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PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Maxwell called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Imad Ahmed Greg Anderson Peter Breton Casey Haney Joshua Hiller Felicity Maxwell Adam Powell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Patrick Howard Danielle Skidmore Commissioners Absent: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Anna Lan Alice Woods Ex-Officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members Absent: T.C. Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 Vacancy on the dais. 1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 9 Location: 4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) Single Family to Mixed Use land use (as amended) Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Mixed Use land use, as amended, for NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River, located at 4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 9 4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) SF-3-CO-NP to GR-MU-CO-NP (as amended) Staff Recommends GR-MU-V-CO-NP Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-CO-NP for C14-2024-0121 - Red River, located at 4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez 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 Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Commissioner Haney’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. The motion to approve the Applicant’s request of mixed use land use, for NPA-2024- 0016.04 - Strandtman Cove, located at 20 Strandtman Cove, was approved with the following setbacks on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. • From the south property line, for a depth of 75 feet, the maximum building height will be 30 feet. • Between 75 feet and 225 feet, from the south property line, the maximum building height will be 90 feet. • Beyond 225 feet, from the south property line, the maximum building height will be 120 feet. • A $250,000 contribution will be made to the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation with the goal of providing additional affordable housing in the Govalle/Johnson Terrace neighborhood following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City of Austin. • An additional $50,000 contribution will also be made to the Colorado River Conservancy following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City of Austin. 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 Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Commissioner Haney’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. The motion to approve the Applicant’s request of LI-PDA-NP, for C14-2025-0004 - Strandtman Cove, located at 20 Strandtman Cove, was approved with the following 3 setbacks on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Anderson’s second, on a 10- 0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. • From the south property line, for a depth of 75 feet, the maximum building height will be 30 feet. • Between 75 feet and 225 feet, from the south property line, the maximum building height will be 90 feet. • Beyond 225 feet, from the south property line, the maximum building height will be 120 feet. • A $250,000 contribution will be made to the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation with the goal of providing additional affordable housing in the Govalle/Johnson Terrace neighborhood following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City of Austin. • An additional $50,000 contribution will also be made to the Colorado River Conservancy following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the City of Austin. 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 September 23, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to September 23, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 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 September 23, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to September 23, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 4 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0069 - 1709 W Koenig Lane Rezoning; District 7 1709 West Koenig Lane Rezoning, Shoal Creek Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined (Brentwood) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Staden Holdings LLC (Dennis Bobis) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: HD Brown Consulting LLC (Amanda Brown) LO-MU-NP to GO-MU-CO-NP Recommended Beverly Villela, 512-978-0740, beverly.villela@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GO-MU-CO-NP for C14-2025-0069 - 1709 W Koenig Lane Rezoning, located at 1709 West Koenig Lane Rezoning, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0029 - Airport 38 Rezone; District 1 3811 Airport Boulevard, Boggy Creek Watershed; East MLK Combined Neighborhood Planning Area (MLK) Owner/Applicant: 3811 Airport 2017 LP Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) CS-MU-V-NP to CS-MU-V-DB90-NP Staff Postponement Request to September 9, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to September 9, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 10. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, C14-2025-0057 - 1430 Collier Street; District 9 1430 Collier Street, West Bouldin Creek Watershed Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: DBA Integral Care Drenner Group (Leah Bojo) GR to GR-V-DB90 Recommended Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to August 26, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 5 11. Historic C14H-2025-0066 - Trask House/Castleman-Bull House, District 9 zoning/Rezoning: Location: 201, 201 ½, 205, and 217 Red River Street; 606 E 3rd Street, Waller Creek; Downtown Austin Plan District: Waller Creek Owner/Applicant: Riley Triggs (Austin Convention Center) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Kalpana Sutaria, City of Austin CBD to CBD-H; CBD to CBD; CBD-H to CBD Recommended Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727, kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Planning Department Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CBD-H and CBD for C14H-2025- 0066 - Trask House/Castleman-Bull House, located at 201, 201 ½, 205, and 217 Red River Street; 606 E 3rd Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 12. Code Amendment C20-2025-009 - Parkland Drainage Easement Initiation: Request: Staff: Initiate amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) related to the drainage easements on parkland owned by the City of Austin. Kevin Shunk, 512-974-9176, kevin.shunk@austintexas.gov Watershed Protection Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation to initiate amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) related to the drainage easements on parkland owned by the City of Austin for C20-2025-009 - Parkland Drainage Easement, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 6 13. ROW Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: GSGB, LP Agent: Request: 2024-132040 LM - 1109 S Lamar Boulevard; District 9 1109 S Lamar Boulevard, Bouldin Creek Drenner Group (Leah Bojo) Approve an alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 502 square foot portion of land, being the unpaved/undeveloped right-of-way abutting 1109 South Lamar Boulevard, being a portion of a 20’ alley in Block 18, South Heights, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 1, Page 112, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas. Recommended; Conditionally approved with the conditions on the Master Comment Report Christopher Bueckert, 512-974-1780, christopher.bueckert@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation to approve an alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 502 square foot portion of land, being the unpaved/undeveloped right-of-way abutting 1109 South Lamar Boulevard, being a portion of a 20’ alley in Block 18, South Heights, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 1, Page 112, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, conditionally approved with the conditions on the Master Comment Report for 2024-132040 LM - 1109 S Lamar Boulevard, located at 1109 S Lamar Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 14. ROW Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Same But Different, LLC Agent: Request: 2024-132059 LM - 1200 W Gibson Street; District 9 1200 W Gibson Street, Bouldin Creek Drenner Group (Leah Bojo) Approve an alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 501 square foot portion of land, being the unpaved/undeveloped Right-of-way abutting 1200 West Gibson Street, being a portion of a 20’ alley in Block 18, South Heights, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 1, Page 112, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas. Recommended; Conditionally approved with the conditions on the Master Comment Report Christopher Bueckert, 512-974-1780, christopher.bueckert@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation to approve an alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 501 square foot portion of land, being the unpaved/undeveloped Right-of-way abutting 1200 West Gibson Street, being a portion of a 20’ alley in Block 18, South Heights, a subdivision in Travis County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Volume 1, Page 112, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, conditionally approved with the conditions on the Master Comment Report for 2024-132059 LM - 1200 W Gibson Street, was approved on the consent agenda on 7 Commissioner Ahmed’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Lan was off the dais. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez were absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 15. Briefing on Parking Management Districts including waivers or modifications on city meters for hybrid and electric vehicles. Presentation by Joseph Al-Hajeri, 512-974-6528, joseph.al- hajeri@austintexas.gov, Transportation and Public Works Department. The presentation was made by Ryan Royal, 512-974-5161, Parking Services Program Manager, Transportation and Public Works Department. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 16. Discussion and action to conduct an officer election for the Chair position. (Sponsored by Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Maxwell) Vice Chair Woods nominated Commissioner Greg Anderson for Chair. Commissioner Greg Anderson accepted the nomination. The motion to approve Commissioner Anderson for Chair was approved on Chair Maxwell’s motion, Commissioner Haney’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. 17. Discussion and action to appoint a member to serve on the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee (Sponsored by Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Maxwell) The motion to appoint Commissioner Haney to Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee was approved on Chair Maxwell’s motion, Commissioner Haney’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez were absent. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 18. 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 Vice Chair Woods and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Maxwell) No update was given. 19. 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. 8 20. 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. 21. 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, Haney, Howard, and Skidmore) Update was given by Commissioner Haney. 22. 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. 23. 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 Vice Chair Woods and Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Maxwell adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. without objection. 9