REGULAR MEETING of the ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 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) Andrew Cortes (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 Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Jenna Schwartz, 512-978-0871 Page 1 of 6 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS C14-2025-0056 - 12940 North U.S. 183; District 6 12940 N. U.S. 183 Highway, Rattan Creek Watershed 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: SHA LLC DBA First Care Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) GR, LO to CS-V Staff recommends GR-V-CO Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department 3. Restrictive Covenant Amendment: Location: C14-93-0047(RCA) - 1116 & 1120 W. Howard Lane RCA; District 7 1116 West Howard Lane and 1120 & 1120 1/2 West Howard Lane, Walnut Creek, Harris Branch Watersheds Owner/Applicant: Howard Route Center, Ltd., Barr Properties …
ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 The Zoning and Platting Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 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 6:00 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith Alejandra Flores Ryan Puzycki Lonny Stern Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Betsy Greenberg Scott Boone David Fouts Taylor Major Christian Tschoepe Commissioners Absent: Luis Osta Lugo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, September 2, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Stern’s motion, Parliamentarian Flores’ second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Osta Lugo was absent. 1 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2025-0084 - Howard Lane Rezoning; District 7 2315 West Howard Lane, Walnut Creek Watershed Ishtel Heating Air & Refrigeration Inc. (Ishtel Uddin) Encon, LLC (Diane Bernal) GR to CS Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS for C14-2025-0084 - Howard Lane Rezoning, located at 2315 West Howard Lane, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Stern’s motion, Parliamentarian Flores’ second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Osta Lugo was absent. C14-2025-0070 - McNeil Rezone; District 6 7221 McNeil Drive, Rattan Creek Watershed 3. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Roy L. Wyatt III & Luke Hogan Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Answers, Inc. (Tamara Mitchell) CS-CO to CS-1 for Tract 1 and CS-CO for Tract 2 Staff Recommends CS-1-CO for Tract 1 and CS-CO for Tract 2 Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-1-CO for Tract 1 and CS-CO for Tract 2 for C14-2025-0070 - McNeil Rezone, located at 7221 McNeil Drive, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Stern’s motion, Parliamentarian Flores’ second, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Osta Lugo was absent. C8S-77-234(VAC) - Byrd Subdivision; District 2 4. Subdivision Vacation: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agape Christian Ministries Austin, Inc. (Lawrence Wilkerson) Agent: Request: 7809 Peacefull Hill Lane, South Boggy Creek BGE, Inc. (Megan Reynolds) The applicant is proposing a full sybdivision vacation. There is already a replat that is in review, pending the outcome of this vacation. Recommended Nick Coussoulis, 512-978-1769, nicholas.coussoulis@austintexas.gov Development …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0056 (12940 North U.S. 183) DISTRICT: 6 ADDRESS: 12940 N. U.S. Highway 183 ZONING FROM: GR, LO TO: CS-V SITE AREA: 5.0034 acres PROPERTY OWNER: SHA LLC DBA FIRST CARE APPLICANT/AGENT: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends GR-V-CO, Community Commercial-Vertical Mixed Use Building- Conditional Overlay Combining District, zoning. The conditional overlay will prohibit the following uses within 200 feet of residential zoning or development: Automotive Repair Services, Automotive Sales, Automotive Washing (of any type), Bail Bond Services, Club or Lodge, Commercial Off-Street Parking, Drop Off Recycling Collection Facility, Exterminating Services, Funeral Services, Hotel/Motel, Off-Site Accessory Parking, Outdoor Entertainment, Outdoor Sports and Recreation, Pawn Shop Services, Service Station ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: August 19, 2025: Postponed to October 7, 2025 at the applicant's request by consent (8-2, R. Puzychi and S. Boone-absent); B. Greenberg-1st, A. Flores-2nd. October 7, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 02 C14-2025-0056 - 12940 North U.S. 183; District 61 of 14 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: The property in question is a 5 acre lot that is currently developed with a vacant 3-story office building, with