SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN August 28, 2020 Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin Special Called meeting to be held August 28, 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 by Thursday, August 27, 2020, by NOON. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 28, 2020, Urban Renewal Board of the City of Austin Special Called Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-3128 or Sandra.harkins@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 Sandra.harkins@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 URBAN RENEWAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Friday, August 28, 2020 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Current Board Members: Manuel Escobar, Chair Roxanne Evans, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Darrell W. Pierce Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the August 17, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER None 2. NEW BUSINESS 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. b. Discussion and possible action on …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MONDAY, August 17, 2020 10:00 AM Regular Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board – Remotely; Via WebEx DRAFT MINUTES Chair Escobar called the Board Meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Nathaniel Bradford (attended beginning 10:35 a.m.) Darrell Pierce Board Members Absent: Roxanne Evans, Vice-Chair Jacqueline Watson Staff in Attendance: Regina Copic Sandra Harkins Travis Perlman Mark Walters PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approval of the July 20, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion to approve the July 20, 2020, regular meeting minutes, was made by Commissioner Skidmore seconded by Commissioner Bradford, the item was approved on a 4-0-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action related to the temporary use for property located in the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan area at1604 E. 12th Street for a pocket park. Item postponed to the Board’s September Regular meeting. 1 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. Discussion occurred. No action taken. b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the structure of the current East 12th Street NCCD. Discussion occurred. No action taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT – Meeting ended at 11:20 a.m. 2
FINAL DRAFT FOR REVIEW MARCH 16, 2020 UPDATED AUGUST 17, 2020 URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE EAST 11TH AND 12TH STREETS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AREA 1484775.v1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Boundary Description 2. History 2.1 Accomplishments 3. Vision, Purpose, Authority and Scope 4. Redevelopment Strategy 5. Applicability of NCCD Controls 6. Land Use 7. Relocation of Persons, Businesses (including individuals and families, business concerns, and others displaced by the project) 8. Duration and Modification Procedures of URP Appendices: Appendix A: East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan; Amendments Appendix B: East 11th Street and East 12th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCDs); Amendments Abbreviations commonly used in the document: URP – Urban Renewal Plan URA-Urban Renewal Agency ARA – Austin Revitalization Authority Note: Some of the tables and figures from the original 1999 Urban Renewal Plan have been deleted or modified, as they were no longer accurate or relevant. The original plan is available at this website: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/urban-renewal-plan 1484775.v1 EAST 11 TH & 12TH STREETS URBAN RENEWAL PLAN (URP) 1. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION The formal boundaries of the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Area are set forth in the documents listed in Appendix A and the ordinance approving this URP. In general, the boundaries are: The East 11th Street Corridor, including properties within one-half block of the north frontage of East 11th Street and south frontage of Juniper Street, from Branch Street on the west to Navasota Street on the east; and properties within one-half block of the south frontage of East 11th, from San Marcos Street on the west to Navasota Street on the east. The East 12th Street Corridor, including properties within one-half block of the north frontage of East 12th and between the IH-35 Northbound Frontage Road on the west to Poquito Street to the east; and properties within one-half block of the south frontage of East 12th Street, from Branch Street on the west to Poquito Street on the east. 2. HISTORY This East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Plan (“URP" also referred to as the East 11th and 12th Streets Community Redevelopment Plan or “CRP”), is a comprehensive document defining the official public policy guidelines of the City of Austin (City) for driving public and private redevelopment actions within the East 11th and 12th Streets Urban Renewal Area in compliance with Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 374. The URP’s original conceptual approaches …
ORDINANCE NO. __________________ WALTERS, MARK 3/10/2020 DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 910620‐C, REZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP TO AMEND THE EAST 11TH STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION COMBINING DISTRICT (NCCD) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD OF IH‐35 BETWEEN THE NORTHERN ALLEY OF THE 800‐900 BLOCK OF EAST 7TH STREET AND EAST 12TH STREET; THE WEST SIDE OF THE 800‐1000 BLOCKS OF SAN MARCOS STREET; EAST 11TH STREET FROM IH‐35 TO NAVASOTA STREET; ALONG ROSEWOOD AVENUE FROM 11TH STREET TO APPROXIMATELY ANGELINA STREET; ALONG A SEGMENT OF THE 1200 BLOCK OF NAVASOTA STREET; AND ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF A SEGMENT OF THE 1500 AND 1600 BLOCK OF SAN BERNARD STREET IN THE CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA, AND TO MODIFY CERTAIN BASE DISTRICTS IN THE NCCD. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. The zoning map established by Section 25‐2‐191 of the City Code is amended to amend the East 11th Street neighborhood conservation combining district (NCCD), identified in the attached Exhibit "A" incorporated into this ordinance, and to add a NCCD to each base zoning district within the District on the property described in Zoning Case No. C14‐XX‐XXXX, on file at the Planning and Zoning Department, as follows: Approximately XX acres of land consisting of four subdistricts, identified in the attached Exhibit “B” incorporated into this ordinance, lying within the Central East Austin Neighborhood Plan Area, more particularly described as follows, a. Subdistrict 1, sites located along and oriented to East 11th Street between Branch Street and San Marcos Street on the west, and extending to Navasota Street on the east; b. Subdistrict 2, sites oriented to Juniper Street between Branch Street and Lydia Street, and including parcels with frontages on Curve Street and Waller Street; c. Subdistrict 3, sites located along IH‐35 and bounded by Embassy Drive, San Marcos Street, and Branch Street on the east, East 12th Street on the north, the Northbound Frontage Road of IH‐35 on the west and the alley of the 800‐900 block of East 7th street on the south; and d. Subdistrict 4, sites generally oriented toward the 1200 and 1300 blocks of Rosewood Avenue but excluding 1326 and 1319 Rosewood Avenue, the east side of the 1100 block of Navasota Street, the 1100‐1200 blocks of San Bernard Street but excluding 1159, 1161, 1164, and 1165 San Bernard Street. This …
