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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 23, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026 The Planning Commission convened in a regular on Tuesday, June 23, 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 6:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alice Woods, Chair Casey Haney, Vice Chair Imad Ahmed, Parliamentarian Brian Bedrosian Chris Gannon Anna Lan Adam Powell Danielle Skidmore Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Peter Breton Joshua Hiller Commissioners Absent: Felicity Maxwell, Secretary Ex-Officio Members Absent: Jeffery Bowen TC Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 Vacancy on the Dais 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 23, 2026 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley – Summer readings: City planning progress APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, June 9, 2026, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing; District 2 Location: 4302, 4304 ½, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road, Williamson Creek Watershed; Southeast Combined (Franklin Park) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Katherine Barnidge Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: LOC Consultants Civil Division (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.) Single Family to Multifamily Residential land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Gannon’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Multifamily Residential land use for NPA-2023-0014.04 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing; District 2, located at 4302, 4304 ½, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road, was approved on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Parlimantarian’s second, on a 9-0-2 vote. Chair Woods and Vice Chair Haney abstained. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0065 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing; District 2 4302, 4304 ½, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road, Williamson Creek Watershed; Southeast Combined (Franklin Park) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Katherine Barnidge Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: LOC Consultants Civil Division (Sergio Lozano-Sanchez, P.E.) SF-2-CO-NP to MF-3-NP Staff recommends MF-3-CO-NP Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Gannon’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of MF-3-NP for C14-2025-0065 - 4302 Nuckols Crossing; District 2, located at 4302, 4304 ½, and 4316 Nuckols Crossing Road, was approved on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Parlimantarian’s second, on a 9-0-2 vote. Chair Woods and Vice Chair Haney abstained. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 23, 2026 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0019.01 - 3701 Speedway, 3703 Speedway and 104 East 37th Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Street NPA; District 9 3701, 3703 Speedway, and 104 East 37th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (North University) Neighborhood Planning Area La Familia Partnership LTD, a Texas limited partnership 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 The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to July 14, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 5. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2026-0020 - 3701 Speedway, 3703 Speedway and 104 East 37th Street Rezoning; District 9 3701, 3703 Speedway, and 104 East 37th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (North University) Neighborhood Planning Area La Familia Partnership LTD, a Texas limited partnership 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 The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to July 14, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Haney’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 6. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0014 - Wonsley Grocery & Kitchen; District 4 301 and 309 East Wonsley Drive, 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 The item was heard as a discussion postponement. The motion to postpone to July 14, 2026, was approved on Commissioner Powell’s motion, Commissioner Bedrosian’s second, on an 11-0 vote. 1 vacancy on the dais. Secretary Maxwell was absent. PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 7. Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – Update pertaining to recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Land Development Code for which 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 23, 2026 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) Update was given by Vice Chair Haney. 8. 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 Commissioner Powell. 9. 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) Update was given by Commissioner Hiller. 10. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendation and issues in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, surrounding planning and zoning neighborhoods, the waterfront, planned unit developments, and transit-oriented developments. (Sponsored by Vice Chair Haney and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Bedrosian, and Skidmore) Update was given by Vice Chair Haney. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 11. 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) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Woods adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m. without objection. 4