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PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions, Room 1101, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Woods called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Alice Woods Imad Ahmed Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Peter Breton Joshua Hiller Felicity Maxwell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Patrick Howard Anna Lan Commissioners Absent: Awais Azhar Casey Haney Adam Powell Danielle Skidmore Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members Absent: TC Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on June 10, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of June 10, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney, Powell, and Skidmore were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: East 11th & 12th Street Urban Renewal Area Modification #13 - Location: East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan Amendment; District 1 N/A-Urban Renewal Plan, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin (OCEAN) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cooee Yakka LLC dba 1201 E 11th Series (Paul Stables) Agent: Request: City of Austin (Hunter Maples) Amend Ordinance No.20220728-163 which amended the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to conditionally allow a cocktail lounge use on 1201 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 78702. Staff Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Hunter Maples, 512-974-3120, hunter.maples@austintexas.gov Housing Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney, Powell, and Skidmore were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0030 - 1201 East 11th Street; District 1 1201 East 11th Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Central East Austin (OCEAN) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cooee Yakka LLC dba 1201 E 11th Series (Paul Stables) Agent: Request: City of Austin (Jonathan Tomko) CS-1-NCCD-NP and SF-3-NCCD-NP to CS-1-NCCD-NP and SF-3- NCCD-NP (change to a condition of zoning to conditionally allow a cocktail lounge use) Staff Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney, Powell, and Skidmore were absent. 2 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0016.04 - Strandtman Cove; District 3 Location: 20 Strandtman Cove, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Planning Area (Govalle) Owner/Applicant: 20 Strandtman, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) Industry to Mixed Use land use Applicant Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0004 - Strandtman Cove; District 3 20 Strandtman Cove, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Planning Area (Govalle) Owner/Applicant: 20 Strandtman LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) LI-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Applicant Postponement Request to July 22, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 6. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0016.05 - Shady Lane; District 3 Location: 500 Shady Lane, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Planning Area (Govalle) Owner/Applicant: Shady Lane at 5th & 7th, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) Industry to Mixed Use land use Applicant Postponement Request to August 12, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to August 12, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 3 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0005 - Shady Lane; District 3 500 Shady Lane, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace Neighborhood Planning Area (Govalle) Owner/Applicant: Shady Lane at 5th & 7th, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) LI-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Applicant Postponement Request to August 12, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to August 12, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0179 - 6th and Lamar; District 9 600 North Lamar Boulevard; 1004, 1006, 1012, 1012 1/2, 1014 and 1016 West 6th Street; 603 and 605 Baylor Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Old West Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 600 North Lamar, LTD; 603 and 605 Baylor, LTD Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) Agent: CS-MU-CO-NP and CS-MU-V-CO-NP to CS-MU-V-ETOD- Request: DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 1), increasing the maximum building height to 120 feet through participating in a density bonus program, and MF- 6-NP. Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to July 8, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0163 - 1700 South Lamar; District 9 1700 S. Lamar Boulevard, 1401 & 1509 Collier Street, West Bouldin Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: SL 1700 South Lamar LP (John Kiltz) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CS-V to CS-V-DB90 for Tract 1; LO, SF-3 to CS-V-CO for Tract 2 Recommended Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to July 22, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 4 10. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0063 - 2323 South Lamar Mixed Use; District 5 2319, 2321, 2323, 2323 1/2 and 2349 South Lamar Boulevard; 2421 Bluebonnet Lane, West Bouldin Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: 2323 South Lamar Owner, LLC (Bill Knauss) Drenner Group (Leah Bojo) Agent: LO-V-CO and GR-V-CO to LO-V-CO and GR-V-CO, to modify a Request: condition of zoning Recommended Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of LO-V-CO and GR-V-CO, to modify a condition of zoning for C14-2025-0063 - 2323 South Lamar Mixed Use; District 5, located at 2319, 2321, 2323, 2323 1/2 and 2349 South Lamar Boulevard; 2421 Bluebonnet Lane, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. C14-2025-0024 - Little Lion; District 5 2525 S. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 15, West Bouldin Creek Watershed 11. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Emirp, LLC (Anusha Vemuri, Manager) Keepers Land Planning (Ricca Keepers) Agent: LO-MU-CO to GO-MU Request: Staff Recommends GO-MU-CO Staff Rec.: Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, Staff: marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to deny the Neighborhood’s postponement request to August 12, 2025, was approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GO-MU-CO for C14-2025-0024 - Little Lion, located at 2525 S. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 15, was approved on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 5 C14-2025-0039 - 1305 W Oltorf; District 3 1305 West Oltorf Street, West Bouldin Creek Watershed 12. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: OURATX, LLC (Jill Knobloch) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group PC (Drew Raffaele) CS to CS-V Recommended Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-V for C14-2025-0039 - 1305 W Oltorf; District 3, located at 1305 West Oltorf Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9- 0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 13. Rezoning: Location: C814-2024-0001 - 500 South Congress PUD; District 9 400, 500 and 510 South Congres Avenue, 407 ½ Haywood Avenue and 105 W. Riverside Drive Owner/Applicant: 500 South Congress Owner LLC (Michael Iannacone (Executive Vice Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: President), Riverside Partners SW, LLC (Scott W. Broaddus, Jr., President) Armbrust and Brown PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CS-1-NP, CS-1-V-NP to PUD-NP Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri-sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to July 8, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 14. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0003 - 6th and Walsh; District 9 1135, 1137, 1139, 1141, and 1143 W. 6th Street and 503, 505, 507, 509, & 511 Walsh Street, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Old West Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Walsh Street Ventures, LLC; Walsh Street Ventures 2, LLC; and Cohn Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Ventures, LLC Manifold Development, LLC (Mila Santana) CS-MU-CO-NP and CS-MU-V-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Staff Postponement Request to July 8, 2025 Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to July 8, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. 6 15. Site Plan SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 3 (Conditional use): 1107 E. 6th Street, Waller Creek; Plaza Saltillo Location: Owner/Applicant: Treetop Owles Propertyies (Rosa Santis) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Clean Tag Permits (Linda Sullivan) Allow for a Cocktail Lounge in the Plaza Saltillo TOD-NP district Recomended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Development Services Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Allow for a Cocktail Lounge in the Plaza Saltillo TOD-NP district for SPC-2025-0008A - 1107 E. 6th St Cocktail Lounge; District 3, located at 1107 E. 6th Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Anderson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Powell was off the dais. Chair Azhar and Commissioners Haney and Skidmore were absent. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 16. 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 Azhar, Vice Chair Woods, and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Maxwell) No update was given. 17. 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 Ahmed, Lan, and Powell) No update was given. 18. 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 Commissioner Hiller) No update was given. 19. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendation and issues surrounding planning and zoning in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, 7 neighborhoods, the waterfront, planned unit developments, and transit-oriented developments. (Sponsored by Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Haney, Howard, and Skidmore) No update was given. 20. 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 Commissioner Anderson) No update was given. 21. 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 Azhar, Vice Chair Woods, and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Woods adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m. without objection. 8