PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Felicity Maxwell Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Patrick Howard Alberta Phillips Board Members/Commissioners absent: Ryan Johnson Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members absent: Candace Hunter 1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Philip Wiley: Representing the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association/Downtown Plan Kickoff Bobby Levinski: Save our Spring Alliance/Mopac South Expansion APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on December 17, 2025 The minutes from the meeting of December 17, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Skidmore’s second, on an 11-0 vote. Commissioner Haynes was off the dais. Commissioner Johnson was absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0015.03 - Cherrylawn Rezoning; District 1 Location: 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cherrylawn Circle Trust dated March 11, 2023 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Withdrawn, no action required Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department This item was withdrawn, no action was taken. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0122 - Cherrylawn Rezoning; District 1 6102, 6106, and 6108 Cherrylawn Circle, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; East MLK Combined (Pecan Springs-Springdale) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Cherrylawn Circle Trust dated March 11, 2023 Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell LLP (Nikelle Meade) SF-3-NP to GO-MU-NP Withdrawn, no action required Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department This item was withdrawn, no action was taken. 2 Location: 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0008.02 - 2967 Manor Road Revision; Districts 1 and 9 2967 Manor Road, Boggy Creek and Tannehill Branch Watersheds; Rosewood Neighborhood Planning Area and MLK TOD Station Area Plan Owner/Applicant: 2967 Manor AGV, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) Specific Regulating District to Mixed Use land use Staff postponement request to January 28, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to January 28, 2025, was approved on the …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Ryan Johnson Felicity Maxwell Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Casey Haney Patrick Howard Alberta Phillips Danielle Skidmore Board Members/Commissioners absent: Greg Anderson Adam Haynes Alice Woods Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members absent: Candace Hunter 1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meetings on January 14, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of January 14, 2025, were postponed to February 11, 2025, Planning Commission meeting on the consent agenda on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Haynes and Phillips were off the dais. Commissioners Anderson and Woods were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0012.01 - 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 9 1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Location: Owner/Applicant: Tom E. Sapp Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Shelby Johnson-Sapp Single Family to Mixed Use Applicant Request for Indefinite Postponement Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Haynes and Phillips were off the dais. Commissioners Anderson and Woods were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0048 - 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 9 1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Tom E. Sapp Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Shelby Johnson-Sapp SF-3-NP to CS-MU-V-CO-NP Applicant Request for Indefinite Postponement Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve the Applicant’s indefinite postponement request was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Johnson’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Haynes and Phillips were off the dais. Commissioners Anderson and Woods were absent. 2 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 9 Location: 4305, 4307, 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (Hancock) Neighborhood Plan Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron …
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: D Larson Hempel, Claire - BC; Azhar, Awais - BC; Anderson, Greg - BC; Cohen, Jessica - BC; Johnson, Ryan - BC; Phillips, Alberta - BC; Cox, Grayson - BC; Ramirez, Nadia - BC; Maxwell, Felicity - BC; Woods, Alice - BC; Howard, Patrick - BC; Haynes, Adam - BC; Haney, Casey - BC; Skidmore, Danielle - BC Qadri, Zo; Muckelroy, Anna; Boudreaux, Marcelle Austin Planning Commission Case Nos. NPA-2024-0019.01 and C14-2024-0121 (4305, 4307 and 4309 Red River Street) Tuesday, February 11, 2025 10:53:33 AM External Email - Exercise Caution Honorable Chair Claire Hemple City of Austin Planning Commission As a 65-year resident of Austin and homeowner impacted by the rezoning of 4305, 4307, and 4309 Red River, I oppose the applicant’s requested rezoning. Given the brief time I have to speak, I submit this letter to address my objections. The assertion has been made that the Hancock Neighborhood portion of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan (“Plan”) supports the requested rezoning. See: https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Housing_%26_Planning/Adopted%20Neighborhood%20Planning%20Areas/03_CentralAustinCombined/ca- combined-np.pdf The Hancock portion of CACNP contemplates mixed use, but that does not make the applicant’s request consistent with the Plan. Objection One The Plan is 20 years old. Much has happened in two decades. In 2004, Austin had about 690,000 residents. Now the population is close to 1,000,000, a 45% increase. The City’s ability to manage traffic has not caught up to the growth. Witness the several comments about traffic made from the dais on February 4, 2025. Other speakers have addressed the problems with the assertion that a traffic assessment supports the viability of the applicant’s request. A project in line with the applicant’s request would seriously impact the neighborhood. In 2004, developers were required to build projects that included adequate parking. The City Council did away with parking requirements in 2023. (In part because parking requirements adversely impacted developers’ profits. Deletion of required parking can adversely impact neighborhoods.) In 2004, neighborhood plan participants contemplating future growth had no idea that the Council would adopt DB90, which in this case would allow a building with an average roof height of 70’ feet in a neighborhood where actual roof peaks often do not exceed 25 feet. In the 20 years since the adoption of the Plan, Austin has grown dramatically, the City’s ability to manage traffic has not caught up, and the Council has adopted ordinances that dramatically raise potential …
From: Jackie Burniske Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 7:57 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Boudreaux, Marcelle <Marcelle.Boudreaux@austintexas.gov>; Kirk Watson <campaign@kirkwatson.com>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC-Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Hempel, Claire - BC <BC- Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Barge, Sara <sara.barge@austintexas.gov>; Phillips, Alberta - BC <BC-Alberta.Phillips@austintexas.gov>; Beeler, Melissa <Melissa.Beeler@austintexas.gov> Subject: Hancock Homeowner Opposition to Red River Development Greetings, I am writing in opposition to the Single Family to Neighborhood Mixed Use land use of 4305, 4307, 4309 Red River Street, on the Planning Committee Meeting agenda being held February 11, 2025. I am unable to attend the meeting and am submitting this opinion. 6) Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 9 Location: 4305, 4307, 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (Hancock) Neighborhood Plan Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower) Request: Single Family to Neighborhood Mixed Use land use Staff Rec.: Recommended Staff: Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department 7. Rezoning: C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 9 Location: 4305, 4307, 4309 Red River Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; Central Austin Combined (Hancock) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Sierra Halo, LLC (C. Copeland) Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) Request: SF-3-CO-NP to LR-MU-DB90-NP Staff Rec.: Staff recommends LR-MU-V-CO-NP Staff: Marcelle Boudreaux, 512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov Planning Department I live at 800 East 44th St and I am a home owner at this address since 2012. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Neighborhood Mixed Use land use because the property is located on Red River Street which has a mix of land uses. The property is near public transportation and could provide additional housing units for the City. I am in opposition to the rezoning of the 3 small houses on Red River to 7 stories mixed use. 70 feet is more than double any building in the area, and there is no parking for this development. The current owner is hoping to rezone the property without a specific plan. City staff is approving the plan, stating the development would provide additional housing. The owner of the property 06 and 07 NPA-2024-0019.01 and C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 91 of 2 does not have a plan for the property, so we don’t know that it will be housing. The owner plans to sell the property once it is rezoned, at a higher price to someone …
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Kathy Macchi Hempel, Claire - BC Boudreaux, Marcelle Planning Commission Case Nos. NPA-2024-0019.01 and C14-2024-0121 (4305-4309 Red River) Monday, February 10, 2025 12:06:06 AM Some people who received this message don't often get email from important . Learn why this is External Email - Exercise Caution Honorable Claire Hempel, Chair, Planning Commission, City of Austin Dear Chair Hempel, I live on East 44th Street between Bennett Avenue and Red River, and I am writing to express my opposition to the zoning changes requested for 4305, 4307, and 4309 Red River Street. While I strongly support adding more housing—especially affordable housing—Austin needs to grow in a way that benefits everyone, not just developers looking for a quick profit. The reality is that the property owner bought the land knowing its zoning restrictions. If they’re now asking for a change, it should be to create something reasonable that fits the neighborhood—not to maximize profit at the expense of the community. The city’s job isn’t to ensure an investor gets a massive return, but to ensure development makes sense for the people who actually live here. The Right Kind of Development A 30-foot height mixed-use or single-family option with additional dwelling units or multi-family would be the best way forward. This would allow for more housing while keeping buildings in scale with the rest of the neighborhood, preventing an oversized structure from dominating the area and worsening traffic and parking issues. Note: I know the city wants more mixed use but this piece of land is one block from Hancock Shopping Center and a 5-min walk from the Hyde Park/Duval Shopping Center. I’m not sure what business would want to open there when all the shopping is happening in one of those two major commercial centers. More housing, though, is needed so it would be a good use of the land. Concerns with the Proposed Changes Excessive Height & Scale: Most homes in our neighborhood are single-story, with a few two-story houses that stay within the 30-foot height limit. The applicant’s request for a DB90 density bonus would allow a 70-foot building —more than twice as tall as anything else and four times taller than most homes. Nothing that size exists here, and it would overshadow surrounding properties. That alone is reason enough to reject this request. Even the 40-foot height allowed under the Planning Department’s recommendation would …
