To: Planning Commission From: Sam Tedford, Principal Planner, Housing and Planning Department Date: January 18, 2022 Subject: Staff Postponement of C20-2021-006 City of Austin Housing and Planning staff are requesting a postponement of C20-2021-006 regarding amendments to the Vertical Mixed Use affordability requirements to April 12, 2022. These code changes, including the more recent Council-approved Resolution No. 20211118- 052, rely on staff analysis to calibrate affordable housing program requirements. Through engagement with stakeholders during the process to calibrate a different density bonus program, issues were found in the modeling tool that staff rely on to support this calibration work. Housing and Planning staff are working to resolve issues with the modeling tool before developing recommendations in response to Council and Planning Commission-initiated changes. Staff anticipate that the Vertical Mixed-Use items will be ready for Planning Commission and Council public hearings in April 2022. Should you have any questions, please contact Sam Tedford, Principal Planner, at sam.tedford@austintexas.gov.
From: Shaw, Todd - BC <BC-Todd.Shaw@austintexas.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 2:41 PM To: Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Cc: Hempel, Claire - BC <BC-Claire.Hempel@austintexas.gov> Subject: Fw: BOA, PC and ZAP Meeting Requested Confirmation of Reservation of City Hall Andrew- Can you share this with PC members? Per last sentence from Myrna Rios, I guess we will have to work with them on scheduling meetings that do not fall on our regular meeting date and time. Thanks, Todd From: Rios, Myrna <Myrna.Rios@austintexas.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:32 AM To: Gonzales, Rodney <Rodney.Gonzales@austintexas.gov>; Brady, Erika <erika.brady@austintexas.gov>; Hall, Stephanie <Stephanie.Hall@austintexas.gov>; Rios, Myrna <Myrna.Rios@austintexas.gov> Cc: Shaw, Todd - BC <BC-Todd.Shaw@austintexas.gov>; Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC- Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Truelove, Rosie <Rosie.Truelove@austintexas.gov>; Alexander, Jason <Jason.Alexander@austintexas.gov>; Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Subject: RE: BOA, PC and ZAP Meeting Requested Confirmation of Reservation of City Hall Hi Rodney, We fully understand the intent of the CMO memo, and understand BOA, ZAP, and PC will continue to meet at City Hall. There was direction to our office by the A&F to provide data for ALL boards and commissions to the full Council at the 1/27 meeting, and we seek further direction on which other BCs will remain at City Hall and which will be moved to other facilities as our office will not make that determination. As Stephanie mentioned, we have paused that process until Council has a chance to address. We will resume scheduling all board and commission meetings after that discussion when further direction is provided. Again, we understand the CMO memo. BOA, ZAP, and PC WILL continue to meet at City Hall based on approved calendars, but it should be noted that we will not book dates that have been booked outside of the established day of the week and time (i.e. moves for Holiday’s, etc.) how it has been communicated to all of the BC liaisons. Thank you, Myrna Rios, MMC, TRMC| City Clerk 512-974-2504 |myrna.rios@austintexas.gov From: Gonzales, Rodney <Rodney.Gonzales@austintexas.gov> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 11:12 AM To: Rios, Myrna <Myrna.Rios@austintexas.gov>; Brady, Erika <erika.brady@austintexas.gov>; Hall, Stephanie <Stephanie.Hall@austintexas.gov> Cc: Shaw, Todd - BC <BC-Todd.Shaw@austintexas.gov>; Cohen, Jessica - BC <BC- Jessica.Cohen@austintexas.gov>; Ramirez, Nadia - BC <BC-Nadia.Ramirez@austintexas.gov>; Truelove, Rosie <Rosie.Truelove@austintexas.gov>; Alexander, Jason <Jason.Alexander@austintexas.gov>; Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Subject: RE: BOA, PC and ZAP Meeting Requested Confirmation of Reservation of City Hall Myrna, Erika, and Stephanie, There are no remaining questions on our end as to the BOA, …
PLANNING COMMISSION January 25, 2022 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on January 25, 2022 in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Chair Shaw called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Grayson Cox Yvette Flores Jennifer Mushtaler Solveij Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Robert Schneider James Shieh Todd Shaw – Chair Jeffrey Thompson Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Absent: Patrick Howard Arati Singh – Ex -Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Spencer Cronk – Ex-Officio 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 CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of January 11, 2022. Approve the minutes of January 11, 2022 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Vice-Chair Hempel on a vote of 10-0. Commissioner Praxis off the dais. Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Location: Plan Amendment: NPA-2019-0022.02 - 305. S. Congress PUD; District 9 305 S. Congress Avenue, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Greater South River City Combined NP Area Owner/Applicant: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) Industry to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion to postpone this item to February 8, 2022 by the Planning Commission was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Commissioner Shieh, seconded by Vice-Chair Hempel on a vote of 10- 0. Commissioner Praxis off the dais. Commissioners Howard and Mushtaler absent. 2. Rezoning: Location: C814-89-0003.02 - 305 S. Congress PUD; District 9 305 S. Congress Avenue, Lady Bird Lake Watershed; Greater South River City Combined NP Area Owner/Applicant: Richard T. Suttle Jr. (Trustee) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) PUD-NP to PUD-NP, to change conditions of zoning Recommended Kate Clark, 512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion to postpone this item to February 8, 2022 by the Planning Commission was …
Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East MLK Combined (MLK) CASE#: NPA-2021-0015.01 PROJECT NAME: Austin Sports Facility PC DATE: January 11, 2022 December 14, 2021 DATE FILED: July 29, 2021 (In-cycle) ADDRESS/ES: 1138 ½ & 1140 Gunter Street DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.834 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: GSTF, LLC in care of Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT AGENT: Brown & Ortiz P.C (c/o Caroline McDonald) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Dept. (512) 974-2695 PHONE: STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation To: Mixed Use From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0125 From: SF-3-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled ACTION: To: CS-MU-CO-NP November 7, 2002 1 of 32B-1 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 - December 14, 2021 – Postponed to January 11, 2022 on the consent agenda by the Planning Commission. [A. Azar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 11-0-1 [P. Howard off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To approve the Applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use because the property has frontage along Gunter Street and along Airport Blvd. Airport Blvd is an Activity Corridor where Mixed Use land use is appropriate. The property is in the Oak Springs sub-area of the planning area. The plan supports mixed use along Airport Blvd. Sections from the East MLK Combined Neighborhood Plan: 2 2 of 32B-1 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Single family - Detached or two-family 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 3 3 of 32B-1 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 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 considered appropriate for this type of infill development. PROPOSED LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Mixed Use - An area …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0125 Austin Sports Facility DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: CS-MU-CO-NP ADDRESS: 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street SITE AREA: 0.834 acres PROPERTY OWNER: GSTF, LLC (Michael Orsak) AGENT: Brown & Ortiz, PC (Caroline McDonald) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to CS-MU-CO-NP with the condition that the following land uses be prohibited: Automotive Repair Services Automotive Washing—of any type Commercial Blood Plasma Center Drop-Off Recycling Collection Facilities Equipment Sales Funeral Services Laundry Services Outdoor Sports and Recreation Vehicle Storage Limited Warehousing and Distribution Alternative Financial Services Automotive Sales Bail Bond Services Construction Sales and Services Equipment Repair Services Exterminating Services Kennels Off-Site Accessory Parking Pawn Shop Services Veterinary Services Adult Oriented Businesses Transportation Terminal For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: December 14, 2021: To postpone to January 11, 2022, as requested by Planning Commission, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 57B-2 C14-2021-0125 2 ISSUES: The Applicant agreed to prohibit Cocktail lounge land use as requested by the Neighborhood; that land use is already prohibited in the requested CS zoning category, so no additional conditional overlay is required. A petition with 16.95% of property owners’ signatures within a 200-foot radius of the rezoning tract has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request. Please see Exhibit C- Opposition Petition. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Gunter Street and has frontage on both streets. The property is currently zoned SF-3-NP and developed with two single family residences. The property immediately south of the rezoning tract is zoned CS-MU-CO-NP and is also developed with a single family residence. The property immediately northeast of the subject property is zoned SF-3- NP and developed with a single family residence; further north are undeveloped lots zoned CS-MU-CO-NP and residential properties zoned SF-3-NP. These properties all have frontage on Gunter Street. Immediately northwest of the property, with frontage on Airport Boulevard are properties zoned CS-MU-NP that are developed with Restaurant-general and Automotive repair land uses. Across Gunter Street to the east are properties zoned SF-3-NP that are developed with residential uses. Also across Gunter Street to the southeast is CS-MU-NP property developed with Multifamily residential land use, …
Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 27, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Montopolis CASE#: NPA-2021-0005.02 PROJECT NAME: Montopolis Multifamily PC DATE: January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 18.64 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Montopolis QO2B, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation PHONE: (512) 974-2695 From: Industry Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: (No case filed) From: LI-NP To: (TBD) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: September 27, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: Not scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 - ACTION: 1 1 of 25B-3 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is an 18.64 vacant tract of land sandwiched between East Ben White Boulevard and Montopolis Drive. The area is an industrial node with active industrial uses. The applicant has not submitted the associated zoning application at this time but proposes to build 1,200 multifamily units with 10% of the units being income restricted. Although a zoning case has not been filed, a review by the Austin Fire Department was made based on the information provided in the Summary Letter submitted by Thrower Design, the applicant’s agent. The Austin Fire Department does not support residential uses in this location because of the fire and toxicity hazards associated with the compressed and liquefied compressed gas stored in the vicinity, therefore staff does not support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. The email from Scott Stookey from the Austin Fire Department is on page 14. LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Industry - Areas reserved for manufacturing and related uses that provide employment but are generally not compatible with other areas with lower intensity use. Industry includes general warehousing, manufacturing, research and development, and storage of hazardous materials. Purpose 1. To confine potentially hazardous or nuisance‐creating activities to defined districts; 2. To preserve areas within the city to increase employment opportunities and increased tax base; 3. To protect the City’s strategic advantage as a high tech job center; and 4. To promote manufacturing and distribution activities in areas with access to major transportation systems. Application 1. Make non‐industrial properties …
Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East Cesar Chavez and Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan CASE#: NPA-2021-0002.01 DATE FILED: July 26, 2021 (In-cycle) PROJECT NAME: 1400 E. 4th Street PC DATE: January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 1400 E. 4th Street DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.9982 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Robert C. Beall & Beth A. Beall AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Shuttle, Jr.) 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: Specific Regulating District Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0138 From: TOD-NP To: TOD-NP (to change conditions of zoning) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: East Cesar Chavez NPA approved May 13, 1999. Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan approved December 11, 2008 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 - STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for a Base Maximum Building Height of 85 feet. B-41 of 39 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property 0.99 acres on the north side of E. 4th Street between Navasota Street to the west and Onion Street to the east. The property is within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan and the Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan. Operating on the property is the Texas Coffee Traders where coffee is roasted and sold. To the north of the property is an apartment building. Directly northeast is the Plaza Saltillo Station and across Onion Street to the east is an event space and production studio. To the south across E. 4th Street is a vacant lot, a single-family home, and an apartment complex. The existing land use on the future land use map is Specific Regulating District. There is no proposed change to the future land use map (FLUM). The applicant proposes to amend the Base Maximum Building Height from 40 feet to 85 feet. The current Base Maximum Building Height is 40 feet but is allowed up to 60 feet through the Density Bonus Program. In order to increase the Base Maximum Height a plan amendment and zoning change application were required to go from 60 feet to 85 feet. A fee in lieu payment to increase the floor-area-ratio (FAR) will be required for the non-residential use proposed with this project. The proposed development is a six-story office …
Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET DATE FILED: July 29, 2021 (In-cycle) NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Central East Austin CASE#: NPA-20221-0009.01 PROJECT NAME: 1612 East 7th Street PC DATE: January 11, 2022 ADDRESS/ES: 1612 E. 7th Street DISTRICT AREA: 1 SITE AREA: 6,210 sq. ft. OWNER/APPLICANT: 1610 JFH, LLC (John Hernandez) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Dave Anderson) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation (no proposed change) PHONE: (512) 974-2695 Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0132 From: Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) Subdistrict (TOD-CMU) To: Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: December 13, 2001 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 - ACTION: 1 From: Specific Regulating District To: Specific Regulating District 1 of 36B-6 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To support the applicant’s request for Mixed Use (MU) Subdistrict (TOD-MU). BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan and the Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan. The property is a 6,210 square foot lot on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street to the west and Concho Street to the east. There is a single-family home on the lot, with vacant land to the north owned by Huston-Tillotson University. To the east is a restaurant across Concho Street. To the south are single family homes, and several commercial buildings. The applicant proposes to build a boutique hotel on the property that will include the three lots directly to the west. The three lots to the west have a Base Maximum Building Height of 60 feet. The applicant’s request for TOD-MU would allow for a Density and Height Bonus to achieve the 60 foot height allowed by right for the properties to the west. Staff supports the applicant’s request for a Base Maximum Building Height of 60 feet to be consistent with three lot to the west and because the property is on E. 7th Street which is an activity corridor and within the Plaza Saltillo Activity Center. Below are sections from the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan that staff believes supports the request. 2 2 of 36B-6 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING AND PROPOSED LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Specific Regulating District - This map designation is intended for areas that have an adopted …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 1 CASE: C14-2021-0132 1617 East 7th Street ZONING FROM: TOD-NP TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning ADDRESS: 1617 East 7th Street SITE AREA: 6,210 Square Feet (0.14 Acres) PROPERTY OWNER: 1610 JFH LLC (John Hernandez) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to TOD-NP to amend the Saltillo Plaza Transit Oriented District (TOD) Station Area Plan and Regulating Plan to redesignate the property from Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) subdistrict to TOD Mixed Use (TOD-MU) subdistrict. AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Dave Anderson) For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 12B-7 C14-2021-0132 2 ISSUES: The Applicant is requesting to redesignate the property from CMU subdistrict to TOD-MU subdistrict. CMU is the most permissive Mixed Use Subdistrict in terms of land uses and does not require active ground floor uses. A wide array of retail, office, and residential uses are permitted. TOD-MU is the most intensively developed mixed use subdistrict and requires active ground floor uses. TOD-MU also requires a minimum 2-story building. The Applicant also proposes utilizing the Plaza Saltillo TOD Density Bonus tool which allows increased floor-to-area ratio (FAR) for developments that include affordable residential units or pays a fee-in-lieu to Housing and Planning Department (HPD). The Applicant has stated their intent to develop a 5-story hotel. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant proposes increasing the building height from 35 feet to 60 feet. Since the project does not include any residential units, the Applicant will be required to pay a fee-in- lieu to HPD. This is already administratively permitted by the TOD. (Please see Exhibit C- Applicant Letter). CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the north side of East 7th Street between Comal Street and Concho Street. East 7th Street is an Imagine Austin Transit Priority Network roadway. The property is currently developed with one single family residence which is proposed to be demolished. The property is zoned TOD-NP, as are the surrounding properties to the west, east and south. These properties are a mix of office, commercial and residential uses. Further west across Comal Street is the Texas State Cemetery, which is unzoned. Further east across Chalmers Avenue is Huston Tillotson University, which is zoned …
Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Govalle/Johnston Terrace (Govalle) Combined CASE#: NPA-2021-0016.03 PROJECT NAME: 3535 East 7th Street PC DATE: January 11, 2022 DATE FILED: July 28, 2021 (In-cycle) December 14, 2021 November 9, 2021 3511, 3525, and 3535 E. 7th Street ADDRESS/ES: DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 1.0734 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: The Elena Herrera Family Bypass Trust AGENT: Drenner Group, P.C. (Amanda W. Swor) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Department (512) 974-2695 PHONE: STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Commercial Base District Zoning Change To: Mixed Use Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0124 From: CS-CO-NP To: CS-MU-V-CO-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: March 27, 2003 CITY COUNCIL DATE: To be scheduled ACTION: 1 of 29B-8 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 – December 14, 2021 – Postponed to January 11, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood on the consent agenda. [A. Azar – 1st; R. Schneider – 2nd] Vote: 11-0-1 [P. Howard off the dais. J. Shieh absent]. November 9, 2021 – Postponed to December 14, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood on the consent agenda. [C. Hempel – 1st; G. Cox – 2nd] Vote: 9-0 [C. Llanes Pulido abstained. Y. Flores, R. Schneider, and S. R. Praxis absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request for Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is located at the southwest corner of East 7th Street and Springdale Road, both of which are Activity Corridors as identified on the Imagine Austin Growth Concept Map. Mixed Use land use is appropriate in this location. Below of sections of the Govalle/Johnston Terrace Plan that supports the request. 