REGULAR MEETING of the ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025, 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Zoning and Platting Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. Registration no later than 2 PM the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. For more information on public comment, please see the agenda section “Speaker Registration.” Please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Hank Smith – Chair (District 8) Betsy Greenberg – Vice-Chair (District 10) Ryan Puzycki – Secretary (District 7) Alejandra Flores – Parliamentarian (District 5) Luis Osta Lugo (Mayor’s Representative) Scott Boone (District 1) David Fouts (District 2) Lonny Stern (District 3) Félix De Portu (District 4) Christian Tschoepe (District 6) Taylor Major (District 9) EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Zoning and Platting 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 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 The first four speakers signed up prior to 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 Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: C14-94-0167.01 - 6500 River Place PDA Amendment #1; District 10 6500 River Place Boulevard, Panther Hollow, Lake Travis Watersheds Owner/Applicant: G&I VII River Place, LP Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (David J. Anderson) R&D-PDA to R&D-PDA, to change a condition of zoning Staff Request for Postponement to June 3, 2025 Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0037 - City Initiated Rezoning of John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park to Public 9501 FM 969 Road, Colorado River, Walnut Creek, Elm Creek …
ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025 The Zoning and Platting convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Chair Smith called the Zoning and Platting Meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith Betsy Greenberg Felix De Portu David Fouts Luis Osta Lugo Ryan Puzycki Lonny Stern Christian Tschoepe Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Alejandra Flores Board Members/Commissioners Absent: Scott Boone Taylor Major PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Jonathan Coon: Made comments in support of amending the 2018 Camelback PUD to allow a cart path down the hill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. 1 The minutes from the meeting of April 15, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Greenberg’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Boone and Major were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS C14-2025-0011 - 11525 Menchaca Road; District 5 11525 Menchaca Road, Slaughter Creek Watershed 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Shreeji Dham, LLC (Ashish Bhalani) I-SF-2 to GR-CO Request: Recommended Staff Rec.: Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Staff: Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-CO for C14-2025-0011 – 11525 Menchaca Road, located at 11525 Menchaca Road, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Greenberg’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Boone and Major were absent. 3. PUD Amendment: C814-04-0187.03.SH - Goodnight Ranch PUD Amendment #3; Location: District 2 East side of Old Lockhart Road between Nuckols Crossing Road and Capitol View Drive except Lot 3, Block J, of Goodnight Ranch Phase 2, Onion Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Austin Goodnight Ranch, L.P. Agent: Request: City of Austin Planning Department City-initiated PUD Amendment #3 to amend conditions of zoning, and waivers or modifications to City Code requirements, related to the development of Goodnight Ranch PUD. Staff postponement request to June 3, 2025 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to June 3, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Greenberg’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Boone and Major were absent. 2 4. Site Plan SP-2024-0019D - Taylor Slough Dredge Maintenance (Environmental Variance): Location: Owner/Applicant: List of owners shown in back up Agent: Request: 3704-1/2 Meadow Bank Drive, Lake …
MEMORANDUM ************************************************************************ TO: Zoning and Platting Commission Members FROM: Sherri Sirwaitis Planning Department DATE: May 12, 2025 RE: C14-94-0167.01 (6500 River Place PDA Amendment #1) Postponement Request ************************************************************************ staff would The case to June 3, 2025. from expiring so that the staff can continue our review of this rezoning request. the above mentioned like We are asking for this postponement to prevent the case request a postponement of to The postponement request was made in a timely manner and meets the Zoning and Platting Commission’s policy. 02 C14-94-0167.01 - 6500 River Place PDA Amendment #1; District 101 of 2 GR-MU C14-2020-0078 92-0124 C14-01-0040 01-0040 GR-CO C14-98-0225 GR-MU-CO I-SF-2 BOAT\REPAIR/\SALE C814-95-0002.04 C814-95-0002.11 PUD C814-95-0002.10 UNDEV C14-03-0073 GR-CO CS-CO 98-0214 C14-98-0214 AUTO\REPAIR 98-0214 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GR-CO C14-03-0043 ( 03-0043 99-2075 GO-CO BOAT STORAGE SERVICE\STATION I-SF-2 F M 2 2 2 2 R D LO C14-2015-0122 2008-0027 R84-237 GR C14-2012-0142 ! AUTO\REPAIR ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GR-CO C14-2012-0094 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 85-13 SF-2 88-42 C7A-00-006 ! ! ! ! ! R&D R I V E R P L A C E B L V D R&D SP-04-0124D ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 92-124 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 94-0167 SP-98-0280C R&D-PDA ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GO-CO 94-0167 92-0124 SF-5 LO 84-237 2008-0027 GR GR-CO ! C14-2013-0109 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! C14R-85-394(DE) C14-2008-0027 85-394 GR ! ! ! ! ! C14-97-0083 LR-CO 97-0083 ! ! ! ! ! ! GR-CO ! 