Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 27, 2024 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, AUGUST 27, 2024, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. Chair Hempel called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Adam Haynes Felicity Maxwell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Grayson Cox Ryan Johnson Jennifer Mushtaler Danielle Skidmore Commissioners absent: Patrick Howard Alberta Phillips Alice Woods Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely:  None. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on July 23, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of July 23, 2024, were postponed to September 10, 2024, on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2023-0017.01 - Anderson Square, District 4 Location: 910, 912, 914 & 916, 1012 & 1012 ½, 1100, 1100 ½ & 1102 ½ W. Anderson Lane, 7905 ½ 8003, & 8005 Anderson Square and 7940, 7950, 8000, 8000 1/2 & 8002 Research Boulevard Service Road South Bound, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; Crestview/Wooten Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Anderson Square Investments, LLC & C2G, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) Mixed Use to Higher Density Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Maxwell’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second, on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. There was a substitute motion from Commissioner Mushtaler to approve Staff’s recommendation of Higher Density Mixed Use land use. This motion was withdrawn. The motion to postpone to September 24, 2024, was approved on Commissioner Cox’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0-2 vote. Those voting aye were Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, and Commissioners Anderson, Barrera-Ramirez, Cox, Haynes, Maxwell, and Skidmore. Commissioners Johnson and Mushtaler abstained. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2023-0080 - Anderson Square, District 4 910, 912, 914 & 916, 1012 & 1012 ½, 1100, 1100 ½ & 1102 ½ W. Anderson Lane, 7905 ½ 8003, & 8005 Anderson Square and 7940, 7950, 8000, 8000 1/2 & 8002 Research Boulevard Service Road South Bound, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; Crestview/Wooten Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Anderson Square Investments, LLC & C2G, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CS-MU-NP, CS-1-NP to CH-PDA-NP Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Maxwell’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second, on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. There was a substitute motion from Commissioner Mushtaler to approve Staff’s recommendation of CH-PDA-NP. This motion was withdrawn. The motion to postpone to September 24, 2024, was approved on Commissioner Cox’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 8-0-2 vote. Those voting aye were Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, and Commissioners Anderson, Barrera-Ramirez, Cox, Haynes, Maxwell, and Skidmore. Commissioners Johnson and Mushtaler abstained. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2018-0021.02 - Skyline Oltorf Mixed Use; District 3 Location: 5100, 5208 & 5010 E OLTORF ST and 2424 & 2424 ½ RIVERSIDE FARMS RD, Country Club Creek Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: ADD Land, Ltd. and Charitable Holdings II Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) Office and Rural Residential to Mixed Use Applicant request for indefinite postponement Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0079 - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods; District 10 1500 West 35th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Central West Austin (Windsor Road) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Mascot LLC (Lee Cherney) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Aus-Tex Building Consultants, LLC (Jourdan Brightman) GR-V-NP to CS-1-CO-NP Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-1-CO-NP for C14-2024-0079 - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods located at 1500 West 35th Street was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez’s second on a 9-0-1 vote. Commissioner Maxwell abstained. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 6. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0071 - Thornton Road Multifamily; District 5 2313, 2315, 2401 and 2413 Thornton Road, West Bouldin Creek Watershed; South Lamar Combined Neighborhood Planning Area (Suspended) Owner/Applicant: PSW-Thornton 2, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael Whellan) CS & MF-2 to CS-MU-V-DB90 Staff Recommends CS-V Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Johnson’s second, on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. The motion to approve the Applicant’s request of CS-MU-V-DB90 for C14-2024-0071 - Thornton Road Multifamily located at 2313, 2315, 2401 and 2413 Thornton Road was approved on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 7-1-2 vote. Those voting aye were Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, and Commissioners Anderson, Barrera-Ramirez, Johnson, Maxwell, and Skidmore. Commissioner Cox voted nay. Commissioners Haynes and Mushtaler abstained. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0095 - Eleven03; District 9 1102 West 24th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Central Austin (West University) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: OGH West Campus Partners LP Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Dunaway Associates LLC (June Routh) GR-MU-V-NP to GR-MU-V-DB90-NP Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-V-DB90-NP for C14- 2024-0095 - Eleven03 located at 1102 West 24th Street was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0106 - 1912 W 35th Street; District 10 1912 West 35th Street, Johnson Creek Watershed; Rosedale Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 1912 W 35th St LLC, a Texas limited liability company (David Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Gibson) Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Ferris Clements) LO to LR Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of LR for C14-2024-0106 - 1912 W 35th Street located at 1912 West 35th Street was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2023-0134 - 2201 Willow Creek Drive; District 3 2201 Willow Creek Drive, Country Club West Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined (Riverside) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 2201 Willow RFOF V Etal; 2201 Willow LLC; 2201 Willow 123 LLC; JL Sofia LLC; TH 2201 Willow LLC; 2201 Willow Partners LLC Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo) MF-3 to GR-MU-V-DB90 Staff postponement request to October 8, 2024 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to October 8, 2024, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 10. Conditional Use SPC-2023-0110C - Stassney Park; District 2 and Environmental Variance: Location: 6200 E Stassney Ln, Williamson Creek Watershed;McKinney Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Brookfield Properties LLC Nick Brown (Kimley-Horn) Agent: Conditional use to exceed a height of 25' but no greater than 35' per Request: section 25-2-584; Request to vary LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 24 feet; Request to vary LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 23 feet; Request to vary LDC 25-8-301 