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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 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 6:00 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alice Woods, Chair Casey Haney, Vice Chair Brian Bedrosian Peter Breton Joshua Hiller Danielle Skidmore Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Imad Ahmed, Parliamentarian Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Chris Gannon Anna Lan Adam Powell 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, August 25, 2026 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, August 11, 2026, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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 The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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 The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 2026 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 The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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 The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 6. 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 DBC-30 Staff postponement request to September 8, 2026 Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to September 8, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 2026 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 The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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 The motion to approve the Applicant’s request of LR-CO-NP, as amended to include a Conditional Overlay to prohibit service station and establish a maximum building height of 39 feet, for C14-2026-0048 - 1801 and 1805 W. 35th Street; District 10, located at 1801, 1803, and 1805 West 35th Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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 Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 2026 10. Rezoning: Location: 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 The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-V-DB90-NP for C14-2026-0041 - 1076 Springdale Road; District 1, located at 1076 Springdale Road, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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: 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 The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of MF-4-NP for C14-2026-0052 - Springdale Road and East MLK Multifamily Rezoning; District 1, located at 4601, 4613, and 4615 Springdale Road, and 5016 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 12. Restrictive Covenant Termination: Location: 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 The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation to Terminate Restrictive Covenant for C14- 80-135(RCT) - Springdale Road and East MLK Multifamily - Public RC Termination; District 1, located at 4613 and 4615 Springdale Road, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 5 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 2026 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 The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of SF-3-H-NCCD-NP for C14H-2026-0039 - James Harvey and Pearl Caldwell House; District 9, located at 400 West 37th Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 14. Code Amendment: C20-2026-008 - Barton Springs Zone SOS 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 The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Skidmore’s motion, Commissioner Breton’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell was absent. 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) Update was given by Vice Chair Haney. 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) No update was given. 17. 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 6 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 25, 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. 18. 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) Update was given by Vice Chair Haney. 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) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion and action to update the membership on the Dog’s Head Working Group. (Sponsored by Chair Woods and Vice Chair Haney) ADJOURNMENT Chair Woods adjourned the meeting at 6:19 p.m. without objection. 7