Planning Commission Upcoming Items (Subject to Change) February 11 March 11 • STR Modifications – ACTION (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 3/6/25) • Austin Core Transportation (ACT) Vision Plan – ACTION • SCTC/NLTC Vision Plans– Briefing February 25 • C20-2022-025 Colorado River Protections (non-25-2) – ACTION (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 3/6/25) • Austin Core Transportation (ACT) Vision Plan – Briefing • Technical Codes/WUI (tentative) – Briefing • Appoint South Congress Transit Center (SCTC) Vision Plan/North Lamar Transit Center (NCTC) Vision Plan Working Group March 25 • 1A North Lamar TC Vision Plan 1A South Congress TC Vision Plan 9 related NPAs Area Plan Process Code Amendment ACTION ON 12 ITEMS (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 4/24/25) • C20-2024-013 Article 9 Landscaping – ACTION Planning Commission Upcoming Items (Subject to Change) • Joint PC/CC Meeting C20-2024-016 Preservation Bonus Amendment (Ph. 1) • C20-2024-016 Preservation Bonus Amendment (Ph. 1) – ACTION (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 4/24/25) • Imagine Austin Update – Briefing April 1 April 8 April 22 • C20-2024-010 UNO Update: Code Amendment, FLUM Amendment, and Rezoning – ACTION (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 5/8/25) • C20-2023-037 SMART Housing Updates Phase 2 – ACTION (SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL 5/22/25) Planning Commission Requested Briefings • Wildland-Urban Interface Code (tentatively scheduled) • Tweaking HOME to include items passed through BOA • Status of legality of items that have passed the • Updates on the latest Austin Light Rail developments commission (what has been struck down, what is in litigation) • Imagine Austin Update and code rewrite timing • Small Area Planning and funding for Small Area Planning • Review of future changes to Planning Commission and other COA Commissions • Parking Management Districts • Overview of the Strategic Housing Blueprint • Notification process for public hearings • What language should be used for notices to the public to better enhance transparency • Update for the 6-month report on HOME Ph. 1 Resources • Code Amendments: http://www.speakupaustin.org/ldcupdates • NLTC/SCTC Vision Plan: https://www.speakupaustin.org/etodstationareas • Imagine Austin information: https://speakupaustin.org/imagineaustin • Austin Core Transportation Plan: https://speakupaustin.org/actplan
Item 17 - STR Planning Commission Amendment Tracking Base Motion – staff recommendation – passes 9-0-1 (Cox abstains) Maxwell 1/Haney – Require a 12-month report. Passes unanimously Azhar 1/Cox – Passes unanimously, Anderson off dais: language: Revise § 4-23-3X - Eligibility to Operate a Short-Term Rental as follows: • On a site with more than four but less than 51 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least • On a site with more than 50 but less than 101 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 20% of the units one but no more than 10% of the units • On a site with more than 100 but less than 251 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 5% of the units • On a site with more than 250 dwelling units, an owner may operate at least one but no more than 3% of the units Hempel 1/Cox (substituted so does not pass) – If there is a nuisance that involves a criminal activity an owner cannot operate an STR at that location or any other location in perpetuity or a considerable amount of time, subject to legal review, until there is a change of ownership at that property. Substitute to Hempel 1: Barerra Ramirez /Johnson – passes unanimously If there are three or more nuisance activities that involve a violent criminal activity at a unit, an owner cannot operate an STR in a unit in perpetuity or a considerable amount of time, subject to legal review, until there is a change of ownership of the unit. Woods 1/ Maxwell – passes unanimously General recommendation to staff to consider establishing single city phone number for STR complaints/compliance issues, not to replace 911, and establish a system to first route those calls to the local contact for the STR before routing them to compliance staff. Cox 1/ Azhar – passes unanimously, Anderson off dais Direct staff to review the feasibility of assessing of a separate fee for STR’s paid at license application and/or renewal for contribution to and recognition of the additional City staff time required for adequate enforcement of these STR regulations. Haney 1/ Cox – passes unanimously, Anderson off dais Upon issuing a notice of violation for operating an unlicensed short-term rental, the director shall also refer the matter to the State Comptroller’s Criminal Investigation …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Hempel called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Claire Hempel Awais Azhar Casey Haney Felicity Maxwell Danielle Skidmore Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Greg Anderson Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Ryan Johnson Alice Woods Board Members/Commissioners absent: Adam Haynes Patrick Howard Alberta Phillips Ex-Officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-Officio Members remote: Candace Hunter PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1 Angela Benavides Garza: Issues about not knowing about the meeting in the community, and the company name Expedia Group is on Lobbyist page Santiago: Historic overlay APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission REGULAR MEETING on January 14, 2025, and January 28, 2025 The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Maxwell’s motion, Vice Chair Azhar’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Commissioner Anderson was off the dais. Commissioners Haynes, Howard, and Phillips were absent. The minutes from the meeting of January 14, 2025, and January 28, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Haynes, Howard, and Phillips were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0008.01 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Location: District 1 2600 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Boggy Creek Watershed; Rosewood Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: CTMS Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo, AICP) Civic to Mixed Use land use Staff postponement request to February 25, 2025 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to February 25, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Haynes, Howard, and Phillips were absent. 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0111 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; District 1 2600 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Boggy Creek Watershed; Rosewood Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: CTMS Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) GO-V-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-DB90-NP Staff postponement request to February 25, 2025 Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to February 25, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Vice Chair Azhar’s motion, Commissioner …
Joint City Council and Planning Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 4, 2025 The City Council Special Called Meeting will convene at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Austin City Hall 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX and some members of City Council or Planning Commission may be attending via videoconference For meeting information, contact the City Clerk, (512) 974-2210 City Council Special Called Meeting COUNCIL AGENDA February 4, 2025 Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. For full instructions on participation in person or by telephone, please visit the Council Meeting Information Center: http://austintexas.gov/department/city-council/council/council_meeting_info_center.ht m The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda. 1:00 PM – City Council Convenes 1:00 PM - Planning Commission Convenes Public Hearings and Possible Actions 1. Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed amendments to City Code to make short-term rental (STR) use an additional (accessory) use for all residential uses in all zoning districts; to regulate STR owners, operators, and platforms as businesses; and to require STR platforms to collect and remit hotel occupancy taxes (HOT). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Adjourn 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 call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call (512) 974-2210 in advance or inform the City Clerk’s staff present at the council meeting. Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más tardar de veinte y cuatro horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al (512) 974-2210 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesión del Consejo.
