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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026 The Planning Commission convened in a regular on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions, Room 1101, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Woods called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alice Woods Felicity Maxwell Brian Bedrosian Chris Gannon Joshua Hiller Casey Haney Peter Breton Adam Powell Imad Ahmed Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Anna Lan Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Danielle Skidmore Ex-Officio Members Absent: Jessica Cohen TC Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 Vacancy on the Dais 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, March 31, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2025-0030.01 - Ben White; District 5 Location: 2217 West Ben White Boulevard Service Road Eastbound, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Austin Combined (Westgate) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RPS Family Enterprises, LP (Robert P. Stern) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Keepers Land Planning (Ricca Keepers) Neighborhood Node to Mixed-Use Activity HUB/Corridor Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to May 12, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0104 - Ben White; District 5 2217 West Ben White Boulevard Service Road Eastbound, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Austin Combined (Westgate) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: RPS Family Enterprises, LP (Robert P. Stern) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Keepers Land Planning (Ricca Keepers) CS-NP to CS-1-NP Staff recommends CS-1-CO-NP Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to May 12, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2025-0031.01 - 8701 N Mopac Rezoning; District 10 Location: 8701 North Mopac Expressway Service Road North Bound, Shoal Creek Watershed; North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Mopac Atrium Investments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) Commerce to Mixed-Use Activity HUB/Corridor Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Mixed-Use Activity HUB/Corridor for NPA-2025-0031.01 - 8701 N Mopac Rezoning; District 10, located at 8701 North Mopac Expressway Service Road North Bound, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0088 - 8701 N Mopac Rezoning; District 10 8701 North Mopac Expressway Service Road North Bound, Shoal Creek Watershed; North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Mopac Atrium Investments, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) CS to LI-PDA Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of LI-PDA for C14-2025-0088 - 8701 N Mopac Rezoning; District 10, located at 8701 North Mopac Expressway Service Road North Bound, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 6. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0022.01.SH - Rowen Vale; District 9 Location: 206, 206 ½ East Annie Street and 1710 Brackenridge Street, East Bouldin Creek Watershed; Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: South Austin Christian Church/Rowen Vale, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Rowen Vale, LLC (Megan Lasch) Civic to Multifamily Residential land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to April 28, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0010.SH - Rowen Vale; District 9 1710 Brackenridge Street; 206 and 206 ½ East Annie Street, East Bouldin Creek Watershed; Greater South River City Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: South Austin Christian Church / Rowen Vale, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Rowen Vale, LLC (Megan Lasch) SF-3-NP to MF-3-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to April 28, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 8. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2026-0017 - 55 N I-35; District 3 55 North IH-35 Service Road Northbound, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Area 55, LLC (Nick Tarantino) Weiss Architecture (Richard Weiss) LO-MU-CO-NP (Tract 1 and 2) to CS-MU-CO-NP (Tract 1) and LO-MU- CO-NP (Tract 2) Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-MU-CO-NP (Tract 1) and LO-MU-CO- NP (Tract 2) for C14-2026-0017 - 55 N I-35; District 3, located at 55 North IH-35 Service Road Northbound, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 9. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2026-0004 - Springdale Farm Follow-Up; District 3 735, 755, 755 ½ Springdale Road; 740 Mansell Avenue, Boggy Creek Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace (Govalle) Neighborhood Planning Area 755 Springdale, LP Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-MU-CO-NP (change a condition of zoning) Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-MU-CO-NP (change a condition of zoning) for C14-2026-0004 - Springdale Farm Follow-Up; District 3, located at 735, 755, 755 ½ Springdale Road; 740 Mansell Avenue, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 10. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2025-0051 - Woodward Mixed Use Flats; District 3 3426 ½ Parker Lane and 1710, 1712, 1714, 1716, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1724 Woodward Street, Country Club West Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined (Parker Lane) Neighborhood Planning Area Flats on Woodward LLC Thrower Design LLC (Victoria Haase) MF-3 to GR-DB90 Staff postponement request to June 9, 2026 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Staff’s postponement request to June 9, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 11. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - 512 Baker LLC; District 1 4501 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Unit 4503, Tannehill Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (MLK) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Rodney Anderson Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Neighborhood Realty and Property Management (Shelby Biggs) GR-NP to CS-1-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-1-NP for C14-2026-0005 - Family Affair Liquor Store - 512 Baker LLC; District 1, located at 4501 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 12. Historic Zoning: Location: C14H-2026-0013 - Nitschke-Versea-Goins House; District 1 907 East 13th Street, Waller Creek; Central East Austin (Subdistrict 1) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission. Owner: Bubble Bee Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: LP/Eureka Holdings (owner-opposed) Historic Landmark Commission SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP Recommended Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727, kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to close the public hearing was approved on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Vice Chair Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of SF-3-H-NP for C14H-2026-0013 - Nitschke-Versea-Goins House; District 1, located at 907 East 13th Street, was approved on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Commissioner Bedrosian’s second, on a 10-1 vote. Commissioner Ahmed voted nay. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 5 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 13. Conditional Use SPC-2025-0177A - 5016 E Cesar Chavez St. C.U.P. Permit: Location: 5016 East Cesar Chavez Street, Colorado River; Govalle Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cliff Kendall Tyrin McCoy Agent: Change of use to allow for late hours permit, restaurant-general with Request: alcohol sales that are less than 51% of sales. Recommended Alyse Ramirez, 512-978-1750, alyse.ramirez@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation to change of use to allow for late hours permit, restaurant-general with alcohol sales that are less than 51% of sales for SPC-2025- 0177A - 5016 E Cesar Chavez St. C.U.P., located at 5016 East Cesar Chavez Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 14. ROW Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System Agent: Request: 2024-011813 LM - 2024-011813 LM (1909 Comal Street); District 1 1909 Comal Street, Boggy Creek; Central East Austin Richard Suttle An alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 0.2399-acre portion of land, being the unpaved/undeveloped right-of-way abutting 1909 Comal Street, as shown on C.R. Johns and Co. Subdivision (20’ alley and an alley of variable width out of Block 2, of Outlot 45, Division B of the C.R. Johns and Co. Subdivision of Outlot No’s 57, 36, 37, and 46, Division B, a Subdivision recorded in Volume 1, Page 3, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas) Recommended with conditions Christopher Bueckert, 512-974-1780, christopher.bueckert@austintexas.gov Austin Transportation and Public Works Staff Rec.: Staff: for an approximately 0.2399-acre portion of The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of An alley right-of-way vacation application the unpaved/undeveloped right-of-way abutting 1909 Comal Street, as shown on C.R. Johns and Co. Subdivision (20’ alley and an alley of variable width out of Block 2, of Outlot 45, Division B of the C.R. Johns and Co. Subdivision of Outlot No’s 57, 36, 37, and 46, Division B, a Subdivision recorded in Volume 1, Page 3, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas) for 2024-011813 LM - 2024-011813 LM (1909 Comal Street); District 1, located at 1909 Comal Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. land, being STAFF BRIEFINGS 15. Staff briefing on proposed amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal certain regulations related to Downtown Density Bonus Program and Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations and establish new Downtown Density Bonus 400 (DDB400) and Downtown Density Bonus 850 (DDB850) combining districts, that grant additional building height and modifies uses and site development regulations, in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits, for properties that are located Downtown. Presentation by Alan Pani, Principal Planner, 6 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Austin Planning. The presentation was made by Alan Pani, Principal Planner, Austin Planning. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 16. Discussion and action to establish a working group related to the Citywide Density Bonus Programs. (Sponsored by Chair Woods and Commissioner Gannon) The motion to create a working group related to the Citywide Density Bonus Programs to include Chair Woods, Commissioner Gannon, Commissioner Bedrosian, Commissioner Hiller, and Commissioner Breton, was approved on Chair Wood’s motion, Vice Chair Maxwell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 17. Discussion and action to establish a working group related to the Urban Design Guidelines update. (Sponsored by Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Gannon) Barrera, Lan, Skidmore, Maxwell, Gannon (Woods, Haney) The motion to create a working group related to the Urban Design Guidelines update to include Vice Chair Maxwell, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez, Commissioner Lan, Commissioner Skidmore, and Commissioner Gannon, was approved on Chair Woods’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 18. Discussion and action to conduct officer elections for the Chair, Vice Chair, Parliamentarian, and Secretary. The motion to reappoint Chair Woods as Chair, Vice Chair Haney as Vice Chair, Secretary Maxwell as Secretary, and Parliamentarian Ahmed as Parliamentarian, was approved on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Skidmore was absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 19. 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 Haney, Secretary Maxwell, and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Gannon) No update was given. 20. 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 Parliamentarian Ahmed and Commissioners Breton, Lan, and Powell) Update was given by Commission Powell. 21. 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 7 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 14, 2026 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 Hiller and Breton) No update was given. 22. 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 Vice Chair Haney and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Bedrosian, and Skidmore) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion and action to establish a working group related to the Downtown Density Bonus Program. (Sponsored by Chair Woods and Secretary Maxwell) ADJOURNMENT Chair Woods adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m. without objection. 8