15 C14-2024-0023 - 4507 Menchaca Road; District 5 Revised Applicant Submittal Letter — original pdf

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Via Electronic Submittal Lauren Middleton-Pratt City of Austin Planning and Housing Department 1000 E 11th St. Austin, TX 78702 Dear Mrs. Middleton-Pratt: Re: Rezoning request for 4705 & 4505 Menchaca Rd (Revised); TCAD Parcel 509246 (the “Property”) As representatives of the owner of the above stated Property, we respectfully submit an application for rezoning. The Property is located at 4507 & 4505 Menchaca Rd and is currently undeveloped. We are requesting to rezone the Property from Limited Office-Neighborhood Plan (LO-NP) to Neighborhood Commercial-Neighborhood Plan (LR-NP) . The purpose of the rezoning is to allow for the development of a coffee shop. The original request was for a coffee shop with an accessory drive-thru facility. After discussion with staff and the community, we have chosen not to pursue a zoning which allows for a drive-thru use by-right. A drive-thru facility is not permitted by right in the requested LR district. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and a public hearing process would be required to permit a drive-thru use in LR. The Property is within the South Manchaca Neighborhood Plan and designates this site as “Neighborhood Node”. As the proposed zoning aligns with the “Neighborhood Node”, a Future Land Use Map amendment is not required. The surrounding zoning is SF-3-NP to the east and west, LO-NP to the south, and LR-V-NP to the north. The surrounding uses are restaurants and commercial to the north, residential to the east, religious assembly to the south, and educational centers to the west. If you have any questions regarding this request or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience. Very truly yours, Amanda Couch Brown