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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 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 Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Imad Ahmed, Parliamentarian Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Joshua Hiller Chris Gannon Anna Lan Danielle Skidmore Commissioners Absent: Felicity Maxwell, Secretary Adam Powell Ex-Officio Members Absent: Jeffery Bowen TC Broadnax Candace Hunter Richard Mendoza 1 Vacancy on the Dais 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley - Encourage the acceleration of residential growth downtown and current events. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, September 8, 2026, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0021.03 - 1221 S IH-35 Rezoning; District 9 Location: 1400 Lupine Lane, Harper's Branch; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Aztecas de Juventino Rosas, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) Single Family to Commercial land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0040 - 1221 S IH-35 Rezoning; District 9 1221 and 1219 ½ South Interstate Highway 35 Service Road Northbound, 1400 Lupine Lane, Harper's Branch; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Aztecas de Juventino Rosas, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) LR-NP and SF-3-NP to CS-NP Recommended Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to October 13, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2025-0018.02 - Airport and Koenig Multifamily; District 4 Location: 5768 ½, 5800, 5826, 5900, 5900½ , 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 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 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 October 27, 2026 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@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 Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 5. 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 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 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 October 27, 2026 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 Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 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 GR-DBC30 Staff Recommends GR-CO-DBC30 Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to October 27, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0026 - Phoenix Motor Works; District 9 1125 and 1127 West 6th Street, Lady Bird Lake; Old West Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: SDC PMW, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CS-MU-V-CO-NP to LI-PDA-NP Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of LI-PDA-NP for C14-2026-0026 - Phoenix Motor Works; District 9, located at 1125 and 1127 West 6th Street, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0050 - 2020 West Anderson Lane; District 4 2020 West Anderson Lane, Shoal Creek Watershed; Wooten Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: CMLH Anderson Lane, LLC (Clay Morgan, Manager) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) GR-CO-NP to GR-DBC45-NP Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Applicant and Neighborhood’s joint postponement request to October 27, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 9. Conditional Use SPC-2026-0116A - Nirvana Retirement Complex; District 1 Permit: Location: 4720 Loyola Lane, Little Walnut Creek; University Hills Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Nirvana at Loyola LLC Agent: Request: Vibhash Kumar A Conditional Use Permit to allow a senior living development in the SF- 6-NP zoning Recommended Alyse Ramirez, 512-978-1750, alyse.ramirez@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to November 10, 2026, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 4 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 10. Conditional Use SPC-2026-0213A - Rawson Saunders School CUP; District 10 Permit: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 2614 Exposition Boulevard, Taylor Slough South; West Austin Neighborhood Group YYYYY, LLC Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) A Conditional Use Permit to allow for a Private Primary & Secondary Education Facilities in the SF-3-NP zoning district. Recommended Gabriel Guerrero Jr., 512-978-4658, gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of a A Conditional Use Permit to allow for a Private Primary & Secondary Education Facilities in the SF-3-NP zoning district for SPC- 2026-0213A - Rawson Saunders School CUP; District 10, located at 2614 Exposition Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Bedrosian’s motion, Vice Chair Haney’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 11. Discussion and action to change the members for the Dog’s Head Working Group. (Sponsored by Chair Woods and Secretary Maxwell) The motion to change the members for the Dog’s Head Working Group to remove Secretary Maxwell and add Vice Chair Haney was approved on Chair Woods’ motion, Commissioner Bedrosian’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Secretary Maxwell and Commissioner Powell were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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 5 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 22, 2026 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. 15. 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 16. 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 6:15 p.m. without objection. 6