Equitable Transit-Oriented Development ETOD and Imagine Austin Planning Commission 3/26/2024 1 of 17 Agenda Background Next Steps 1 2 3 ETOD and Imagine Austin 2 of 17 Background 1 3 of 17 ETOD Policy Plan • Builds on CapMetro's Federal Transit Administration-funded ETOD Study. • Provides a comprehensive policy framework to guide future development around the Project Connect system. • It helps the Austin community ensure that the results of Project Connect support residents of all incomes and backgrounds, especially those that have been disproportionately burdened by transportation and land use decisions. 4 of 17 ETOD Station Area Typologies If a station has… …and is… …and has experienced… More Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Rapid Change More Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Slow Change Fewer Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Rapid Change Fewer Residents Today Historically Exclusionary or Low Displacement Slow Change More Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Rapid Change More Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Slow Change Fewer Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Rapid Change Fewer Residents Today Vulnerable to or Experiencing Displacement Slow Change 5 of 17 6 of 17 7 of 17 ETOD and Imagine Austin 2 8 of 17 Council Action on March 9, 2023 – Resolution no. 20230309-016 9 of 17 Imagine Austin and ETOD • ETOD Typologies: • Consider existing population, recent growth and economic development, and displacement risk of households • Address types of growth most needed for equitable outcomes in a station area • Incorporating ETOD Typologies into Imagine Austin allows for: • Updating IA Compliance Checklist • Formal consideration in zoning and neighborhood plan amendment • Demonstrating alignment and transit-supportive policy to the Federal case review Transit Administration 10 of 17 Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee Action on February 29, 2024 • ETOD Policy Map and Typologies with amendments was unanimously approved to be forwarded to the Planning Commission to be amended to Imagine Austin. • Amendments: • Inclusion of process for staff to incorporate latest available data • Inclusion of a footnote indicating the age of the data 11 of 17 Imagine Austin and ETOD • The amendment to Imagine Austin will include: • The methodology through which staff developed the 8 ETOD Typologies • The 8 ETOD Typologies and their descriptions • The ETOD Typology map • A preface that provides context about the application of the ETOD …
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, March 26, 2024 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at City Hall, Council Chambers 1001 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. 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 Greg Anderson – Secretary (District 4) Awais Azhar – Vice-Chair (Mayor) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Grayson Cox (District 10) Adam Haynes (Mayor) Claire Hempel – Chair (District 8) Patrick Howard (District 1) Ryan Johnson (District 7) Felicity Maxwell (District 5) Jennifer Mushtaler (District 6) Alberta Phillips (Mayor) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Alice Woods – Parliamentarian (District 2) Ex-Officio Members Jessica Cohen – Chair of Board of Adjustment Jesús Garza – Interim City Manager Candace Hunter – AISD Board of Trustees Richard Mendoza – Director of Transportation and Public Works Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the closure of speaker registration 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 February 27, 2024 and March 12, 2024. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request 3. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request NPA-2018-0021.02 - Skyline Oltorf Mixed Use; District 3 5100, 5208 & 5010 E OLTORF ST and 2424 & 2424 ½ RIVERSIDE FARMS RD, Country Club Creek Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined NP Area ADD Land, Ltd. and Charitable Holdings II Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) Office and Rural Residential to Mixed Use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant request for indefinite postponement. NPA-2023-0005.01 - Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use; District 3 6202, 6204 Caddie Street; 1600, 1604, 1606, 1608, 1610, 1612, and 1614 Montopolis Drive; 6205, 6211, 6215 Fairway Street, Country Club East Watershed 3rd Angle Developments, LLC Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) Single Family and Civic to Mixed …
SPEAKER REGISTRATION All participants wishing to address the commission must register to speak. Public participation is available by teleconference or in-person. Teleconference Registration Registration for participation by teleconference closes on Tuesday, March 26 2024 at 2:00 PM. Teleconference code and additional information to be provided after the closing of the teleconference registration period. In-Person Registration While in -person registrants are encourag ed to register in advance of the meeting, in- person registration closes at 5:30 p.m. the day of the meeting utilizing a mobile device to scan the below QR code which will be displayed in Council chambers. Mobile devices will also be available at the meeting for public use for the purpose of speak er registration. Speaker Donation of Time For discussion cases, speaker donation of time is an