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Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 26, 2022 NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2022-0005.01 PROJECT NAME: Vargas Mixed Use PC DATE: June 11, 2024 May 28, 2024 April 11, 2023 March 28, 2023 March 14, 2023 February 28, 2023 January 10, 2023 ADDRESS/ES: 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 4.3 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Vargas Properties I LTD and Jayco Holdings ILTD AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Meredith.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Commercial Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: C14-2022-0005.01 To: CS-DB90-NP and LR-DB90-NP (as amended) From: GR-NP and LR-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001  CITY COUNCIL DATES: July 20, 2023 September 14, 2023 October 19, 2023 November 30, 2023 January 18, 2024 February 29, 2024 April 4, 2024 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 ACTION: Postponed to September 14, 2023 at the request of the Applicant [Qadri – 1st; Ellis – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [Fuentes off the dais]. ACTION: The public hearing was conducted and a motion to close the public hearing and approve the ordinance on first reading only was approved on Council Member Ryan Alter’s motion, Council Member Kelly’s second on a 7-0 vote. Mayor Pro Tem Ellis was off the dais. Council Members Alison Alter, Harper-Madison, and Pool were absent ACTION: A motion to approve the ordinance on second reading only was approved on Mayor Pro Tem Ellis' motion, Council Member Pool's second on a 10-0 vote. Council Member Harper-Madison was absent. ACTION: Postponed to January 18, 2024 at the request of the applicant. [N. Harper- Madison – 1st; P. Ellis – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [R. Alter absent]. ACTION: Postponed to February 29, 2024 at the request of the applicant. [Z. Qadri – 1st; P. Ellis 2nd] Vote: 11-0. ACTION: Postponed to April 4, 2024 at the request of the applicant. ACTION: Approved Applicant’s request for an indefinite postponement. [Z. Qadri – 1st; N. Harper-Madison – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [A. Alter off the dais]. 2 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: June 11, 2024 – May 28, 2024 – Postponed to June 11, 2024 on the consent agenda at the request of the Applicant. NOTE: The applicant amended their zoning application to CS-DB90-NP and LR-DB90- NP which requires the zoning case to return to the Planning Commission. There is no change in the future land use map request to Mixed Use land use. April 11, 2023 – After discussion, approved for Staff’s recommendation and applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. [G. Cox -1st; J. Mushtaler – 2nd] Vote: 12-0 [Y. Flores absent]. March 28, 2023 – Postponed to April 11, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of the neighborhood. [J. Thompson – 1st; C. Hempel – 2nd] Vote: 13-0 (G. Anderson voted nay on Item #34]. March 14, 2023 – Postponed to March 28, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [R. Schneider – 1st; C. Hempel -2nd] Vote: 9-0 [Y. Flores, J. Mushtaler, J. Shieh, and J. Thompson absent]. February 28, 2023- Postponed to March 14, 2023 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [R. Schneider – 1st; P. Howard – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [Y. Flores absent. One vacancy on the dais]. January 24, 2023 - Postponed on the consent agenda to February 28, 2023 at the request of staff. [C. Hempel- 1st; J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [A. Azhar, R. Schneider absent. One vacancy on the dais]. January 10, 2023 – Postponed on the consent agenda to January 24, 2023 at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 2nd; J. Thompson – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [P. Howard absent. One vacancy on the dais]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use because the property is located along a major highway, US Hwy 183 near commercial uses and access to public transportation. The request is to build a mixed-use development with commercial and residential uses. The proposed residential uses will provide additional housing options for the City and the neighborhood. 3 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Below are sections from the neighborhood plan staff believes supports the applicant’s request. 