC)_______________CASE MANAGER_____________ PROJECT EXPIRATION DATE (ORD.#970905-A)__________DWPZ______DDZ______ __________________________________________________________________________ Director, Development Services Department RELEASED FOR GENERAL COMPLIANCE:_____________ZONING_____________ Rev. 1____________________________Correction 1_____________________________ Rev. 2____________________________Correction 2_____________________________ Rev. 3____________________________Correction 3_____________________________ Final plat must be recorded by the Project Expiration Date, if applicable. Subsequent Site Plans which do not comply with the Code current at the time of filing, and all required Building Permits and/or a notice of construction (if a building permit is not required), must also be approved prior to the Project Expiration Date. 06 5 of 5B-23