available option for in-person participants. Both the registered speaker donating time and the speaker recipient must be present when the public hearing is conducted. See chart below regarding speaker time allotments. Click on link below or scan the QR code and submit the form to register to speak. Speakers should submit a separate registration form for each item of interest. https://forms.office.com/g/irmTaGAqPp Please contact Andrew Rivera, Commission Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov or by phone 512-974-6508. Presentations and handouts are requested to be e-mailed to Commission Liaison Andrew Rivera at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM day of the meeting. PARKING & VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. Speaker Testimony Time Allocation Public Hearing Cases Primary speaker in favor and primary speaker opposed 3 speakers in favor and 3 speakers opposed All other speakers in favor or opposed 5 minutes each, up to 8 minutes total with donated time. 3 minutes each, up to 6 minutes total with donated time. 1 minute each, up to 2 minutes total with donated time. DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT Primary speaker in favor and primary speaker opposed 3 minutes. All other speakers in favor or opposed 2 minutes. Donation of time is not an option for discussion postponement. ORDER OF MEETING Determination of Quorum / Meeting Called to Order Reading of Proposed Consent Agenda *Vote and Disposal of Consent Agenda **Determination of Discussion Postponement Items Discussion Cases (Including public comment, staff and applicant / representative presentations) Other Business Adjournment * The consent agenda may be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion. Speakers are allowed to …
CPA-2024-0001 Exhibit A Background The Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan, accepted by City Council on March 9, 2023, through Resolution No. 20230309-016, included ETOD Typologies that are based on existing population, displacement risk, and relative change in population and jobs over the last decade. The resolution accepting the ETOD Policy Plan directed staff to initiate “amendments to the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan to reflect the ETOD Typologies included in the ETOD Policy Plan.” The purpose of the ETOD Policy Plan, including the ETOD Typologies, is to provide a policy framework to help Austin ensure that future development around the stations in the Project Connect transit system supports residents of all incomes and backgrounds, especially those who have been disproportionately burdened by past transportation and land use decisions. The ETOD Typologies The ETOD Typologies are intended to provide a snapshot of a station area’s current conditions. A station area is defined as roughly the ½ mile radius surrounding a station, or a 10-minute journey walking, biking, or rolling to or from a station. The eight Typologies were determined using several factors— existing population relative to other station areas, displacement risk of households, and the recent rate of change in jobs and population. More can be read about the methodology in the following pages. Because of their representation of current conditions in the station areas, the ETOD Typologies also speak to types of growth most needed for equitable outcomes in a station area. The ETOD Typology concept map shows the location of the different ETOD Typologies at station areas throughout the Project Connect system. The squares represent MetroRail and future Light Rail (rail) station areas, while the circles represent MetroRapid (bus) station areas. Although it is possible that some station locations may change as Project Connect engineering and design progresses in the future, Typologies based on the characteristics of any new station area locations will still be applied. Using the ETOD Typologies The ETOD Typologies provide additional context about what equitable growth should look like in a station area based on its characteristics and are intended to provide additional guidance to zoning and land use decision-making as city staff and decision makers evaluate recommended changes for consistency with the Imagine Austin Plan. Future Updates to the ETOD Typologies Staff will work to update the data used to inform the Typologies on a regular basis. Because of the small geographic scale …
PLANNING COMMISSION March 26, 2024 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on March 26, 2024, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Chair Hempel called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Greg Anderson- Secretary Awais Azhar -Vice-Chair Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Claire Hempel - Chair Felicity Maxwell Jennifer Mushtaler Danielle Skidmore Alberta Phillips Alice Woods Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Candice Hunter - Ex-Officio Absent: Alberta Phillips Patrick Howard Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Jesús Garza– Ex-Officio APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of February 27, 2024 and March 12, 2024. Motion to approve the minutes of February 27, 2024 and postpone the minutes of March 12, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell on a vote of 10-0. Commissioner Anderson was off the dais. Commissioners Howard and Phillips absent. