SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 10:00 AM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING MINUTES (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Claire Hempel Patrick Howard James Shieh, Chair Jeffrey Thompson Ana Aguirre David King, Vice-Chair Ellen Ray Public in Attendance None CALL TO ORDER Chair Shieh called the meeting to order at 10:17 AM Staff Present Jeff Engstrom — HPD Stevie Greathouse – HPD Andrei Lubomudrov – HPD 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES meeting. a. Approval of minutes from the September 21, 2020 Special Small Area Planning Joint Committee Commissioner Aguirre moved approval of the minutes from the September 21, 2020 meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee with a second by Commissioner Hempel. Approved on a 6-0 vote, with King abstaining. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion regarding regional planning for development in Southeast Austin associated with Tesla's new plant. Stevie Greathouse and Andrei Lubomudrov presented answers to the Committee’s questions about coordination of regional planning at the Tesla site and outside of city jurisdiction in general. a. Approve 2021 Meeting Schedule — The Committee will adopt its 2021 meeting schedule. (Discussion and/or Possible Action) Commissioner Aguirre moved approval of the 2021 Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting schedule, with a second by Commissioner Ray. Approved on a 7-0 vote. 3. NEW BUSINESS 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. None 5. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Update from staff regarding Small Area Planning. Stevie Greathouse of the Housing and Planning Department gave a presentation on future projects for the Small Area Planning division. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner King moved for staff to present regarding the Northeast Austin District Plan at a future meeting. Commissioner Shieh seconded the motion. ADJOURNMENT Chair Shieh adjourned the meeting at 11:52 AM.
Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee April 14, 2021 Small Area Planning Joint Committee to be held April 14, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (April 13, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the April 14, 2021 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 Reunión del Special Meeting of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee FECHA de la reunion (Abril 14, 2021) 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 (Abril 13, 2021 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 vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico …
C14-2021-0029 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2021-0029 – Acton Site DISTRICT: 9 East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district - Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) subdistrict East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district - Corridor Mixed Use (CMU) subdistrict, to change a condition of zoning. ZONING FROM: ZONING TO: ADDRESS: 1404 E. Riverside SITE AREA: 2.6 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Acton School of Business (Jeff Sandefer) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael Whellan) CASE MANAGER: Kate Clark (512-974-1237, kate.clark@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district zoning, to change the conditions of zoning by amending Figure 1-6 (East Riverside Corridor Hub Map) to include the subject property within a Hub Boundary and Figure 1-8 (East Riverside Corridor Development Bonus Height Map) to allow for a maximum height of 120 feet through the density bonus program. For a summary of the basis of staff’s recommendation, see page 2. SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE April 14, 2021 Scheduled for Small Area Planning Joint Committee PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: April 27, 2021 To be Scheduled for Planning Commission CITY COUNCIL ACTION: May 20, 2021 To be Scheduled for City Council ORDINANCE NUMBER: C14-2021-0029 2 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 site currently contains the Acton School of Business and is zoned ERC with a subdistrict designation of CMU. It is approximately 2.6 acres and is located on the north side of E. Riverside Drive. It is adjacent to existing ERC zoned properties to the west, east and across E. Riverside Drive to the south. Adjacent properties to the west and east are also designated as CMU subdistricts and the property to the south is designated as a Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) subdistrict. Adjacent to the north is the Lady Bird Lake and is not zoned. Please see Exhibit A: Zoning Map, Exhibit B: Aerial Map and Exhibit C: ERC Maps. The applicant is not requesting to rezone their subdistrict or change any of the base entitlements currently allowed. They are requesting to amend Figure 1-6 (East Riverside Corridor Hub Map) to include the subject property which would allow for the owner to participate in the development bonus program, and to Figure 1-8 (East Riverside Corridor Development Bonus Height Map) which would allow up to 120’ in height if …
