Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plan; and Whereas excluding the residents of Area 8 from the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan in the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect Area 8 residents by, inter alia, introducing uses inconsistent with quiet enjoyment of their residential neighborhood and diminishing the value of their residential dwellings; and Whereas excluding Area 8 from the existing FLUM and placing it in a new Transit Center FLUM would affect the character of SRCC neighborhood generally and shrink its boundaries without SRCC’s consent or approval; and NOW, THEREFORE, for all the foregoing reasons, be it resolved that the SRCC Neighborhood Association opposes any amendment of the FLUM affecting the use of land currently governed by the Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan, also known as SRCC Area 8. Approved by vote of the SRCC General Membership, March 18, 2025
To Planning Commission re: NPA-2025-0022.01 I measured from the northernmost property the city proposes to remove from the FLUM, (211 E. Alpine) to the South Congress Transit Center ETOD. It is 8/10 of a mile (at least) across eight lanes of State Hwy 71/290 from our neighborhood/FLUM location. When we were doing the neighborhood plan, the city planners emphasized to us that good planning principles applied similar land uses facing each other across roads like S. Congress. For example, land on the west side of S. Congress in Dawson or Bouldin neighborhood should have a land use similar to the one in our neighborhood on the east side of S. Congress. This principle is not being implemented when removing property from our FLUM and linking it to a property across a state highway almost a mile away. Also, if this plan causes the existing commercial properties set back from the single family residences onWillow Springs Road, Braeswood and Woodleigh to be redeveloped using ETOD land use principles, the property owners will lose the quality of life they bought in this quiet tree filled neighborhood. Removing the proposed properties and placing them in a different planning area across a state highway in hopes that the results would promote the compact and connected goals of Imagine Austin is nonsensical. And it disenfranchises the neighbors who participated in the planning process the city required to create the Neighborhood Plans. Elloa Mathews Immediate past president Greater South River City Combined NPCT
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
From: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:11 PM To: Anita Tschurr <anitatschurr@gmail.com> Cc: Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC-Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Johnson, Ryan - BC <BC- Ryan.Johnson@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Anderson, Greg - BC <bc-Greg.Anderson@austintexas.gov>; Hempel, Claire - BC <BC- Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov>; Howard, Patrick - BC <BC-Patrick.Howard@austintexas.gov>; Phillips, Alberta - BC <BC-Alberta.Phillips@austintexas.gov>; Woods, Alice - BC <BC- Alice.Woods@austintexas.gov>; Haney, Casey - BC <BC-Casey.Haney@austintexas.gov>; Azhar, Awais - BC <BC-Awais.Azhar@austintexas.gov>; Hunter, Candace - BC <BC-Candace.Hunter@austintexas.gov>; Skidmore, Danielle - BC <BC-Danielle.Skidmore@austintexas.gov> Subject: Removing Area 8 Land from Flum External Email - Exercise Caution Good Afternoon, please see attached the SRCC response to removing land in Area 8 from FLUM. We adamantly disagree with this action and request you reconsider this flagrant disregard of existing, and neighborhood compatible, designation. You are removing property that is in a Federally designated Historical Neighborhood and located at the base of Blunn Creek. Removing these parcels of land is like “removing your umbrella in a rainstorm”. They protect the boundaries of a very delicate neighborhood eco-system. Please consider also that Income Restricted Development will uproot existing low cost housing, which displaces our current residents Please postpone your vote to allow for further input from our neighborhood. Removing FLUM will affect Multiple Land Use Areas not just ONE. And using ETOD as a justification is just not valid. Respectfully. Anita R. Tschurr anitatschurr@gmail.com CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 14 NPA-2025-0022.01 - Neighborhood Plan Amendment; District 31 of 3 Resolution: Opposition to Removal of Area 8 from FLUM Whereas the purpose of the South River City Citizens (SRCC) Neighborhood Association is to address shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality of life of its residents and the character of SRCC neighborhood generally (SRCC Bylaws, Art. II); and Whereas Area 8, south of Saint Edward's University and bounded by South Congress Avenue and Ben White Boulevard, is contained within the geographical boundaries of SRCC (SRCC Bylaws, Art. III); and Whereas a proposed amendment to the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) provides that Area 8 be removed from the existing Saint Edwards Neighborhood Plan and placed in a new FLUM for the South Congress Transit Center Station …
