SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:30 AM Permitting and Development Center (PDC), Rm. 3004 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Small Area Plan Joint Committee may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. To register, call or email the board liaisons at 512- 974-8033 or chad.sharrard@austintexas.gov / romina.tafazzoli@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Vacant, Chair Betsy Greenberg, Vice Chair Vacant Vacant Ryan Puzycki Danielle Skidmore (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Planning Commission) (Planning Commission) (Zoning and Platting Commission) (Planning Commission) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 3 speakers who sign up by noon (12:00 PM) the day before the meeting, being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee special called meeting on March 19, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action related to the election of a new Chair. 1 3. Discussion and recommendation on case number C814-2008-0165.01, 222 East Riverside Drive, East Riverside Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment #1 requesting rezoning from planned unit development, neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) to planned unit development, neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) to change conditions of zoning, modify development standards and City regulations, and amend conditions of the East Riverside PUD. Austin Planning Department staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov, (512-974-3057). 4. Discussion and recommendation on case number C814-06-0109.03, 2101-2407 1/2 South Lakeshore Blvd; 1201-1401 1/2 Tinnin Ford Rd; 2200-2518 Elmont Dr; 2200-2300 1/2 Waterloo City Ln; 1401-1405 1/2 Violet Crown Ln; 2300-2316 1/2 Oracle Way,1201 and 1201 1/2 Lady Bird Ln, Lakeshore Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment #3 requesting rezoning from planned unit development, neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) to planned unit development, neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) to change conditions of zoning, (add +/- 2.3368 acres to the PUD, add additional permitted uses and modify site development regulations on the property to allow for the expansion of the Oracle campus). Austin Planning Department staff: Jonathan Tomko, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov, (512-974-1057). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C814-2008-0165.01 DISTRICT: 9 (East Riverside PUD Amendment #1) ADDRESS: 222 E. Riverside Drive ZONING FROM: PUD TO: PUD* *The applicant is requesting a PUD amendment for an increase in height from 96 feet to 200 feet on Tract 1 to allow for a multifamily project with more units than exist today (Please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C). SITE AREA: 2.991 acres PROPERTY OWNER: CWS Riverside Square LP (Mary Ellen Barlow, Vice President) AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends the 1st amendment to the East Riverside PUD to increase the maximum permitted height on Tract 1 to 200 feet, with the following conditions: 1) All residential and commercial development shall comply with Austin Energy Green Building Program (GBP) for a minimum two star rating. Certification from the GBP shall be met as specified by the version of the rating system current at the time of design. 2) Project will incorporate light pollution reduction criteria by committing to comply with Austin Energy Green Building ST7 Light Pollution Reduction criteria as a part of achieving 3-star Austin Energy Green Building Rating or other comparable criteria. 3) Project will incorporate bird friendly design criteria by committing to comply with Austin Energy Green Building STEL5 Bird Collision Deterrence criteria as a part of achieving 3-star Austin Energy Green Building Rating or other comparable criteria. 4) Landowner shall construct at Landowner’s expense a public reclaimed water system main extension from the adjacent property reclaimed water main. The reclaimed water main must either be extended from an adjoining reclaimed water main at the time of construction or capped at each end for future connection to a reclaimed water main by others. The public reclaimed water system main shall be temporarily connected to a public potable water main unless a serviceable reclaimed water main is available to the project. Total off- C814-2008-0165.01 2 site construction of reclaimed water main shall not exceed 500 linear feet. The PUD shall be required to install a reclaimed water service and meters and connect to and utilize reclaimed water systems (purple pipe) for all irrigation, cooling, and toilet/urinal flushing uses in the PUD. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: C814-2008-0165.01 ISSUES: 3 The staff notes that in the original PUD zoning ordinance, Ordinance No. 20081016-056, there is a …
SMALL AREA JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING DRAFT MINUTES March 19, 2025 The SMALL AREA JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE convened in a Meeting on March 19, 2025, at the Permitting and Development Center, Room 2004, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Greenberg called the Small Area Joint Planning Committee Meeting to order at 11:36 a.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Ryan Puzyck Betsy Greenberg, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioners , Barrera-Ramirez, Puzyck, and Skidmore attended remotely. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one signed up for public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Small Area Planning Joint Committee meeting on February 5, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of February 5, 2025 were approved on Commissioner Puzyck’s motion, Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez’s second, on a unanimous vote. STAFF BRIEFING 2. Staff briefing regarding the North Lamar Transit Center and South Congress Transit Center Station Area Vision Plans and related recommendations. City of Austin Planning Department Staff: Ana Villarreal, Ana.Villarreal@austintexas.gov. Ana Villarreal presented a staff briefing to commissioners. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Greenberg adjourned the meeting at 12:44 PM without objection. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 3. Discussion and possible action related to the election of a new Chair.
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: Lakeshore PUD Amendment #3 DISTRICT: 3 (C814-06-0109.03) ADDRESS: 2101-2407 1/2 South Lakeshore Blvd; 1201-1401 1/2 Tinnin Ford Rd; 2200-2518 Elmont Dr; 2200-2300 1/2 Waterloo City Ln; 1401-1405 1/2 Violet Crown Ln; 2300-2316 1/2 Oracle Way,1201 and 1201 1/2 Lady Bird Ln ZONING FROM: ERC-NMU and PUD-NP TO: PUD-NP (add approximately 2.3368 acres to the PUD, add additional permitted site development uses regulations on the property to allow for the expansion of the Oracle campus). and modify SITE AREA: approximately 50.15 acres of originally approved PUD (approximately 2,184,534 square feet), plus approximately 2.3368 acres of additional area (approximately 101,791 square feet) PROPERTY OWNER: Oracle America, Inc. AGENT: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Richard T. Suttle, Jr.) CASE MANAGER: Jonathan Tomko (512) 974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff conditionally recommends granting a third amendment to the planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP), with conditions from the City’s Parks and Recreation Department – these conditions are under review and will be forthcoming. PLANNING COMMISSION / OTHER COMMITTEE ACTION/RECOMMENDATION: October 8, 2024: Staff request for indefinite postponement, granted. April 8, 2025: Staff postponement request to April 22, 2025 Planning Commission, granted. April 9, 2025: Case is scheduled to be heard by the Small Area Joint Planning Committee. April 22, 2025: Case is scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: February 13, 2025: Council approved Resolution No. 20250213-030 to initiate code amendment. TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: N/A ISSUES: C814-06-0109.03 2 The subject tract is within the Waterfront Overlay and is subject to § 25-2-741, the South Lakeshore Subdistrict Regulations which states that there are setback lines located within 65 feet of the Town Lake shoreline and 50 feet south of the Lakeshore Boulevard. There is also a maximum height, the lower of 60 feet or the maximum height allowed in the base zoning district. The applicant is seeking Section 25-2-741(C) (South Lakeshore Subdistrict Regulations) to modify the maximum height to 120 feet in the PUD Land Use Plan. Please see Exhibit H below for the list of code modifications being requested by the applicant on this case. The subject tract includes a portion of land zoned East Riverside Corridor – Neighborhood Mixed Use (ERC-NMU), thus it will require a code amendment to remove that portion of land from the regulating plan. On February 13, 2025, the Austin City Council initiated the code amendment via Resolution No. 20250213-030 (Please see Exhibit …
