Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East Cesar Chavez/Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan CASE#: NPA-2020-0002.02 DATE FILED: July 31, 2020 (In-cycle) PROJECT NAME: 6th & Onion (Zoning Case Name: Centro East) ADDRESS/ES: 1501, 1509 E. 6th Street & 1510 E. 5th Street PC DATE: July 13, 2021 June 22, 2021 June 8, 2021 DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 1.362 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Donald Reese, 6th & Onion East Master GP, LLP (6th & Onion East, LP) (6th & Onion East GP, LP) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Dept. PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Specific Regulating District (There is no proposed change to the future land use map. The applicant proposes to change the maximum building height from 60 feet to 90 feet, as amended on June 21, 2021) To: Specific Regulating District Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0058 From: TOD-NP To: TOD-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: East Cesar Chavez Plan adopted May 13, 1999. Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area plan adopted December 11, 2008. 1 1 of 37B-9 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 – [action pending] June 22, 2021 – Postponed to July 13, 2021 on the consent agenda at the request of the applicant. [G. Cox – 1st; J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 12-0 [S. Rosa Praxis absent]. June 8, 2021 - Postponed to June 22, 2021 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 1st; J. Mushtaler – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Shieh and Y. Flores absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request to increase the building height from a maximum of 60 feet to a maximum of 90 feet. If approved, the change will amend in the Plaza Saltillo Station Area (TOD) Plan document. There is no change to the future land use map. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The proposed residential development, which includes affordable housing units, will provide additional housing choices to people in the planning area and the city. The property is located within the Plaza Saltillo Activity Center and is less than 500 feet south of E. 7th Street, which is an activity corridor. The property is near public transportation, numerous businesses and is located across the street from the Plaza Saltillo Station. Increased …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 CASE: C14-2021-0058 Centro East ZONING FROM: TOD-NP TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning (As amended June 21, 2021) ADDRESS: 1501 East 6th Street SITE AREA: 1.362 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 6th & Onion East Master GP, LLP (Donald Reese) CASE MANAGER: Heather Chaffin (512-974-2122, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff does not support 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 allow a building height up to 90 feet. AGENT: Armburst & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 22, 2021: To grant postponement to June 22, 2021 as requested by Applicant, on consent. June 8, 2021: To grant postponement to June 22, 2021 as requested by Staff, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 14B-10 C14-2021-0058 2 ISSUES: The Applicant 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 mixed use project that includes multifamily, office and commercial land uses. They intend to provide on-site affordable multifamily units at 10% of the gross floor area per the TOD Density Bonus. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant requests increasing the building height from 60 feet to 90 feet. This includes updating the Station Area Plan (SAP) and Regulating Plan. The request also requires a Neighborhood Plan Amendment (NPA), which is being processed concurrent with the rezoning request (City File # NPA- 2020-0002.02). The rezoning request was originally filed requesting a maximum building height of 85 feet. After further discussions with the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (ECC NPCT), the Applicant revised the request to a maximum height of 90 feet due to variation in topography that affect calculations of building height under City Code. The Applicant has stated that they will enter into a private restrictive covenant to establish where the increased height will be located on the site. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located between Onion Street and Comal Street and East 5th Street and East 6th Street. The property encompasses most of the block, with outparcels along Comal …
Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: Crestview/Wooten (Crestview) Combined CASE#: NPA-2021-0017.02 DATE FILED: March 12, 2021 (In-cycle, with winter storm two-week extension) PROJECT NAME: Stobaugh Residential PC DATE: July 13, 2021 ADDRESS/ES: DISTRICT AREA: 7 SITE AREA: 1 acre OWNER/APPLICANT: Blue Pig, LLC for 901 Stobaugh St. / Northgate Development, 901 & 907 Stobaugh St. LLC for 907 Stobaugh St. AGENT: Thrower Design (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing and Planning Dept. PHONE: (512) 974-2695 STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation To: Multifamily From: Single Family Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0055 From: SF-3-NP To: MF-4-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: April 1, 2004 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 – (Action pending) 1 1 of 53B-11 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the applicant’s request for Multifamily land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property is located on the south side of Stobaugh Street approximately 400 feet west of the main traffic lanes (~300 feet from frontage road) of North Lamar Blvd, which is identified as an activity corridor on the Imagine Austin Growth Concept map where increased density is supported. The existing land use is Single family and the proposed land use is Multifamily. Mixed Use land use is on adjacent property to the north and east side of the subject tract. Single family and multifamily land use is on adjacent property to the south and single family land is on adjacent property to the west. The applicant’s request for Multifamily land use will provide a buffer between the auto body shop commercial use directly to the east of the property and the single family uses to the west. The property is near public transit facilities and within walking distance to commercial uses. Adding additional dwelling units in this location is appropriate. The Crestview Neighborhood Plan document recommends that existing single family areas retain the SF-3 zoning, however, given the need for housing in Austin, transitioning these two lots to multifamily will provide an opportunity to increase housing options in the planning area and the city. 2 2 of 53B-11 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 Subject tracts location near Project Connect proposed light rail Orange and Blue lines LAND USE DESCRIPTIONS EXISTING LAND USE ON THE PROPERTY Single family - Detached or two family residential uses at typical …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0055 901 & 907 Stobaugh Street DISTRICT: 7 ZONING FROM: SF-3-NP TO: MF-4-NP ADDRESS: 901, 907 Stobaugh Street SITE AREA: 1.00 acre (43,560 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: 901 Stobaugh St., Blue Pig, LLC (Lisa Gray, Manager) 907 Stobaugh St., Northgate Development, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design (Ron Thrower or Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER Mark Graham (512-974-3574, mark.graham@austintexas.gov ) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: The Staff is making an alternative recommendation, to grant multifamily residence, medium density – neighborhood plan (MF-3-NP) combining district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: August 26, 2021 To be scheduled ORDINANCE NUMBER: B-121 of 39 C14-2021-0055 2 ISSUES A petition was submitted by an adjacent property owner with copies of signatures on both petitions and Condominium Board of Director resolutions. In order to validate the signatures, Staff must receive the original documentation. Petition materials and comment response forms are located at the back of the Staff report. Neighbors note current problems with cars parked on the street by nearby auto related businesses. There are concerns about additional parking and traffic coming from the proposed development. The residents have voiced their view that some additional units would be acceptable in the neighborhood but that the proposed MF-4-NP zoning would not be compatible. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The applicant is requesting multifamily residence, moderate-high density-neighborhood plan (MF-4-NP) district zoning for the 1.0 acre (43,560 sq. ft.) tract that is currently zoned family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) district zoning. The rezoning tract is located on the south side of Stobaugh Street between North Lamar Blvd. and Watson Street. There are 2 detached residences on the tract. The south side of Stobaugh Street is zoned for family residences (SF-3-NP) with the exception of the commercial property on the east end of the block, which is zoned (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) where an auto body shop currently operates. While that business fronts on North Lamar Blvd. it takes access from both Lamar and Stobaugh. The north side of Stobaugh is a mixture of three different zone districts. About half of the north side is zoned family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP), the rest is zoned general commercial services-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP), or limited office- mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LO-MU-CO-NP). The LO district appears to function as a buffer between the commercial and residential zones. It …
Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: East Cesar Chavez/Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area Plan CASE#: NPA-2020-0002.01 PROJECT NAME: Fair Market PC DATE: July 13, 2021 June 22, 2021 June 8, 2021 DATE FILED: July 30, 2020 (In-cycle) ADDRESS/ES: 1100, 1108, 1110 E. 5th Street and 502, 504 Waller Street DISTRICT AREA: 3 SITE AREA: 0.874 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Montwalk Holdings, Ltd. (R. Cullen Powell) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing & Planning Dept. (512) 974-2695 PHONE: STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Specific Regulating District To: Specific Regulating District (There is no proposed change to the future land use map. The applicant proposes to change the maximum building height from 60 feet to 85 feet) Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0061 From: TOD-NP To: TOD-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: East Cesar Chavez Plan adopted May 13, 1999. Plaza Saltillo (TOD) Station Area plan adopted December 11, 2008. 1 1 of 32B-13 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 – [action pending] June 22, 2021- Postponed to July 13, 2021 on the consent agenda at the request of staff due to a notification error. [G. Cox – 1st; J. Shieh – 2nd] Vote: 12 -0 [S. R. Praxis absent]. June 8, 2021 – Postponed to June 22, 2021 on the consent agenda at the request of staff. [A. Azhar – 1st; J. Mushtaler – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [J. Shieh and Y. Flores absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request to increase the building height from a maximum of 60 feet to a maximum of 85 feet. If approved, the change will amend in the Plaza Saltillo Station Area (TOD) Plan document. There is no change to the future land use map. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The proposed development is an office and retail development. The property is located within the Plaza Saltillo Activity Center and is less than 600 feet south of E. 7th Street which is an Activity Corridor. The property is approximately ¼-mile from the Plaza Saltillo Station. Increased density at this location is appropriate. Below are sections from the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan: 1. Land Use, Zoning and Neighborhood Character Neighborhood Vision: The neighborhood envisions commercial corridors that are safe and pedestrian-friendly. These corridors should be mixed use residential, commercial …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0061 Fair Market Rezoning DISTRICT: 3 ZONING FROM: TOD-NP TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning ADDRESS: 1100, 1108, 1110 East 5th Street; 502, 504 Waller Street SITE AREA: 0.872 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Montwalk Holdings, Ltd. (R. Cullen Powell) AGENT: Armburst & Brown, PLLC (Richard Suttle) 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 allow a building height up to 85 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021: June 22, 2021: To grant postponement to July 13, 2021 as requested by Staff, on consent. June 8, 2021: To grant postponement to June 22, 2021 as requested by Staff, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 11B-14 C14-2021-0061 2 ISSUES: The Applicant 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 an office building with ground floor retail and pay a fee-in-lieu for the increased FAR per the TOD Density Bonus program. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant requests increasing the building height from 60 feet to 85 feet. This includes updating the Station Area Plan (SAP) and Regulating Plan. The request also requires a Neighborhood Plan Amendment (NPA), which is being processed concurrent with the rezoning request (City File # NPA-2020-0002.01). The Applicant has stated their intent to construct and maintain Roy and Matias Velasquez Plaza, an undeveloped area adjacent to the rezoning tract, if the additional height and density bonus are approved by City Council. The land was identified in the TOD SAP as parkland/open space, but the City-owned property remains undeveloped. The City cannot require these improvements via a conditional overlay or public restrictive covenant at time of zoning. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located on the north side of East 5th Street between Medina Street and Waller Street. The property is comprised of 11 small lots that extend from East 5th Street to an alley on the north. The subject property is currently developed with Fair Market, an indoor/outdoor entertainment venue …
Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET NEIGHORHOOD PLAN: North Lamar Combined (North Lamar) CASE#: NPA-2021-0026.01 DATE FILED: March 12, 2021 (In-cycle, with winter storm deadline extension) 10609, 10611, 10613, 10615 Brownie Drive (Tract 1) and 10610, 10612, 10614 Middle Fiskville Road (Tract 2) PROJECT NAME: Grady & Brownie Mixed Use PC DATE: July 13, 2021 June 8, 2021 ADDRESS/ES: DISTRICT AREA: 4 SITE AREA: 1.79 acres OWNER/APPLICANT: Grady & Brownie Investments, LLC AGENT: Thrower Design (Ron Thrower & Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Maureen Meredith, Housing & Planning Dept. (512) 974-2695 PHONE: STAFF EMAIL: Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov TYPE OF AMENDMENT: Change in Future Land Use Designation From: Single Family (Tract 1) & Neighborhood Commercial (Tract 2) To: Mixed Use Base District Zoning Change Related Zoning Case: C14-2021-0039 From: SF-3-NP and LR-NP To: MF-4-NP and CS-MU-NP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN ADOPTION DATE: June 24, 2010 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 – [action pending] 1 1 of 32B-15 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 June 8, 2021 – Postponed to July 13, 2021 at the request of the neighborhood on the consent agenda. [A. Azar – 1st; J. Mushtaler – 2nd] Vote: 11-0 [Y. Flores and J. Shieh absent]. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff supports the applicant’s request to change the future land use map from Single Family and Neighborhood Commercial land to Mixed Use land use. BASIS FOR STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION: The property has frontage along the north side of Brownie Drive (Tract 1) and has frontage (Tract 2) along Middle Fiskville Road which runs along the I.H.-35 frontage road. Mixed Use land use appropriate in this location. The plan document supports new, higher density residential development to be located along major roadways. The property is proposed for a multifamily development with a possibility for commercial uses on Tract 2. The proposed residential uses will provide new housing options for the planning area and the City. 2 2 of 32B-15 Planning Commission: July 13, 2021 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 …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0039 (Grady & Brownie Mixed Use) DISTRICT: 4 ZONING FROM: Tract 1: SF-3-NP Tract 2: LR-NP ADDRESS: 10609, 10611, 10613, 10615 Brownie Drive and 10610, 10612, 10614 Middle Fiskville Road SITE AREA: Tract 1: 1.03 acres Tract 2: 0.76 acres 1.795 acres (78,211.98 sq. ft.) TO: Tract 1: MF-4-NP Tract 2: CS-MU-NP PROPERTY OWNER: Grady & Brownie Investments LLC (Saleem Memon) AGENT: Thrower Design (A. Ron Thrower) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends MF-2-NP, Multifamily Residence-Low Density District- Neighborhood Plan Combining District, zoning for Tract 1 and LR-MU-NP, Neighborhood Commercial-Mixed Use-Neighborhood Plan Combining District, zoning for Tract 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 8, 2021: Postponed to July 13, 2021 at the neighborhood's request by consent (11-0); A. Azhar-1st, J. Mushtaler-2nd. July 13, 2021 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 22B-16 C14-2021-0039 2 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question consists of seven undeveloped lots located between Brownie Drive and Middle Fiskville Road at East Grady Drive. The lots to the north, across Grady Drive, are zoned SF-3-NP and LR-NP respectively and are undeveloped. Further to the north, is a manufacturing facility (former Golfsmith site) with IP-NP and CS-NP zoning. To the south and east along Brownie Drive are single-family residences zoned SF-2-NP and SF-3-NP. Along Middle Fiskville Road to the south, there are commercial uses (Third Coast Auto Sales Group) with LR-NP and CS-NP zoning. The applicant is requesting MF-4-NP zoning for Tract 1 and CS-MU-NP zoning for Tract 2 to allow for the development of residential dwelling units at the periphery of an established neighborhood and commercial uses fronting IH-35/Middle Fiskville Road (please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C). In 2010, the North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan was devised for this area of the City. The neighborhood plan recommended Single-Family fronting Brownie Drive and Neighborhood Commercial fronting Middle Fiskville Road on the future land use map for this property (please see North Lamar Combined NP FLUM – Exhibit D). On June 24, 2010, the City Council approved the North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan along with accompanying rezoning for these tracts of land through case C14-2010-0048/ Ordinance No. 20100624-111. The staff recommends MF-2-NP zoning for Tract 1 and LR-MU-NP zoning for Tract 2. MF- 2-NP zoning on Tract 1 will permit the applicant to develop low density multifamily residential units in an area adjacent to …
C14-2021-0036 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0036 – HWY 290 & 1826 Rezoning DISTRICT: 8 ZONING FROM: RR TO: GR ADDRESS: 7912 W. US HWY 290 SITE AREA: 0.612 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Speedy Stop Food Stores LLC (Joshua Teinert) AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends community commercial (GR) district zoning. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 Scheduled for Planning Commission June 8, 2021 Approved applicant’s postponement request to July 13, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 11-0. [Commissioner Azhar - 1st, Commission Mushtaler - 2nd; Commissioners Flores and Shieh were absent]. May 11, 2021 Approved neighborhood’s postponement request to June 8, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 12-0. [Commissioner Cox - 1st, Commissioner Azhar - 2nd; Chair Shaw was absent]. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: July 29, 2021 Scheduled for City Council June 10, 2021 Approved staff’s postponement request to July 29, 0221 on the consent agenda. Vote: 11-0. June 3, 2021 Approved staff’s postponement request to June 10, 2021 on the consent agenda. Vote: 10-0. [Council Member Kelly was absent]. ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 of 13B-17 C14-2021-0036 2 ISSUES Staff has received comments in opposition of this rezoning request. For all written or emailed comments, please see Exhibit C: Correspondence Received. On May 11, 2021 staff received emails from the Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods and Save Our Springs Alliance requesting a postponement to the June 8, 2021 Planning Commission. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is located north of the intersection of W. US HWY 290 and FM 1826 and is approximately 0.612 acres. It is currently zoned RR and is developed with an existing service station. Adjacent zoning consists of PUD-NP to the north and east and GR-CO-NP to west. South of this property is US HWY 290 right-of-way and is not zoned, please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. This site is located over the Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone. Project applications at the time of this report are subject to the SOS Ordinance that allows 25% impervious cover in the contributing zone, (see Environmental comments). The applicant is requesting GR district zoning to maintain the existing land use (service station) and to potentially provide additional access to US HWY 290 for neighboring properties. While this property is located within the boundaries …
C14-2021-0088 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0088 – 7715 and 7809 Old Bee DISTRICT: 8 Caves Rd. ZONING FROM: RR-NP, SF-3-NP and GR-NP TO: SF-6-CO-NP ADDRESS: 7715 and 7809 Old Bee Caves Rd SITE AREA: 14.17 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 7809 Old Bee Caves LLC AGENT: Smith Robertson LLP (David Hartman) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends townhouse and condominium residence-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (SF-6-CO-NP) combining district zoning. The conditional overlay is to cap the maximum number of units on the property to 25. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: July 13, 2021 Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: August 26, 2021 To be Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: ISSUES There are no known issues at this time and staff has not received any written or emailed comments in favor of or in opposition to this rezoning case. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: This property is approximately 14.17 acres in size and is developed with a few free-standing structures. These structures are not dwelling units and would be demolished should redevelopment of this property occur. Current zoning of the property consists of RR-NP, SF-3-NP and GR-NP. It is adjacent to RR-NP zoning to the west; GR-NP zoning to the east; and GR-NP and CS-NP zoning to 1 of 14B-18 C14-2021-0088 2 the south; across Old Bee Caves Road to the north is MH-NP zoning. Please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map and Exhibit B: Aerial Map. This property is located within the Williamson Creek Watershed which is classified as a Barton Springs Zone Watershed. At the time of this report it is subject to the SOS ordinance which would allow up to 25% impervious cover in the contributing zone, (see section Other Staff Comments below for additional Environmental comments). This impervious cover limitation supersedes higher allowable impervious cover amounts in the base zoning districts. In addition to being subject to the SOS ordinance, this property also contains floodplain and potential creek buffer areas. Due to the environmental constraints within this site, the applicant has offered a conditional overlay (CO) to cap the maximum number of units to 25. The applicant is requesting SF-6-CO-NP to construct a maximum of 25 units on site. The future land use map (FLUM) designates this property as “mixed residential” which allows for the SF-6 base zoning district and therefore does not require …
Meeting of the Planning Commission July 13, 2021 Planning Commission to be held July 13, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers, including applicants and representatives, must register in advance (Day before the scheduled meeting, July 12, 2021 by noon). To speak remotely at the July 13, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting, residents must: Preferably email the board liaison at andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-6508 the day before the meeting. The following information is required: 1. The speaker name. 2. Item number(s) they wish to speak on. 3. Whether they are for/against/neutral. 4. Mailing address. 