2 2 of 29B-8 Planning Commission: January 11, 2022 LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Commercial -Lots or parcels containing retail sales, services, hotel/motels and all recreational services that are predominantly privately owned and operated for profit (for example, theaters and bowling alleys). Included are private institutional uses (convalescent homes and rest homes in which medical or surgical services are not a main function of the institution), but not hospitals. Purpose 6. Encourage employment centers, commercial activities, and other non‐ residential development to locate along major thoroughfares; and 2. Reserve limited areas for intense, auto‐oriented commercial uses that are generally not compatible with residential or mixed use environments. Application major highways; and …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0124 3535 E. 7th Street DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: CS-CO-NP, CS-MU-CO-NP, CS-V-CO-NP TO: CS-MU-V-CO-NP ADDRESS: 3501, 3509, 3511, 3525, 3535 East 7th Street and 621 Gunter Street SITE AREA: 1.69 acres PROPERTY OWNERS: Elena Herrera Family Bypass Trust, Ernesto B & Elena V. Herrera Living Trust, El Otro Lado, Inc. AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the Applicant’s request for rezoning to CS-MU-V-CO-NP. The CO includes retaining the following prohibited and conditional land uses from the current zoning on the properties. 1. The following land uses shall be prohibited: Adult oriented businesses, Campground, Kennels, Pawn shop services, and Vehicle storage. 2. The following land uses shall be conditional: Agricultural sales and services, Construction sales and services, Limited warehousing and distribution, Building maintenance services, Laundry services, Equipment sales, and Equipment repair services. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: December 14, 2021: To grant postponement to January 11, 2022, as requested by Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, on consent. November 9, 2021: To grant postponement to December 14, 2021, as requested by Neighborhood Plan Contact Team, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 12B-9 C14-2021-0124 2 ISSUES: The proposed rezoning is for several contiguous tracts along East 7th Street that have a mix of CS zoning designations with MU-, V-, and CO overlays. The rezoning request would keep previous conditional overlays and give the properties consistent zoning overall to allow cohesive redevelopment. The property is located on East 7th Street, a Future Core Transit Corridor designated by Code as suitable for Vertical mixed use building (V/VMU) development. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located at the southwest corner of East 7th Street and Springdale Road. The property also has frontage on Hidalgo Street to the south and Gunter Street to the west. The CS-CO-NP, CS-MU-CO-NP, CS-V-CO-NP zoned parcels that are part of the rezoning request are developed with a range of land uses-- Restaurant- limited, Office, Limited warehousing and distribution and Automotive repair services. Across East 7th Street to the north are properties zoned CS-CO-NP and SF-3-NP that are developed wit Restaurant- limited and general, Automotive repair services and Single family residential uses. Across Springdale Road to the east is Limited warehousing and distribution land use …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET (10,541.52 square feet) ZONING TO: SF-3-NP C14-2021-0177 – 4401 Gillis DISTRICT: 5 SITE AREA: 0.242 acres CASES: C14-82-185(RCT) – 4401 Gillis RESTRICTIVE COVENANT REQUEST: To terminate a Restrictive Covenant ZONING FROM: LO-NP ADDRESS: 4401 Gillis Street PROPERTY OWNER: 4401 Gillis LLC (Jay Symcox) AGENT: Drenner Group, P.C. (Charley Dorsaneo) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendations are to terminate the Restrictive Covenant and to grant family residence – neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 3, 2022: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: None at this time. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area consists of a portion of a platted lot, is located at the southeast corner of Gillis Street and Casey Street, and contains a duplex. It is zoned limited office – neighborhood plan (LO-NP) district by way of a case filed in 1982 and is subject to a public Restrictive Covenant that allows for office and studio use, prescribes the number of parking spaces, and limits signage as shown on an attached site plan. There are residences, both single family and two-family, along and across Gillis and Casey Street in all directions, as well as a church on the north side of Casey Street. Please refer to Exhibits A (Zoning Map) and A-1 (Aerial Exhibit). 