4 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Commercial -Lots or parcels containing retail sales, services, hotel/motels and all recreational services that are predominantly privately owned and operated for profit (for example, theaters and bowling alleys). Included are private institutional uses (convalescent homes and rest homes in which medical or surgical services are not a main function of the institution), but not hospitals. Purpose 1. Encourage employment centers, commercial activities, and other non‐ residential development to locate along major thoroughfares; and 2. Reserve limited areas for intense, auto‐oriented commercial uses that are generally not compatible with residential or mixed use environments. Application major highways; and 1. Focus the highest intensity commercial and industrial activities along freeways and 2. Should be used in areas with good transportation access such as frontage roads and arterial roadways, which are generally not suitable for residential development. PROPOSED LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Mixed Use - An area that is appropriate for a mix of residential and non‐residential uses. Purpose 1. Encourage more retail and commercial services within walking distance of residents; 2. Allow live‐work/flex space on existing commercially zoned land in the neighborhood; 3. Allow a mixture of complementary land use types, which may include housing, retail, offices, commercial services, and civic uses (with the exception of government offices) to encourage linking of trips; 4. Create viable development opportunities for underused center city sites; 5. Encourage the transition from non‐residential to residential uses; 6. Provide flexibility in land use standards to anticipate changes in the marketplace; 5 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 7. Create additional opportunities for the development of residential uses and affordable housing; and 8. Provide on‐street activity in commercial areas after 5 p.m. and built‐in customers for local businesses. Application 1. Allow mixed use development along major corridors and intersections; 2. Establish compatible mixed‐use corridors along the neighborhood’s edge 3. The neighborhood plan may further specify either the desired intensity of commercial uses (i.e. LR, GR, CS) or specific types of mixed use (i.e. Neighborhood Mixed Use Building, Neighborhood Urban Center, Mixed Use Combining District); 4. Mixed Use is generally not compatible with industrial development, however it may be combined with these uses to encourage an area to transition to a more complementary mix of development types; 5. The Mixed Use (MU) Combining District should be applied to existing residential uses to avoid creating or maintaining a non‐conforming use; and 6. Apply to areas where vertical mixed use development is encouraged such as Core Transit Corridors (CTC) and Future Core Transit Corridors. Yes Imagine Austin Decision Guidelines Complete Community Measures Imagine Austin Growth Concept Map: Located within or adjacent to an Imagine Austin Activity Center, Imagine Austin Activity Corridor, or Imagine Austin Job Center as identified the Growth Concept Map. Name(s) of Activity Center/Activity Corridor/Job Center: • Approx. 1 mile south of E. Cesar Chavez St., E. 7th Street and Airport Blvd. activity corridors Mobility and Public Transit: Located within 0.25 miles of public transit stop and/or light rail station. • Bus routes along U.S. Hwy 183, Vargas Road and Montopolis Drive. Yes Mobility and Bike/Ped Access: Adjoins a public sidewalk, shared path, and/or bike lane. • Sidewalks on Vargas Road and south side of US Hwy 183 Connectivity, Good and Services, Employment: Provides or is located within 0.50 miles to goods and services, and/or employment center. Connectivity and Food Access: Provides or is located within 0.50 miles of a grocery store/farmers market. • Vargas Food Store 0.4 miles south • Tomgro Grocery 1.0 miles south Yes Connectivity and Education: Located within 0.50 miles from a public school or university. • Alison Elementary School directly to the east Yes Connectivity and Healthy Living: Provides or is located within 0.50 miles from a recreation area, park or walking trail. • Civitan Park directly east Yes Yes Yes Yes 6  • Montopolis Practice Fields 0.7 miles • Urban Trail near property Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Yes Yes 9 Connectivity and Health: Provides or is located within 0.50 miles of health facility (ex: hospital, urgent care, doctor’s office, drugstore clinic, and/or specialized outpatient care.) Housing Affordability: Provides a minimum of 10% of units for workforce housing (80% MFI or less) and/or fee in lieu for affordable housing. Housing Choice: Expands the number of units and housing choice that suits a variety of household sizes, incomes, and lifestyle needs of a diverse population (ex: apartments, triplex, granny flat, live/work units, cottage homes, and townhomes) in support of Imagine Austin and the Strategic Housing Blueprint. • Proposed mixed use development with residential uses. Mixed use: Provides a mix of residential and non-industrial uses. Culture and Creative Economy: Provides or is located within 0.50 miles of a cultural resource (ex: library, theater, museum, cultural center). Culture and Historic Preservation: Preserves or enhances a historically and/or culturally significant site. Creative Economy: Expands Austin’s creative economy (ex: live music venue, art studio, film, digital, theater.) Workforce Development, the Economy and Education: Expands the economic base by creating permanent jobs, especially in industries that are currently not represented in particular area or that promotes a new technology, and/or promotes educational opportunities and workforce development training. Industrial