Planning Commission January, 9 2024 Minutes.pdf — original pdf

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PLANNING COMMISSION January 9, 2024 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on January 9, 2024, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn- live Chair Hempel called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar -Vice-Chair Nadia Barrera-Ramirez João Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Claire Hempel - Chair Patrick Howard Felicity Maxwell Jennifer Mushtaler Alberta Phillips Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Candice Hunter - Ex-Officio Absent Greg Anderson- Secretary Alice Woods 1 vacancy on the dais. Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Jesús Garza– Ex-Officio  PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the closure of speaker registration will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. Mr. Stuard Hirsh addressed the commission regarding matters related to affordable housing. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of December 19, 2023. Motion to approve the minutes of December 19, 2023 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: NPA-2023-0028.01 - 1200 Anderson; District 4 1200 E. Anderson Lane, Buttermilk Branch Watershed; Heritage Hills/Windsor Hills NP Sentinel Austin I, LLC Dennis Cisterna Withdrawn by Applicant - Industry to Mixed Use land use N/A Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Item withdrawn by Applicant; disposed without action. 3. Plan Amendment: Location: NPA-2023-0014.03 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing; District 2 4302 Nuckols Crossing, Williamson Creek Watershed; Southeast Combined NP Area (Franklin Park) NP Katherine Barnidge LOC Consultants – Civil Division (Sergio Lozano Sanchez) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant postponement request to February 27, 2024 Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to February 27, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 4. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: NPA-2023-0025.01 - 5725 W. US Hwy 290 Eastbound; District 8 5725 W. US Hwy 290 Eastbound, Barton Creek Watershed; Oak Hill Combined (East Oak Hill) NP Area Cheryl Ogle DuBois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) Neighborhood Mixed Use to Mixed Use land use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff postponement request to February 27, 2024 Motion to grant Staff’s request for postponement of this item to February 27, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 5. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: NPA-2023-0023.03 - 6304 Manor Road; District 4 6304 Manor Road, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; University Hills/Windsor Park (Windsor Park) Combined NP Area Anmol Mehra Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) Single Family to Mixed Useland use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant postponement request to February 27, 2024 Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to February 27, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 6. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: NPA-2023-0015.03 - 6605 Regiene Road; District 1 6605 Regiene Road, Boggy Creek Watershed; E. MLK Combined (MLK-183) NP Regiene Holdings, LLC Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) Industry to Major Planned Develoment land use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant Indefinite Postponement request. Motion to grant Applicant’s request for indefinite postponement of this item was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 7. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: NPA-2023-0029.02 - Humane Society of Austin & Travis County; District 4 7600 - 7616 Bennett Ave, Buttermilk Branch Watershed; St. John/Coronado Hills (St. John) Combined NP Humane Society of Austin & Travis County Bleyl Engineering (Robert Heil) (512) 705-1814 Neighborhood Mixed Use and Single Family to Mixed Use land use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant postponement request to February 27, 2024 Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to February 27, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 8. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2023-0144 - Domain Northside PDA Amendment; District 7 3210 Esperanza Crossing, Walnut Creek Watershed; North Burnet/Gateway NP Domain Northside Retail Property Owner LP Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) MI-PDA to MI-PDA, to change a condition of zoning. Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation of MI-PDA, to change a condition of zoning, combining district zoning for C14-2023-0144 - Domain Northside PDA Amendment located at 3210 Esperanza Crossing was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 9. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2023-0096 - Ben White Boulevard Medical Office; District 3 4007 James Casey Street, West Bouldin Creek Watershed; South Austin Combined (South Menchaca) NP Area St. David's HealthCare Partnership, LP, LLP; Kenneth B. Ferguson Investments, Inc.; KBF Jacs South Austin, LLC Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) GR-V-NP to CH-NP Recommended Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department Motion to grant Applicant’s request for postponement of this item to January 23, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 10. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2023-0104 - North Burnet/Gateway CMU-Midway Rezoning; District 7 Area bounded by Loop 1/Mopac Expy; US Hwy 183; Capital of Texas Hwy; Stonelake Blvd; York Blvd; Tudor Blvd., Shoal Creek Watershed; North Burnet/Gateway NP City of Austin Planning Department Jorge E. Rousslein (Urban Design) NBG-CMU-NP to NBG-CMU-M-NP Recommended Jorge E. Rousselin, 512-974-2975, jorge.rousselin@austintexas.gov Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation of NBG-CMU-M-NP, combining district zoning for C14-2023-0104 - North Burnet/Gateway CMU-Midway Rezoning located at Area bounded by Loop 1/Mopac Expy; US Hwy 183; Capital of Texas Hwy; Stonelake Blvd; York Blvd; Tudor Blvd., was approved on the motion by Commissioner Cox, seconded by Vice-Chair Hempel approved on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais.  11. Conditional Use Site SPC-2022-0162C - Dougherty Arts Center Replacement; District 9 Plan: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: 148 S Lamar Blvd, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Zilker Neighborhood Plan (Suspended) PARD GarzaEMC (Mauiricio Silveya, P.E.) Approval of the construction of a replacement building for the Dougherty Arts Center, located on P-zoned land over one acre. Recommended Christine Barton-Holmes, 512-974-2788, christine.barton- holmes@austintexas.gov Developmnet Sevices Department Staff postponement request to February 27, 2024 Motion to grant Staff’s request for postponement of this item to February 27, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 12. LDC Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C20-2023-030 - Airole Way Site Specific SOS Amendment Discussion and possible action to recommend site specific amendments to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to allow for proposed development of the lots located at 1905 and 1908 Airole Way. Recommended Leslie Lilly, Leslie.Lilly@austintexas.gov Watershed Protection Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation for C20-2023-030 - Airole Way Site Specific SOS Amendment located 1905 and 1908 Airole Way was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. C20-2023-039 - Modify Minimum Bicycle Parking Requirements Discussion and possible action to recommend amendments to Title 25 to modify minimum bicycle parking requirements to be consistent with the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) mode split goals, per the Urban Transportation Commission (UTC) Recommendation. Recommended Dan Hennessey, Dan.Hennessey@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department 13. LDC Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Motion to postpone the item by the Planning Commission to January 23, 2024 was approved on the motion by Chair Hempel, seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar approved on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION 14. Discussion and possible action establishing a working group to provide recommendations regarding outreach and procedure. (Sponsors Commissioners Phillips and Mushtaler) Motion by Commissioner Mushtaler, seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar to establish a working group to provide recommendations regarding outreach and procedure consisting of Commissioners Cohen, Cox, Haynes, Mushtaler and Phillips of was approved on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 15. Discussion and possible action initiating a code amendment amending Title 25 to remove building height limits for Inner West Campus. (Sponsors Commissioners Anderson, Connolly, and Howard) Motion to approve initiating a code amendment amending Title 25 to remove building height limits for Inner West Campus was approved on the consent agenda on the motion Commissioner Maxwell seconded by Vice- Chair Azhar on a vote of 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 16. Discussion and possible action appointing additional members to the City of Austin Buildings Working Group. (Sponsors: Chair Hempel and Vice-Chair Azhar) Motion by Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell to include Commissioner Maxwell and Commissioner Phillips to the City of Austin Buildings Working Group was approved on a vote 10-0. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. 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. SPECIAL ELECTION 17. Nominate and elect an interim parliamentarian. Motion by Commissioner Maxwell, seconded by Vice-Chair Azhar to postpone the election of interim parliamentarian to January 23, 2024 was approved on a vote of 7-0. Commissioner Mushtaler abstained. Commissioners Anderson and Woods absent. One vacancy on the dais. Commissioner Connolly and Commissioner Haynes off the dais. BOARDS, COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS UPDATES Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee (Chair Hempel, Vice-Chair Azhar and Commissioners: Anderson and Maxwell) Update provided by Chair Hempel. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee (Commissioners: Connolly, Cox, Haynes and Phillips) No report provided. Joint Sustainability Committee (Commissioner Woods; alternate seat Commissioner Phillips) No report provided. Small Area Planning Joint Committee (Commissioners: Barrera-Ramirez, Howard, Mushtaler and Phillips) No report provided. South Central Waterfront Advisory Board (Commissioner Maxwell) No report provided. City of Austin Buildings Working Group (Chair Hempel, Vice-Chair Azhar and Commissioner Connolly) No report provided. Chair Hempel adjourned the meeting without objection at 8:16 PM on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 On January 23, 2024 motion to approve the minutes of January 9, 2024 was approved on the motion by Commissioner Anderson, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell on a vote of 12-0. Commissioner Connolly absent. 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 Andrew Rivera at Planning Department, at 512-974-6508.