1 of 19B-10 C14-82-185(RCT) / C14-2021-0177 Page 2 The Applicant has filed two requests for the subject property: 1) Terminate the 1983 Restrictive Covenant and remove the provisions for an office and studio use, including the 1982-1983 site plan from applying to the property, and 2) Rezone the property to the family residence – neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) district in order to build a two-family residence on a portion of the property and a duplex on a portion of the remainder. The proposed rezoning would allow for one single family residence, plus a second detached unit not to exceed 1,100 square feet or a floor-to-area ratio of 0.15, whichever is smaller (two-family residence). The detached unit is limited to 2 stories or 30 feet in height, and 550 square feet on the second story, if any. The Owner also intends to pursue a resubdivision involving a portion of the SF-3-NP zoned lot to the east, and SF-3-NP zoning would permit the construction of a duplex on the newly created lot. SF-3-NP zoning is consistent with that established …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET (10,541.52 square feet) ZONING TO: SF-3-NP C14-2021-0177 – 4401 Gillis DISTRICT: 5 SITE AREA: 0.242 acres CASES: C14-82-185(RCT) – 4401 Gillis RESTRICTIVE COVENANT REQUEST: To terminate a Restrictive Covenant ZONING FROM: LO-NP ADDRESS: 4401 Gillis Street PROPERTY OWNER: 4401 Gillis LLC (Jay Symcox) AGENT: Drenner Group, P.C. (Charley Dorsaneo) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendations are to terminate the Restrictive Covenant and to grant family residence – neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 3, 2022: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: None at this time. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject rezoning area consists of a portion of a platted lot, is located at the southeast corner of Gillis Street and Casey Street, and contains a duplex. It is zoned limited office – neighborhood plan (LO-NP) district by way of a case filed in 1982 and is subject to a public Restrictive Covenant that allows for office and studio use, prescribes the number of parking spaces, and limits signage as shown on an attached site plan. There are residences, both single family and two-family, along and across Gillis and Casey Street in all directions, as well as a church on the north side of Casey Street. Please refer to Exhibits A (Zoning Map) and A-1 (Aerial Exhibit). 1 of 19B-11 C14-82-185(RCT) / C14-2021-0177 Page 2 The Applicant has filed two requests for the subject property: 1) Terminate the 1983 Restrictive Covenant and remove the provisions for an office and studio use, including the 1982-1983 site plan from applying to the property, and 2) Rezone the property to the family residence – neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) district in order to build a two-family residence on a portion of the property and a duplex on a portion of the remainder. The proposed rezoning would allow for one single family residence, plus a second detached unit not to exceed 1,100 square feet or a floor-to-area ratio of 0.15, whichever is smaller (two-family residence). The detached unit is limited to 2 stories or 30 feet in height, and 550 square feet on the second story, if any. The Owner also intends to pursue a resubdivision involving a portion of the SF-3-NP zoned lot to the east, and SF-3-NP zoning would permit the construction of a duplex on the newly created lot. SF-3-NP zoning is consistent with that established …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0166 – South Congress Avenue Residences ZONING FROM: GR-MU-CO-NP ADDRESS: 6424 South Congress Avenue PROPERTY OWNER: Calixto Jesus Cobos DISTRICT: 2 TO: GR-MU-V-NP SITE AREA: 0.8717 acres (37,971 square feet) AGENT: Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) CASE MANAGER: Wendy Rhoades (512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff recommendation is to grant community commercial – mixed use – vertical mixed use building – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The CO, Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. For a summary of the basis of Staff’s recommendation, please see pages 2 - 3. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022: December 14, 2021: APPROVED A POSTPONEMENT TO JANUARY 11, 2022 [A. AZHAR; R. SCHNEIDER – 2ND] (11-0) P. HOWARD – OFF THE DAIS; J. SHIEH – ABSENT CITY COUNCIL ACTION: January 27, 2022: ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES: The Applicant and the South Congress Combined Neighborhood Plan Contact Team plan to meet virtually on Thursday evening, January 6th. The Contact Team had previously requested postponement of this case until January 25, 2022, and the Applicant was only agreeable to a postponement until January 11, 2022. However, several were postponed by the Planning Commission to the January 11th meeting, cases including the subject case. All correspondence received is attached at the back of the Staff report. The Applicant is in agreement with the Staff’s recommendation to maintain the existing Conditional Overlay which applies to properties along this segment of Congress Avenue. 1 of 26B-12 Page 2 C14-2021-0166 CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject undeveloped lot is located on the west side of South Congress Avenue, between Stassney Lane and William Cannon Drive. The property is one lot south of its intersection with Eberhart Lane, and has had community commercial – mixed use – conditional overlay – neighborhood plan (GR-MU-CO-NP) zoning since Council approved the Sweetbriar Neighborhood Plan rezonings in August 2005. The Conditional Overlay prohibits automotive sales, automotive washing (of any type), and pawn shop services. There is a service station with food sales uses, alternative financial services and an administrative and business office on the adjacent property to the north, and apartments north of Eberhart Lane (GR-MU-CO-NP; MF-2-CO-NP); medical offices, retail / commercial uses across South Congress to the east (LR-MU-CO-NP; GR-MU-CO-NP); a child care facility, warehouse building, general retail uses and other commercial uses to the south (GR-MU-CO- …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0174 – 815 W. 11th Street DISTRICT: 9 ZONING FROM: LO TO: DMU-CO ADDRESS: 815 W. 11th Street SITE AREA: 0.15 acres PROPERTY OWNER: BSF Land Ventures LLC (Steven Bell, Ben Snyder, and Kevin Fleming (Managers)) AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M Bojo) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends downtown mixed use-conditional overlay (DMU-CO) combining district zoning. The conditional overlay is for a maximum building height of 60 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: January 11, 2022 Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 3, 2022 Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES Staff has received comments on this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is located on the south side of W. 11th Street and is approximately 0.15 acres in size. It is currently zoned LO and is developed with a single-family residential unit. Adjacent zoning consists of GO-MU to the east and LO to the west. Across the alley to the south and to the north across W. 11th Street are properties zoned GO, please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. B-131 of 17 The applicant is requesting DMU zoning to allow for a higher intensity of use and a mix of commercial and residential uses. This block of the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) has identified a mixture of DMU-40 and DMU-60 properties. While the DAP identifies this property as DMU- 40, it is surrounded by DMU-60 properties on three sides. Additionally, within this area there have been three rezoning cases in the last two years where the City Council has approved DMU- CO with height limits of either 60 or 90 feet. Within the applicant’s rezoning application, they stated they were agreeable to a conditional overlay to limit the building height to 60 feet on the property. Staff supports the addition of this CO. The Downtown Austin Plan does not have a future land use map (FLUM) and therefore does not require a neighborhood plan amendment (NPA) to be considered with the rezoning request. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. Zoning changes should promote compatibility with adjacent and nearby uses. This property is adjacent to and surrounded by GO zoned properties to the north, south and east. The GO zoning …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: PC DATE: October 25, 2021 November 15, 2021 December 14, 2021 January 11, 2022 CASE NUMBER: C14H-2021-0181 APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission HISTORIC NAME: Nalley-Shear-Bremond Warehouse WATERSHED: Waller Creek ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 301 San Jacinto Street ZONING FROM: CBD to CBD-H SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from central business district (CBD) to central business district – historic landmark (CBD-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, historical associations, community value. HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: October 25, 2021: Initiated historic zoning. November 15, 2021: Recommended historic zoning on the basis of architecture, historical associations, and community value. Vote: 9-0 (Tollett and Wright absent). PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: December 14, 2021: Commission-requested postponement to January 11, 2022. DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The building does not appear to be listed, at least with this address, in the Comprehensive Cultural Resources Survey (1984). ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: CITY COUNCIL DATE: ORDINANCE READINGS: 1ST 2ND 3RD CASE MANAGER: Elizabeth Brummett NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, City of Austin Downtown Commission, Downtown Austin Alliance, Downtown Austin Neighborhood Assn. (DANA), Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Preservation Austin, Red Line Parkway Initiative, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group PHONE: 512-974-1264 1 of 19B-14 BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: Architecture: One-story, rectangular-plan, flat-roofed brick warehouse building with segmental-arched window bays containing metal-framed horizontal lites; each has a segmental arched cast stone lintel and a fixed-sash clerestory transom above with a cast stone segmental-arch and a cast stone lintel; full-width independent metal and wood canopy; modern, metal-framed double-leaf, glazed entry doors; cast stone belt course above the clerestory transoms. The building is a good example of a large warehouse building that typifies rail-side warehouses for wholesale distribution of provisions and commodities during the time that the vast majority of those operations were rail lines. This is a utilitarian building with little architectural flourish, but qualifies for landmark designation under the architectural criterion as a good example of a utilitarian structure with few alterations. Historical Associations: This warehouse building was constructed around 1912 for the Nalley Grocery Company, operated by A.M. Nalley, and later by J. Gordon Wilcox, a prominent wholesale grocery man in town. Nalley Grocery Company remained here until around 1917, when the Shear Company, owned by Mrs. H.H. Shear of Waco, Texas, appears as the owners of the …