5. Telephone number. Must be the number that will be used to call-in. Failure to provide the required information by noon July 13, 2021 shall render a request null and void. A registered speaker may not sign up another speaker. Previous registration on an item does not automatically roll over. •Once a request to register to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call with additional information regarding the call in process. •Handouts or other information must be emailed to andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM Tuesday, July 13, 2021 This information will be provided to Commission members in advance of the meeting. •Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Postponement requests must be submitted to the case manager and Andrew Rivera by 5PM Monday, July 12, 2021 Reunión de la Comisión de Planificación Fecha 13 mes de julio de 2021 La Comisión de Planificación se reunirá el 13 mes de julio de 2021 con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-6508 andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunion, 12 mes de julio de 2021). 1. El nombre del orador. 2. Número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar. 3. Si están a favor / en contra / neutrales. 4. Dirección postal. 5. Número de teléfono. Debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar a la persona que desea hablar. Si la información solicitada no se envía antes del mediodía del 12 mes de julio , la solicitud será nula y sin efecto. Un orador registrado no puede registrar a otro orador. El registro …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET DISTRICT: 3 TO: TOD-NP, to change a condition of zoning (As amended June 21, 2021) CASE: C14-2021-0058 Centro East ZONING FROM: TOD-NP ADDRESS: 1501 East 6th Street SITE AREA: 1.362 acres PROPERTY OWNER: 6th & Onion East Master GP, LLP (Donald Reese) AGENT: Armburst & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan) 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 allow a building height up to 90 feet. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see case manager comments on page 2. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 22, 2021: To grant postponement to June 22, 2021 as requested by Applicant, on consent. June 8, 2021: To grant postponement to June 22, 2021 as requested by Staff, on consent. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: C14-2021-0058 2 ISSUES: The Applicant 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 mixed use project that includes multifamily, office and commercial land uses. They intend to provide on-site affordable multifamily units at 10% of the gross floor area per the TOD Density Bonus. To achieve the increased FAR, the Applicant requests increasing the building height from 60 feet to 90 feet. This includes updating the Station Area Plan (SAP) and Regulating Plan. The request also requires a Neighborhood Plan Amendment (NPA), which is being processed concurrent with the rezoning request (City File # NPA- 2020-0002.02). The rezoning request was originally filed requesting a maximum building height of 85 feet. After further discussions with the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan Contact Team (ECC NPCT), the Applicant revised the request to a maximum height of 90 feet due to variation in topography that affect calculations of building height under City Code. The Applicant has stated that they will enter into a private restrictive covenant to establish where the increased height will be located on the site. CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The subject property is located between Onion Street and Comal Street and East 5th Street and East 6th Street. The property encompasses most of the block, with outparcels along Comal Street. The property is zoned …
From: Chip Harris < Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 11:05 AM To: Graham, Mark <Mark.Graham@austintexas.gov>; Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov>; Rivera, Andrew <Andrew.Rivera@austintexas.gov> Subject: 901 & 907 Stobaugh - Plan Amendment Case: NPA-2021-0017.02; Zoning Case C14-2021-0055 *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Mark Graham Maureen Meredith City of Austin Re: Postponement Request Dear Mark Graham and Maureen Meredith: I would like to request a one-month postponement of the Planning Commission hearing scheduled for July 13th, 2021 to the August 10, 2021 hearing date for the above referenced cases. The request is made for the following reasons: 1) Many of the stakeholders may be on summer vacation and unable to attend because they are out of town. Because of the pandemic, families were not able to travel last summer but are making up for it this summer before school starts in mid-August. 2) Many of the stakeholders have not yet received notification from the city of Austin about the hearing scheduled for July 13th. Neither the Crestview Neighborhood Association nor the Crestview Neighborhood Plan Contact team have received mailed notices as of Thursday, July 8th. In addition, I have been informed that some of the stakeholders within 200 feet of the subject tract have also not yet received notice of the scheduled hearing and there may be others that I'm not aware of that have not received their notice. 3) A postponement will allow additional time for further discussions between the applicant and neighborhood residents on various issues related to this case. Thank you for your consideration, Chip Harris, Facilitator Crestview Neighborhood Plan Contact Team