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2018-0021.02 - Skyline Oltorf Mixed Use; District 3 Location: 5100, 5208 & 5010 E OLTORF ST and 2424 & 2424 ½ RIVERSIDE FARMS RD, Country Club Creek Watershed; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined NP Area Owner/Applicant: ADD Land, Ltd. and Charitable Holdings II Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) Office and Rural Residential to Mixed Use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Applicant request for indefinite postponement. Postponement Request Motion to grant Applicant’s request for Indefinite Postponement was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell on a vote of 10-0. Commissioner Anderson was off the dais. Commissioners Howard and Phillips absent. Location: 3. Plan Amendment: NPA-2023-0005.01 - Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use; District 3 6202, 6204 Caddie Street; 1600, 1604, 1606, 1608, 1610, 1612, and 1614 Montopolis Drive; 6205, 6211, 6215 Fairway Street, Country Club East Watershed Owner/Applicant: 3rd Angle Developments, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) Single Family and Civic to Mixed Use Pending Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff postponement request to April 23, 2024 Postponement Request Motion to grant Staff’s request for postponement of this item to April 23, 2024 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell on a vote of 10-0. Commissioner Anderson was off the dais. Commissioners Howard and Phillips absent. …
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h t t ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Nancy Estrada, Principal Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: March 5, 2024 RE: NPA-2022-0020.01_Industrial and Terry O Lane C14-2022-0062_ Industrial and Terry O Lane 439-511& 515 INDUSTRIAL BLVD (odd #s only) & 4208 Terry O Lane South Congress Combined (East Congress) Combined Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above referenced cases from the March 12, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the March 26, 2024 hearing date to allow staff additional time to review the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: 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. 1 of 302 NPA-2022-0020.01 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 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. 2 of 302 NPA-2022-0020.01 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 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. 3 of 302 NPA-2022-0020.01 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h t t ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -planni ng MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Nancy Estrada, Principal Planner, Current Planning Division Planning Department DATE: March 5, 2024 RE: NPA-2022-0020.01_Industrial and Terry O Lane C14-2022-0062_ Industrial and Terry O Lane 439-511& 515 INDUSTRIAL BLVD (odd #s only) & 4208 Terry O Lane South Congress Combined (East Congress) Combined Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above referenced cases from the March 12, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the March 26, 2024 hearing date to allow staff additional time to review the applications. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachments: 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. 1 of 303 C14-2022-0062 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 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. 2 of 303 C14-2022-0062 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3 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. 3 of 303 C14-2022-0062 - Industrial Blvd and Terry O Ln; District 3
************************************************************************ MEMORANDUM TO: Claire Hempel, Chair Planning Commission Members FROM: Nancy Estrada Planning Department DATE: March 6, 2024 RE: C14-2023-0109 – 4323 South Congress Avenue Postponement Request by Staff ************************************************************************ Staff requests a postponement of the above referenced rezoning case from the March 12, 2024, Planning Commission hearing to March 26, 2024, to allow time for staff to review. 1 of 104 C14-2023-0109 - 4323 S Congress Avenue; District 3
City of Austin Plann ing Departmen t P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767 -1088 (512) 974-3100 ♦ Fax (512) 974-3112 ♦ h tt ps://www.aust i nt exas.g ov/depar t ment /h ousi ng -and- planni ng Claire Hempel, Chair & Planning Commission Members Maureen Meredith, Senior Planner, Inclusive Planning Division Planning Department MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: DATE: March 5, 2024 NPA-2023-0010.02_109, 111, 113 Mildred Street and 2305, 2307 E. 2nd Street (Unit A), 2307 E. 2nd Street (Unit B), 2311 E. 2nd Street East 2nd Street – 2300 Block Holly Neighborhood Planning Area Staff requests a postponement of the above-referenced case from the March 12, 2024 Planning Commission hearing to the April 9, 2024 hearing date to allow additional time to review the application. The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Planning Commission’s policy. Attachment: Plan Amendment 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. 1 of 205 NPA-2023-0010.02 - East 2nd Street - 2300 Block; District 3 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. 2 of 205 NPA-2023-0010.02 - East 2nd Street - 2300 Block; District 3