City of Austin Recommendation for Action File #: 25-0158, Agenda Item #: 1. 2/4/2025(cid:4) Posting Language Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed amendments to City Code to make short- term rental (STR) use an additional (accessory) use for all residential uses in all zoning districts; to regulate STR owners, operators, and platforms as businesses; and to require STR platforms to collect and remit hotel occupancy taxes (HOT). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Lead Department Planning Department. Fiscal Note This item has no fiscal impact. For More Information: Daniel Word, Assistant Director, Development Services Department, 512-974-3610. Additional Backup Information: These amendments are the staff’s proposed overhaul of the City’s STR regulations. This overhaul is needed because recent court decisions have made the cornerstone elements of the City’s STR regulations unenforceable. This includes the distinction between owner-occupied dwellings (Type 1) and non-owner- occupied dwellings (Type 2) that are not multi-family dwellings (Type 3). To achieve this overhaul, staff are proposing three ordinances. Working drafts of the ordinances that amend Title 25 (Land Development) and Title 4 (Business Regulations and Permit Requirements) are included in backup for this item. A third ordinance that amends Chapter 11-2 (Hotel Occupancy Tax) will be released before January 28, 2025. In total, the proposed ordinances would achieve the following: 1. Make STRs an additional (accessory) use to all residential uses in all zoning districts with a valid STR license by modifying City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to add provisions applicable to STRs as an accessory use and repeal all other existing STR provisions. 2. Regulate STR owners/operators and STR platforms by amending City Code Title 4 (Business Regulations and Permit Requirements) to add new regulations, including density caps on STR owners/operators by limiting who can operate a STR on a site with three or fewer units to individuals and requiring 1,000 feet between an owner/operator’s STRs; 3. Allow existing STRs to continue provided that the STR does not become a nuisance and property ownership remains the same; and 4. Require STR platforms to collect Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) on behalf of their users, which requires adding provisions that explicitly require STR platforms to collect HOT to City Code Chapter 11- 2 (Hotel Occupancy Tax). City of Austin Page 1 of 2 Printed on 1/31/2025 powered by Legistar™ (cid:5) (cid:6) File #: 25-0158, Agenda Item #: 1. 2/4/2025(cid:4) If approved, these …
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 WORKING DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – 1/24/2025 VERSION ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 11-2 RELATING TO HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES, SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS, AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORMS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART X. City Code Section 11-2-1 (Definitions) is amended to add new definitions for “Platform” and “Short-Term Rental” to read: (4) (5) PLATFORM means a person that facilitates booking of short-term rentals on behalf of a short-term rental operator. SHORT-TERM RENTAL means the rental of a housing unit or a portion of a housing unit for periods of less than 30 consecutive days. This term does not include an extension for less than 30 consecutive days of a previously existing rental agreement of 30 consecutive days or more or a rental between the parties to the sale of that housing unit. PART X. City Code Section 11-2-3 (Collection of Tax Generally) is amended to add a new Subsection (C) to read: § 11-2-3 COLLECTION OF TAX GENERALLY. (A) Except as provided in Subsection (C), a [A] person who owns, operates, manages, or controls a hotel or short-term rental or collects payment for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a hotel room or short-term rental shall collect the tax levied by this chapter for the City. (B) A person who collects the tax shall deposit the tax proceeds into [in] a separate liability account and may not use the tax proceeds for any purpose other than payment to the City. (C) A platform who collects payment for the use or possession, or for the right to the use or possession, of a short-term rental shall collect the tax levied by this chapter for the City and on behalf of short-term rental operators who use the platform. PART X. City Code Section 11-2-4 (Quarterly Reports; Payments) is amended to amend Subsection (C) and to add new Subsections (F) and (G) to read: § 11-2-4 QUARTERLY REPORTS; PAYMENTS. (A) A quarterly period under this section is based on the City's fiscal year, with the first quarter beginning on October 1 and ending on December 31. 1/24/2025 10:28 AM STR HOT Regulations …
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WORKING DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – 1/10/2025 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 25-2 RELATED TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE AND REGULATIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART X. City Code Chapter 25-2, Subchapter C, Article 4, Division 1, Subpart C (Requirements for Short-Term Rental Uses) and City Code Section 25-2-950 (Discontinuance of Nonconforming Short-Term Rental (Type 2) Uses) are repealed. PART X. Subsection (D) of City Code Section 25-2-773 (Duplex, Two-Unit, and Three- Unit Uses) and Subsection (M) of City Code Section 25-2-779 (Small Lot Single-Family Residential Use) are repealed. PART X. Subsection (C) of City Code Section 25-2-1463 (Secondary Apartment Regulations) is amended to read: § 25-2-1463 SECONDARY APARTMENT REGULATIONS. (C) The secondary apartment: (2) must be located: (1) must be contained in a structure other than the principal structure; at least 10 feet to the rear or side of the principal structure; or (a) (b) above a detached garage; (3) may be connected to the principal structure by a covered walkway; (4) may not exceed a height of 30 feet, and is limited to two stories; (5) may not exceed: (a) 1,100 total square feet or a floor-to-area ratio of 0.15, whichever is smaller; and (b) 550 square feet on the second story, if any. [; and] [(6) may not be used as a short term rental for more than 30 days in a calendar year if the secondary apartment was constructed after October 1, 2015.] PART X. The description of “Short-Term Rental Use” in City Code Section 25-2-3 (Residential Uses Described) is amended to read: § 25-2-3 RESIDENTIAL USES DESCRIBED. 1/10/2025 9:49 AM Chapter 25-2 STR Regulations Page 1 of 2 COA Law Department City of Austin Council Meeting Backup: February 4, 2025File ID: 25-0158 WORKING DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – 1/10/2025 (10) SHORT-TERM RENTAL use is the rental of a housing unit or a portion of a housing unit [residential dwelling unit] for a period of less than 30 consecutive days [or accessory building, other than a unit or building associated with a group residential use, on a temporary or transient basis in accordance with Article 4, Division 1, Subpart C (Requirements for Short-Term Rental Uses) …
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WORKING DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – 1/30/2025 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 4-18-25 TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL TYPES; AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 4 TO ADD REGULATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS, OPERATORS, AND PLATFORMS; AND CREATING AN OFFENSE AND PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART X. Subsection (F) of City Code Section 4-18-25 (Certification) is amended to read: § 4-18-25 CERTIFICATION. (F) For developments with one or more affordable units, the agreement required in Subsection (C) must, at a minimum: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) include the applicable affordability requirements; prohibit discrimination on the basis of an individual's source of income as defined in Section 5-1-13 (Definitions), require dispersion of affordable units throughout the residential units; require equal access and use of on-site amenities, common areas, and parking facilities; require shared access routes for affordable units and market-rate units; require that affordable units include interior components that are functionally equivalent to market-rate units; limit the use of an affordable unit as a [Type 2 or Type 3] short-term rental (STR); require the applicant to incorporate lease provisions that are consistent with a tenant's right to organize under 24 C.F.R. 245.100, the lease addendum required as a condition to receive City of Austin Housing Finance Corporation funds, or City Code requirement; and (9) address any obligations described in Division 2 (Redevelopment Requirements), if applicable. PART X. City Code Title 4 (Business Regulation and Permit Requirements) is amended to add a new Chapter 4-23 to read: 1/30/2025 2:18 PM STR Owner and Platform Regulations Page 1 of 14 COA Law Department City of Austin Council Meeting Backup: February 4, 2025File ID: 25-0158Updates since 1/10/2025 Version Pg. 5 (Line 139) Replaced "single-member limited liability company (LLC)" with LLC if each member is an individual. Pg. 14 (Line 409/410) Changed "subsection" to "part". WORKING DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE – 1/30/2025 CHAPTER 4-23 SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. § 4-23-XX DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, (1) APPELLANT means an applicant or an operator who appeals a decision. (2) AUSTIN METRO AREA means the five-county metropolitan area that surrounds the City of Austin. (3) DELIST NOTICE means a …
REGULAR MEETING of the PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025, 6:00 PM 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. Registration no later than 2 PM the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. For more information on public comment, please see the agenda section “Speaker Registration.” Please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Claire Hempel, Chair (District 8) Awais Azhar, Vice Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Greg Anderson, Secretary (District 4) Alice Woods, Parliamentarian (District 2) Patrick Howard (District 1) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Felicity Maxwell (District 5) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Casey Haney (District 6) Ryan Johnson (District 7) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Grayson Cox (District 10) Alberta Phillips (Mayor’s Representative) Adam Haynes (Mayor’s Representative) Jessica Cohen, Chair of Board of Adjustment Candace Hunter, AISD Board of Trustees TC Broadnax, City Manager Richard Mendoza – Director of Transportation and Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, according to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters Executive Liaison: Joi Harden, 512-974-1617 Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 specifically listed on the agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071. CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA 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 January 14, 2025 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2024-0012.01 - 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 9 1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Planning Area Location: Owner/Applicant: Tom E. Sapp Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Shelby Johnson-Sapp Single Family to Mixed Use Applicant Request for Indefinite Postponement Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0048 - …