to allow driveway construction on a gradient in excess of 15% Recommended Alyse Ramirez, 512-978-1750, alyse.ramirez@austintexas.gov Mike McDougal, 512-974-6380, mike.mcdougal@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of a conditional use to exceed a height of 25' but no greater than 35' per section 25-2-584; Request to vary LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 24 feet; Request to vary LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 23 feet; Request to vary LDC 25-8-301 to allow driveway construction on a gradient in excess of 15% for SPC-2023-0110C - Stassney Park located at 6200 E Stassney Lane was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez’s second on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 11. LDC C20-2023-045 - Site Plan Lite Phase 2 & Infill Lots Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Amend City Code Title 25 related to development regulations applicable to residential re-subdivisions and to multi-family residential site development of five to sixteen units. Recommended Brent Lloyd, 512-974-2974, brent.lloyd@austintexas.gov Development Services Department The motion to extend the meeting to 11 p.m. was approved on Chair Hempel’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 9-1 vote. Those voting aye were Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar and Commissioners Anderson, Barrera-Ramirez, Haynes, Johnson, Maxwell, Mushtaler, and Woods. Commissioner Cox voted nay. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. The motion to postpone to September 24, 2024, was approved on Commissioner Cox’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. The motion to extend the meeting to 11:15 p.m. was approved on Chair Hempel’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. 12. Local Amendments: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: International Residential Code and International Building Code Present the recommended local amendments for both the International Residential (IRC) and International Building (IBC) codes, discuss the single stair resolution. Stair chair demonstration. Recommended Jessica Lopez, 512-978-4661, jessica.lopez@austintexas.gov Todd Wilcox, todd.wilcox@austintexas.gov Developement Services Department This item was withdrawn. No action was taken. DISCUSSION ITEMS 13. Discussion relating to Interim Planning Commission Rules and Procedures. Sponsors: Chair Hempel and Vice Chair Azhar. A proposal will be made of updated Rules and Procedures that will be voted on at the September 10, 2024, meeting. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 14. Discussion and action to establish a working group for governance to update the Rules and Procedures. Sponsors: Chair Hempel and Commissioner Johnson. The motion to establish the tentative working group for governance to update the Rules and Procedures with members being: Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Haynes, Maxwell, and ex-officio member Chair Cohen of Board of Adjustments was approved on Chair Hempel’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second on 9- 0 vote. Commissioner Mushtaler was off the dais. Commissioners Howard, Phillips, and Woods were absent. Chair Hempel requested this item remained open to add the final member at the next meeting on September 10, 2024. 15. Discussion and action to select a meeting date for a special called meeting of the Planning Commission. Sponsors: Chair Hempel and Vice Chair Azhar. No action was taken. 16. Select a primary and alternate representative to serve on the Joint Sustainability Committee. Sponsors: Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, and Commissioner Woods. No action was taken. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 17. Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – Update pertaining to recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Land Development Code for which review is required under Section 25-1- 502 (Amendment; Review); requests to initiate amendments to the Land Development Code under Section 25-1- 501 (Initiation). (Sponsored by Chair Hempel, Vice-Chair Azhar and Commissioners Anderson and Maxwell) No update was given. 18. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to the comprehensive plan, including proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, including policy directives or initiatives of the city council or the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Commissioners: Cox, Haynes, Phillips, and Johnson) No update was given. 19. Joint Sustainability Committee - Update regarding recommendation and matters related to conservation and sustainability; and review City policies and procedures relevant to the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan, including planning, implementation, community engagement, goal setting, and progress monitoring; promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees, and taskforces, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with the politics, procedures, and implementation of the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan with the goal of coordinating all similar activities within the City and the community in order to secure the greatest public benefit; and forward to the city manager all advisory material that the joint committee provides to the council, the Office of Sustainability, City departments and offices, or City boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. (Sponsored by Commissioners Woods and Phillips) No update was given. 20. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendation and issues surrounding planning and zoning in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, neighborhoods, the waterfront, planned unit developments, and transit-oriented developments. (Sponsored by Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Howard) Update was given by Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez. 21. South Central Waterfront Advisory Board - Update regarding continuity and communication among stakeholders and advocates as the South Central Waterfront Plan moves toward implementation and to provide recommendations to the city council regarding plan implementation. Section 2-1-172 of the City Code. (Sponsored by Chair Hempel and Commissioner Maxwell) Update was given by Commissioner Maxwell. 22. City of Austin Buildings Working Group – Update regarding possible recommendations in relation to evaluating City of Austin public buildings and related facilities. (Sponsored by Chair Hempel, Vice-Chair Azhar, and Maxwell) No update was given. 23. Outreach and Procedures Working Group - Update regarding possible recommendations to the in relation to outreach and procedure to better inform the public regarding matters reviewed and discussed by the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Commissioners Cox, Haynes, and Phillips) No update was given. 24. 2024 Technical Building Code Updates Working Group – Update on discussions on proposed technical code updates and amendments (Sponsors: Commissioners Maxwell, Cox, Anderson, Skidmore, and Johnson) Update was given by Commissioner Maxwell. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. Chair Hempel adjourned the meeting at 11: 13 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the September 24, 2024, meeting on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second on an 10-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera- Ramirez, Howard and Maxwell were absent.