Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee September 21, 2020 Small Area Planning Joint Committee to be held September 21, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (September 20, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the September 21, 2020 Small Area Planning Joint Committee Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-1621 or Jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular Reunión del Special Meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee FECHA de la reunion (September 21, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (September 20, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de junta en 512-974-1621 or Jeffrey.engstrom@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una …
5110 Lancaster Court Austin, Texas 78723 Firm Registration #12469 Phone 512 761 6161 Fax 512 761 6167 info@civilitude.com www.civilitude.com ENGINEERS & P L ANNERS August 5, 2020 Planning Commissioner and Zoning and Platting Commissioners Small Area Planning Joint Committee 505 Barton Springs Rd, 4th Floor Austin, TX 78704 Re: Festival Beach Waterfront Overlay Sub‐District SP‐2019‐0328C 43 N IH 35 SVRD NB Austin, TX 78702 Dear Commissioners: On behalf of our client, 1010 Clermont Series of Cooee Yakka, LLC, we are submitting the Site Plan for 1010 Clermont for your recommendation to the Planning Commission. The property is on the northeast corner of the intersection of Clermont Street and IH 35 northbound frontage road and is triangular shaped due to prior dedication of property to TxDOT for IH 35 construction. Background information The property has been a used car lot for at least 23 year based on City aerials provided in the presentation. There were a billboard and several large signs on the property, almost all the signs have been removed and the billboard will be removed this fall. Due to the prior taking of right‐of‐way for IH 35 by TxDOT, the shape of the site is a trapezoid with the shortest property line along Clermont Avenue at 41.51‐feet; there is also a 25‐foot electric transmission line easement along the IH 35 frontage. The latest regulations adopted by Austin Energy do not allow trees of any type within the transmission line easement Site Plan Application The owner is seeking a site development permit to construct a 5,820 sf administrative office building on the northeast corner of the property outside the electric transmission line easement. The building height is limited by a SF‐3 zoned lot northeast of the property. Based on the limited size of the building and number of parking spaces, the owner is including a shower for commuter that walk or bicycle. LDC Code Section 25‐2‐735(D) (2) (d) requires that property that seeks 70% impervious cover instead of 40% must provide innovative water quality measures, so the site will provide a rain garden for roof runoff and porous pavement and sidewalks to treat the required first‐flush of runoff. Your favorable consideration of this request is appreciated. If you have any questions, please call me at 512‐569‐9830. Sincerely, James M Schissler James M. Schissler, P.E.
1010 Clermont August 12, 2020 Purpose • Seeking approval under LDC Section 25-2-735 (D) (2) (d) for the impervious cover at 69%, which is greater than the 40% allowed in the Festival Beach Waterfront Overlay sub-district. This will be a reduction from the existing 81% impervious cover for the former used car site and well below the zoning limit of 90%. Water quality measures consisting of a rain garden and porous pavement and sidewalk. 2 REASON • The triangular shaped property is the remaining portions of three lots after the TxDOT right-of-way purchase for IH 35, which severely limits the size of the property and therefore the portion of the property that can be used for parking and building. Approximately 47.5 percent of three original lots was purchased by TxDOT. • There is a 25 foot electric transmission easement across the west side of the lot, which severely limits the footprint of the building. Additionally, there is an SF-3 zoned lot a couple lots east of the property, so it is subject to compatibility height limit of 3 stories. 3 INFORMATION • Area Character • The site is on the IH 35 frontage road and is adjacent to commercial property, the site is zoned to allow administrative office use so will not affect the adjacent uses. The adjacent properties are zoned for commercial uses. 4 INFORMATION • The small administrative office building will not generate high traffic volumes and the location on IH 35 frontage road in downtown will facilitate alternate mobility options. A shower will be provided for tenant to use to facilitate bicycle riding and alternate transportation options. There are 11 parking spaces on the site. • The building is small enough to use City of Austin Resource Recovery for trash collection on Clermont Avenue, and Clermont Avenue has parking on both sides of the street. • The project includes a 10-foot wide shared use path along IH-35 frontage road to facilitate pedestrian and bicyclist access to the property and along the frontage road from adjacent streets without entering the travel lanes. • The zoning ordinance for the property restricts the allowable uses by listing over 30 prohibited uses, including medical offices, general retail sales, consumer convenience services, restaurants, software development and all automotive related uses. 5 Site previously used as used car sales lot with billboard in center and other signage. 6 7 PROPRTY PROFILE 8 PROPRTY …