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2023-0110 (1230 E. 38th ½ Street) DISTRICT: 9 ADDRESS: 1230 East 38th ½ Street, 1400 East 38th ½ Street, 1402 East 38th ½ Street, and 1406 East 38th ½ Street ZONING FROM: CS-MU-V-CO-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-NP (change in condition of zoning to amend the conditional overlay by removing the height restriction maximum of forty (40) feet for the subject tract) SITE AREA: approximately 4.4369 acres (approximately square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: 38th Half St Holding LLC, 1230 E. 38th Half St Holding 2 LLC, Cherrywood Austin LLC, 706 W 34th LLC, Nasteb Keystone Family LTD AGENT: Drenner Group, P.C., (Amanda Swor) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends granting the change in condition of zoning to amend the conditional overlay by removing the height restriction maximum of forty (40) feet for the subject tract. See the basis of recommendation section below for additional information. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 23, 2024: Applicant and neighborhood postponement to February 27, 2024. February 27, 2024: Applicant postponement to March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024: Applicant request for Indefinite Postponement. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: N/A 1 of 1206 C14-2023-0110 - 1230 E. 38th 12 Street; District 9 C14-2023-0110 2 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject tract includes a number of uses, Alma Cherrywood Apartment Complex (formerly known as Delwood Station Apartments); Westbank Dry Cleaning Warehouse; Cherrywood Coffeehouse; Monarch Food Mart, and GC Cleaners and Laundry. To the north (across the railroad tracks) are several duplexes that are part of what is known as “Duplex Nation,” a large collection of duplexes built in the late 1940s. To the east (across the railroad tracks) is Maplewood Elementary and several duplexes built in the late 1940s. To the west is Delwood Marketplace, a large shopping center of over 100,000 square feet built in approximately 1992. The shopping center includes a Fiesta Grocery Store and over 50,000 square feet of paved parking lot. To the south are several single family homes built in the 1940s and 1950s. There are at least three single family homes that operate small office uses, such as an acupuncture office, and some other home offices along the south side of East 38th 1/2 Street. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: Granting of the request should result in an equal treatment of similarly situated properties. Granting of this request would result in equal treatment of …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2023-0129 (Pinnacle Plaza) DISTRICT: 1 ADDRESS: 1617 and 1617 ½ North IH-35 Service Road Northbound and 1002 East 16th Street ZONING FROM: CH-V-CO-NP TO: CH-PDA-NP SITE AREA: approximately 3.27 acres (approximately 142,441 square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: Pinnacle UT, LP (Barry Lall) AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends granting commercial highway-planned development area combining district-neighborhood plan (CH-PDA-NP) combining district zoning. See the basis of recommendation section below for more information. The development standards and amendments to the conditional overlay can be found in the case manager comments section below. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: February 27, 2024: Neighborhood postponement requested to March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024: Case is scheduled to be heard by Planning Commission. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject tract is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North IH-35 Service Road Northbound and East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It currently is home to a six-story Doubletree hotel with 149 rooms, a 3,000 square foot building used as meeting space, all built around 1997, and approximately 65,000 square feet of paved parking. To the east, is Oakwood Cemetery, approximately 40 acres dating back to the mid-1850s. To the south, is a small warehouse/ manufacturing shed built in approximately 1915 for headstone manufacture/storage, a small apartment with approximately seven units built in approximately 1980, and a single-family home built in approximately 1905. To the west, is the Frank C. Erwin Special Events Center, the Arno Nowotny Building (constructed in 1857, it is one of the earliest buildings on the University of Texas campus), and surface parking. To the north, approximately 1,400 to 1,600 feet (across I-35) is the Moody Center, a multi-purpose area on the University of Texas campus that seats approximately 15,000 people, and other mechanical facilities servicing the University of Texas. 07 C14-2023-0129 - Pinnacle Plaza; Districct 11 of 14 Remove the following conditions from Ordinance # 951214-F 1: • General Retail Services (convenience) – remove from CO. • Cocktail lounge – remove from CO (will remain as a conditional use per code). • No structure of any kind shall be built to a height greater than 60 feet – remove from CO. • Development of Tract 1 shall be restricted to a maximum building coverage of 75%– remove from …
