09 and 10 District 8 Oak Hill Associations of Neighborhoods Memo — original pdf

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Meredith, Maureen To: Cc: Subject: LEIGH ZIEGLER; Clerk, City; Ellis, Paige; Hadri, Cynthia; David Hartman Rita Berry; Cynthia Wilcox; Jeffery Bowen; Danielle Buckley; Anne Hawken; Anne Hawken; Mushtaler, Jennifer - BC; Cox, Grayson - BC RE: RE - Planning Commission: Items 9 and 10 , 8900 and 8956 W SH71 From: LEIGH ZIEGLER < Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 4:29 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Clerk, City <City.Clerk@austintexas.gov>; Ellis, Paige <Paige.Ellis@austintexas.gov>; Hadri, Cynthia <Cynthia.Hadri@austintexas.gov>; David Hartman <dhartman@dbcllp.com> Cc: Rita Berry < >; Cynthia Wilcox < >; Jeffery Bowen < >; Danielle Buckley < >; Anne Hawken < >; Anne Hawken < Mushtaler, Jennifer - BC <BC-Jennifer.Mushtaler@austintexas.gov>; Cox, Grayson - BC <BC- Grayson.Cox@austintexas.gov> Subject: RE - Planning Commission: Items 9 and 10 , 8900 and 8956 W SH71 External Email - Exercise Caution Please include in the back up the follow up document attached which summarizes a few unanswered questions to the agent for the developer regarding the cases, items 9 and10, 8900 and 8956 W SH71. Although a postponement was posted for 2 weeks encompassing the July 4th Holiday weekend; neighbors were discouraged from meeting with Mr. Hartman. Questions were sent yesterday after meeting The neighborhood has not yet had a real opportunity to get up to speed following notice in this rather complex change in land use. Thank you, Leigh Ziegler OHNPCT Chair backup requested to be posted with other documents sent from the OHNPCT chair (seen under item 10) CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 1  July 18, 2024 RE: 8900 + 8956 W SH 71, NPA-2024-0025.01, 2024-0025.0130438ZC, C14-2024- 0032 Mr. David Hartman: We are contacting you now in writing at the express direction of Maureen Meredith following postponement more than a week ago to ask for your response to our questions about your choice of land use and the rezoning and proposed development of the 70-acre Marx property at 8900 and 8956 W Hwy 71. The Oak Hill Neighborhood Planning Contact Team (OHNPCT) and the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) expect a change in land use from rural residential to a more suburban status but have real concerns regarding the proposed density on this property by land use/zoning change regarding available transportation, commuter safety, and environmental impacts of the proposed development. Questions: 1) This property is not along a Project Connect Corridor and egress will be to Hwy 71, a 4-lane highway without a median, or to Old Bee Cave Road, a narrow two-lane road. It is hardly more than a country road without shoulders or sidewalks. Both roads are at capacity during peak traffic and are regularly backed up. What do you propose to do to ensure that a minimum of an additional 660 vehicles (assuming only one per unit) does not cause gridlock on these already congested streets? Will turn lanes and sidewalks be built to increase safety and decrease traffic? 2) Have you considered a masterplan for the 100 acres? Retail and neighborhood commercial development have not been considered here. Please explain the carve out 10 acres fronting SH71 currently under the Ag adjustment? 3) How did you come to the choice for market rate MF housing when there are so many units in the area already being built? Has this information - regarding additional MF units in the area already approved or in the process of being approved? 4) It is unclear why 60 ft height is required and why this property should not be developed under MF-2, perhaps with minor adjustments to height later in the development process. Can you explain the reason for requesting 60 ft, and the reason that this development could not move forward with MF-2 designation instead - perhaps with fewer units since direct access to Old Bee Cave Road is required? Thank you for your response, Cynthia Wilcox, OHAN President Leigh Ziegler, OHNPCT Chair