City of Austin Planning Department 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752 P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-2000 ♦ ♦ htt ps://ww w.a us ti ntexa s.g o v/de part me nt/pla nning- dep art me nt MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Jonathan Tomko, Principal Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: January 22, 2025 RE: NPA-2024-0012.01 and C14-2024-0048_1106 and 1110 E. 30th Street The applicant requests an indefinite postponement of the above-referenced cases. New public hearing notices will be mailed when the cases return to a new Planning Commission hearing date. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Shelby Johnson-Sapp’s email Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 02 and 03 NPA-2024-0012.01 and C14-2024-0048 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 91 of 5 From: Shelby Johnson-Sapp Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 1:39 PM To: Shelby Johnson-Sapp Cc: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Tomko, Jonathan <Jonathan.Tomko@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: C14-2024-0048 and NPA-2024-0012.01 (1106 and 1110 East 30th Street) External Email - Exercise Caution Hi Jonathan, happy holidays! Hope you are enjoying the year end. Pursuant to our conversation last week I am writing to confirm we’d like the 180 extension to our permitting application. When you get a chance if you could please send through the updated i35 drawings you’re looking at that would be very helpful. Thank you! Shelby Johnson-Sapp SVP, Corporate Strategy scopely.com The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 02 and 03 NPA-2024-0012.01 and C14-2024-0048 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 92 of 5 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 02 and 03 NPA-2024-0012.01 and C14-2024-0048 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 93 of 5 The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will provide reasonable modifications and equal access to communications upon request. 02 and 03 NPA-2024-0012.01 and C14-2024-0048 1106 and 1110 East 30th Street; District 94 of 5 Re: C14-2024-0048 and …
Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Central Austin Combined (CANPAC) CASE#: NPA-2024-0019.01 DATE FILED: July 25, 2024 PROJECT NAME: Red River PC DATE: January 28, 2025 ADDRESS/ES: 4305, 4307, and 4309 Red River Street DISTRICT AREA: 9 SITE AREA: 0.35 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Sierra Halo, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695) STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Single Family To: Neighborhood Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2024-0121 From: SF-3-NP To: LR-MU-DB90-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: TBD ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 28, 2025 - (action pending) Page 1 of 31 04 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 91 of 31 Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Neighborhood Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Neighborhood Mixed Use land use because the property is located on Red River Street which has a mix of uses. The property is near public transportation and could provide additional housing units for the City. Below are section of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan supports the preservation of single family homes in the planning area and within the Hancock area, but due to the City’s housing needs, this proposed development could provide addtinal housing units along a commercial corridor in proximity to public transporation and within walking distance from commerical uses. Page 2 of 31 04 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 92 of 31 Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 Page 3 of 31 04 NPA-2024-0019.01 - Red River; District 93 of 31 Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Single family - Single family detached or up to three residential uses at typical urban and/or suburban densities. Purpose 1. Preserve the land use pattern and future viability of existing neighborhoods; 2. Encourage new infill development that continues existing neighborhood patterns of development; and 3. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible business or industry and the loss of existing housing. Application 1. Existing single‐family areas should generally be designated as single family to preserve established neighborhoods; and 2. May include small lot options (Cottage, Urban Home, Small Lot Single Family) and two‐family residential options (Duplex, Secondary Apartment, Single Family Attached, Two‐Family Residential) in areas …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0121– Red River Rezone DISTRICT: 9 ADDRESS: 4305, 4307 & 4309 Red River Street ZONING FROM: SF-3-CO-NP TO: LR-MU-DB90-NP SITE AREA: 0.35 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Sierra Halo LLC (C. Copeland) AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general neighborhood commercial– mixed use building – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay - neighborhood plan (LR- MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay would prohibit the following uses permitted within the LR base zoning district: alternative financial services; consumer convenience services; communication services facilities; financial services; food sales; local utility services; off-site accessory parking; personal improvement services; pet services; plant nursery; printing and publishing; restaurant (limited); restaurant (general); safety services; service station; urban farm; community recreation; club/lodge; custom manufacturing; college and university facilities; community events; community recreation (private); community recreation (public); guidance services; hospital services (limited); residential treatment; and special use historic. The Conditional Overlay would make conditional the following uses permitted within the LR base zoning district: community garden; day care services (general); day care services (commercial); family home; bed & breakfast (group 1); bed & breakfast (group 2); and medical offices – not exceeding 5,000 sq. ft. gross floor area. The Staff recommendation is to not continue the Conditional Overlay limiting maximum height to 30 feet or 2 stories, added to the site in 2004. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 28, 2025: CITY COUNCIL: 05 C14-2024-0121 - Red River; District 91 of 23 C14-2024-0121 Page 2 ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: Staff recommends LR-MU-V-CO-NP. However, staff does not recommend the DB90 combining district. The applicant’s requested zoning of LR-MU-DB90-NP does not promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses. This area of Red River is low-slung, primarily single family or townhome-type density with some limited sites zoned for and being used as neighborhood commercial uses. It is not a transition area of sites developed for dense and intense multifamily uses also situated in tall (greater than 40 feet) buildings. And, although Red River Street is categorized as ASMP level 3 at the site, it changes to an ASMP level 1 just two blocks north. Staff does support rezoning this site as mixed use and to increase housing density, including affordable units. The staff recommends rezoning the site to include the Mixed Use (MU) and Vertical Mixed Use Building (V) combining districts, which allows …
City of Austin Planning Department 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752 P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767-1088 (512) 974-2000 ♦ ht tps:// www .a ust i nt exas. go v/ dep art me nt/ pla nni ng- d epar t me nt MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Long-Range Planning Division Marcelle Boudreaux, Senior Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: January 23, 2025 RE: NPA-2024-0018.01 and C14-2024-0036 7003, 7005, & 7007 Guadalupe Street Brentwood-Highland Combined Planning Area The applicant requests a postponement of the above-referenced cases from the January 28, 2025 Planning Commission hearing to the March 25, 2025 hearing date to allow more time for submittal of revised applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: Applicant’s email Plan Amendment Map Zoning Map 06 and 07 NPA-2024-0018.01 and C14-2024-0036 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 Guadalupe Street1 of 4 06 and 07 NPA-2024-0018.01 and C14-2024-0036 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 Guadalupe Street2 of 4 06 and 07 NPA-2024-0018.01 and C14-2024-0036 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 Guadalupe Street3 of 4 06 and 07 NPA-2024-0018.01 and C14-2024-0036 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street Rezone; District 4 Guadalupe Street4 of 4
Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Rosewood Neighborhood Plan and the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Transit Oriented Development (MLK TOD) Station Area Plan CASE#: NPA-2024-0008.02 DATE FILED: July 25, 2024 PROJECT NAME: 2967 Manor Road Revision PC DATE: January 14, 2025 January 28, 2025 ADDRESS/ES: 2967 Manor Road Revision DISTRICT AREA: 1 and 9 SITE AREA: 0.68 acres (for parcel) OWNER/APPLICANT: 2967 Manor AGV, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase and Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Specific Regulating District To: Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2024-0107 From: TOD-NP To: CS-DB90-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: Rosewood Neighborhood Plan adopted January 10, 2002. Martin Luther King, Jr. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Station Area Plan adopted March 12, 2009. CITY COUNCIL DATE: January 30, 2025 ACTION: Page 1 of 32 08 NPA-2024-0008.02 - 2967 Manor Road Revision; Districts 1 and 91 of 32 Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 28, 2025 – (action pending) January 14, 2025 – Postponed to January 28, 2025 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use and to be removed from the boundaries of the MLK TOD Station Area Plan. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use and for the property to be removed from the MLK TOD boundaries because the proposed rezoning will allow for a denser development that is more transit- supportive than could be achieved under the existing TOD-NP. The proposed rezoning would allow for approximately 81 housing units and 10 income restricted units, as opposed to 30 units with no income restricted units provided. . The property is on the edge of the TOD boundaries and would not cause a “donut-hole” in the TOD area. The property is near public transportation along Manor Road (activity corridor), Airport Blvd (activity corridor) and E. MLK Jr. Boulevard (activity corridor). The property is also approximate 0.6 miles from the MLK Rail Station. Page 2 of 32 08 NPA-2024-0008.02 - 2967 Manor Road Revision; Districts 1 and 92 of 32 Planning Commission: January 28, 2025 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS: EXISTING LAND USE: Specific Regulating District - This map designation is intended for areas that have an adopted …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0107 (Manor Road Revision Rezone) DISTRICTS: 1 and 9 ADDRESS: 2967 Manor Road ZONING FROM: TOD-NP TO: CS-DB90-NP SITE AREA: approximately 0.68 acres (approximately 29,620 square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: 2967 Manor AGV, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends granting general commercial services-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. Staff also recommends granting the applicant’s request for a waiver under Section 25-2- 652(F)(3)(b) (the ground-floor commercial requirement of DB90) as allowed under Section 25-2-652(F)(3)(e) requested in an applicant letter dated December 20, 2024 found in exhibit D. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, please see the basis of recommendation section below. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 14, 2025: Staff postponement request to January 28, 2025, granted. January 28, 2025: Case is scheduled to be heard by Planning Commission. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: January 30, 2025: Staff postponement request to February 27, 2025, granted. February 27, 2025: Case is tentatively scheduled to be heard by City Council. ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: This request would remove the subject tract from the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. TOD Station Area Plan. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is currently a one-story service garage/auto repair use within the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. TOD Station Area Plan, which was adopted in 2009 (see area 09 C14-2024-0107 - Manor Road Revision Rezone; Districts 1 and 91 of 17 C14-2024-0107 2 case histories section below). The subject tract is at the southwest corner of the intersection of Manor Road and Airport Boulevard. To the east of the tract is a convenience store/gas station, to the south of the tract is a drainage easement and three single-family homes, to the west of the tract is a very small one-story office building, to the north of the tract (across Manor Road) is another one-story service garage/auto repair use. Both Manor Road and Airport are Imagine Austin Corridors, Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP) level 3 corridors, and identified as part of the ASMP Transit Priority Network. This site is between the MLK Station Imagine Austin Activity Center (approximately 250 feet to the west) and the Mueller Imagine Austin Activity Center (approximately 1,500 feet to the northeast). Capital Metro’s new MetroRapid Route 800 Pleasant Valley and 837 Expo Center both have stops within walking distance of the site. These …
Michele Haussmann PRINCIPAL Michele@LandUseSolutionsTX.com January 21, 2025 Ms. Sherri Sirwaitis Planning Department City of Austin VIA Electronic Mail Sherri.Sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Re: Postponement Request – Approximately 3.372 acres located at 2100 Polaris Ave, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas (“Property”) Zoning Case Number: C14-2024-0158 Dear Ms. Sirwaitis: As representatives of the owner and developer of the above stated Property, SB-POLARIS LLC (“Applicant”), I respectfully request a postponement of the January 28, 2025 Planning Commission public hearing to the February 25, 2025 meeting date. The postponement request is to continue working with the Wooten Neighborhood Contact Team. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Michele Haussmann CC: Ryan Nill, Wooten Neighborhood Contact Team, via electronic mail Jarrad Thierath, SB-POLARIS LLC, via electronic mail Dylan Coons, Land Use Solutions, via electronic mail 10 C14-2024-0158 - 2100 Polaris; District 41 of 1
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0158 (2100 Polaris) DISTRICT: 4 ZONING FROM: CS-CO-MU-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP ADDRESS: 2100 Polaris Avenue SITE AREA: 3.373 acres PROPERTY OWNER: SB-Polaris Property LLC (Zachary Greenky) AGENT: Land Use Solutions (Michele Haussmann) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP, General Commercial Services-Mixed Use- Vertical Mixed Use Building-Conditional Overlay-Density Bonus 90-Neighborhood Plan Combining District, zoning. The conditional overlay will maintain the following prohibited uses from the current zoning ordinance, Ordinance No. 20211021-039, on the property: Automotive repair services Automotive washing (of any type) Automotive rentals Automotive sales Bail bond services Commercial off-street parking Drop-off recycling collection facilities Equipment sales Outdoor entertainment Outdoor Sports and Recreation Commercial blood plasma center Construction sales and services Equipment repair services Exterminating services Maintenance and service facilities Pawn shop services Service station Vehicle storage Veterinary services January 28, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 10, 2024: Postponed to January 28, 2025 at the applicant's request by consent (11-0, C. Haney-absent, G. Anderson-off dais); A. Azhar-1st, A. Woods-2nd. 10 C14-2024-0158 - 2100 Polaris; District 41 of 18 C14-2024-0158 ISSUES: 2 In December 2023, Ordinance No. 20220609-080, Ordinance No. 20221201-056 and Ordinance No. 20221201-055 were invalidated. On March 11, 2024, Ordinance No. 20240229-073, was enacted to create the “DB90” combining district, which amended City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants 30 feet in height above the base zoning district, to a maximum of 90 feet, and modifies site development regulations including compatibility standards. Subsequently, the applicant submitted this new rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is a 3+ acre tract of land located at the terminus of Polaris Avenue. This currently vacant site was previously used as demolition company (Heart of Texas Demolition LLC). To the north, there are commercial and light industrial uses. The lot to the south is developed with a public school (Burnet Middle School). There is a rail line to the east. To the west, there are office/warehouse buildings to the north of Polaris Avenue and a multifamily complex, a townhouse residence, a duplex and single family residences to the south of Polaris Avenue. The applicant is requesting a rezoning the property to add the “V” and “DB90” combining districts to the existing zoning to redevelop the property with …
City of Austin - Historic Preservation Office Historic Zoning Application Packet General Overview Historic zoning is a zoning overlay which is added to the base zoning of a specific tract of land (for example CBD-H denotes Central Business District-Historic Zoning). To qualify for City Historic Landmark status, a property must meet one or more (but typically five or more) of the local historic criteria (see criteria below). Applicants need to submit historical documentation demonstrating how the property meets these criteria (see attached submittal requirements). The City Historic Landmark Commission reviews all applications for City Historic Landmark designation, with the Austin City Council making final decisions on these designations. Please note that at least (3) months is typically required to process a City Historic Landmark designation through the City Council from the time a complete application is received. Once designated, all proposed exterior site and building changes (other than routine maintenance) to a historically zoned tract require advance review and approval by the City Historic Landmark Commission. A copy of the Historic Landmark Commission's review standards is available from the City Historic Preservation Office. City Historic Landmark properties that are in good repair and in full compliance with the City historic review requirements are eligible to apply annually for a historic property tax exemption. For information on the historic zoning process, refer to Chapter 25-2 of the City Land Development Code. WHERE TO APPLY: To ensure that the application is complete, an advance review by the City Historic Preservation Office is required. Applications may be submitted at the receptionist’s desk, 5th floor, One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road by appointment. Phone (512) 974-2727 for an appointment. TIME FRAME FOR PROCESSING HISTORIC ZONING CASES: Each historic zoning case is reviewed by the Historic Landmark Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission approximately four to six weeks after receipt of application. The Historic Landmark Commission meets once a month, typically on the 4th Monday of each month. The case is then heard by either the Zoning and Platting Commission or the Planning Commission approximately three weeks after the Historic Landmark Commission hearing, and then by the City Council approximately six weeks later. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Refer to Instructions and Submittal Checklist. Complete Application Forms, supplemental materials, and Affidavits. THE FOLLOWING CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERIA ARE CONSIDERED WHEN REVIEWING A CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK APPLICATION: The property is at least 50 years old …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: C14H-2024-0171 HLC DATE: January 8, 2025 PC DATE: January 28, 2025 CC Date: APPLICANT: Hayes & Jessica Barnard, owners HISTORIC NAME: Elton & Lucy Perry House WATERSHED: Lady Bird Lake, Shoal Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 610 Baylor St. ZONING CHANGE: MF-4-HD-NP to MF-4-H-HD-NP COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from Multifamily- moderate density-historic district -neighborhood plan (MF-4-HD-NP) combining district to Multifamily- moderate density-historic district-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (MF-4-HD-H-NP) combining district. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: architecture, community value, and historical associations. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend historic zoning, 7-0 (1 abstain). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: CASE MANAGER: Austin Lukes, 512-978-0766 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Old West Austin Neighborhood Association, Old West Austin Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Save Historic Muny District, Save Our Springs Alliance, Shoal Creek Conservancy, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The property at 610 Baylor Street is listed as contributing to both the West Line Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and the City of Austin’s Castle Hill Local Historic District. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: § 25-2-352(3)(c)(i) Architecture. The property embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. The Perry House, along with its neighbor at 608 Baylor, which was built by the same owners, is set at a high elevation overlooking downtown Austin. Constructed in 1903 of masonry and standing two-and-a- half stories tall, the residence would have been visible from a distance upon its completion. It embodies the Queen Anne style, with details such as Palladian gable windows and ornate brackets enhancing the grand wraparound porches on two floors, as well as the grand stair up from the street level to the main entry. The pyramidal …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW SHEET SPC-2024-0236A P.C. HEARING DATE: January 28, 2025 Waller Creek Boat House Austin Rowing Club (ARC) CASE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: ADDRESS: COUNCIL DISTRICT: OWNER/APPLICANT: 74 Trinity Street 9 Phone: (512)974-2140 Heather Chaffin Heather.Chaffin@austintexas.gov City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department (Reynaldo Hernandez) 200 South Lamar Boulevard Austin, Texas 78704 (512) 974-9464 Reynaldo.Hernandez@austintexas.gov CASE MANAGER: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow alcohol sales at the Waller Creek Boat House. No construction or site modifications are proposed with the conditional use permit. The storage, sales and consumption of alcohol will be limited to an 1,801 square-foot area on the property, as shown on the attached site plan. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit for sale of alcohol under current City of Austin Code description of “cocktail lounge” land use with the condition that all remaining informal administrative comments are cleared prior to site plan approval. PROJECT INFORMATION SITE AREA ZONING WATERSHED WATERSHED ORDINANCE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS Not required CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR 28.7 Acres Public (P) Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake (Urban) Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance None SUMMARY COMMENTS ON SITE PLAN: LAND USE: A conditional use permit is required because the property is zoned Public (P) and is designated as parks and recreation services (special) use. In accordance with Section 25-2-625(E)(3) of City Code, a conditional use permit is required, and the locations for the sale of beer or wine, if any, must be identified on the site plan. Additionally, in accordance with Section 25-2-625(E)(4) of City Code, the land use commission may not consider a site plan until it receives a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Board. On February 26, 12 SPC-2024-0236A - Waller Creek Boat House Austin Rowing Club; District 91 of 19 2024, the Parks and Recreation Board recommended approval of the conditional use permit to allow the sale of alcohol on the property. The Board’s recommendation is attached with this report. As stated above, no construction or site modifications are proposed with the conditional use permit. The storage, sales and consumption of alcohol will be limited to an 1,801 square-foot area on the property. The storage and sales of alcohol will be located inside the existing building as part of the existing food preparation area inside the building. Alcohol will be served in the existing interior café and …
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD RECOMMENDATION 20240226-6 February 26, 2024 Waller Creek Boathouse Conditional Use Permit Date: Subject: Motioned By: Kathryn Flowers Recommendation The Parks and Recreation Board recommends to Austin City Council to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Waller Creek Boathouse/Austin Rowing Club for the sale of alcohol to bring the site into compliance with the Land Development Code. Vote Seconded By: Pedro Villalobos The motion to recommend to Austin City Council to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Waller Creek Boathouse/Austin Rowing Club for the sale of alcohol to bring the site into compliance with the Land Development Code was approved on Vice Chair Flowers motion, Chair Villalobos’ second on an 8-0 vote. Board Member Reed abstaining. Board Members Hayes and Orme absent. For: Pedro Villalobos, Kathryn Flowers, Stephanie Bazan, Lane Becker, Jennifer Franklin, Lisa Hugman, Nicole Merritt, and Kim Taylor. Julie Jayes and Shelby Orme. Against: None. Abstain: Holly Reed. Absent: Attest: Tim Dombeck, Board and Council Liaison, Parks and Recreation Department. 1 of 1 12 SPC-2024-0236A - Waller Creek Boat House Austin Rowing Club; District 911 of 19 CITY OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WALLER CREEK BOAT HOUSE 74 Trinity Street, Austin Texas 78701 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) (NO CONSTRUCTION PROPOSED WITH THIS SITE PLAN, ALL CONDITIONS ARE EXISTING) s St. Bra o z er St. d Riv e R Trinity St. Cesar Chavez Avenue WALLER CREEK' BOAT HOUSE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 5 I-3 e u n e v s A gre n o C s L a dy Bird L ake INDEX OF DRAWINGS 1 - CUP - Cover Sheet 2- Waller Creek Site/Phasing Plan (R2) 3- CUP Site Plan 4 - Vendor Area Plan GENERAL NOTES: a. b. Trinity Street is an internal circulation route. This project is not located over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone or Transition Zone as identified on the TCEQ Edwards Aquifer Viewer. This site is zoned P-Public. A portion of this site is within the boundaries of the 100-Year Floodplain. c. d. e. Watershed Status: Project site is located in the Waller Creek watershed and is classified as an Urban Watershed. Exempt from Watershed Protection Regulations. Legal description: ABS 8 SUR 20 DECKER I ACR 28.691. City of Austin recorded in Volume 769, Page 57, Deed Records of Travis County, Texas. No waivers or variances requested. Related Case Numbers: SPC-20090362, -C1, -R1, - C2, -C3, -R2 Approval of …
Overview of the Colorado River Protections Ordinance P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n J a n u a r y 2 8 , 2 0 2 4 C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 2-Minute Summary Video C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 2 Ordinance Youtube video link The Colorado River • Crucial Resource • Significant Erosion • Water Quality Better Protected • Needs careful management • Dynamic natural system C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 3 Council Resolution Community members asked Council to strengthen Colorado River protections; Council thereafter included in their June 2022 Council resolution: “… evaluate the effectiveness of existing Critical Water Quality Zone and Erosion Hazard Zone buffers on the Colorado River downstream of the Longhorn Dam and to propose protections that will provide adequate protections to the river that will ensure a healthy riparian corridor to stabilize the riverbank and protect property from erosion” C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 4 The Proposal One simple change to the Land Development Code: Change Erosion Hazard Zone from 100 to 200 feet, downstream of Longhorn Dam Later (separate process): Improve drainage design rules to reduce extreme erosion C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 5 East Austin Longhorn Dam J. Trevino Metro Park Lady Bird Lake Roy Guerrero Park “Dog’s Head” Southeast …
01/22/25 C20-2022-0025 ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2022-0025, Land Development Code Amendment to Title 25-7 Drainage Description: Consider an ordinance regarding amendments to Title 25 related to adequate protections to the Colorado River downstream of the Longhorn Dam. Proposed Language: To revise 25-7-32(B)(2) to establish the erosion hazard zone of the Colorado River downstream of the Longhorn Dam as 200 feet from the ordinary high-water mark, with exceptions for trails and bounded by public rights-of-way and only affecting new habitable structures and subsurface infrastructure. See Attachment A. Summary of proposed code changes: The proposed code change would expand the Erosion Hazard Zone (EHZ) associated with the Colorado River downstream of the Longhorn Dam to 200 feet from the ordinary high-water mark (federally defined edge of river bank). The existing EHZ is measured 100 feet from the ordinary high-water mark. The EHZ would only apply to new habitable structures (e.g., residential houses) and infrastructure (e.g., new roadways, water and wastewater pipes) and NOT to existing structures and infrastructure or to new sheds, pools, patios, decks, fences, and the like. Staff are proposing that EHZ requirements for hard-surfaced trails remain at 100 feet. The EHZ would also not extend past existing public rights-of-way. Thus, for example, a property on the far side of a public roadway from river would not be subject to the EHZ. Additionally, single-family residential construction in the Extra Territorial Jurisdiction would not be affected by this ordinance since Travis County, not the City of Austin, regulates such construction. Staff heard from multiple single-family property owners along Red Bluff Rd. concerned about the significant impacts of the ordinance on their properties. Staff are sympathetic to these concerns. Staff’s main focus is on larger infrastructure (roads, water and wastewater lines, etc.) and commercial and multifamily projects that might build too close to the river without sufficient consideration of erosion protections. Staff are less focused on individual single-family projects (which already do have the existing 100-foot erosion hazard requirement)—although it is important for all to understand the risks of building on high, sandy-soil river banks. After presenting the proposed ordinance to the Austin Contractors and Engineers Association, one suggestion that resulted from that discussion is to amend the code to allow for an administrative variance to LDC 25-8-341 to allow for cut and fill greater than four feet as minimally necessary to allow for grading resulting from protective works. Staff are …
Bueckert, Christopher From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Tyler Grooms Sunday, December 15, 2024 3:37 PM Bueckert, Christopher Stefanie and Stephen Griffith; Mila Santana Sayers Street Vacation - (2024-128390 LM) at 1114 West 5th Street Amanda Hendrix; You don't often get email from Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Christopher, I’m writing to request that the vacation of Sayer’s Street be removed from the agenda for Planning Commission on Tuesday. We were surprised to learn about this process only through the notification process to go to planning commission. Our understanding is that according to §311.008 Transportation Code, the city may vacate, abandon, or close a street by ordinance if a petition signed by all owners of real property abutting the street is submitted to the governing body. We are unaware of this petition and the owners have never signed such a petition. Per the included backup for Planning Commission, the owner’s property clearly abuts and takes access to Sayers Street (both Lot 19 and 18 abut Sayers Street). The owners of the property are copied on this email as well (Stefanie and Stephen Griffith of Griffith Properties) who object to the vacation of Sayers Street. Currently their tenants at 503 and 505 Walsh Street (tenants of their family’s partnership Walsh Street Venture 2, LLC) make regular use of Sayers Street. Marc Fray (the tenant at 503 and 505 Walsh Street) depends (and has depended for a decade) on Sayers Street to have furniture delivered to his business. Sayers Street is the only access point to this property for large trucks as access via Walsh Street is too steep and narrow for trucks. It is important to note that Sayers Street is so crucial to Mr. Fray's business that the Griffiths are in breach of contract if Sayers is vacated and Mr. Fray loses access to his business (see section 4 in below attachment). Therefore, as directly adjoining property owners having small local business tenants whose existence has depended for decades on Sayers Street, the Griffith’s object fully and strongly to vacating Sayers Street. Finally, we are working on developing the Griffith’s property. Our plans submitted to the city (SP-2024-0428) demonstrate the continued and necessary use of Sayers Street for fire access, utility access, vehicular access and loading access as a vital part of the development plan. 1 15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 91 …