SUBDIVISION REVIEW SHEET PC DATE: 1/11/2022 CASE NO.: C8J-2018-0091.3A SUBDIVISION NAME: Turners Crossing South Phase 1 AREA: 131.85 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC (Matthew Scrivener) AGENT: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Jacob Kondo) ADDRESS OF SUBDIVISION: 13023 N Turnersville Road GRIDS: G-8, G-7 WATERSHED: Rinard Creek COUNTY: Travis LOT(S): 259 JURISDICTION: 2-Mile ETJ MUD: N/A EXISTING ZONING: N/A PROPOSED LAND USE: Single Family, Commercial, Multi-Family, Amenity, Drainage, Landscape, Park ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVERS: N/A VARIANCES: None SIDEWALKS: Sidewalks will be provided on all internal streets. DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The request is for approval with conditions of Turners Crossing North Phase One Subdivision consisting of 327 lots on 118.861 acres. Water and wastewater will be provided by the City of Austin. Staff recommends approval of the plat subject to the conditions listed in the attached comment report. After the conditions are met, the plat will comply with City of Austin Land Development Code, Chapter 30-2- 84(B). The conditions include plat notes, environmental fiscal and water quality pond clarification. These are administrative actions that require no discretionary review. An application that has been approved with conditions may be updated to address those conditions until the application expires and the plat does not need to be heard before the Commission again. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The staff recommends approval with conditions of this subdivision. This plan meets all applicable County, State and City of Austin LDC requirements. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION: 1 1 of 21B-15 CASE MANAGER: Sarah Sumner Email address: sarah.sumner@traviscountytx.gov PHONE: 512-854-7687 2 2 of 21B-15 CITY OF AUSTIN – TRAVIS COUNTY – SINGLE SUBDIVISION OFFICE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION – MASTER COMMENT REPORT UPDATE: PHONE #: U0 512-854-7687 C8J-2018-0091.3A 00 Turner's Crossing South - Phase 1 13023 N TURNERSVILLE RD CASE NUMBER: REVISION #: CASE MANAGER: Sarah Sumner PROJECT NAME: LOCATION: SUBMITTAL DATE: December 13, 2021 REPORT DUE DATE: January 4, 2022 FINAL REPORT DATE: January 5, 2022 STAFF REPORT: 1 DAY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE UPDATE DEADLINE This report includes all staff comments received to date concerning your most recent subdivision application submittal. The comments may include requirements, recommendations, or information. The requirements in this report must be addressed by an updated submittal. The subdivision application will be approved when all requirements from each review discipline have been addressed. However, until this happens, your application is considered disapproved. Additional comments may be generated as a result of information or design changes provided in …
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, January 11, 2022 The Planning Commission will convene at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 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 Awais Azhar Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores – Secretary Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Solveij Rosa Praxis Carmen Llanes Pulido Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Robert Schneider Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh – Parliamentarian Jeffrey Thompson Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Arati Singh - AISD Ex-Officio 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 Attorney: Patricia Link, 512-974-2173 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 CITIZEN COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the commencement of the meeting will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of December 22, 2021. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 3. Plan Amendment: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Postponement Request: NPA-2021-0015.01 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed; E. MLK Combined NP Area GSTF, LLC (c/o Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT) Brown & Ortiz, PC (c/o Caroline McDonald) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department C14-2021-0125 - Austin Sports Facility; District 3 1138 1/2 & 1140 Gunter Street, Boggy Creek Watershed E. MLK Combined NP Area GSTF, LLC (in care of Michael Orsak of 3 MP ENT) Brown & Ortiz, PC (c/o Caroline McDonald) SF-3-NP to CS-MU-CO-NP Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department NPA-2021-0005.02 - Montopolis Multifamily; District 3 2601 Montopolis Drive, 6700 & 6800 E. Ben White Blvd SVRD WB, Carson Creek, Country Club Creek Watersheds; Montopolis NP Area Montopolis QO2B, LLC Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) Industry to Mixed Use …
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Griswold Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2021 4:25 PM To: Connor Greissing Subject: 4th St. Hello Conner, I've lived on E. 4th St. for more than 10 years. RC asked me to tell you my opinion about the 65' vs. 85' building at the TCT location. As long as the heritage pecan tree is kept alive (no serious root damage) and the plan to have extensive green space and walkways on the ground level for public use come to fruition, I'm good with 85 feet. I'd much rather see sprawl upward, rather than horizontally, where the green space is eaten up. Thanks, Susan Griswold 1305 E. 4th St. Austin, 78702