SUBDIVISION REVIEW SHEET CASE NO.: C8-2020-0033 COMMISSION DATE: July 13, 2021 SUBDIVISION NAME: Saddle Ridge at Wildhorse Ranch Preliminary Plan ADDRESS: 10621 Blue Bluff Road APPLICANT: Heart of Manor LP AGENT: Kimley-Horn and Associates (Kevin Burks) ZONING: Wildhorse Ranch PUD NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: Wildhorse Ranch PUD AREA: 82.24 acres COUNTY: Travis LOTS: 248 DISTRICT: 1 WATERSHED: Gilleland Creek JURISDICTION: Full Purpose SIDEWALKS: Sidewalks will be constructed along all internal streets and the subdivision side of Blue Bluff Road. VARIANCES: Variances from LDC § 25-8-341, to allow cut over four feet, and LDC § 25-8-342, to allow fill over four feet. DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The request is for the approval of Saddle Ridge at Wildhorse Ranch Preliminary Plan, consisting of 248 lots on 82.24 acres. The variances from LDC § 25-8-341, to allow cut over four feet, and LDC § 25-8- 342, to allow fill over four feet, were approved by the Planning Commission on June 22, 2021. However, the preliminary plan was disapproved at that time. The recent update for this preliminary plan still does not comply with the criteria for approval in LDC 25- 4-84(B) and staff recommends disapproval for the reasons listed in the attached comment report. An application that has been disapproved with reasons may be updated to address those reasons until the application expires. If the applicant submits an update to address the reasons for disapproval, that update will be presented to the Land Use Commission within fifteen days of submittal. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends disapproval of the preliminary plan for the reasons listed in the comment report dated July 8, 2021, and attached as Exhibit C. PHONE: 512-974-9002 CASE MANAGER: Jennifer Bennett EMAIL: jennifer.bennett-reumuth@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A: Vicinity map Exhibit B: Proposed preliminary plan Exhibit C: Comment report dated July 8, 2021 U S R O U T E 2 9 0 BLUE BLUFF ROAD T E X A S S T A T E H I G H W A Y 1 3 0 LOCATION MAP SCALE: 1" = 2,000' BLUE BLUFF AT WILDHORSE RANCH AUSTIN, TEXAS OCTOBER 2019 10814 Jollyville Road Campus IV, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78759 737-471-0157 State of Texas Registration No. F-928 NOTE: THIS PLAN IS CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE AND HAS BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A SURVEY, TOPOGRAPHY, UTILITIES, CONTACT WITH THE CITY, ETC. PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SADDLE RIDGE AT WILDHORSE RANCH CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS U S …
Clark, Kate From: Sent: To: Subject: Hello Kate, James Kracht Friday, July 9, 2021 9:00 AM Clark, Kate Comments On Case #C14-2021-0009 *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** I'm a resident at 1725 Toomey Road. As you know it is currently up to be rezoned to an MF‐6 lot. I would like to submit my objection to this measure. A few comments I'd like to leave on my objection: Disregarding the history of this building that has stood since the 1960's; this apartment complex is one of the only affordable buildings along Barton Springs road. The price points of whatever planned development will happen after rezoning certainly haven't been released yet; but it will be safe to assume someone making the median income of this city won't be able to afford it. This is my most unemotional objection to the measure. That destroying the economic diversity of this neighborhood is not just morally wrong but statistically not great for the neighborhood as a social ecosystem. I'm not inherently against changing the capacity of inhabitants on this lot. Austin faces a housing shortage, especially after the pandemic. But it's an affordable housing shortage. Building more tall "radiant garden cities" as Jane Jacobs would call them‐ facing inward and barring the street entry‐ will only serve to ruin this neighborhood. Zilker and Barton Springs belong to Austin and it's people. Not just it's rich people, and certainly not just tourists. An economically diverse neighborhood is a safer neighborhood afterall. I would like to put forward that if the city decides to change the zoning of this lot, that it also passes with it a stipulation. That whatever development be spawned here (once we destroy a beautiful testament to what this neighborhood looked like in Austin's "Good ol' days") be forced into a contract demanding a large percentage of it's units be affordable housing. Or perhaps even a cap on the rent allowed to be charged if I were to lean further left. Please don't let Zilker‐ and for that matter central south Austin‐ be walled off to the vast majority of people who live in this city. And please don't let Barton Springs road become like South Congress, a desert of a tourist trap. Thanks for your time and consideration, James James T. Kracht Video Editor 512.786.3069 | Mobile Jameskracht.com CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from …
