Planning Commission Meeting Minutes December 10, 2024 — original pdf
Approved Minutes
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Casey Haney Adam Haynes Ryan Johnson Alberta Phillips Felicity Maxwell Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Patrick Howard PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Carol Pennington – Regarding Hays Commons APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on November 12, 2024, and November 19, 2024. 1 The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Wood’s second on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson was off the dais. Commissioner Haney was absent. The minutes from the meeting of November 12, 2024, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.01 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 Location: 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Staff Recommends Multifamily Residential Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Cox were off the dais. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Multifamily Residential for NPA- 2024-0015.01 - Gunter Street Rezoning, located at 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, was approved on Commissioner Phillips’ motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Cox was off the dais. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0109 - Gunter Street Rezoning; District 1 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK (MLK) Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RCG Gunter LLC and REAL Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) SF-3-NP to MF-3-NP and SF-6-NP Staff recommends MF-3-CO-NP and SF-6-NP Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Cox were off the dais. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of MF-3-CO-NP and SF-6-NP for C14- 2024-0109 - Gunter Street Rezoning, located at 1143 3/4, 1145, 1145 1/2 Gunter Street, 3605 Abbate Circle, and 1144 Wayneroy Drive, was approved on Commissioner 2 Phillips’ motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Cox was off the dais. 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.03 - Cherrylawn Rezoning; District 1 Location: 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cherrylawn Circle Trust dated March 11, 2023 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Applicant postponement request to January 14, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department There was a motion by Vice Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to postpone to January 14, 2025. There was a substitute motion from Commissioner Cox to postpone to January 28, 2025. This motion failed for lack of a second. The motion to postpone to January 14, 2025, was approved on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Johnson’s second, on a 10-1-1 vote. Commissioner Cox voted nay. Commissioner Haynes abstained. 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0122 - Cherrylawn Rezoning; District 1 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cherrylawn Circle Trust dated March 11, 2023 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) SF-3-NP to GO-MU-NP Applicant postponement request to January 14, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department There was a motion by Vice Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to postpone to January 14, 2025 There was a substitute motion from Commissioner Cox to postpone to January 28, 2025. The motion failed for lack of a second. The motion to postpone to January 14, 2025, was approved on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Johnson’s second, on a 10-1-1 vote. Commissioner Cox voted nay. Commissioner Haynes abstained. 3 6. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0005.01 - Saxon 2; District 3 Location: 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street, Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds; Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Saxon Acres LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Applicant postponement request to January 14, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to January 14, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0099 - Saxon 2; District 3 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street, Country Club East and Colorado River Watersheds; Montopolis Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Saxon Acres LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) SF-6-NP to MF-2-NP Applicant postponement request to January 14, 2025 Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to January 14, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 8. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0012.01 - 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 9 1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Location: Owner/Applicant: Tom E. Sapp Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Shelby Johnson-Sapp Single Family to Mixed Use Staff postponement request to January 28, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney was off the dais. 4 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0048 - 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 9 1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Tom E. Sapp Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Shelby Johnson-Sapp SF-3-NP to CS-MU-V-CO-NP Staff postponement request to January 28, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 10. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0158 - 2100 Polaris; District 7 2100 Polaris, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; Crestview/Wooten (Wooten) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: SB-Polaris Property LLC (Zachary Greenky) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CS-CO-MU-NP to CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 11. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0145 - 518 N. Pleasant Valley; District 3 518 N. Pleasant Valley Road and 507 Calles Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Holly Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 507 Calles St. (Austin) Owner, LLC (Shaul Kuba) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown PLLC (Richard T. Suttle Jr.) CS-MU-V-CO-NP to CS-MU-V-DB90-NP Staff recommends CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CO-DB90-NP for C14-2024-0145 - 518 N. Pleasant Valley located at 518 N. Pleasant Valley Road and 507 Calles Street was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 5 12. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0149 - FiveOne; District 1 5525 E. 51st Street, Walnut Creek and Little Walnut Creek Watersheds; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs/ Springdale) Neighborhood Plan Area Owner/Applicant: 5525 E. 51st St. LLC (Charles C. Brewer III) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Ledgestone Development Group LLC (Craig Alter) CS-MU-V-CO-NP to CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP Recommended Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP for C14- 2024-0149 - FiveOne located at 5525 E. 51st Street was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 13. LDC C20-2024-021 - Safety Bollards Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Amend City Code Title 25 to require the installation of crash-rated bollards or other similar safety barriers to prevent vehicle-into- building crashes at the pedestrian entrances of medical facilities with nearby vehicular traffic. Recommended Curtis Beaty, 512-974-6471, curtis.beaty@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department There was a motion by Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Cox, to approve Staff’s recommendation to amend City Code Title 25 to require the installation of crash-rated bollards or other similar safety barriers to prevent vehicle-into-building crashes at the pedestrian entrances of medical facilities with nearby vehicular traffic, for C20-2024-021 - Safety Bollards. The motion to amend the Staff recommendation to correct the spelling of the word “pedestrian” on Line 34 (9) was approved on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on a 12-0 vote. Commissioner Anderson was off the dais. The motion to postpone to January 28, 2025, was approved on Commissioner Maxwell’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 9-4 vote. Commissioners Johnson, Haney, Haynes, and Phillips voted nay. 6 14. LDC C20-2022-025 - Colorado River Protections Amendment: Location: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Colorado River Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to increase erosion protections along the Colorado River below Longhorn Dam. Recommended Matt Hollon, 512-974-2238, environmentalofficer@austintexas.gov Watershed Protection Department The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 15. Site Plan (Extension): Location: SP-2014-0262C(XT3) - Lantana Block P, Lot 3 (Revision 1) (Site Plan Extension #2 of Phase 5 Only); District 8 7415 Southwest Pkwy, Williamson Creek; West Oak Hill Neighnborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Erin Pickens - Lantana Place, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown (Richard Suttle) Requesting a 3 year extension to a previously approved site plan. Recommended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Development Services Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of requesting a 3 year extension to a previously approved site plan for SP-2014-0262C(XT3) - Lantana Block P, Lot 3 (Revision 1) (Site Plan Extension #2 of Phase 5 Only), located at 7415 Southwest Pkwy, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 16. Discussion and action to initiate a rezoning for the property located at 1201 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 for cocktail lounge to be included as a conditional use. (Sponsors: Vice Chair Azhar and Commissioner Anderson) The motion to initiate a rezoning for the property located at East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78702 for cocktail lounge to be included as a conditional use, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Woods’ second, on a 11-0 vote. Commissioners Anderson and Haney were off the dais. 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) 7 Update was given was Chair Hempel. 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. the Austin Climate Equity Plan, 19. Joint Sustainability Committee – Update regarding recommendation and matters related to conservation and sustainability; and review City policies and procedures relevant to the Austin including planning, Community Climate Plan and 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) Update was given by Commissioner Phillips. 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) No update was given. 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 Commissioner 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. 8 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. 25. Governance, Rules, and Procedures Working Group – Update on the review and proposed updates to Planning Commission procedural rules to ensure they align with current and best practices. (Sponsored by Chair Hempel, Vice Chair Azhar, and Commissioner Johnson, Barrera- Ramirez, Haynes, and Woods) Update was given by Commissioner Johnson. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Tweaking HOME to include items passed through BOA. Sponsors: Commission Cox and Commissioner Skidmore. Briefing on WUI updates. Sponsors: Commissioner Maxwell and Commissioner Johnson. Chair Hempel adjourned the meeting at 9:28p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the December 17, 2024, meeting on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 9