15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 3 - Staff Report — original pdf

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PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET CONDITIONAL USE SITE PLAN APPROVAL CASE NUMBER: SPC-2025-0008A PC DATE: June 24, 2025 PROJECT NAME: 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge ADDRESS: 1107 E. 6th St AREA: .077 acres (LOC .029 acres) APPLICANT: AGENT: Treetop Owls Properties 2311 Enfield Rd Austin, Texas 78703 Phone: (512) 563-1052 Linda Sullivan (Clean Tag Permits) 2320 Webberville Rd Austin, Texas 78702 Phone: (512) 826-4209 EXISTING ZONING: TOD-NP PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: Approval of a conditional use permit to allow for a cocktail lounge use in a TOD-NP zoning district. AREA STUDY: Plaza Saltillo WATERSHED: Waller Creek APPLICABLE WATERSHED ORDINANCE: Current/ Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance CAPITOL VIEW: N/A T.I.A.: Not Required SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the improvements shown on the site plan. The related site plan has been reviewed in accordance with all requirements of the Land Development Code once submitted. CASE MANAGER: Gabriel Guerrero Jr. Telephone: (512) 978-4658 gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 31 of 9SPC-2025-0008A 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge Page 2 PROJECT INFORMATION: ZONING: TOD-NP MAX. BLDG. CVRG: 95% MAX. HEIGHT: 60 ft. MAX. IMP. CVRG: 95% EXIST. USE: Commercial PROP. BLDG. CVRG: 38.1 % PROP.HEIGHT: 15 ft. PROP. IMPERV. CVRG.: 72.4% PROPOSED USE: Commercial SUMMARY COMMENTS ON SITE PLAN: Land Use: The submitted site plan is for the approval of a conditional use permit to allow for a cocktail lounge use in a TOD-NP zoning district. Environmental: The site is not located in the Edward's Aquifer Recharge Zone. The site is in the Waller Creek watershed. SURROUNDING CONDITIONS: Zoning/ Land use: North: TOD-NP / Restaurant, Hotel, Personal Service East: TOD-NP / Vacant lot / Parking South: TOD-NP / Retail Sales, Restaurant, Admin Office West: TOD-NP / Retail Street E. 6th St R.O.W. 60’ Surfacing 40’ Classification Level 2 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Austin Independent School District, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Barrio Unido Neighborhood Assn., Capital Metro, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Association, East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, El Concilio Mexican-American Neighborhoods, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Guadalupe Association for an Improved Neighborhood, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Overton Family Committee , Plaza Saltillo TOD Staff Liaison, Preservation Austin, Tejano Town, Waterloo Greenway 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 32 of 9 SPC-2025-0008A 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge Page 3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW AND EVALUATION CRITERA The following evaluation is included to provide staff position on each point of the conditional use permit criteria. Section 25-5-145 of the Land Development Code states: A. “The Land Use Commission shall determine whether the proposed development or use of a conditional use site plan complies with the requirements of this section.” B. A Conditional Use Site Plan Must: 1. Comply with the requirements of this title; Staff Response: This site plan complies with all regulations and requirements of the Land Development Code. 2. Comply with the objectives and purposes of the zoning district; Staff Response: The proposed use is compatible with the abutting uses. 3. Have building height, bulk, scale, setback, open space, landscaping, drainage, access, traffic circulation, and use that is compatible with the use of an abutting site; Staff Response: The site plan has complied with the Land Development Code. 4. Provide adequate and convenient off-street parking and loading facilities; and Staff Response: These items have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate reviewer. 5. Reasonably protect persons and property from erosion, flood, fire, noise, glare, and similar adverse effects. Staff Response: These items have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate reviewers. 6. For conditional use located within the East Austin Overlay district, comply with the goals and objectives of a Neighborhood Plan adopted by the City Council for the area in which the use is proposed. Staff Response: This project is not within the East Austin Overlay. C. A Conditional Use Site Plan May Not: 1. More adversely affect an adjoining site than would a permitted use; Staff response: The site plan will not adversely affect any adjoining properties. 2. Adversely affect the safety or convenience of vehicular or pedestrian circulation, including reasonably anticipated traffic and uses in the area; Staff response: The site plan is not anticipated to have any detriment of vehicular safety or convenience. 3. Adversely affects an adjacent property or traffic control through the location, lighting, or type of signs; Staff response: All proposed signs will comply with the Land Development Code. 4. For a large retail use described in Section 25-2-813 (Large Retail Uses), adversely affect the future redevelopment of the site. Staff Response: The project is not applicable. 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 33 of 9 SPC-2025-0008A 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge Page 4 D. A site plan may not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injure property. If the Land Use Commission determines that a site plan has an adverse effect or causes a material injury under this subsection, the Land Use Commission shall identify the adverse effect or material injury. 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 34 of 9 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 35 of 9SITE · · · · · · TLL (cid:55) E E (cid:43) S (cid:53) E (cid:57) (cid:50) C e g n u o L l i a t k c o C t S h t 6 . E 7 0 1 1 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 36 of 9 · · · · · TLL (cid:49) (cid:36) L (cid:51) (cid:55) (cid:56) (cid:50) (cid:60) (cid:36) L E (cid:55) (cid:44) S e g n u o L l i a t k c o C t S h t 6 . E 7 0 1 1 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 37 of 9 TLL (cid:55) (cid:44) (cid:37) (cid:44) (cid:43) (cid:59) E E C (cid:49) (cid:36) (cid:44) L (cid:51) (cid:48) (cid:50) C e g n u o L l i a t k c o C t S h t 6 . E 7 0 1 1 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 38 of 9 TLL (cid:55) (cid:36) L (cid:51) (cid:49) (cid:50) (cid:44) S (cid:44) (cid:57) (cid:44) (cid:39) (cid:37) (cid:56) S e g n u o L l i a t k c o C t S h t 6 . E 7 0 1 1 15 SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 39 of 9