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REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, AT 6 P.M. AUSTIN CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, please use the QR code or link at the end of this document. If you have questions regarding speaker registration, please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Alice Woods, Chair (District 2) Casey Haney, Vice Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Felicity Maxwell, Secretary (District 5) Imad Ahmed, Parliamentarian (District 6) Anna Lan (Mayor’s Representative) Vacant (Mayor’s Representative) Chris Gannon (District 1) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Brian Bedrosian (District 4) Adam Powell (District 7) Peter Breton (District 8) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Joshua Hiller (District 10) Jeffery Bowen, Chair of Board of Adjustment TC Broadnax, City Manager Candace Hunter, A.I.S.D. Board of Trustees Richard Mendoza, Director of Transportation and Public Works Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 1 of 9 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first four speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0019.01 - 3701 Speedway, 3703 Speedway and 104 East Location: 37th Street NPA; District 9 3701 and 3703 Speedway and 104 East 37th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (North University) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: La Familia Partnership LTD, a Texas limited partnership Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) Mixed Use/Office to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0020 - 3701 Speedway, 3703 Speedway and 104 East 37th Street Rezoning; District 9 3701 and 3703 Speedway and 104 East 37th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (North University) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: La Familia Partnership LTD, a Texas limited partnership Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) LO-NCCD-ETOD-DBETOD-NP to LR-NCCD-ETOD-DBETOD-NP Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0016.05 - Shady Lane; District 3 Location: 500 Shady Lane, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace (Govalle) Neighborhood Planning Area 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 indefinite postponement request Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 2 of 9 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0005 - Shady Lane; District 3 500 Shady Lane, Colorado River Watershed; Govalle/Johnston Terrace (Govalle) Neighborhood Planning Area 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 indefinite postponement request Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 6. Plan Amendment: NPA-2025-0018.02 - Airport and Koenig Multifamily; District 4 Location: 5768 ½, 5800, 5826, 5900, 5900 ½, and 5908 Airport Boulevard, Tannehill Branch Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Caliber Partners LLC, a Texas limited liability company; Anchor-SH, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and 5800 Airport, LLC, a Texas limited liability company DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P. (David Hartman) Commercial to Mixed Use land use Applicant postponement request to August 11, 2026 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0115 - Airport and Koenig Multifamily; District 4 5768 ½, 5800, 5826, 5900, 5900 ½, and 5908 Airport Boulevard, Tannehill Branch Watershed; Brentwood/Highland Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Caliber Partners LLC, a Texas limited liability company; Anchor-SH, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and 5800 Airport, LLC, a Texas limited liability company DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P. (David Hartman) CS-NP to LI-PDA-NP Applicant Postponement request to August 11, 2026 Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 8. Plan Amendment: NPA-2025-0020.04 - Congress Views; District 2 Location: 6111, 6113, and 6119 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Congress Corner, LLC (Reza Habibi-Paydar) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) Mobile Homes and Higher Density Single Family to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 3 of 9 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0096 - Congress Views; District 2 6111, 6113, and 6119 South Congress Avenue, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (Sweetbriar) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Congress Corner, LLC (Reza Habibi-Paydar) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) MH-NP to GR-DB90-NP Staff recommends GR-CO-DB90-NP Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 10. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0021.02 - South Shore PUD Addition NPA; District 3 Location: 1705, 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area and East Riverside Corridor Master Plan Owner/Applicant: Applicant: City of Austin, Austin Planning Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Owners: Morrison-Moore Properties, LTD and 1717 Lakeshore LP Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) Specific Regulating District to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 11. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0014 - Wonsley Grocery & Kitchen; District 4 301 and 309 East Wonsley Drive, Little Walnut Creek and Buttermilk Branch Watersheds; North Lamar Combined (Georgian Acres) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: NUSY Real Estate Group LLC (Rahemtu Maknojia) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Sohil Maknojia MF-2-NP to LR-MU-CO-NP Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 12. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0003 - 6th and Walsh; District 9 1135, 1137, 1139, 1141, and 1143 West 6th Street and 503, 505, 507, 509, & 511 Walsh Street, Lady Bird Lake;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) LI-PDA-NP to LI-PDA-NP; to change conditions of zoning to increase the maximum floor area ratio (FAR). Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 4 of 9 Staff Rec.: Staff: 14. Site Plan (Extension): Location: 13. Site Plan - Waiver: SP-2025-0251C - 815 W 11th Street Office Building; District 9 815 W 11th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed/Downtown Planning Area Location: Owner/Applicant: BSF Land Ventures, LLC (Kevin Fleming) Agent: Request: Bleyl Engineering (Jason Rogers) Waiver to permit enclosed parking in the DMU Zone without separation from the street with a Pedestrian Oriented Use. (LDC Section 25-6-591.B.4) Recommended Randall Rouda, 512-974-3338, Randall.rouda@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services SP-2017-0387C(XT3) - Powell Lane Plaza - Site Plan Extension; District 4 8240 Georgian Drive, Little Walnut Creek Watershed, Georgian Acres Neighborhood Planning Area Thrower Design LLC (Ron Thrower) The applicant is requesting a 5-year extension to a previously approved site plan Recommended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Owner/Applicant: Simon A Wallace Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 15. Site Plan SPC-2026-0111AE - Rawson Saunders School CUP; District 10 (Conditional Use): Location: 2614 Exposition Boulevard, Taylor Slough South