Outlook RE: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 From Michael Whellan Date Mon 3/24/2025 7:49 AM To Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Tomko, Jonathan < > > Cc EMLKCT Chair < < >; Lawler, John < >; Michael Whellan < >; Byrd, Eric > >; Harden, Joi < >; External Email - Exercise Caution The applicant does not object to the neighborhood’s request for postponement; this is not an agreed postponement. MJW. From: Ms. Angela Benavides Garza < Sent: Monday, March 24, 2025 7:46 AM To: Harden, Joi < Cc: Michael Whellan < > >; Tomko, Jonathan < >; EMLKCT Chair < > >; Lawler, John Subject: Postponement C14-2024-0175 to April 22, 2025 ; Byrd, Eric < > Hello Jonathan and Joi, I hope your month is going well. I am including the applicant’s representative, Michael Whellan, to this email. We are all in agreement. The neighborhood, contact team, and applicant agree. The Applicant and the EMLK Combined Contact Team are in discussions regarding this project. Please reply to All when the postponement is confirmed. Thank you kindly. Sincerely, Angela B. Garza Austin, TX CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at " ". 23 C14-2024-0175 - Airport and Oak Springs; District 11 of 1
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy Gray, Carl Webb Crestview NA Executive Committee Highland Contact Team South River City Citizens: Noah Balch, President & Anita Schurr, Chair, Planning & Zoning Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association East MLK Contact Team Misael Ramos, resident leader, Rogers White Holy Cross Chris Page, resident leader, Homewood Heights North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0007.01 NPA-2025-0017.01 NPA-2025-0017.02 NPA-2025-0018.01 NPA-2025-0026.01 CPA-2025-0001 South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan NPA-2025-0001.01 NPA-2025-0020.01 NPA-2025-0020.02 NPA-2025-0022.01 CPA-2025-0001 Citywide C20-2024-024 Attachment NACA CT_3.25.25 Planning Comm_NLTC-SCTC ETOD ________________ Thank you, Monica Guzmán, MA Co-Vice President/Co-vicepresidenta, North Austin Civic Assn (NACA) Chair, NACA Contact Team/Equipo de contacto del plan del vecindario Cell: www.linkedin.com/in/maguzman CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team March 25, 2025 TO: Stevie Greathouse, Ana Villarreal, Tim McCarthy - Planning Department, City of Austin CC: Joi Harden, Zoning Officer & Ella Garcia, Business Process Specialist, - Planning Dept, City of Austin RE: Request for postponement Planning Commission 3/25/2025 Public Hearings for NLTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, SCTC ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, Imagine Austin (cases listed at bottom) Dear Ms Greathouse, Ms Villarreal, Mr McCarthy: As chair of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA) Contact Team, and on behalf of the collectively undersigned, we request for the Planning Commission to postpone the Public Hearings for North Lamar Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, South Congress Transit Center ETOD Station Area Vision Plan, and Imagine Austin from 3/25/2025 to 4/22/2025 , to allow additional time for the contact teams to engage with each other and their respective neighborhoods. In addition, we request the City host at least one language-accessible in-person public forum for the surrounding neighborhood plan areas, especially the vulnerable residents and small businesses at risk of displacement, to learn about the plans, intentions, impact, and to ask questions. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. Thank you for your time and assistance with the postponement request. Respectfully, Monica Guzmán, Chair, NACA Contact Team NACA Residents: Nancy Gomez, Evan and Emily Rapier, Wendy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . 2. Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. 3. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. 4. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. 5. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA Basement, first, second, third, 4 th , 5 th or 5 6 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd . 4 th or 4 5 th story Sixth Seventh story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 6-story buildings, 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 , 5 or 5 6 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 , 5 or 5 6 story b uildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to …