Land: Preserves or enhances industrial land. Number of “Yes’s” Proximity to Imagine Austin Activity Centers and Corridors 7  Proximity to Public Parks Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 8  Proximity to Public Transportation Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 IMAGINE AUSTIN GROWTH CONCEPT MAP Definitions Neighborhood Centers - The smallest and least intense of the three mixed-use centers are neighborhood centers. As with the regional and town centers, neighborhood centers are walkable, bikable, and supported by transit. The greatest density of people and activities in neighborhood centers will likely be concentrated on several blocks or around one or two intersections. However, depending on localized conditions, different neighborhood centers can be very different places. If a neighborhood center is designated on an existing commercial area, such as a shopping center or mall, it could represent redevelopment or the addition of housing. A new neighborhood center may be focused on a dense, mixed-use core surrounded by a mix of housing. In other instances, new or redevelopment may occur incrementally and concentrate people and activities along several blocks or around one or two intersections. Neighborhood centers will be more locally focused than either a regional or a town center. Businesses and services—grocery and department stores, doctors and dentists, shops, branch libraries, dry cleaners, hair salons, schools, restaurants, and other small and local businesses—will generally serve the center and surrounding neighborhoods. 9 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Town Centers - Although less intense than regional centers, town centers are also where many people will live and work. Town centers will have large and small employers, although fewer than in regional centers. These employers will have regional customer and employee bases, and provide goods and services for the center as well as the surrounding areas. The buildings found in a town center will range in size from one-to three-story houses, duplexes, townhouses, and rowhouses, to low-to midrise apartments, mixed use buildings, and office buildings. These centers will also be important hubs in the transit system. Regional Centers - Regional centers are the most urban places in the region. These centers are and will become the retail, cultural, recreational, and entertainment destinations for Central Texas. These are the places where the greatest density of people and jobs and the tallest buildings in the region will be located. Housing in regional centers will mostly consist of low to high-rise apartments, mixed use buildings, row houses, and townhouses. However, other housing types, such as single-family units, may be included depending on the location and character of the center. The densities, buildings heights, and overall character of a center will depend on its location. Activity Centers for Redevelopment in Sensitive Environmental Areas - Five centers are located over the recharge or contributing zones of the Barton Springs Zone of the Edwards Aquifer or within water-supply watersheds. These centers are located on already developed areas and, in some instances, provide opportunities to address long-standing water quality issues and provide walkable areas in and near existing neighborhoods. State-of-the-art development practices will be required of any redevelopment to improve stormwater retention and the water quality flowing into the aquifer or other drinking water sources. These centers should also be carefully evaluated to fit within their infrastructural and environmental context. Job Centers - Job centers accommodate those businesses not well-suited for residential or environmentally- sensitive areas. These centers take advantage of existing transportation infrastructure such as arterial roadways, freeways, or the Austin-Bergstrom International airport. Job centers will mostly contain office parks, manufacturing, warehouses, logistics, and other businesses with similar demands and operating characteristics. They should nevertheless become more pedestrian and bicycle friendly, in part by better accommodating services for the people who work in those centers. While many of these centers are currently best served by car, the growth Concept map offers transportation choices such as light rail and bus rapid transit to increase commuter options. Corridors - Activity corridors have a dual nature. They are the connections that link activity centers and other key destinations to one another and allow people to travel throughout the city and region by bicycle, transit, or automobile. Corridors are also characterized by a variety of activities and types of buildings located along the roadway — shopping, restaurants and cafés, parks, schools, single-family houses, apartments, public buildings, houses of worship, mixed-use buildings, and offices. Along many corridors, there will be both large and small redevelopment sites. These redevelopment opportunities may be continuous along stretches of the corridor. There may also be a series of small neighborhood