July 13, 2021 Planning Commission Registered Speaker List B1 Applicant - Alice Glasco B2 / B3 Applicant - Alice Glasco Opposed Mario Cantu Dacey Long Lynn Davis B6 / B7 Applicant - Rodney Bennett B8 Applicant - Amanda Swor Harrison Hudson Opposed David Piper Daniel Sewell James Kracht B9 and B10 Applicant - Michael Whellen For Barrett Lepore B11 / B-12 Applicant - Victoria Haase Ron Thrower Opposed Chip Harris David Dixon Helen Kelley Amy Olsen Ainsley Benton Sean Benton B-13 / B-14 Applicant - Richard Suttle Dennis McDaniel Richard Kooris Opposed Kristen Heaney Susan Benz B-15 / B-16 Applicant - Victoria Haase Ron Thrower Opposed Ivan Neri B-17 Applicant - Amanda Swor Aneil Anaik David Meyer B-18 Applicant - David Hartman Bart Hopper Will McAshan
PLANNING COMMISSION July 13, 2021 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on July 13, 2021 via videoconference (http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live) Chair Shaw called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Joao Paulo Connolly Grayson Cox Yvette Flores Claire Hempel – Vice-Chair Patrick Howard Jennifer Mushtaler Todd Shaw – Chair James Shieh Jeffrey Thompson Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Absent: Awais Azhar Carmen Llanes Pulido Solveij Rosa Praxis Robert Schneider Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Arati Singh – 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 Motion to approve the minutes of June 22, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Flores on a vote of 8-0. Commissioners Azhar, Howard, Praxis, Llanes Pulido and Schneider absent. B. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2021-0047 - Moore's Crossing Farmhouse, Tract 3; District 2 7508 McAngus Road, Dry Creek East Watershed; Moore's Crossing MUD SR Development, Inc. (William G. Gurasich) Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) SF-2 to MF-4 Recommendation of MF-4-CO Wendy Rhoades, 512-974-7719, wendy.rhoades@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Public Hearing closed. Motion to grant Staff’s recommendation of MF-4-CO combining district zoning for C14-2021-0047 - Moore's Crossing Farmhouse, Tract 3 located at 7508 McAngus Road was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Flores on a vote of 8-0. Commissioners Azhar, Howard, Praxis, Llanes Pulido and Schneider absent. 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2021-0020.01 - Shelby Lane Residences; District 3 Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 4700 Weidemar Lane, Williamson Creek Watershed; South Congress Combined (East Congress) NP Area Shelby Lane Development, LLC (Cass Brewer) Alice Glasco Consulting (Alice Glasco) Commercial to Multifamily land use Recommendation Pending; Postponement request by Staff to August 24, 2021 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Housing and Planning Department Motion to grant Staff’s request for postponement of this item to August 24, 2021 was approved on the consent agenda on the motion by Vice-Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Flores on a vote of …
Meeting of the Planning Commission June 22, 2021 Planning Commission to be held June 22, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers, including applicants and representatives, must register in advance (Day before the scheduled meeting, June 21, 2021 by noon). To speak remotely at the June 22, 2021 Planning Commission Meeting, residents must: Preferably email the board liaison at andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov or call 512-974-6508 the day before the meeting. The following information is required: 1. The speaker name. 2. Item number(s) they wish to speak on. 3. Whether they are for/against/neutral. 4. Mailing address. 5. Telephone number. Must be the number that will be used to call-in. Failure to provide the required information by noon June 21, 2021 shall render a request null and void. A registered speaker may not sign up another speaker. Previous registration on an item does not automatically roll over. •Once a request to register to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call with additional information regarding the call in process. •Handouts or other information must be emailed to andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM Tuesday, June 22, 2021 This information will be provided to Commission members in advance of the meeting. •Residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Postponement requests must be submitted to the case manager and Andrew Rivera by 5PM Monday, June 21, 2021 Reunión de la Comisión de Planificación Fecha 22 de junio de 2021 La Comisión de Planificación se reunirá el 22 de junio de 2021 con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-6508 andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunion, 21 de junio de 2021). 1. El nombre del orador. 2. Número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar. 3. Si están a favor / en contra / neutrales. 4. Dirección postal. 5. Número de teléfono. Debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar a la persona que desea hablar. Si la información solicitada no se envía antes del mediodía del 21 de junio de , la solicitud será nula y sin efecto. Un orador registrado no puede registrar a otro orador. El registro anterior de un …
