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From: Alejandra De Angulo Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 3:37 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: Objection to Rezoning Request: Case number (C814-06-0175.07) External Email - Exercise Caution Ms. Estrada, As a resident within 500 feet of the proposed building, I am writing to formally express my objection to the applicant’s request to significantly increase the maximum allowable building height for Parcel A of the East Avenue PUD, Case Number C814-06-0175.07 (hearing date 1/13/26) The proposed increase, from an already substantial 160 feet to an extreme height of up to 270 feet, is completely out of scale with the surrounding neighborhood. The tallest existing building in this area is approximately 70 feet. A structure nearly four times that height would dramatically and irreversibly alter the neighborhood's established character, scale, and traditional development patterns. This proposal raises several serious concerns: 1. Blocking Sunlight: A building of this height would cast extensive shadows on surrounding homes and buildings, reducing natural light and negatively impacting the quality of life. 2. Loss of Privacy: The extreme height creates direct privacy impacts for nearby shorter residential buildings that were never designed to coexist with a 250+ foot structure. 3. Street Capacity and Safety: The surrounding streets are narrow and already strained. They are not designed to safely or efficiently accommodate the increased traffic this development would generate. 4. Parking Deficiencies: The proposal does not adequately address parking needs, which will inevitably spill into surrounding residential streets. 5. Traffic Congestion: Increased density without proportional infrastructure improvements will worsen congestion and reduce safety for residents, pedestrians, and cyclists. Planned Unit Developments are intended to result in superior development compared to conventional zoning. This request does the opposite by prioritizing maximum height and 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 91 of 13intensity over compatibility, livability, and neighborhood context. I urge the Planning Commission to deny this request or require substantial reductions that align with the existing neighborhood scale and infrastructure capacity. Development should respect and enhance the community and not overwhelm it. Thank you for your time and for including this objection in the official record. Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information. Sincerely, Alejandra Resident 3500 Harmon Avenue, 78705 Alejandra De Angulo, PhD CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 92 of 13-----Original Message----- From: Kevin McKinney Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 1:51 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: 1010 Concordia External Email - Exercise Caution Nancy, I live and own in the Hancock neighborhood. I do not want a 20 story building as my view and it does not fit the neighborhood at all. We will be opposing your recommendation. Kevin McKinney Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 93 of 13From: Terri Myers Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 2:01 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: C814-06-0175.07 1010 Concordia Avenue External Email - Exercise Caution Ms. Estrada and members of the Planning Commission, I have lived in the Hancock neighborhood for 35 years and want to register my opposition to both the increased height requested by Denner Group for 1010 Concordia Avenue and the removal of the current vehicular access prohibition to Concordia Avenue. The applicant has already received considerable exception to the traditional building patterns in the Hancock/Eastwoods neighborhoods, which, until the Concordia PUD was created, largely consisted of one- and two-story homes, and a handful of three-story apartment buildings. The height increase is entirely out of character with those traditional patterns and would set a precedent that would be detrimental to our traditional built landscape. In addition, I object to the request for access to Concordia Avenue; the number of new units proposed by the applicant would dump a huge amount of traffic on an already burdened Red River Street. Sincerely, Terri Myers 823 Harris Avenue CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 94 of 13-----Original Message----- From: Brian Wright Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 12:40 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: Case Number: C814-06-0175.07 External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Nancy, I received a Notice of Public Hearing for Rezoning in the mail regarding case C814-06-0175.07 to be heard on January 13, 2026 by the Planning Commission. I’m reaching out because your contact information is listed on the notice. As a homeowner and resident on the adjoining Harmon Avenue, I am writing to express my objection to this proposed re-zoning due to concerns regarding traffic flow on Concordia Avenue as well as the proposed height of the building. Concordia Avenue is a two-lane residential street that currently directs traffic flow into a residential, private street and planned unit development (PUD), the East Avenue PUD. The street does not have the capacity to handle a significant increase of traffic which would accompany a large building, and the street is often blocked with on-street parking and trash pickup vehicles. Further, I’d appreciate the consideration of building setbacks due to the proposed revised height of the building and its impact on views, light and aesthetics. Thanks very