TABLE 1006.3.4(1) STORIES WITH ONE EXIT OR ACCESS TO ONE EXIT FOR R-2 OCCUPANCIES STORY OCCUPANCY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS MAXIMUM EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL Basement, first, second, third, 4 th or 5 th story above grade plane and occ. roofs over the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd or 4 th story Sixth story above grade plane and higher For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm. NP = Not Permitted. NA = Not Applicable R-2 a, b,c,d 4 dwelling units 125 feet NP NA NA a. Buildings classified as Group R-2 equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2 and provided with emergency escape and rescue openings in accordance with Section 1031 . b. This table is used for R-2 occupancies consisting of dwelling units. For R-2 occupancies consisting of sleeping units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . c. This table is for occupiable roofs accessed through and serving individual dwelling units in Group R-2 occupancies. For Group R-2 occupancies with occupiable roofs that are not accessed through and serving individual units, use Table 1006.3.4(2) . d. 5-story buildings and 4-story buildings with an occupiable roof above the third story shall also comply with Section 1006.3.4.2. 1006.3.4.2 Single exit 4 or 5 story Group R-2 Occupancies. 4 or 5 story buildings with a single exit for Group R-2 dwelling units shall comply with Table 1006.3.4(1) and all of the following: 1. The net floor area of each floor served by a single exit shall not exceed 4,000 square feet (418.5 m). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. An exterior exit stairway or interior exit stairway shall be provided at each story served by a single exit. Exit Access Doors into the exit stairway shall swing in the direction of egress travel regardless of the occupant load served . Regardless of the stairway construction type, automatic sprinkler locations in interior exit stairways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 13 for combustible stairways. There shall be no more than 20 feet (6096 mm) of travel to the exit stairway from the entry/exit door of any dwelling unit. The exit shall not terminate in an egress court where the court depth exceeds the court width unless it is possible to exit in either direction to the public way. Other occupancies shall not communicate with the Group R occupancy portion of the b uilding …
REGULAR MEETING of the PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 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: Casey Haney (District 6) Claire Hempel, Chair (District 8) Awais Azhar, Vice Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Ryan Johnson (District 7) Greg Anderson, Secretary (District 4) Alice Woods, Parliamentarian (District 2) Patrick Howard (District 1) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Felicity Maxwell (District 5) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Grayson Cox (District 10) Alberta Phillips (Mayor’s Representative) Adam Haynes (Mayor’s Representative) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Jessica Cohen, Chair of Board of Adjustment TC Broadnax, City Manager Candace Hunter, AISD Board of Trustees 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 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. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first four speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS Location: 2. 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: Thrower Design, LLC (Victoria Haase) Specific Regulating District to Mixed Use land use and to remove the specified property from the MLK TOD Station Area …
PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 The Planning Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Azhar called the Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Awais Azhar Greg Anderson Grayson Cox Felicity Maxwell Casey Haney Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Patrick Howard Ryan Johnson Commissioners Absent: Claire Hempel Adam Haynes Alberta Phillips Ex-officio Members in Attendance: Jessica Cohen Ex-officio Members in Attendance Remotely: Candace Hunter Ex-officio Members Absent: 1 TC Broadnax Richard Mendoza PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, February 11, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Cox and Johnson were off the dais. Chair Hempel and Commissioners Haynes 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 Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of Mixed Use land use for NPA-2024- 0008.01 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, located at 2600 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Cox and Johnson were off the dais. Chair Hempel and Commissioners Haynes and Phillips were absent. 