95-0193 GR C14-95-0193 SPC-04-0007C 05-0075 C14-05-0075 9 4 -0 1 6 7 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 94-0167 ! ! 92-0124 ! ! ! ! 92-0124 SPC-05-0015C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! B O N ! GR-CO C14-04-0063 SF-5 92-126 ! ! ! A V E N T U R E D R SP-01-0482C C14-99-2130 00-2144 99-2130 99-0128 SP-99-0126C C14-05-0212 P C14R-87-073 94-0167 C14-00-2144 00-2144 NO-CO SP-01-0482C SP-05-1300C C14-99-0128 99-0128 C14-01-0121 99-2130 DR SUBJECT TRACT ! ! ! ! ! ! PENDING CASE ZONING BOUNDARY ± ZONING …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0037 (City Initiated Rezoning of John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park to Public) ADDRESS: 9501 FM 969 DISTRICT: 1 ZONING FROM: I-RR and SF-3 TO: P SITE AREA: 330.22 acres PROPERTY OWNER: City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department AGENT: Austin Parks and Recreation Department (Ricardo Soliz) CASE MANAGER: Beverly Villela (512-978-0740, Beverly.Villela@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends P, Public district, zoning. See the Basis of Recommendation section below. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: May 20, 2025: CITY COUNCIL ACTION: TBD ORDINANCE NUMBER: No. ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is currently zoned I-RR (Interim-Rural Residential) and SF-3 (Family Residence) district zoning and is developed and maintained as public parkland by the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department. The site consists of approximately 330.22 acres located at 9501 FM 969 and is known as John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park. The property is surrounded by ETJ and I-SF-4A zoned single-family residential uses to the north; DR and ETJ zoned undeveloped land to the south; undeveloped ETJ to the east; and SF-3, GO-CO, and GR-CO zoned educational and institutional uses to the west. Please refer to Exhibits A (Zoning Map) and B (Aerial View). 03 C14-2025-0037 - City Initiated Rezoning of John Treviño Jr. Metropolitan Park to Public1 of 11 C14-2024- Page 2 The applicant is requesting to zone the property to P, Public district, through a City-initiated rezoning effort in response to Resolution No. 20250130-077, which directed staff to rezone this site. Staff is recommending P district zoning, as it reflects the property's current and long-term use as a public park. The applicant is in agreement with the staff recommendation. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. The proposed public (P) district is intended for land owned or leased by federal, state, county, or city government. 2. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the goals and objectives of the City Council. This action directly implements City Council Resolution No. 20250130-077, adopted on January 30, 2025, which initiated this rezoning effort. EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES: ZONING Site I-RR and SF-3 North ETJ; I-SF-4A South DR and ETJ ETJ East SF-3; GO-CO; GR-CO West LAND USES Parkland Single Family Residential Undeveloped Educational Buildings NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AREA: N/A WATERSHED: Colorado River, Walnut Creek, and Elm Creek (Suburban) CAPITOL VIEW CORRIDOR: N/A SCENIC …
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FLATZ-130 7400 ZEKELMAN BOULEVARD SP-2024-0298D David Michael Environmental Review Specialist Senior Development Services Department PROPERTY DATA • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction • Desired Development Zone • Suburban Classification • Decker Creek Watershed • Not located over Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone • Critical Environmental Features – Critical Water Quality Zone, Wetlands LOCATION Site Location Austin ETJ Austin City Limits Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Edwards Aquifer Contributing Zone LOCATION HW130 LOCATION HW130 ELEVATIONS CRITICAL WATER QUALITY ZONES LOCATION POST OAK SAVANNAH VARIANCE REQUESTS • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 11 feet. • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 16 feet and construct a water quality control facility over 4 feet on slopes with a gradient of more than 15%. • Request to vary LDC Sec. 25-8-302 to allow 600 SF of building to be located on slopes over 25%, and 3,000 SF of parking area to be located on slopes over 15%. PROPOSED CUT & FILL PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION ON SLOPES VARIANCE FINDINGS IN SUMMARY • Variances for grading have been granted for similar projects. • Requested grading and construction on slopes are not design decisions, and the project provides greater environmental protection with increased landscaping. • The project does not create a significant probability of harmful environmental consequences. • The variance will result in water quality that is at least equal to the water quality achievable without the variance. STAFF DETERMINATION Staff recommends this variance, having determined the findings of fact have been met. VARIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Staff Conditions: 1. The natural draw adjacent to buildings 3 and 7 is designed as a sunken garden that filters runoff with a trickle channel and pollinator plantings. 2. The site will meet full landscape requirements as specified by code despite the site being located in the ETJ, where landscape ordinance do not apply. Notably, all parking spaces will be within 50 LF radius of a shade tree 3. All new 3:1 slopes will use the 609S upland seed mix with additional shrubs and trees provided near the base of the slopes to assist with stabilization. . APPLICANT PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20250416-002 Date: April 16, 2025 Subject: Flatz-130 SP-2024-0298D Location: 7400 Zekelman Blvd, Austin, TX 78724 Motion by: Mariana Krueger Seconded by: Richard Brimer WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting: • Request to vary LDC 25-8-341 to allow up to 11 feet of …
SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET ENVIRONMENTAL VARIANCE REQUEST ONLY CASE NO: SP-2024-0298D COMMISSION DATE: May 20th, 2025 NAME: Flatz-130 ADDRESS: 7400 Zekelman Blvd, Austin, TX 78724 APPLICANT: Ted McConaghy (Kleinfelder) AGENT: N/A ZONING: Zoning does not apply in ETJ NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: N/A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: A multifamily residential development with water and wastewater improvements. AREA: Suburban Desired Development Zone LOTS: Tract 1, Tract 2, Tract 3 (unplatted tracts) COUNTY: TRAVIS DISTRICT: Council District does not apply in ETJ WATERSHED: Decker Creek Watershed JURISDICTION: ETJ VARIANCE: The applicant requests the following: • Request to vary LDC 25-8-302 to allow up to 600 SF of building on slopes over 25%, and to allow up to 3,000 SF of parking area on slopes over 15%. • Request to vary LDC 25-8-341 to allow up to 11 feet of cut. • Request to vary LDC 25-8-342 to allow up to 16 feet of fill. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff determines that the findings of fact have been met. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD ACTION: April 16, 2025, the Environmental Board voted in (100#) favor ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: David Michael david.michael@austintexas.gov CASE MANAGER: Gabriel Guerrero PHONE: 512-978-4658 E-mail: gabriel.guerrero@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS • Environmental Commission Recommendation • Staff Findings • Environmental Variance Applications 04 SP-2024-0298D - Flatz - 1301 of 30 04 SP-2024-0298D - Flatz - 1302 of 30 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20250416-002 Date: April 16, 2025 Subject: Flatz-130 SP-2024-0298D Location: 7400 Zekelman Blvd, Austin, TX 78724 Motion by: Mariana Krueger Seconded by: Richard Brimer WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting: • Request to vary LDC 25-8-341 to allow up to 11 feet of cut. • Request to vary LDC 25-8-342 to allow up to 16 feet of fill. • Request to vary LDC 25-8-302 to allow up to 600 SF of building on slopes over 25%, and to allow up to 3,000 SF of parking area on slopes over 15%. WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the site is located in Decker Creek Watershed, Suburban Watershed Classification, Suburban Desired Development Zone; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that Staff recommends the variance with the following conditions: • 3:1 slopes will use the 609S upland seed mix with additional shrubs and trees provided near the base of the slopes to assist with stabilization. • The natural draw adjacent to buildings 3 and 7 is designed as a sunken garden that filters runoff with a trickle channel and pollinator plantings. • The site …
REGULAR MEETING of the ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025, 6:00 PM AUSTIN CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Zoning and Platting Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. Registration no later than 2 PM the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. For more information on public comment, please see the agenda section “Speaker Registration.” Please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Hank Smith – Chair (District 8) Betsy Greenberg – Vice-Chair (District 10) Ryan Puzycki – Secretary (District 7) Alejandra Flores – Parliamentarian (District 5) Luis Osta Lugo (Mayor’s Representative) Scott Boone (District 1) David Fouts (District 2) Lonny Stern (District 3) Félix De Portu (District 4) Christian Tschoepe (District 6) Taylor Major (District 9) EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Zoning and Platting 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 CALL TO ORDER AGENDA ADDENDUM Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steven Maddoux, 512-974-6080 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first four speakers signed up prior to 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. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 8. Land Use Commissions Roles and Responsibilities Working Group – Update on the ongoing evaluation of potential changes to the Commission’s structure and responsibilities, and the development of recommendations for City Council in accordance with Resolution No. 20241212-133. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Commissioner Osta Lugo) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Note: City Code requires two board members sponsor an item to be included on an agenda. This section of the agenda provides members an opportunity to request items for future agendas. Staff should assume that if there is no objection from other members expressed at the meeting, the members’ silence indicates approval for staff to include on …