centers, connected by the roadway. Other corridors may have fewer redevelopment 10 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 opportunities, but already have a mixture of uses, and could provide critical transportation connections. As a corridor evolves, sites that do not redevelop may transition from one use to another, such as a service station becoming a restaurant or a large retail space being divided into several storefronts. To improve mobility along an activity corridor, new and redevelopment should reduce per capita car use and increase walking, bicycling, and transit use. Intensity of land use should correspond to the availability of quality transit, public space, and walkable destinations. Site design should use building arrangement and open space to reduce walking distance to transit and destinations, achieve safety and comfort, and draw people outdoors. BACKGROUND: The plan amendment application was filed on July 26, 2023. The applicant proposes to change the future land use map from Commercial to Mixed Use land use. The applicant proposes to change the zoning from GR-NP (Community Commercial district- Neighborhood Plan) and LR-NP (Neighborhood Commercial district- Neighborhood Plan) to CS-MU-NP (General Commercial Services district- Mixed Use combining district – Neighborhood Plan) and LR-MU-NP (Neighborhood Commercial district – Mixed Use – Neighborhood Plan) for a mixed-use project with commercial and residential uses. For more information on the proposed zoning, see case report C14-2022-0107. PUBLIC MEETINGS: The ordinance required community meeting was virtually held on September 19, 2022. Approximately 170 community meeting notices were mailed to people who rent or own property within 500 feet of the subject tracts. Two city staff members from the Housing and Planning Department attended, Maureen Meredith and Mark Walters. Two agents representing the property owners were in attendance, Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower from Thrower Design and two members from the neighborhood. • The property is two tracts that total 4.3 acres. The land is undeveloped. • The larger tract is 3.24 acres has frontage on Vargas Road and the smaller tract is 1.06 acres has frontage on Lynch Lane. • The current land use is Commercial, and the proposed land use is Mixed Use. • The larger tract is zoned GR-NP and the smaller tract is zoned LR-NP. • The proposed zoning is CS-MU-NP on the larger tract and LR-MU-NP on the smaller tract. bedroom units. same as it would be now. compatibility constraints. • Adding MU to the LR-zoned property would allow maximum 22 one- and two- • Adding MU to the CS-zoned property allow maximum 40 units per acre, which is the • At the most you would see about 150 units, but more likely less than that after • This would be a true mixed-use development with commercial component as well. 11 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Q: Is an apartment complex or commercial proposed? A: Right now, the owners don’t have specific plans, but want the ability to build either residential or commercial by adding mixed use on the property. Q: What do you mean less-intense commercial? A: LR allows commercial type uses that are smaller. The smaller type uses such as a coffee shop, hair salon that are more appropriate next to residential, not like a Home Depot use. Q: What would be the traffic next to the school? A: When the use is determined, number of units, or types of uses, this would be submitted to the City in a site plan and the Transportation Department will look at the proposed development and determine if a study needs to be done or if an impact fee needs to be paid to mitigate traffic impacts. The property has frontage on a major highway, so I suspect the access will be from there. 12 Applicant Summary Letter from Application Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 13 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 14  Summary Letter Submitted with Revised Zoning Application Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 15 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 16 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Letter of Recommendation from the Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (NPCT) From: Victoria < Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 12:36 PM To: Susana Almanza < > Cc: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov>; Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Fred McGhee < >; Jose Elias < >; Monica Allen < >; Anita Villalobos < >; Pedro Hernandez < >; Eric Paulus < >; Jonathan Davidson < >; YOLANDA N. PENA < >; Goddard Lisa < >; Corazon Renteria < >; Israel Lopez < >; Velasquez, Jose <Jose.Velasquez@austintexas.gov> Subject: FW: 400 Vargas Rd & 6520 Lynch -Meeting with Montopolis Contact Team External Email - Exercise Caution Hello Susana, We are not able to attend the NPCT meeting this evening as we have prior commitments. We attended the City hosted NPA meeting on September 19th and the separate NPCT on October 24, 2022, at the Montopolis Recreation & Community Center. The information is the same that we provided last. To refresh memories, per the LDC maximum density allowances by zoning district, the density possible per each zoning district is as follows: LR-MU – Maximum density, (efficiency units): 29 Average density (1&2/3-bedroom units): 21 CS-MU – Maximum density (efficiency): 176.58 Average density (1&2/3-bedroom units): 129 A typical multifamily development will have a unit split of 70%-1br, 25%-2br, 5%-3br. For the entire project, including land from both the LR zoned lot and the CS zoned lot, a development would produce, on average, • 105x 1-bedroom units • 37x 2-bedroom units • 7x 3-bedroom units This property was part of hundreds of acres of land owned by the Vargas/Chernosky family for several decades. 