3. Rezoning: 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 Location: Owner/Applicant: CTMS Holdings LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) GO-V-CO-NP to GR-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP for C14- 2024-0111 - 2600 E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, located at 2600 East Martin 2 Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Haney’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second, on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Cox and Johnson were …
Planning Commission: March 11, 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: March 11, 2025 February 11, 2025 January 28, 2025 January 14, 2025 ADDRESS/ES: 2967 Manor Road 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. Page 1 of 32 02 NPA-2024-0008.02 - 2967 Manor Road Revision; Districts 1 and 91 of 32 CITY COUNCIL DATE: January 30, 2025 March 6, 2025 Planning Commission: March 11, 2025 ACTION: Postponed to March 6, 2025 at the request of Staff. ACTION: Staff postponement request to April 10, 2025. ACTION: (action pending) April 10, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: March 11, 2025 – (action pending) February 11, 2025 – Postponed to March 11, 2025 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 1st; F. Maxwell – 2nd] Vote: 10-0 [P. Howard, A. Phillips, and A. Haynes absent]. January 28, 2025 – After postponement discussion, postponed to February 11, 2025 on the consent agenda at the request of the applicant. [F. Maxwell – 1st; A. Azhar – 2nd] Vote: 7-3 [G. Anderson and A. Woods absent. G. Cox, A. Haynes, and N. Barrera-Ramirez voted nay]. 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 …
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 un der 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: Planning Commission granted a postponement to February 11, 2025. February 11, 2025: Applicant postponement request to March 11, 2025. March 11, 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: Staff postponement request to March 6, 2025. March 6, 2025: Case is scheduled to be heard by Planning Commission. 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 03 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 …
6 March 2025 To the Board Members of the Planning Commission: My name is Brian Bedrosian. I am the Chair of the North Loop Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (NLNPCT – the “neighborhood”). I am writing this letter on behalf of the NLNPCT in support of United Properties’ (the “applicant”) request for DB90 zoning to be added to the combined properties north of 56th Street, south of Koenig Lane, east of the CapMetro Red Line tracks and west of Airport Blvd (collectively referred to as the “northern parcels”)– properties in the north-central sector of our plan area. On February 26th the NLNPCT held a Special Session devoted to the greater project that United Properties is proposing to build in this area of the neighborhood. The project area includes the northern parcels mentioned above, as well as additional properties within the same east-west boundaries down to 55th Street, along with a triangle of land between the Red Line tracks and the FLORA development just south of 55th (collectively referred to as the “southern parcels”). Stephen Buchanan of United Properties was in attendance at our meeting and presented the applicant’s current plans for the project. After much discussion, the eligible NLNPCT voting members present, representing a quorum of the overall NLNPCT membership, voted unanimously to support the applicant’s zoning requests contingent upon the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between United Properties and the NLNPCT. In order to provide sufficient time to negotiate the contents of this MOU, the NLNPCT voted to permit the applicant to proceed with presenting their zoning case for the northern parcels to the Planning Commission and in exchange United Properties has agreed to postpone the hearing on the southern parcels until the MOU is signed and approved by both parties. 