************************************************************************ MEMORANDUM TO: Claire Hempel, Chair Planning Commission Members FROM: Nancy Estrada Planning Department DATE: March 6, 2024 RE: C814-2014-0083.01 – Sunfield PUD Amendment #1 Postponement Request by Staff ************************************************************************ Staff requests a postponement of the above referenced case from the March 12, 2024, Planning Commission hearing to April 9, 2024. Staff is reviewing the Applicant’s current update submittal. 1 of 108 C814-2014-0083.01 - Sunfield PUD
************************************************************************ MEMORANDUM TO: Claire Hempel, Chair Planning Commission Members FROM: Nancy Estrada Planning Department DATE: March 6, 2024 RE: C814-2014-0083.01 – Sunfield PUD Amendment #1 Postponement Request by Staff ************************************************************************ Staff requests a postponement of the above referenced case from the March 12, 2024, Planning Commission hearing to April 9, 2024. Staff is reviewing the Applicant’s current update submittal. 1 of 108 C814-2014-0083.01 - Sunfield PUD
CASE NUMBER: C14H-2023-0136 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATES: November 1, 2023; December 13, 2023 (postponed); January 10, 2024 (postponed); February 7, 2024 PC DATE: March 12, 2024 CC Date: TBD APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-supported) HISTORIC NAME: Green & White Grocery WATERSHED: Waller Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 1201 East 7th Street/607 Waller Street ZONING CHANGE: TOD-NP to TOD-H-NP COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from transit-oriented development- neighborhood plan (TOD-NP) to transit-oriented development-neighborhood plan-historic landmark (TOD-H-NP) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: architecture, community value, and historical associations. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: November 1, 2023—initiate historic zoning (10-0). December 13, 2023—postpone to January 10, 2024 (9-0). January 10, 2024—postpone to February 7, 2024 (10-0). February 7, 2024— recommend historic zoning (10-0). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727 NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, Capital Metro, Del Valle Community Coalition, East Austin Conservancy, El Concilio Mexican- American Neighborhoods, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Greater East Austin Neighborhood Association, Guadalupe Association for an Improved Neighborhood, Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Neighbors United for Progress, Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods, Plaza Saltillo TOD Staff Liaison, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group, Tejano Town DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The 2016 East Austin Historic Resource Survey recommends the store building as eligible for designation as a local landmark and individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. It does not recommend the house for designation. 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 Green & White grocery is an intact example of a neighborhood grocery store, a rapidly disappearing property type in Austin. Its vernacular construction, eye-catching sign, and distinctive clipped gable are iconic symbols of …
PLANNIGN COMMISSION SITE PLAN COMPATIBILITY VARIANCE CASE NUMBER: SP-2022-0536C PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING DATE: March 12, 20242024 (Continued) PROJECT NAME: Kramer Condos ADDRESS: 1517 Kramer Lane APPLICANT: (512) 913-4760 AGENT: (512) 761-6161 Joseph M. and Tina Hood 1517 Kramer LLC 13930 Immanuel Rd. Pflugerville, TX 78660 Attn: Esteban Gonzalez CIVILITUDE LLC 5110 Lancaster Court Austin, TX 78723 CASE MANAGER: Randall Rouda Randall.Rouda@austintexas.gov (512) 974-3338 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: North Austin Civic Association PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing to remove two existing single family residences and construct 55 multi-family residential units on a 3.88 acre site in the GO-MU-CO-NP and SF-6-NP Zones. The proposed development includes a pool. DESCRIPTION OF COMPATIBILITY VARIANCE: 1) From 50 feet to 25 feet for Intensive Recreation (pool) along the easterly setback. [LDC § 25-2-1067] SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Compatibility Waiver. The site consists of two separate parcels to be joined by a Unified Development Agreement. The southerly parcel is relatively narrow and residential development on that portion of the site is somewhat restricted by the SF-6-NP Zoning. The applicant proposes to use that portion of the site for access, the development of 14 of the multifamily residential (condominium) units and an open space area with a po (approximately 33 feet by 12 feet). The pool is within 50 feet of the rear yard fences of two existing single family residences to the east. A fence is shown along the shared property line. The site plan complies with all other compatibility standards. PROJECT INFORMATION TOTAL SITE AREA EXISTING ZONING PROPOSED ZONING 169,170 sq. ft. GO-MU-CO-NP and SF-6-NP GO-MU-CO-NP and SF-6-NP 3.88 acres 1 of 810 SP-2022-0536C - Kramer Condos1 of 8 Proposed N/A N/A N/A Little Walnut Creek (Urban) Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance None Kramer Land and Macmora Road Allowed/Required Existing 1:1 60% 80% Allowed/Required Existing NA 40% 55% 0 WATERSHED WATERSHED ORDINANCE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS Not required CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR PROPOSED ACCESS GO-MU-CO-NP PARCEL FLOOR-AREA RATIO BUILDING COVERAGE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE SF-6-NP PARCEL FLOOR-AREA RATIO BUILDING COVERAGE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE TOTAL PROJECT PARKING COMPATIBILITY The subject site is bordered by a single-family residential land uses to the east and west. All hardscape and vertical improvements are located at least 25 feet from the east and west property lines. The proposed pool is located 25 feet from the easterly property line but is within the 50 foot setback for intensive recreational uses. The site complies with all …