Watershed, West Austin Neighborhood Group Owner/Applicant: Austin Area School for Dyslexics Inc. Agent: Request: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) A CUP to allow Private Primary Educational Facilities in the SF-3-NP zoning district. Recommended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Staff Rec.: Staff: 16. Site Plan SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 9 (Conditional Use): Location: 611 East 50th Street, Waller Creek Watershed, Hyde Park Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Edward & Laura Bonskowski Agent: Request: Central Texas Permit Partners LLC, (Tisha Ritta) A CUP to allow for a change of use from Single Family Residence to Private Primary Educational Facilities in the SF-3-NCCD-NP Zoning District Recommended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Staff Rec.: Staff: Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 5 of 9 17. Right-of-Way Vacation: Location: SP-2026-0147D - Dogs Head Development - Austin Full Purpose - Annexation 6/1/2026 405 Edwin Lane, Suburban Watershed Development Type, Desired Development Zone Owner/Applicant: Dogs Head Land JV, LTD. Agent: Request: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle) 2026-071422 LM Street Right-of-Way Vacation of approximately 5.3307 acres abutting 405 Edwin Lane Recommended Joseph Fotinos, 512-978-4659, joseph.fotinos@austintexas.gov Austin Transportation & Public Works Staff Rec.: Staff: 18. Right-of-Way Vacation: Location: SP-2026-0147D - Dogs Head Development - Austin Full Purpose - Annexation 6/1/2026 8700 Hergotz Lane, Suburban Watershed Development Type, Desired Development Zone Owner/Applicant: Dogs Head Land JV, LTD. Agent: Request: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle) 2026-071407 LM Street Right-of-Way Vacation of approximately 2.9026 acres abutting 8700 Hergotz Lane Recommended Joseph Fotinos, 512-978-4659, joseph.fotinos@austintexas.gov Austin Transportation & Public Works Staff Rec.: Staff: 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) 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) 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 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) Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 6 of 9 22. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendation and issues surrounding planning and zoning in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, neighborhoods, transit-oriented the waterfront, planned unit developments, and developments. (Sponsored by Vice Chair Haney and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Bedrosian, and Skidmore) WORKING GROUP UPDATES 23. Urban Design Guidelines Update Working Group – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to updates to Urban Design Guidelines. (Sponsored by Secretary Maxwell and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Gannon, Lan, and Skidmore) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Note: City Code requires at least two board members sponsor an item to be included on an agenda. This section of the agenda provides members an opportunity to request items for future agendas. Staff should assume that if there is no objection from other members expressed at the meeting, the members’ silence indicates approval for staff to include on the next agenda. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Ella Garcia at Austin Planning, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Planning Commission, please contact Ella Garcia at 512- 978-0821 or LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov. PARKING AND VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 7 of 9 SPEAKER REGISTRATION All participants wishing to address the commission must register to speak. Public participation is available by teleconference or in-person. Presentations and handouts are requested to be e- mailed by 1:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. TELECONFERNCE REGISTRATION Registration for participation by teleconference closes at 2:00 p.m., the day of the meeting. Teleconference code and additional information to be provided after the closing of the teleconference registration period. IN-PERSON REGISTRATION While in-person registrants are encouraged to register in advance of the meeting, in-person registration closes at 5:30 p.m., the day of the meeting. Please scan the QR code below with a mobile device or click on the link below. Mobile devices will also be available at the meeting for public use for the purpose of speaker registration. SPEAKER DONATION OF TIME For discussion cases, speaker donation of time is an available option for in-person participants. Both the registered speaker donating time and the speaker recipient must be present when the public hearing is conducted. See chart below regarding speaker time allotments. SPEAKING ORDER The speaking order is determined by the order in which individuals register to speak and is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. If multiple speakers register as the Primary Speaker, the first to register is allotted the additional speaking time. Participants who are part of a group or organization and wish to request a specific speaking order must contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or 512-978-0821 as soon as possible, and no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Click on the link below or scan the QR code and submit the form to register to speak. Speakers should submit a separate registration form for each item of interest. https://forms.office.com/g/W9r6dSSkUG Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 8 of 9 SPEAKER TESTIMONY TIME ALLOCATION PUBLIC HEARING CASES – CONSENT ITEMS *Donation of time is not an option for consent items. All speakers in favor or opposed 2 minutes each PUBLIC HEARING CASES – DISCUSSION ITEMS The applicant/speaker designated by the applicant or the primary speaker in favor Primary speaker opposed All other speakers in favor or opposed 5 minutes; up to 9 minutes total with donated time, plus a 2 minute rebuttal 5 minutes; up to 9 minutes total with donated time 2 minutes each; up to 6 minutes total with donated time DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT *Donation of time is not an option for discussion postponement. The applicant/speaker designated by the applicant All speakers in favor or opposed to the postponement ORDER OF MEETING 2 minutes each, plus a 2 minute rebuttal 2 minutes each 1. Determination of quorum/meeting called to order 2. Reading of proposed consent agenda 3. 1 Vote and disposal of consent agenda 4. 2 Determination of discussion postponement items 5. Discussion cases (including public comment, staff and applicant/representative presentations) 6. Other business adjournment 1 The consent agenda may be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion. Speakers are allowed to provide testimony on an item proposed for the consent agenda. At the discretion of the Commission, the item may remain on the consent agenda. 2 Discussion postponement consists of public comment and should not delve into the merits of the case. The granting of a postponement must be approved by affirmative vote of the Commission. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 9 of 9