17 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Over the years, the family has made land available for hundreds of single-family homes in this area and other parts of East Austin, including the Habitat for Humanity project the produced 11 single family homes on Vargas Road, just south of this rezoning and across the street from Allison Elementary School. Further, the Vargas family provided 10.5 acres for the Idea Public School that is on Vargas Lane. The family now wishes to provide opportunity for multifamily dwelling units and is the reason that the Mixed-Use overlay is requested. The land is within an Opportunity Zone. The site is a greenfield and any development will be reviewed against the most current and strict City regulations, for impervious cover, stormwater, and detention requirements. The landowners are interested in creative and sustainable solutions for drainage infrastructure, but they have not partnered with a developer and therefore cannot commit to this level of detail right now. Such is the case for commitments to affordable housing. Please be sure to include me on emails sent to Thrower Design and please reach out with additional questions, as needed. We will do our best to respond with the information that is available. Thank you, Victoria Haase www.throwerdesign.com 512-998-5900 Cell 512-476-4456 Office Mail: P.O. Box 41957 Austin, Texas 78704 From: Susana Almanza < > Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2023 5:26:32 PM To: Ron Thrower < Cc: Estrada, Nancy <nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov>; Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Fred McGhee < >; Jose Elias < Monica Allen < >; Anita Villalobos < >; Pedro Hernandez < >; Eric Paulus < Jonathan Davidson < >; YOLANDA N. PENA < >; Goddard Lisa < >; Corazon Renteria < >; Israel Lopez < > Subject: 400 Vargas Rd & 6520 Lynch -Meeting with Montopolis Contact Team Hello Ron Thrower - this email is to inform you that we will be meeting with you on Monday, August 28th at 6 pm at our monthly scheduled Contact Team 18 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 meeting. The above case has been postponed because you have refused to meet with the Contact Team. This month's Montopolis Contact Team will be a virtual zoom meeting. Your case will be the first case on the agenda. I will be sending you the zoom invite. Susana Almanza, President Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team -- PODER P.O. Box 6237 Austin, TX 78762-6237 www.poderaustin.org 19 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 From: Susana Almanza Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 1:03 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Montopolis NPCT Rec July 20 CC hrng- NPA-2022-0005.01_Vargas Mixed Use External Email - Exercise Caution Hello Meredith - The applicant and his representatives have never told us what they plan to build at the site. I believe it was last year when they came to the contact team about a zoning change but had no plans. We have requested their presentation several times before the contact team but they have not showed up. I will send you the email request and the agendas where they were suppose to let us know what they planned to do at the site. They have been disrespectful to the contact team and don't feel that we need to know anything other than they want a zoning change. Susana Almnaza, President MOntopolis Neighborhod Plan Contact Team I will send a request for postponement because it has not been reviewed by the Contact Team and several people are on vacation including myself in July. As you know, our contact team meets the last Monday of each month. On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 12:37 PM Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> wrote: Hi, Susana: Cases NPA-2022-0005.01 and C14-2022-0107 for 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane will be scheduled for the July 20, 2023 CC hearing date. If you’d like to have the Montopolis NPCT letter of recommendation included in staff case reports, please email it to me and Nancy no later than 10:00 am on Friday, June 30th which is when our reports are due. If we receive it after this date and time, we will submit it as late back up. Thanks. Maureen From: Meredith, Maureen Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 4:51 PM To: mlallen14@hotmail.com; Poder.austin@gmail.com; candacecar@gmail.com; 20 