PLANNING COMMISSION SITE PLAN COMPATIBILITY WAIVER REQUEST REVIEW SHEET CASE: SP-2022-0591C PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: March 13, 2024 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 PROJECT NAME: Avalon Flats at Sixth ADDRESS OF SITE: 1808 W 6th St APPLICANT: 1010 W 26th LLC (Sudhakar Allada) AGENT: Rivera Engineering (Michael Rivera, PE) AREA: 0.4661 acre WATERSHED: Johnson Creek (Urban) WATERSHED ORDINANCE: Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance C.I.P. STATUS: N/A T.I.A.: N/A CAPITOL VIEW: N/A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing a multifamily development with nine free-standing units, with associated improvements and is requesting a waiver from 25-2-1063 to allow for a reduced setback. EXISTING ZONING: The site is zoned MF-4-CO-NP. The use and site plan generally comply with the zoning ordinance. DESCRIPTION OF WAIVER: Waiver request is as follows: LDC Section 25-2-1063(B): A person may not construct a structure 25 feet or less from property: 1) In an urban family residence (SF-5) or more restrictive zoning district; or 2) On which a use permitted in an SF-5 or more restrictive district is located. The applicant requests a waiver from a 25-foot to approximately 24’6-foot compatibility setback for residences and related improvements. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval to allow an encroachment of less than one foot of the two units on the southeast side of the lot into the compatibility setback triggered by the adjacent single-family use. The driveway is wholly within the compatibility setback, and the buildings as designed do not meet current height requirements. The site was originally designed under and compliant with the ordinances that allowed for greater height and reduced setbacks. The height and driveway setback issues will need to be addressed by the Board of Adjustment at a separate hearing. The site’s buildable area is constrained by its shape and being bounded by three rights-of-way, and will be compatible with the scale of residential development in the surrounding area. CASE MANAGER: Christine Barton-Holmes, CNUa, LEED AP PHONE: 974-2788 Christine.Barton-Holmes@austintexas.gov 1 of 811 SP-2022-0591C - Avalon Flats at Sixth PROP. BUILDING CVR: 27.7% (5,642 sf) PROP. IMP. CVRG.: 65% (13,287 sf) PROPOSED F.A.R.: 0.75:1 PROP. HEIGHT: 30’/3 stories* PROVIDED PARKING: 24 spaces PROJECT INFORMATION: 20,342.5 sf EXIST. ZONING: MF-4-NP MAX. BLDG. COVERAGE : 60% MAX. IMPERV. CVRG.: 70% ALLOWED F.A.R.: 0.75:1 HEIGHT: 30’/2 stories REQUIRED PARKING: NA PROPOSED ACCESS: from W 6th St and Theresa Avenue *Pending outcome of BOA hearing SUMMARY COMMENTS ON SITE PLAN: Land Use: The applicant requests a waiver from …
PLANNING COMMISSION DOWNTOWN DENSITY BONUS REQUEST SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: SP-2023-0437C PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING DATE: March 12, 2024 PROJECT NAME: 506 West ADDRESS: 506, 508, and 508 ½ West Avenue APPLICANT: Richard T. Suttle Jr., Armburst & Brown, PLLC 100 Congress Ave. Ste. 1300 Austin, TX 78701 URBAN DESIGN STAFF: Jorge E. Rousselin, CNU-A Jorge.Rousselin@austintexas.gov Phone: (512) 974-2975 SITE PLAN CASE MANAGER: Clarissa Davis clarissa.davis@austintexas.gov Phone: (512) 974-1423 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Downtown PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is requesting administrative approval for the construction of a 47-story mixed-use building comprised of retail and 359 residential units, garage parking, and streetscape improvements in accordance with the Downtown Density Bonus Program (DDBP). PROJECT REQUEST: In accordance with LDC Section 25-2-586(B)(6), the applicant is requesting, from City Council, additional floor to area ratio (FAR) from 15:1 to 20:1 for a proposed mixed-use building. The project is participating in the Downtown Density Bonus Program for bonus area up to 15:1 FAR to be granted administratively. PRIOR BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTION: Design Commission: May 22, 2023: The motion that the project 506 West Residential, located at 506 and 508 West Avenue, complies with the Urban Design Guidelines for the City of Austin in accordance with the Land Development Code § 25-2- 586 (C)(1)(a)(ii) with the following inclusions: • Separate visual and/or auditory indications at the approach of path crossing for both pedestrians and vehicles for pedestrian safety examples: paver change for pedestrians and traffic arm or speed door for vehicles. (PS 10 – provide protection from cars) • Great Streets standard benches (per Great Streets as a gatekeeper requirement) • Lighting in compliance with Great Streets minimum standards was approved on Chair Weaver’s motion, Commissioner Rollason’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioner Howard and Commissioner Ladner were absent. 