Acton Site One-Pager The applicant is requesting to participate in the East Riverside density bonus program, in order to build a multifamily project at the intersection of two major corridors. The site is roughly 2.6 acres, located at the East Riverside Corridor’s intersection with I-35. It was previously used as the Acton School of Business. The applicant is planning a multifamily project and is requesting the ability to participate in the East Riverside Corridor density bonus. The density bonus would provide additional floor-to-area ratio (FAR) and height in exchange for the project providing city-mandated community benefits for affordability and open space. The project is in the Waterfront Overlay, and will fully comply with all Waterfront Overlay regulations. The Waterfront Overlay sets a 96-ft. height cap, 100-ft. setback from Town Lake, and 50 percent impervious cover limit outside the setback area – with which the project will fully comply. The project will also support the housing policies outlined in the Town Lake Corridor Study, such as encouraging “a variety of housing opportunities” (Policy 2.09) and “provid[ing] incentives for increasing residential uses,” including “additional floor area allowance” (Policy 5.07). The applicant’s only request is the ability to participate in the East Riverside Corridor density bonus, which mandates affordability and open space requirements. The applicant is not requesting any change to base zoning entitlements or to Waterfront Overlay regulations (See Figure 1). The only request is to allow the applicant to participate in the ERC density bonus in order to achieve additional FAR and the 96 ft. of height allowable under the Waterfront Overlay – doing so will mandate the applicant meet the city’s affordability and open space requirements. Additionally, this project will help the city better meet its goals for housing, affordability, and transit. The city has set ambitious goals for 135,000 new housing units and 60,000 income-restricted units from 2018 to 2028, as well as for 16 percent of Austin commuters using transit by 2039. However, the city is falling short of these goals. Over just the first two years, Austin has underperformed its annual goal for income-restricted housing by over 7,200 units and for overall housing by over 3,500 units – a deficit the city will need to make up in future years. To meet the goal of 16 percent of commuters using transit, Austin would need to experience steady ridership …
Nikelle S. Meade Partner 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400 Austin, Texas 78701 Direct: 512.479.1147 nikelle.meade@huschblackwell.com April 8, 2021 Chair Shieh and Committee Members The Small Area Planning Joint Committee The City of Austin Re: Planned Multi-Family Development in the Lamar Subdistrict of the Waterfront Overlay for an Approximately 3.189-Acre Property Located at 300 and 301 Pressler Street and 1409, 1501, and 1505 W. 3rd Street in Austin, Texas (the “Property”) Dear Chair Shieh and Committee Members: On behalf of the owners of the above-referenced Property, we appreciate the opportunity to meet with you regarding our planned multi-family residential development with an accompanying commercial use. We wanted to meet with you early in the process to gather your input and seek your support for the project, especially since we have heard your concerns about the insufficiency of small area planning and early public engagement in relation to many of the projects that are brought before you. The Property is located in the Lamar Subdistrict of the Waterfront Overlay on the northernmost edge of the overlay (a map depicting this is attached as Exhibit A). It consists of three tracts of land, which will be developed as a cohesive project (a map of the Property is attached as Exhibit B). The Property has historically had primarily industrial and commercial uses, and in its current state the Property does nothing to achieve the goals of the Waterfront Overlay, and actually conflicts with the stated goals by impeding pedestrian access to the Lady Bird Lake Corridor, lacking any lively pedestrian-oriented mixed uses, and failing to recognize the potential of the waterfront as an open space connector. In contrast, the proposed project will enhance and further the overlay’s goals without in any way cutting against or conflicting with such goals. Town Lake Corridor Study was established to ensuring that development near Lady Bird Lake protected the waterfront. The proposed project does so. It will include substantial parkland improvements including a public overlook at the terminus of Pressler Street, replacement and upgrade of old water and wastewater lines, burying of AE power lines, creation of a bike and pedestrian pathway top the park from the neighborhoods north of the railroad tracks, The Property has several physical constraints that make its development difficult. To resolve these constraints, we are requesting five changes to the entitlements, including the request to increase the maximum height in the Lamar Subdistrict …
