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Agenda
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 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 8 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, August 11, 2026. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. 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 3. 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 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 1 Location: 1187 Navasota Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wesley United Methodist Church Hasan Lewis Agent: Single Family to Neighborhood Mixed Use land use Request: Recommended Staff Rec.: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Staff: Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 2 of 8 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0028 - Wesley Property Donation; District 1 1187 Navasota Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wesley United Methodist Church (Juanita Stephens) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: BOZ Enterprises Unlimited (Hasan Lewis) SF-3-NP to LO-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 6. Rezoning: Location: 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 Owner/Applicant: Flats on Woodward LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design LLC (Victoria Haase) MF-3 to DBC-30 Staff postponement request to September 8, 2026 Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0016 - Wickersham Retail; District 3 4544 East Oltorf Street, Country Club West Watershed; Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wickersham Enterprises LLC (Abdul K Patel) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Answers, Inc (Jim Witliff) GR-MU-CO to GR-MU-CO, to change conditions of zoning Not recommended Reese McMichael, 512-974-7633, reese.mcmichael@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 8. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2026-0048 - 1801 and 1805 W. 35th Street; District 10 1801, 1803, and 1805 West 35th Street, Shoal Creek Watershed; Central West Austin Combined (Windsor) Joan Johnson Culver (1801 West 35th Street) and Ray Anthony Zvonek (1803 and 1805 West 35th Street) Drenner Group, PC (Drew Raffaele) LO-NP to LR-CO-NP Recommended Beverly Villela, 512-978-0740, beverly.villela@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 3 of 8 Staff: 10. Rezoning: Location: 9. Rezoning: Location: C814-2025-0001 - 600 E Riverside PUD; District 9 600 and 600 ½ East Riverside Drive, Lady Bird Lane and Blunn Creek Watersheds; Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Planning Area (South River City) Owner/Applicant: River Crab, Ltd. Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle) L-V-NP and CS-1-V-NP to PUD-NP Recommendation Pending, Staff Request for an Indefinite Postponement Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning C14-2026-0041 - 1076 Springdale Road; District 1 1076 Springdale Road, Tannehil Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (MLK) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Artesia Springdale OOZ, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Drew Raffaele) GR-NP to GR-V-DB90-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 11. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0052 - Springdale Road and East MLK Multifamily Rezoning; District 1 4601, 4613, and 4615 Springdale Road, and 5016 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Austin, Texas, an Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 12. Restrictive Covenant Termination: Location: unincorporated association Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) SF-6-NP to MF-4-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning C14-80-135(RCT) - Springdale Road and East MLK Multifamily - Public RC Termination; District 1 4613 and 4615 Springdale Road, Fort Branch Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Austin, Texas, an Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: unincorporated association Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) Terminate Restrictive Covenant Recommended Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 4 of 8 13. Historic Zoning: Location: C14H-2026-0039 - James Harvey and Pearl Caldwell House; District 9 400 West 37th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; North University Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Nicholas Wallace Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Preservation Central, Inc. (Terri Myers) SF-3-NCCD-NP to SF-3-H-NCCD-NP Recommended Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727, kalan.contreras@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 14. Code C20-2026-008 - Barton Springs Zone SOS Amendment Amendment: Location: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 5811 Southwest Parkway Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) to grant a site- specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway described in SPC-2025-0066C. This action concerns land located in the Barton Springs Zone. Recommended Leslie Lilly, leslie.lilly@austintexas.gov Austin Watershed Protection PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 15. 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) 16. 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) 17. Joint Sustainability Committee – Update regarding recommendations 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 5 of 8 18. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations 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 19. 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 to 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 6 of 8 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. TELECONFERENCE 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 7 of 8 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 and 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 8 of 8