much, Brian Wright CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 95 of 13From: Corry McClellan Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 8:46 AM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov>; Garcia, Ella <Ella.Garcia@austintexas.gov>; Harden, Joi <Joi.Harden@austintexas.gov>; Brown, Destiny <destiny.brown01@austintexas.gov> Cc: Ramirez, Elaine <Elaine.Ramirez@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Zoning Case - C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Nancy, I am a concerned resident within 500’ of this development, and I live in a private HOA within the East Avenue PUD and Hancock neighborhood. I am an accredited urban planner working in private practice, an alternate on the City of Austin’s BOA, and Director-Elect of the 33-county division of Texas’ American Planning Association. I reached out to you last year when this rezoning was first posted in the hopes of mitigating this mess, but here we are. I am writing to you and the Planning Commission to: 1. Request an indefinite postponement of this rezoning until: a. This case is escalated to the Planning Director and/or the City appoints a mediator to force the developer to engage with surrounding residents proactively 2. Stress that Concordia Avenue is absolutely inappropriate for vehicle traffic associated with the proposed development on the grounds that (Ref. attachment): a. Orange: Concordia Avenue already fails to function as a two-lane roadway, and that is before considering the height increase being requested here. Pictured here is the daily trash truck that fully blocks both travel lanes for five minutes at a time – directly where the proposed driveway would be b. Blue: The intersection of Concordia/Harmon is owned half by the City and half by the East Avenue PUD. Addressing existing safety concerns here has been a nightmare, with the City only able to provide a two-way stop and crosswalk striping on two sides 3. Request greater vertical setbacks on any additional height granted. I would love to provide more specifics, but neither the City nor the developer has provided a site plan or additional specifications in the five years that I have lived here 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 96 of 134. Request whatever information was provided to the City that allowed this rezoning to get so far without community involvement. Any planner should know that the traffic impact from this development, paired with the future I-35 frontage lanes, will be crippling to Concordia Avenue – approving this case as requested would spit in the face of Vision Zero and Planning 101. I look forward to testifying to these points in person tomorrow. Thank you for your consideration. Corry McClellan, AICP 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 97 of 13From: Wen Chen Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 3:10 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: East Avenue PUD External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Nancy, I am a concerned resident within 500’ of this development. I live in a private HOA within the East Avenue PUD and Hancock neighborhood. I am a licensed attorney in Texas. I am writing to you and the Planning Commission to: 1. Request an indefinite postponement of this rezoning until: a. This case is escalated to the Planning Director and/or the City appoints a mediator to force the developer to engage with surrounding residents proactively b. The complete case file and staff report is provided online with the same 10- day consideration period as the mailed notice. Your staff report was only added on Friday. 2. Stress that Concordia Avenue is absolutely inappropriate for vehicle traffic associated with the proposed development on the grounds that (Ref. attachment): a. Orange: Concordia Avenue already fails to function as a two-lane roadway, and that is before considering the height increase being requested here. Pictured here is the daily trash truck that fully blocks both travel lanes for five minutes at a time – directly where the proposed driveway would be b. Blue: The intersection of Concordia/Harmon is owned half by the City and half by the East Avenue PUD. Addressing existing safety concerns here has been a nightmare, with the City only able to provide a two-way stop and crosswalk striping on two sides 3. Request greater vertical setbacks on any additional height granted. I would love to provide more specifics, but neither the City nor the developer has provided a site plan or additional specifications in the five years that I have lived here 4. Request whatever information was provided to the City that allowed this rezoning to get so far without community involvement. Any planner should know that the traffic impact from this development, paired with the future I-35 frontage lanes, will be crippling to Concordia Avenue – approving this case as requested would spit in the face of Vision Zero and Planning 101. I look forward to testifying to these points in person tomorrow. Thank you for your consideration. Wen Chen UT Law | Class of 2016 512-426-5158 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 98 of 1310 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 99 of 13From: Dinesh Sanjyal Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 3:21 PM To: Estrada, Nancy <Nancy.Estrada@austintexas.gov> Subject: Objection: hearing- C-814-06-0175.07 External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Nancy, I am a concerned resident within 500’ of this development; I live in a private HOA within the East Avenue PUD and Hancock neighborhood. I am writing to you and the Planning Commission to: 1. Request an indefinite postponement of this rezoning until: a. This case is escalated to the Planning Director and/or the City appoints a mediator to force the developer to engage with surrounding residents proactively b. The complete case file and staff report is provided online with the same 10-day consideration period as the mailed notice. Your staff report was only added on Friday. 