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TO: Planning Commission M E M O R A N D U M FROM: Christopher Bueckert, Real Estate Services Agent, Land Development Engineering, Transportation and Public Works Department DATE: January 28, 2025 SUBJECT: F# 2024-128390 LM (1114 West 5th Street) Street & Alley Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 4,516 square foot portion of land abutting 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the street and alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 4,516 square foot portion of land, being the paved/developed right-of-way abutting 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street, as shown on a map of survey made for G. Flury of Lot #1 & part of Lots #2 - 3 & 4 Block #10, Out Lot #11 Division Z, City of Austin, a Map of Survey recorded in Volume 3, Page 171 of the Plat Records of Travis County; being a portion of Sayers Street, a 40’ Right-of-way, the south 20’ being dedicated and shown as a 20’ Alley in Block 10, Sayers Subdivision, a subdivision recorded in Volume 1, Page 29 of the Plat Records of Travis County. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels. The abutting properties are owned by Anchor Equities Ltd, a Texas limited partnership. Per the transmittal letter dated September 21, 2024, received by the City of Austin, the applicant states, “How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? Response: It is unknown at this time how the right of way vacation area would be developed.” All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the reviewers’ conditions shown on the attached Master Comment Report. Per City Code §14-11-71 – Notice to Interested Property Owners Public notice will be sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. The director of the Public Works Department may approve the application after the 10 th day that the notice is issued; and an affected property owner may submit comments regarding the proposed vacation. Public Notice was sent to appropriate parties on December 5, 2024. Staff has received a public objection as of the date of this memorandum. Please see the attached document. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the proposed February 4, 2025, Urban Transportation Commission. Staff contact: Christopher Bueckert, Real Estate …
15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 91 of 31 15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 92 of 31 15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 93 of 31 Right of Way Vacation Transmittal Letter LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) Forsubmittal and feeinformation, see www.austintexas.gov/department/land-management Provideareasonforthevaca�onbyansweringthefollowingques�ons:1.PropertyType:Residen�alCommercial2.Howwasheareaobevacaeddedicaed?PlaSeparaeInstrument3.DidheCiypurchaseheareaobevacaed?(i.e.,bySreeDeed)YesNo4.Arebohheareaobevacaedandyourproperyinhesame“subdivision”?(Theymusbohbeinhesamesubdivisionobeeligible.)YesNo5.Isheareaobevacaeda:Func�onalrigh-of-wayOnlydedicaedonpaper6.Arehereanyu�liylineswihinheareaobevacaed?YesNoIfyes,whaareyourplansforheu�li�es?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Applicansshouldbeadvisedhaeasemenswillbereainedoproecexis�ngu�li�es,evenifu�liyreloca�onisproposed.Alsobeadvisedhanosrucuresmaybebuilon,overorunderheeasemenswihoualicenseagreemen,insurance,andannualfee.7.Howdoyouplanodevelopheareaobevacaed?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8.Hasasieplanbeensubmittedonyourprojec?YesNo9.IsyourprojecaUnifiedDevelopmen?YesNo10.IsyourprojecaS.M.A.R.T.HousingProjec?YesNo11.Whendoyouan�cipaesar�ngconsruc�onofhedevelopmen?________________________12.Whaishecurrenzoningonheadjacenproper�es?_________________________________13.Whaishecurrensausofheadjacenproper�es?__________________________________14.Whaypeofparkingfacili�escurrenlyexis?________________________________________15.Willyourparkingrequiremensincreasewihheexpansion?YesNo16.Howwillheincreasebehandled?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Utilities will stay in place. Property owner acknoweasments will be retained as partof Deed without WarrantyIt is unknown at this time how theright of way vacation area would be developedUnknownCS MU CO NP and CS MU V CO Small retail storesPaved parking lotN/A15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 94 of 31 Right of Way Vacation Transmittal Letter LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) Forsubmittal and feeinformation, see www.austintexas.gov/department/land-management 17.Haveanyagreemensoreasemensbeenexecuedwihadjacenlandowner(s)orindraform?YesNoIfyes,pleaseprovideuswihacopy.18.DoesheareaobevacaedliewihinheAus�nDownownPlan(DAP)?YesNoIfyes,doesimeeDAPcrieria?YesNo19.DoesheareaobevacaedliewihinUTboundaries:EasofLamarBoulevard,wesofIH35,norhofMar�nLuherKingBoulevard,andsouhof45hSree?YesNo20.Doesheproposedvaca�onsupporhePrioriyProgramsandpolicydirec�vesseforhinheImagineAus�nComprehensivePlan?YesNoIfyes,how__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you have questions; please email Land Management Department: LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov Continue to grow Austin's economy by investing in our workforce,education systems, entrepreneurs, and local businesses15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 95 of 31 Right of Way Vacation Transmittal Letter LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) Forsubmittal and feeinformation, see www.austintexas.gov/department/land-management Provideareasonforthevaca�onbyansweringthefollowingques�ons:1.PropertyType:Residen�alCommercial2.Howwasheareaobevacaeddedicaed?PlaSeparaeInstrument3.DidheCiypurchaseheareaobevacaed?(i.e.,bySreeDeed)YesNo4.Arebohheareaobevacaedandyourproperyinhesame“subdivision”?(Theymusbohbeinhesamesubdivisionobeeligible.)YesNo5.Isheareaobevacaeda:Func�onalrigh-of-wayOnlydedicaedonpaper6.Arehereanyu�liylineswihinheareaobevacaed?YesNoIfyes,whaareyourplansforheu�li�es?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Applicansshouldbeadvisedhaeasemenswillbereainedoproecexis�ngu�li�es,evenifu�liyreloca�onisproposed.Alsobeadvisedhanosrucuresmaybebuilon,overorunderheeasemenswihoualicenseagreemen,insurance,andannualfee.7.Howdoyouplanodevelopheareaobevacaed?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8.Hasasieplanbeensubmittedonyourprojec?YesNo9.IsyourprojecaUnifiedDevelopmen?YesNo10.IsyourprojecaS.M.A.R.T.HousingProjec?YesNo11.Whendoyouan�cipaesar�ngconsruc�onofhedevelopmen?________________________12.Whaishecurrenzoningonheadjacenproper�es?_________________________________13.Whaishecurrensausofheadjacenproper�es?__________________________________14.Whaypeofparkingfacili�escurrenlyexis?________________________________________15.Willyourparkingrequiremensincreasewihheexpansion?YesNo16.Howwillheincreasebehandled?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Utilities will stay in place. Property owner acknoweasments will be retained as partof Deed without WarrantyIt is unknown at this time how theright of way vacation area would be developedUnknownCS MU CO NP and CS MU V CO Small retail storesPaved parking lotN/A15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 96 of 31 Right of Way Vacation Transmittal Letter LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov | Phone: 311 (or 512-974-2000 outside Austin) Forsubmittal and feeinformation, see www.austintexas.gov/department/land-management 17.Haveanyagreemensoreasemensbeenexecuedwihadjacenlandowner(s)orindraform?YesNoIfyes,pleaseprovideuswihacopy.18.DoesheareaobevacaedliewihinheAus�nDownownPlan(DAP)?YesNoIfyes,doesimeeDAPcrieria?YesNo19.DoesheareaobevacaedliewihinUTboundaries:EasofLamarBoulevard,wesofIH35,norhofMar�nLuherKingBoulevard,andsouhof45hSree?YesNo20.Doesheproposedvaca�onsupporhePrioriyProgramsandpolicydirec�vesseforhinheImagineAus�nComprehensivePlan?YesNoIfyes,how__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you have questions; please email Land Management Department: LandManagementROW@AustinTexas.gov Continue to grow Austin's economy by investing in our workforce,education systems, entrepreneurs, and local businesses15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 97 of 31 PropertyProfileROWvacationrequestSayersSt.LegendPropertyAddressesJurisdictionFULLPURPOSEJurisdictionsFillJurisdictionFULLPURPOSENotesBetween1134SayersSt.and1114W.5th0150300ftThisproductisforinformationalpurposesandmaynothavebeenpreparedfororbesuitableforlegal,engineering,orsurveyingpurposes.Itdoesnotrepresentanon-the-groundsurvey.ThisproducthasbeenproducedbytheCityofAustinforthesolepurposeofgeographicreference.NowarrantyismadebytheCityofAustinregardingspecificaccuracyorcompleteness.9/21/202415 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 98 of 31 P:\01924\Metes&Bounds&Certifications\01924_NORTH.docxPage1of19/26/24TBPLSFirm#10174300POBox90876Austin,TX78709512.537.2384www.4wardls.comEXHIBIT“______”(Right-Of-WayVacation)LegalDescriptionBEINGADESCRIPTIONOFATRACTOFLANDCONTAINING0.0517ACRE(2,253SQUAREFEET),BEINGAPORTIONOFSAYERSSTREET,A40’RIGHT-OF-WAYANDSHOWNASAPORTIONOFACALLED40’STREETINMAPOFSURVEYMADEFORG.FLURYOFLOT#1&PARTOFLOTS#2-3&4BLOCK#10,OUTLOT#11DIVISIONZ,CITYOFAUSTIN,AMAPOFSURVEYRECORDEDINVOLUME3,PAGE171OFTHEPLATRECORDSOFTRAVISCOUNTY,TEXAS(P.R.T.C.T.),SAID0.0517ACREBEINGMOREPARTICULARLYDESCRIBEDBYMETESANDBOUNDSASFOLLOWS:BEGINNING,ata1/2-inchironpipefoundintheeastlineofLot18,Block1,LauraP.Duval’sSubdivisionoftheeasthalfofLotNo.1,Division“Z”oftheOutlotsAdjoiningtheCityofAustin,asubdivisionofTravisCounty,TexasrecordedinVolume1,Page23(P.R.T.C.T.),forthesouthwestcornerofacalled0.303acretractdescribedas“Tract1”alsobeingthesouthwest120feetx100feetofLot4,Block10,Raymond’sPlateau,asubdivisionofTraviscounty,Texas,recordedinVolume1,Page30,(P.R.T.C.T.)conveyedtoAnchorEquities,LTD.InDocumentNo.2013206747oftheOfficialPublicrecordsofTravisCounty,Texas(O.P.R.T.C.T.),beingthenorthwestterminusofsaidSayersstreetandPOINTOFBEGINNINGhereof,fromwhicha1/2-inchironpipefoundinthewestlineofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract1”,forthenortheastcornerofsaidLot18bears,N21°50’59”E,adistanceof51.85feet;THENCE,withthenorthright-of-waylineofsaidSayersStreetandthesouthlineofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract1”,S67°45'43"E,adistanceof112.03feettoacalculatedpointforthenortheastcornerhereof,fromwhicha1/2-inchironrodfoundforthesoutheastcornerofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract1”andananglepointinthewestlineofLot1,ElmSquareAddition,asubdivisionofTravisCounty,Texas,recordedinVolume85,Page74C(P.R.T.C.T.)bears,S67°45'43"E,adistanceof7.30feet;THENCE,leavingthecommonlineofsaidSayersstreetandsaidAnchorEquities“Tract1”,overandacrosssaidSayersstreetthefollowingtwo(2)coursesanddistances:1)S22°16'54"W,adistanceof20.07feettoacalculatedpointforthesoutheastcornerhereof,2)N67°43'45"W,adistanceof112.90feettoacalculatedpointintheeastlineofLot19,ofsaidBlock1,LauraP.Duval’sSubdivisionandthewestright-of-waylineofsaidSayersstreetforthesouthwestcornerhereof,THENCE,inpartwiththeeastlinesofsaidLot18andsaidLot19,Block1,LauraP.Duval’sSubdivision,andthewestright-of-waylineofsaidSayersstreetN24°45'13"E,adistanceof20.02feettothePOINTOFBEGINNINGandcontaining0.0517Acre(2,253SquareFeet)ofland,moreorless.Notes:AllbearingsarebasedontheTexasStatePlaneCoordinateSystem,GridNorth,CentralZone(4203);alldistanceswereadjustedtosurfaceusingacombinedscalefactorof1.000060558237.Seeattachedsketch(referencedrawing:01924_NORTH.dwg.)