01 Draft Meeting Minutes December 17, 2024 — original pdf

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PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 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 5:01 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Awais Azhar Claire Hempel Felicity Maxwell Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Patrick Howard Ryan Johnson Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners absent: Alberta Phillips Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Jessica Cohen APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on December10, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of December 10, 2024, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS Location: 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0027.01 - Rawson Saunders - Tarrytown Christian Church Improvements; District 10 2614 and 2614 ½ Exposition Boulevard, 2702 McCoullugh Street, 2615 ½ and 2611 Hillview Road, Taylor Slough South Watershed; Central West Austin Combined (West Austin) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Austin Area School For Dyslexics Inc./Tarrytown Baptist Church Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) Single Family to Mixed Use/Office land use Applicant indefinite postponement request 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 Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0051 - Rawson Saunders - Tarrytown Christian Church Improvements; District 10 2614 and 2614 ½ Exposition Boulevard, 2702 McCoullugh Street, 2615 ½ and 2611 Hillview Road, Taylor Slough South Watershed; Central West Austin Combined (West Austin) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Austin Area School For Dyslexics Inc./Tarrytown Baptist Church Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) SF-3-NP to GO-MU-NP Applicant indefinite postponement request Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 2 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0008.01 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Location: District 1 2600 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Boggy Creek Watershed; Rosewood Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: CTMS Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo, AICP) Civic to Mixed Use land use Applicant postponement request to February 11, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to February 11, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0111 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; District 1 2600 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Boggy Creek Watershed; Rosewood Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: CTMS Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) GO-V-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-DB90-NP Applicant postponement request to February 11, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to February 11, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 6. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0128 - Tannehill; District 1 4108 Tannehill Lane, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (MLK-183) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Coma Rey Inc. Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Keepers Land Planning, (Ricca Keepers) SF-3-NP to MF-3-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of MF-3-NP for C14-2024-0128 – Tannehill, located at 4108 Tannehill Lane, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (MLK-183), was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera- Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 3 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0140 - 1916 Fort View Rezone; District 5 1916 Fort View Road, West Bouldin Creek Watershed; South Lamar Combined (South Lamar) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Walima LLC (Abdul K. Patel) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Answers Inc (Tamara Mitchell) CS to CS-1 Staff Recommends CS-1-CO Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-1-CO for C14-2024-0140 - 1916 Fort View Rezone, located at 1916 Fort View Road, West Bouldin Creek Watershed; South Lamar Combined (South Lamar), was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 8. Site plan SP-2022--255C.F2(R1) - River Park South Block D; District 3 (Conditional Use): Location: 4800 E Riverside Dr, Country Club West; Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Alexandra Boone, P.E. GarzaEMC LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael Whellan) Indoor entertainment to include cocktail lounge use Recommended Christine Barton-Holmes, 512-974-2788, christine.barton- holmes@austintexas.gov Development Services Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of an Indoor entertainment to include cocktail lounge use, located at 4800 E Riverside Dr, Country Club West; Pleasant Valley, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 9. ROW Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Anchor Equities Ltd Agent: Request: 2024-128390 LM - 1114 West 5th Street; District 9 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street, Lady Bird Lake Staff Rec.: Staff: Mashell Smith Street & Alley Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 4,516 square foot portion of land abutting 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street Recommended, with conditions Christopher Bueckert, 512-974-1780, christopher.bueckert@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on an 11-0 vote. Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Phillips were absent. 4  WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 10. 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) Update was given by Chair Hempel.       11. 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)    Update was given by Commissioner Haynes 12. 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.    13. 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 Howard.     14. 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,    15. 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.   5  16. 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.    17. 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) No update was given.  18. 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) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Consolidate working groups. (Sponsors: Vice Chair Azhar and Chair Hempel) Chair Hempel adjourned the meeting at 5:11p.m. without objection. 6