04 C14-2024-0167 - Airport & Koenig DB90 Tracts Rezoning - Parcel A1 of 2 We believe that this project has the opportunity to achieve the goals of North Loop Neighborhood Plan which targeted this area in our FLUM as a Neighborhood Urban Center. This land use category would provide increased density and affordability, new retail and commercial offerings, and rich public spaces – acting as an extension of our already successful urban corridor along North Loop Boulevard (53rd Street). We are concurrently working with the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), ATP, TPW, CapMetro, the Redline Parkway Initiative, and Council District 4 to ensure that this project offers …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2024-0167 – Airport & Koenig Tracts DB90 Rezoning – Parcel A DISTRICT: 4 ADDRESS: 501 E. Koenig Ln Svrd EB, 629 E. Koenig Ln, 600 E. 56th St., 700 E. 56th St., 702 E. 56th St., 5600 Middle Fiskville Rd., 5601 ½ Middle Fiskville Rd., 5608 ½ Middle Fiskville Rd. ZONING FROM: CS-MU-V-CO-NP, CS-V-CO-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP SITE AREA: 7.39 acres PROPERTY OWNER: BUP 501 Austin Owner LLC (Victor Young, Phil Cattanach), Johnson Special Land, Ltd. (T.J. Schultz), River City Partners, Ltd. (T.J. Schultz) AGENT: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services – mixed use - vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay - density bonus 90 - neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay prohibits the following uses: Adult Oriented Business and Pawn Shop Services. The Conditional Overlay makes the following uses conditional: Agricultural Sales and Services, Campground, Construction Sales and Services, Equipment Repair Services, Kennels, Commercial Blood Plasma center, Convenience Storage, Equipment Sales, Vehicle storage. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 11, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 04 C14-2024-0167 - Airport & Koenig DB90 Tracts Rezoning - Parcel A1 of 22 Case number C14-2024-0167 Page 2 ISSUES: 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 a rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district, in order for the City to continue review of site plan. The conditional and prohibited uses in the Conditional Overlay were established during the North Loop Neighborhood Plan rezonings (Ord. No. 020523-31),and are requested by the Applicant and some are recommended by Staff for this new rezoning. This rezoning is related to other DB90 rezoning cases in close proximity to the subject case located on Middle Fiskville Road, Koenig Ln., E 56th St., E. 55th St. Martin Ave., and Airport Blvd. All of those cases are as follows: C14-2024-0167, C14-2025-0010, C14-2025-0014, C14-2025-0012 (including C14-79-019(RCT)), C14-2025-0015, C14-2025-0017, and C14- 2025-0016. CASE …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0010 – Airport & Koenig Tracts DB90 Rezoning – Parcel B DISTRICT: 4 ADDRESS: 605 E. 56th Street SITE AREA: 0.877 acres ZONING FROM: CS-V-CO-NP TO: CS-V-CO-DB90-NP PROPERTY OWNER: Johnson Special Land, Ltd. (T.J. Schultz), River City Partners, Ltd. (T.J. Schultz), Leif Johnson Ford, Inc. FKA Armstrong-Johnson, Inc. (T.J. Schultz) AGENT: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman) CASE MANAGER: Marcelle Boudreaux (512-974-8094, marcelle.boudreaux@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant general commercial services –vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay - density bonus 90 - neighborhood plan (CS-V-CO-DB90- NP) combining district zoning. The Conditional Overlay prohibits the following uses: Adult Oriented Business and Pawn Shop Services. The Conditional Overlay makes the following uses conditional: Agricultural Sales and Services, Campground, Construction Sales and Services, Equipment Repair Services, Kennels, Commercial Blood Plasma center, Convenience Storage, Equipment Sales, Vehicle storage. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: March 11, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: 05 C14-2025-0010 - Airport & Koenig DB90 Tracts Rezoning - Parcel B1 of 20 Case number C14-2025-0010 Page 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 a rezoning application to request the -DB90 combining district. The conditional and prohibited uses in the Conditional Overlay were established during the North Loop Neighborhood Plan rezonings (Ord. No. 020523-31), and are requested by the Applicant and some are recommended by Staff for this new rezoning. This rezoning is related to other DB90 rezoning cases in close proximity to the subject case on Middle Fiskville Road, Koenig Ln., E 56th St., E. 55th St. Martin Ave., and Airport Blvd. All of those cases are as follows: C14-2024-0167, C14-2025-0010, C14-2025-0014, C14- 2025-0012 (including C14-79-019(RCT)), C14-2025-0015, C14-2025-0017, and C14-2025- 0016. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject site is 0.877 acres, and developed with a warehouse structure, for Automobile Sales use. To the west, the property is immediately bounded by an electrical supply store and further west by railroad tracks (CS-V-CO-NP). To the immediate north is buildings and associated …