_______________________________JasonWard,RPLS#58114WardLandSurveying,LLC12/09/2415 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 99 of 31 SAYERSSTREET(40'R.O.W.)W5THSTREET(R.O.W.VARIES)POBox90876,AustinTexas78709INFO@4WARDLS.COM(512)537-2384TBPELSFIRM#10174300ALimitedLiabilityCompany0.0517ACRER.O.W.VACATIONCityofAustinTravisCounty,Texas15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 910 of 31 0.0517ACRER.O.W.VACATIONEASEMENTTravisCounty,TexasPOBox90876,AustinTexas78709INFO@4WARDLS.COM(512)537-2384TBPELSFIRM#10174300ALimitedLiabilityCompany15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; District 911 of 31 P:\01924\Metes&Bounds&Certifications\01924_SOUTH.docxPage1of2TBPLSFirm#10174300POBox90876Austin,TX78709512.537.2384www.4wardls.comEXHIBIT“______”(Right-Of-WayVacation)LegalDescriptionBEINGADESCRIPTIONOFATRACTOFLANDCONTAINING0.0520ACRE(2,263SQUAREFEET),BEINGAPORTIONOFSAYERSSTREET,A40’RIGHT-OF-WAY,THESOUTH20’BEINGDEDICATEDANDSHOWNASA20’ALLEYINBLOCK10,SAYERSSUBDIVISION,ASUBDIVISIONRECORDEDINVOLUME1,PAGE29OFTHEPLATRECORDSOFTRAVISCOUNTY,TEXAS(P.R.T.C.T.),SAID0.0520ACREBEINGMOREPARTICULARLYDESCRIBEDBYMETESANDBOUNDSASFOLLOWS:COMMENCING,ata1/2-inchironpipefoundinthenorthright-of-waylineofW.5thstreet(right-of-wayvaries),forthesoutheastcornerofacalled0.174acretractdescribedas“Tract2”alsobeingthenorth66.7feetofLots8and9,Block1,SayersSubdivision,asubdivisionofTravisCounty,Texas,recordedinVolume1Page29(P.R.T.C.T.)andconveyedtoAnchorEquities,LTD.InDocumentNo.2013206747,oftheOfficialPublicRecordsofTravisCounty,Texas(O.P.R.T.C.T.),forthesouthwestcornerofacalled3,333.5squarefeettractoflandtobededicatedasSayersstreet,conveyedtotheCityofAustininVolume8271,Page812,oftheDeedRecordsofTravisCounty,Texas(D.R.T.C.T),fromwhicha1/2-inchironrodfoundforananglepointinthenorthlineofsaidW.5thstreet,alsobeingintheeastlineofLot20,Block1,LauraP.Duval’sSubdivisionoftheeasthalfofLotNo.1,Division“Z”oftheOutlotsAdjoiningtheCityofAustin,asubdivisionofTravisCounty,TexasrecordedinVolume1,Page23(P.R.T.C.T.)andbeingthesouthwestcornerofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract2”bears,N67°52’12”W,adistanceof113.94feet;THENCE,withthecommonlineofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract2”andsaidCityofAustintract,N22°14'01"E,adistanceof66.56feettoacalculatedpointforthecommonnorthcornerofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract2”andsaidCityofAustintract,forananglepointinthesouthright-of-waylineofsaidSayersstreet,forthePOINTOFBEGINNINGhereof,THENCE,withthecommonlineofsaidSayersstreetandsaidAnchorEquities“Tract2”,N67°41'49"W,adistanceof113.79feettoa1/2-inchironrodfoundintheeastlineofLot19,ofsaidBlock1,LauraP.Duval’ssubdivision,forthesouthwestterminusofsaidSayersstreetandforthenorthwestcornerofsaidAnchorEquities“Tract2”forthesouthwestcornerhereof,THENCE,withthecommonlineofsaidLot19,andsaidSayersstreet,N24°45'13"E,adistanceof19.95feettoacalculatedpointforthenorthwestcornerhereof,fromwhicha1/2-inchironpipefoundintheeastlineofLot18,ofsaidBlock1,LauraP.Duval’sSubdivision,forthesouthwestcornerofacalled0.303acretractdescribedas“Tract1”alsobeingthesouthwest120feetx100feetofLot4,Block10,Raymond’sPlateau,asubdivisionofTraviscounty,Texas,recordedinVolume1,Page30,(P.R.T.C.T.)conveyedtoAnchorEquities,LTD.InDocumentNo.2013206747(O.P.R.T.C.T.),beingthenorthwestterminusofsaidSayersstreetbears,N24°45'13"E,adistanceof20.02feet,THENCE,leavingtheeastlineofsaidLot19,overandacrosssaidSayersstreetthefollowingtwo(2)coursesanddistances:15 2024-128390 LM - 1114 W 5th Street; 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SOS Site-Specific Code Amendment Initiation for Hays Commons MUD 2833 ½ Bliss Spillar Road Sean Watson Environmental Program Coordinator Watershed Protection C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T HAYS Commons Municipal Utility District (MUD) Not und er cons id era tion a t this time – This item will return a t sa me time a s the p rop os ed SOS a mend ment • • F ina nces p ublic infra s tructure im p rovements a s d efined by Sta te La w a nd Texa s Wa ter Cod e with the consent of the City. The consent a g reement p rov id es cer ta inty reg a rd ing the reg ula tor y req uirements a p p lica ble to the Dis trict a nd p rovid es the City with a ssura nce of a s up erior q ua lity of d evelop ment. C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Hays Commons C 1 2 M - 2 0 2 4 - 0 0 0 3 C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Proposed Development Hays Commons Description Land Use Financial Total Acreage Projected Population Single Family Multi-Family Commercial Open Space Proposed Total Bonds (Roads) Assessed valuation Proposed MUD Tax Rate Proposed Total Bonds (Water, Wastewater, Drainage) $47 million C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 4 497 2,450 700 Units 0 Units 12.1 acres 225.35 acres $13.22 million $495,740,000 $1.00/$100 Proposed Development C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R …
Via Electronic Delivery Re: Rezoning & Neighborhood Plan Amendment Application – 4305, 4307, 4309 Red River St. C14-2024-0121 and NPA-2024-0019.01 Dear Ms. Boudreaux and Ms. Meredith: On behalf of the Owner(s) of the properties referenced above, we respectfully request a postponement of these cases from the January 28, 2025, Planning Commission agenda to the February 11, 2025 agenda. January 23, 2025 Ms. Marcelle Boudreaux Senior Planner City of Austin, Planning Department 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX 78752 Kind regards, Victoria Haase cc: Joi Harden, Planning Department (via electronic delivery) P . O . B O X 4 1 9 5 7 , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 0 4 1 5 0 7 I N G L E W O O D S T . , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 4 1
From: Marty Combs Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 12:28 PM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Cc: Tomko, Jonathan <Jonathan.Tomko@austintexas.gov>; Hadri, Cynthia <Cynthia.Hadri@austintexas.gov>; Harden, Joi <Joi.Harden@austintexas.gov>; Thomas, Eric <Eric.Thomas@austintexas.gov>; Walters, Mark <Mark.Walters@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Speaker Registration: January 14, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Importance: High Meredith, RE: Case C14-2024-0107 / NPA-2024-0008.02 Thank you for replying and further clarifying the reason for the zoning change request. I watched the video of last week's meeting with the applicant (https://publicinput.com/a4768) and I concur with the concerns expressed. I strongly prefer amending the City of Austin's TOD designation to accommodate higher density and taller buildings over carving out exceptions on a per-lot basis. I noted a few things not discussed in that meeting: Just because the current property owner is amenable to implementing pedestrian and bike friendly amenities at the street does not mean future property owners will do the same. Unless codified in law, nothing would prevent a future renovation which negatively impacts all the positives of what's in the existing TOD designation. No one discussed what is required to amend the TOD. Is it really so onerous that carving out piecemeal exceptions is the only solution? If removing a lot from the TOD is the only possibility for increasing building height and housing density, why not extract all the lots at the corners of Manor and Airport, keeping all the TOD's requirements for pedestrians and bicyclists and simply increase building height and density of residential units? I would love to see more taller buildings at this intersection. It would increase pressure to walk, bike, or ride the bus over driving. We might also get enough housing density to support more local commercial on the ground floors which serve the community such as a minimart, small hardware, restaurant or cafe. Regards, Marty Combs Grayson Lane (78722)
From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Andy Schulz Boudreaux, Marcelle Dohn Larson Case Nos. NPA-2024-0019.01 and C14-2024-0121 Tuesday, January 28, 2025 12:31:09 PM External Email - Exercise Caution Dear Ms. Boudreaux, Thank you again for your time yesterday discussing the above cases with me and my neighbor. I live on East 44th Street near Bennet Street, and I write on behalf of myself, my wife, and several neighbors on 44th Street who are deeply concerned about the changes requested by the applicant in the above cases. To be clear, we support efforts to create more housing, and especially more affordable housing, in the City of Austin. However, the effort to do so in the proposed manner at this specific location is not appropriate for our neighborhood. We are mindful that the Planning Department has recommended approval of the requested change from residential to mixed use, but without the DB90 density bonus. Although elimination of the DB90 bonus density certainly is a necessary improvement, they are not sufficient and the proposed changes remain inappropriate for multiple reasons. As an initial matter, there are currently three modest detached single-family dwellings on these properties, each with off-street parking. Notwithstanding the applicant’s representation that these dwellings are in poor condition, from the exterior they appear to be fine. In one case, some fresh paint and trimming of shrubbery seems to be all the house needs. These small homes are in keeping with our neighborhood, and we think an appropriate alternative would be to use small lot options to increase density while preserving the character of our neighborhood and minimizing the negative impact of the proposed changes. The negative impacts on our neighborhood that would result from approval of the pending applications include the following: First, the DB90 density bonus requested by the applicant would allow a structure up to 70 feet tall, or twice as tall as any other building in the neighborhood and three to four times as tall as most of the single-story homes that predominate in our neighborhood. A building that tall would be grossly out of proportion and would overshadow neighboring properties. This fact alone should cause the application to be rejected out-of-hand. Even the 40-foot maximum height that would be allowed under the Planning Department’s recommendation would result in a structure that looms over the other home on our street and would be inappropriate for that reason alone, especially considering …