2. Stress that Concordia Avenue is absolutely inappropriate for vehicle traffic associated with the proposed development on the grounds that (Ref. attachment): a. Orange: Concordia Avenue already fails to function as a two-lane roadway, and that is before considering the height increase being requested here. Pictured here is the daily trash truck that fully blocks both travel lanes for five minutes at a time – directly where theproposed driveway would be b. Blue: The intersection of Concordia/Harmon is owned half by the City and half by theEast Avenue PUD. Addressing existing safety concerns here has been a nightmare, with theCity only able to provide a two-way stop and crosswalk striping on two sides 3. Request greater vertical setbacks on any additional height granted. I would love to provide more specifics, but neither the City nor the developer has provided a site plan or additional specifications in the five years that I have lived here 4. Request whatever information was provided to the City that allowed this rezoning to get so far without community involvement. Any planner should know that the traffic impact from this development, paired with the future I-35 frontage lanes, will be crippling to Concordia Avenue – approving this case as requested would spit in the face of Vision Zero and Planning 101. I look forward to testifying to these points in person tomorrow. Thank you for your consideration. 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 910 of 13Thanks, Dinesh Sanjyal 10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 911 of 13PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION This zoning/rezoning request will be reviewed and acted upon at two public hearings: before the Land Use Commission and the City Council. Altliough applicants and/or their agent(s) are expected to pai'ticipate in a public hearing, you are not required to participate. This meeting will be at wlrich you will have the conducted both opportunity to speak FOR or AGAINST the proposed development or change. Contact the case manager for further information on how to participate in the public hearings. You may also contact a neighborlrood in an or environmental organization that has expressed an interest application affecting your neighborhood. online and in-person Written comments must be submitted to the board or commission (or the contact person listed on the notice) before the public hearing. Your comments should include the board or commission’s name, tire scheduled date of the public hearing, and the Case Number and the contact person listed on the notice. Correspondence and information submitted to the City of Austin are subject to the Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552) and will be published online. Case Number: Contact: Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617 Public Hearing: January 13, 2026, Planning Commission C814-06-0175.07 Your Name (please print) □ I am in favor □ I object Staff is conducting a pilot program to receive case-related comments online which can be Your address(es) affected by this application (optional) accessed https://bit.lv/ATXZoningComment. through link this or QR code: During its public hearing, the board or commission may postpone or continue an application’s hearing to a later date or may evaluate the City input staffs public own If tlie board or commission City Council. recommendation to annoimces a specific date and time for a postponement or continuation that is not later than 60 days from the announceineirt, no frrrther notice is required. recommendation the forwarding and its Signature Date Daytime Telephone (Optional);— Comments; During its public hearing, the City Council may grant or deny a zoning request or rezone the land to a less intensive zoning than requested but in no case will it grant a more intensive zoning. districts. The MU Combining District However, in order to allow for mixed use development, the Council may certain add the MIXED USE (MU) COMBINING DISTRICT to comnrercial allows simply residential uses in addition to tlrose uses already allowed in the seven commercial zoning districts. As a result, tire MU Combining District allows the combination of office, retail, commercial, and residential uses within a single development. For additional infonnation on the City of Austin’s land development process, visit our website: www.austintexas.gov/planning. If you use tills form to comment, it may be rettirned to: City of Austin Austin Planning Nancy Estrada p. 0. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 Or email to: Nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov xBart Whatley1/9/26The notifications are short on zoning cases, so theneighborhood I am in has not been able to schedule a meeting onthis, nor has the applicant reached out the the neighborhood.There is no backup on the PC website.The height request is out of character with anything in the area, and thissame applicant got additional height on this property 5 years ago (withoutrequirements for affordability). Nothing ever happened.The property has had entitlements increased multiple times since2006, and the request does not mesh with good planning principles.10 C814-06-0175.07 - East Avenue PUD Amendment #7, Parcel A; District 912 of 13EF F i HUF f . l l rzzf r t lH-i zF l . 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