16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 9 - Staff Report — original pdf

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PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET CONDITIONAL USE SITE PLAN APPROVAL CASE NUMBER: SPC-2025-0314A PC DATE: July 14, 2026 PROJECT NAME: Rifugio Austin School CUP ADDRESS: 611 E. 50th St. AREA: .44 acres (2,541 Sq Ft LOC) APPLICANT: AGENT: Edward & Laura Bonskowski 6604 Northwest Dr. Austin, TX 78723 Central Texas Permit Partners, LLC (Tisha Ritta) 2880 Donnell Dr # 2802 Round Rock, Texas 78664 Phone: (512) 476-4456 EXISTING ZONING: SF-3-NP PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: Approval of a conditional use permit to allow for a change of use from Single Family Residence to Private Primary Educational Facilities in the SF-3-NCCD-NP zoning district. No construction is proposed with this site plan. AREA STUDY: Hyde Park WATERSHED: Waller Creek / Boggy Creek (Urban) APPLICABLE WATERSHED ORDINANCE: Current/ Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance CAPITOL VIEW: N/A T.I.A.: Not Required SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit. The site plan will comply with all requirements of the Land Development Code requirements CASE MANAGER: Gabriel Guerrero Jr. Telephone: (512) 978-4658 Gabriel.Guerrero@austintexas.org 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 91 of 11SPC-2025-0314A Rifugio Austin School CUP Page 2 PROJECT INFORMATION: ZONING: SF-3-NCCD-NP ALLOWED FAR: .4:1 MAX. BLDG. CVRG: 40% MAX. HEIGHT: 35 ft. MAX. IMP. CVRG: 45% EXIST. USE: Civic PROP FAR: 0.16:1 PROP. BLDG. CVRG: 15.9% PROP.HEIGHT: 15 ft. PROP. IMPERV. CVRG. 54.5% PROPOSED USE: Civic SUMMARY COMMENTS ON SITE PLAN: Land Use: The lot is zoned SF-3-NCCD-NP (Family Residence Neighborhood Conservation- Neighborhood Plan). The submitted site plan is to allow for a change of use from Single Family Residence to Private Primary Educational Facilities use. No construction is proposed. Environmental: The site is not located in the Edward's Aquifer Recharge Zone. SURROUNDING CONDITIONS: Zoning/ Land use: North: SF-3-NCCD-NP ; Private Secondary Educational Facilities East: SF-3-NCCD-NP ; Single Family Res South: SF-3-NCCD-NP ; Single Family Res West: SF-3-NCCD-NP ; Single Family Res Street E. 50th St R.O.W. 55’ Surfacing 30’ Classification Level 1 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Austin Neighborhoods Council, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Friends of Hyde Park, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Hyde Park Neighborhood Assn., Hyde Park Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, North Austin Neighborhood Alliance, Preservation Austin CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW AND EVALUATION CRITERA The following evaluation is included to provide staff position on each point of the conditional use permit criteria. Section 25-5-145 of the Land Development Code states: A. “The Land Use Commission shall determine whether the proposed development or use of a conditional use site plan complies with the requirements of this section.” B. A Conditional Use Site Plan Must: 1. Comply with the requirements of this title; Staff Response: This site plan complies with all regulations and requirements of the Land Development Code. 2. Comply with the objectives and purposes of the zoning district; Staff Response: The proposed use is compatible with the abutting uses. 3. Have building height, bulk, scale, setback, open space, landscaping, drainage, access, traffic circulation, and use that is compatible with the use of an abutting site; Staff Response: The site plan has complied with the Land Development Code. 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 92 of 11 SPC-2025-0314A Rifugio Austin School CUP Page 3 4. Provide adequate and convenient off-street parking and loading facilities; and Staff Response: The site plan will comply with all requirements of the Land Development Code. 5. Reasonably protect persons and property from erosion, flood, fire, noise, glare, and similar adverse effects. Staff Response: The site plan will comply with all requirements of the Land Development Code and reasonably protects the health safety and welfare of persons and property. 6. For conditional use located within the East Austin Overlay district, comply with the goals and objectives of a Neighborhood Plan adopted by the City Council for the area in which the use is proposed. Staff Response: This project is not within the East Austin Overlay. C. A Conditional Use Site Plan May Not: 1. More adversely affect an adjoining site than would a permitted use; Staff response: The site plan will not adversely affect any adjoining properties. 2. Adversely affect the safety or convenience of vehicular or pedestrian circulation, including reasonably anticipated traffic and uses in the area; Staff response: The site plan is not anticipated to have any detriment of vehicular safety or convenience. 3. Adversely affects an adjacent property or traffic control through the location, lighting, or type of signs; Staff response: All proposed signs and lighting will comply with the Land Development Code. 4. For a large retail use described in Section 25-2-813 (Large Retail Uses), adversely affect the future redevelopment of the site. Staff Response: The project is not applicable. 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 93 of 11 SPC-2025-0314A Rifugio Austin School CUP Page 4 D. A site plan may not adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injure property. If the Land Use Commission determines that a site plan has an adverse effect or causes a material injury under this subsection, the Land Use Commission shall identify the adverse effect or material injury. 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 94 of 11 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 95 of 11Rifugio Austin School Site 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 96 of 11t e e r t S h t 0 5 t s a E 1 1 6 1 5 7 8 7 s a x e T , n i t s u A 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 97 of 11 t e e r t S h t 0 5 t s a E 1 1 6 1 5 7 8 7 s a x e T , n i t s u A 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 98 of 11 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 99 of 11UTILITY SUMMARY NOTES CITY OF AUSTIN SITE PLAN RELEASE NOTES FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES 16 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 910 of 1116 SPC-2025-0314A - Rifugio Austin School CUP; District 911 of 11