1 of 912 SP-2023-0437C - 506 West Planning Commission: March 12, 2024 Set Council Public Hearing: March 21, 2024 Conduct Council Public Hearing: April 18, 2024 SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Gatekeeper Requirements: To participate in the Downtown Density Bonus Program, projects must first satisfy the gatekeeper requirements as described in LDC 25-2-586(C)(1), which are: 1. To substantially comply with the Urban Design Guidelines 2. Execute a restrictive covenant committing to provide streetscape improvements along all public street frontages, consistent with the Great Streets Standards, and 3. Execute a restrictive covenant committing to achieve a minimum two-star rating under the Austin Energy Green Building program using the ratings in …
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Planning Commission FROM: Christopher Bueckert, Property Agent Senior Land Management, Transportation and Public Works Department DATE: February 21, 2024 SUBJECT: F# 2020-139548 LM Street Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 0.316-acre tract of land abutting 5600 Middle Fiskville Road Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the street right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 0.316-acre portion of land, being the paved/developed street abutting 5600 Middle Fiskville Road, adjacent to Lot 1, Torino Plaza, a subdivision of record Volume 62, Page 72, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels. The abutting properties are owned by Johnson Special Land LTD, a Texas Limited Partnership, and Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT). Per the transmittal letter dated June 29, 2021, received by the City of Austin, the applicant states, “How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? Response: To Be Determined – the area to be vacated is not planned for development at this time. However, the owner plans to dedicate Right-of-Way to the City of Austin to allow for an intersection at 56th St and Airport Blvd. This new intersection will eliminate the need for the existing intersection at Middle Fiskville Road and Airport Blvd. The proposed 56th St/Airport Blvd intersection is in coordination with the Corridor Mobility Program Office plan for Airport Blvd.” 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 February 8, 2023. No objections have been received by staff as of the date of this memorandum. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on March 12, 2023, Planning Commission. Staff contact: Christopher Bueckert, Property Agent Senior, Transportation and Public Works Department, 512-974-1780, christopher.bueckert@austintexas.gov Applicant: Daniel Mahoney, Mahoney Engineering, 512-944-4525, dmahoney@mahoney-eng.com Abutting Landowners: Johnson Special Land LTD, a Texas Limited Partnership, and Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) The …
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Planning Commission FROM: Joseph Fotinos, Project Manager Land Management, Transportation and Public Works Department DATE: 2/21/2024 SUBJECT: F# 2023-131541 LM Right-of-Way Alley Vacation of approximately 1,074 square foot tract of land abutting 64 ½ Rainey Street. Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 1,074 square foot tract of land in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, being the paved/developed alley 20 ft wide alley, abutting 64 ½ Rainey Street, and Lot A, Rainey River Addition, BK. 68, Pg. 72, Plat Records of Travis County, Texas. The applicant states the following, on the transmittal letter, when asked how they plan to develop the area to be vacated: The area requested to be vacated would become part of the parkland. The cultural center would then be connected between their existing facility and the new pocket park connected by the alleyway. Within the facility plan for the MACC, this is associated with the Grand Entrada, grand entrance, to the cultural center. All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the request and recommend approval, subject to the conditions on the Master Comment Report. Per City Code §14-11-71 – Notice to Interested Property Owners Public notice has been sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. The director of the Public Works Department may approve the application after the 10th 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 February 6, 2024. No objections have been received by staff as of the date of this memorandum. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the March 12, 2024 Planning Commission Staff contact: Joseph Fotinos, Project Manager-Land Management Transportation and Public Works, 512-978-4659, Joseph.fotinos@austintexas.gov Applicant: City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department Ricardo.soliz@austintexas.gov Abutting Landowners: City of Austin The applicant and/or property owner’s representative will be present at the meeting to answer any questions regarding future development and the vacation request. Attachments: Application Packet Master Comment Report 1 of 2714 2023-131541 LM - Right of Way Alley Vacation 64 12 Rainey St.; District 9 2 of 2714 2023-131541 LM - Right of Way Alley Vacation 64 12 Rainey St.; District 9 Memorandum TO: FROM: Mashell …