RESPONSES TO URB QUESTIONS REGARDING USES: PAZ RESPONSES August 24, 2020 At the August 17, 2020 URB meeting, several questions were asked regarding permitted uses and the specific “save and except uses” and nonconforming uses. Below are staff’s responses: PERMITTED AND SAVE AND EXCEPT USES The save and except uses were carved out of the subdistrict where they are located (due to the use being an existing use) when the subdistrict otherwise made them prohibited. The save and except uses for specific properties are permitted uses and must adhere to the regulations governing the use. The uses will be permitted to operate until action is taken to make them prohibited. A save and except use may be expanded and would be a permitted use regulated by the applicable regulations. As long as the proposed expansions (parking, impervious cover, building height, building coverage, etc.) meet the code adhere to the code, they can expand just like the same use on another site. NONCONFORMING USES – Land Development Code, Article 7 Below are specific Land Development Code (LDC) sections pertaining to nonconforming uses that address some of the URB’s discussions: o Austin’s LDC (§ 25-2-941) defines a nonconforming use as: …a land use that does not conform to current use regulations but did conform to the use regulations in effect at the time the use was established. o § 25-2-944 - Damaged Structure Used for a Nonconforming Use (A) A damaged structure used for a nonconforming use may be repaired and the nonconforming use continued if the building official determines that the cost of repair does not exceed 90 percent of the value of the structure immediately before the damage. o § 25-2-945 - ABANDONMENT OF NONCONFORMING USE. (A) A person abandons a nonconforming use if: (1) the person changes the use of property from a nonconforming use to a conforming use; or (2) the person discontinues the nonconforming use for 90 consecutive days. (B) A seasonal discontinuance of a use, or a temporary discontinuance of a use for maintenance or repair, is excluded from a calculation of the 90-day period described in Subsection (A)(2). (C) A person may not resume an abandoned nonconforming use. o § 25-2-946 Nonconformance Use Groups This is a section of the code that determines what nonconforming use group a nonconforming use will fall into as prescribed by Section 25-2-947(Nonconforming Use Regulation Groups) Generally, …
August 26, 2020 Dear Chair Escobar and Commissioners, Thank you all for your diligent and thoughtful review of the URP changes proposed by your staff as well as the individual amendments offered by commissioners and by the Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods. The URP and NCCDs are foundational documents that represent two decades of community work and compromise that we all rely on to inspire and guide growth and change that preserves and enhances livability and honors the history and culture of this area. As regards the issues the Board is slated to consider this week, OCEAN respectfully urges you to: 1. Amend and support the two bullet point statements under the Accomplishments section that capture the URB’s preference for preservation in place of historic assets by reinserting the words “current, potential or recommended” in front of “landmarks” to fully reflect the URB’s action in April 2019. 2. Adopt Commissioner Motwani’s suggested language for Vision and Purpose statements, as it retains the connection between the Plan and the community that created it and will continue to be impacted by its implementation. 3. Adopt use language that carries forward the legal, non-conforming status of Cocktail Lounge use as permitted at specific sites under the original Plan but does not expand the use along the street or provide for physical expansion of existing uses. 4. Adopt use language that carries forward under the ‘Save and Except’ section the legal, conforming status of all existing Funeral Service, Condominium Residential/Townhome, Single-Family Attached Residential, Single-Family Residential, Small-Lot Single-Family Residential, Two-Family Residential, Club, Lodge and Hotel/Motel (ground floor) uses. 5. Ensure that the Use Chart reflects that Cocktail Lounge is prohibited, except as a legal non-conforming use at the addresses listed in the draft. 6. Ensure that the Use Chart clearly reflects that Professional Office is a permitted ground floor use on East 12th Street. 7. Postpone approving the package of URP amendments until all proposed amendments to the East 12th Street NCCD are published for adequate review, as the NCCD text is to be appended to and serve as the primary reference for site development standards permitted by the Plan. As of today, those changes are not posted on your Meeting Materials page. Thank you, all, again for your willingness to take the time to engage the community in this review and carefully consider what ought to be preserved and what changed so the …
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MONDAY, August 28, 2020 1:00 – 2:30 PM Special Called Meeting of the Urban Renewal Board – Remotely; Via WebEx APPROVED MINUTES Chair Escobar called the Board Meeting to order at 1:08 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Manuel Escobar, Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Darrell Pierce Jacqueline Watson Board Members Absent: Roxanne Evans, Vice-Chair Nathaniel Bradford Staff in Attendance: Sandra Harkins Travis Perlman Mark Walters PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Approval of the August 17, 2020, Regular Meeting Minutes. The motion to approve the August 17, 2020, regular meeting minutes, was made by Commissioner Motwani, seconded by Commissioner Watson; the item was approved on a 5-0-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS None 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th and 12th Street Urban Renewal Plan. 1 Discussion occurred. No action taken. b. Discussion and possible action on recommended modifications to the East 11th Street Neighborhood Conservation Combining District (NCCD) to parallel the structure of the current East 12th Street NCCD. Discussion occurred. No action taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT – Meeting ended at 2:28 p.m. 2