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Delwingoss@aol.com; evasmic2@sbcglobal.net; mdjackson38@hotmail.com; corpezcontracting@yahoo.com; pataym@yahoo.com; fmcghee@flma.org; fmcghee@montopolis.org; tmonrealmendoza@yahoo.com; florence.ponziano@yahoo.com; Pam@iconmedia.org; stefan@iconmedia.org; Frfmcghee@flma.org; mrs.m.noyola@gmail.com; munizmillie@yahoo.com; agolden@mygrande.net; crharrismoore@gmail.com; Serape2@att.net; Corazon.renteria@gmail.com; Liberated512@gmail.com; liz_brightwell@yahoo.com; mannyvcamero1@yahoo.com; wayne.gerami@gmail.com; paul.karagas@gmail.com; junior612ph@yahoo.com; csebilia@ahfh.org; rjarmstrongatx@gmail.com; fmcghee@montopolis.org Cc: Victoria <Victoria@throwerdesign.com>; Ron Thrower <ront@throwerdesign.com>; Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: FW: Montopolis NPCT Rec: March 14 PC - NPA-2022-0005.01_Vargas Mixed Use Importance: High Dear Montopolis NPCT: I’m following up with you on my email from February 13th. See below. The cases were postponed from the February 28 PC hearing to the March 14th PC hearing. If you would like your letter of recommendation included in the staff case reports for March 14th, please email it to me and Nancy Estrada, the zoning planner, by 4:30 pm tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7th. If we receive it after that date and time we will submit it as late material to be submitted to the Planning Commissioners. Thanks. Maureen From: Meredith, Maureen Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 4:30 PM Cc: Victoria <Victoria@throwerdesign.com>; Ron Thrower <ront@throwerdesign.com>; Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: Montopolis NPCT Rec: Feb 28 PC - NPA-2022-0005.01_Vargas Mixed Use Importance: High Dear Montopolis NPCT: NPA-2022-0005.01 and C14-2022-0107 for 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Ave (Vargas Mixed Use) are scheduled for the February 28, 2023 Planning Commission hearing date. If you would like your Team’s letter of recommendation included in the staff case reports, please email it me and Nancy Estrada (the zoning planner) no later than Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by 4:30 pm when our staff reports are due. If we receive it after that date and time, we will submit it as late material to the Planning Commissioners. 21 Please let me know if you have any questions. Maureen Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Site 22 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 From: Susana Almanza <poder.austin@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 5:57 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Velasquez, Jose <Jose.Velasquez@austintexas.gov>; Fuentes, Vanessa <Vanessa.Fuentes@austintexas.gov>; Alter, Alison <Alison.Alter@austintexas.gov>; Pool, Leslie <Leslie.Pool@austintexas.gov>; Watson, Kirk <Kirk.Watson@austintexas.gov>; Harper-Madison, Natasha <Natasha.Madison@austintexas.gov>; Vela, Jose "Chito" <Chito.Vela@austintexas.gov>; Alter, Ryan <Ryan.Alter@austintexas.gov> Subject: Postponement Request for 400 Vargas Rd by Montopolis Contact Team External Email - Exercise Caution Hello Mauren Meredith, Councilman Jose Velasquez and City Council Members: The Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team is requesting a postponement for 400 Vargas Road and 6520 Lynch Lane zoning case C14-2022-0107. This case is currently scheduled for July 20th. The Contact Team meets the last Monday of each month. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, July 31st at 6 pm. The Applicant and/or agent have not met with the Montopolis Contact Team. The Contact Team has no idea what is being proposed to be built on the site. The Contact Team is requesting that an environmental review take place regarding this property. At the current time the property has zero percent impervious cover. Montopolis is in a climate crisis. We continue to lose our precious green space. Montopolis is experiencing the heat island effect due to the loss of green space and excessive impervious cover. Again, we are requesting a postponement in this case. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Susana Almanza, President Montopolis Neighborhood Plan Contact Team 23 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 24 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 25 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 26 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 27 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 28 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 29  Applicant’s Presentation from the September 19, 2022 Virtual Community Meeting Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 30 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 31 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 32 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 33 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 Correspondence Received 34 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 35 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 36  Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 37 Planning Commission: June 11, 2024 38