CITY OF AUSTIN Board of Adjustment Decision Sheet DATE: Monday August 10, 2020 CASE NUMBER: C15-2020-0037 Item #: C-2 ___Y____Brooke Bailey ___Y____Jessica Cohen ___Y____Ada Corral ___Y____Melissa Hawthorne ___Y____William Hodge ___Y____Don Leighton-Burwell ___Y____Rahm McDaniel ___Y____Darryl Pruett ___-____Veronica Rivera OUT ___Y____Yasmine Smith ___Y____Michael Von Ohlen ___Y____Kelly Blume (Alternate) ___-____Martha Gonzalez (Alternate) APPLICANT: James Schissler OWNER: Paul Stables c/o Cooee Yakka, LLC ADDRESS: 43 IH 35 SVRD VARIANCE REQUESTED: The applicant has requested variance(s) to Section 25- 6-472 (Parking Facility Standards) Appendix A (Tables of Off-Street parking and Loading Requirements) to reduce the number of required parking spaces from 15 spaces (required) to 11 spaces (requested) in order to erect a 5,820 sq. ft. Administrative Office Building in a “GR-MU-V-CO-NP”, Community Commercial – Mixed Use - Vertical Mixed Use building – Conditional Overlay – Neighborhood Plan zoning district. (East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan) BOARD’S DECISION: The public hearing was closed by Chair Don Leighton- Burwell, Board Member Michael Von Ohlen motions to Grant, Board Member William Hodge seconds on an 11-0 vote; GRANTED. EXPIRATION DATE: August 10, 2021 FINDING: 1. The Zoning regulations applicable to the property do not allow for a reasonable use because: this is not a request for variance from a zoning regulations 2. (a) The hardship for which the variance is requested is unique to the property in that: the triangular shape of the remaining portions of the lots after TxDOT right of way purchase for IH-35 severely limits the size of the site and therefore the portion of the site that can be used for parking, the Waterfront Overlay also limits impervious cover to 70 percent well below the 90 percent allowed by zoning. (b) The hardship is not general to the area in which the property is located because: other lots on the block are rectangular shaped whereas this site is the end of the block that had TxDOT right of way purchased for construction of IH-35; approximately 47.5 percent of the original lots was purchased by TxDOT, irregular lot. 3. The variance will not alter the character of the area adjacent to the property, will not impair the use of adjacent conforming property, and will not impair the purpose of the regulations of the zoning district in which the property is located because: the site is on the IH-35 frontage road and is adjacent to commercial property, the site is zoned to allow administrative office use …
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 202000902-004a Date: September 2, 2020 Subject: 1010 Clermont Avenue, SP 2019-0328C Motion by: Kevin Ramberg Seconded by: Linda Guerrero RATIONALE: WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting a variance from City Code 25-2-735(D) to allow impervious cover greater than 40% in the Festival Beach Waterfront Overlay – outside of the primary and secondary setback areas – without having met specified criteria for allowing 70% maximum allowable impervious cover; WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the 0.26-acre lot currently contains approximately 81% impervious cover without onsite water quality treatment and has historically been used a used car lot; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that staff recommends this variance having determined the required Findings of Fact have been met. THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission recommends the variance request with the following: Staff Conditions: 1. Provide water quality treatment with the proposed project such that the proposed development pollutant load will be lower than the existing conditions pollutant load. A rain garden will be constructed to provide treatment for the runoff from the building and porous pavement will be constructed to provide treatment for the runoff from the parking lot and the onsite sidewalks. 2. Provide specific window glazing on the office building to reduce potential of bird strikes. 3. All trees planted on site will be tree species native to central Texas. VOTE 9-0 For: Bedford, Smith, Thompson, Nill, Neely, Coyne, Maceo, Guerrero, and Ramberg Against: None Abstain: None Recuse: None Absent: Creel, Gordon 1 Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 2
SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE (SAPJC) SITE PLAN WATERFRONT OVERLAY REVIEW SHEET SP-2019-0328C SAPJC DATE: 09/21/2020 CASE NUMBER: PROJECT NAME: ADDRESS: APPLICANT: AGENT: 1010 Clermont 43 N IH 35 SVRD NB Cooee Yakka, LLC DBA 1010 Clermont Series (Paul Stables) P.O. Box 6464 Austin, Texas, 78762 (512) 826-1043 Civilitude (Jim Schissler) 5110 Lancaster Court Austin, Texas, 78723 (512) 761-6161 CASE MANAGER: Robert Anderson, (512) 974-3026 or robert.anderson@austintexas.gov PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The request is for a 3-story, 40 foot tall administrative and business office building with 5,820 square feet of gross floor area on a 0.26 acre site. The total proposed impervious cover is 8,165 square feet (69.1%). SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the site plan as proposed. The site plan will comply with all requirements of the Land Development Code prior to its release. PROJECT INFORMATION: SITE AREA ZONING NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WATERSHED WATERFRONT OVERLAY WATERSHED ORDINANCE PROPOSED USE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS N/A PROPOSED PARKING IMPERVIOUS COVER BUILDING COVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT F.A.R 0.26 acres GR-MU-V-CO-NP East Cesar Chavez Lady Bird Lake Festival Beach Subdistrict Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (Urban) Administrative and Business Office 11 total vehicle spaces (1 ADA)1, 6 bicycle spaces Allowed/Required Existing 40% 80% 40 Feet 1:1 11,817 SF / 81.3% N/A N/A N/A Proposed 8,165 SF / 69.1% 1,940 SF / 16.4% 40 Feet 0.49:1 SUMMARY STAFF COMMENT ON SITE PLAN: The project is located in the Festival Beach Waterfront Overlay – outside of the primary and secondary setback areas – and, therefore, has a maximum site impervious cover of 40% or 70% for projects that meet certain specified criteria [LDC Section 25-2-735(D)]. Because the site plan proposes an impervious cover amount of 69.1% without meeting the aforementioned conditions, a waiver to the maximum allowable impervious cover is required by Land Development Code Section 25-2-721(A)(1). 1 The applicant has submitted a parking waiver to the Board of Adjustment to reduce parking requirements from 15 total required vehicle parking spaces to 11 total required vehicle spaces. Page 2 1010 Clermont SP-2019-0328C The project is brought to the Small Area Planning Joint Committee for its recommendation to Planning Commission. According to the Land Development Code Section 25-2-721(A)(3)-(4), the Land Use Commission shall seek a recommendation from the Small Area Planning Joint Committee and the Environmental Commission for site plans seeking waivers from the requirements of the Waterfront Overlay Combining Districts. The applicant proposes to redevelop an existing used car sales …
SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 10:00 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING DRAFT MINUTES (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Claire Hempel James Shieh, Chair Ana Aguirre David King, Vice-Chair Ellen Ray Public in Attendance Candace Craig Dustin Hogzett Jeffrey Featherstone Jim Schissler CALL TO ORDER Chair Shieh called the meeting to order at 10:04 AM Staff Present Matt Dugan — PAZ Jeff Engstrom — PAZ Dee Dee Quinnelly – PAZ Greg Dutton – PAZ Renee Johns – DSD Robert Anderson – DSD 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES meeting. a. Approval of minutes from the February 19, 2020 special Small Area Planning Joint Committee Commissioner Hempel moved approval of the minutes from the February 19, 2020 special meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee with a second by Commissioner King. Approved on a 5-0 vote. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. None 3. NEW BUSINESS a. SP-2019-0171C – Goodwill Store (2411 Lake Austin Blvd.) — The applicant is requesting a variance from § 25-2-744(E) Waterfront Overlay University/Deep Eddy Subdistrict Regulations, which limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback at 40% impervious coverage. The existing development is currently at 89% impervious coverage, and the proposed development would reduce the impervious coverage to 83%. (Discussion and/or Possible Action) Motion by Aguirre, 2nd by King to continue the case to a special-called meeting after the Environmental Commission provides their recommendation. Motion approved on a 5-0 vote. b. SP-2019-0328C – 1010 Clermont — The applicant is requesting a variance from § 25-2-735(D) Waterfront Overlay Festival Beach Subdistrict Regulations, which limits the impervious coverage of a site area not included in a primary or secondary waterfront overlay setback at 40% impervious coverage. The existing development is currently at 81.3% impervious coverage, and the proposed development would reduce the impervious coverage to 69.1%. (Discussion and/or Possible Action) Motion by King, 2nd by Hempel to continue the case to a special-called meeting after the Environmental Commission provides their recommendation. Motion approved on a 5-0 vote. c. Discussion and possible action regarding regional planning for development in Southeast Austin associated with Tesla's new plant. Not addressed due to time limit. No action taken. 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. None 5. STAFF BRIEFINGS action) a. Update from staff regarding the proposed budget for small area planning …