surface parking, that has access to Fathom Circle and the N. US Highway 183 Southbound frontage road. The lots to the north, across Fathom Circle, are developed with a multifamily complex (Summit at Westwood Apartments) and an office use (State Farm) and are zoned MF-2 and GR. To the south, there is a multifamily use (Spicewood Springs Apartments) zoned DR, a public library with surface parking zoned LR- CO and P, undeveloped property zoned GR, a retail center zoned GR-CO and a restaurant and service station/automotive washing use zoned GR. The lots to the west along Fathom Circle contain single family residences zoned SF-3. In this case, the applicant is requesting CS-V zoning to redevelop this property with a multifamily residential project (please see Applicant's Request Letter - Exhibit C). The staff is recommending GR-V-CO, Community Commercial-Vertical Mixed Use Building-Conditional Overlay Combining District, zoning. The property meets the intent of the GR base district as it is located at the southwest intersection of a Fathom Circle (Level 1/ Residential Street) and N. US Highway Service Road Southbound (Level 4/ Arterial Roadway). The GR-V-CO zoning is consistent with surrounding commercial and multifamily zoning and use patterns. The staff is recommending a conditional overlay (CO) to …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-93-0047(RCA) - 1116 & 1120 W. Howard Lane RCA DISTRICT: 7 ADDRESS: 1116 West Howard Lane and 1120 & 1120 1/2 West Howard Lane OWNER/APPLICANT: Howard Route Center, Ltd., Barr Properties Ventures, LLC, C&T Shops on Howard Lane, Ltd. AGENT: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor) ZONING: CS-CO, GR-CO AREA: 13.927 acres REQUEST: The applicant is proposing to amend a previously approved public restrictive covenant to remove Lot 6A and to update the legal description of the remaining lots, 3-A-B, 4-A and 5- A, subject to the original RC, to include all of current Lot 3-A-B. This will allow Lot 3-A-B to remain in compliance with impervious cover requirements as Lots 3-A-B, 4-A, and 5-A will be construed as a “single site” going forward. CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the proposed amendment to the public restrictive covenant. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: June 17, 2025: Granted staff’s request for an indefinite postponement by consent (9-0, L. Osta-Lugo-absent); B. Greenberg-1st, R. Puzycki-2nd. October 7, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 1 03 C14-93-0047(RCA) - 1116 & 1120 W. Howard Lane RCA; District 71 of 13 DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: In this case, the applicant is requesting to amend a public restrictive covenant that was recorded in 1994 in association with zoning case C14-93-0047. The applicant is asking to remove Lot 6A from the restrictive covenant. The remaining lots, Lots 3-A-B, 4-A and 5-A, are still subject to the existing covenant with updated/corrected legal descriptions of those remaining lots as they have since been replatted. The representatives for this case have revised their application from the original restrictive covenant termination request to a restrictive covenant amendment request. The proposed RCA is intended to resolve impervious cover comments from the Environmental staff. It was determined during review of this application that Lot 3-A-B as currently developed has more than 80% impervious cover and if the original restrictive covenant is terminated it will be out of compliance with city code. Therefore, Lot 3AB will now remain subject to the restrictive covenant and be construed as a single site along with Lots 4A and 5A, while separating Lot 6A, as it has a different owner. Since the filing date of that original Restrictive Covenant, the property has been replatted twice and amended such that it is now platted as four lots, Lots 3- A-B, 4-A, 5-A, …
ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT & HILL COUNTRY ROADWAY SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET CASE NUMBER: SP-88-0052CX(R4) MEETING DATE: October 7, 2025 PROJECT NAME: LISD ES No. 19 Grandview Hills Ancillary Building Project ADDRESS: 12024 Vista Parke Drive DISTRICT: 10 WATERSHED: Lake Travis (Water Supply Rural) AREA: 3.26 acres limits of construction APPLICANT: Leander Independent School District PO BOX 218 Leander, TX 78646 Jeremy Trimble, 512-974-7604 AGENT: Micaela Riggs, EIT AtkinsRéalis (512) 342-3212 CASE MANAGER: Meg Greenfield, (512) 978-4663, meg.greenfield@austintexas.gov EXISTING ZONING: (P) Public & R&D-PDA PROPOSED USE: The Grandview Hills Elementary School site is 40.275 acres owned by Leander Independent School District (LISD). The existing site currently has an elementary school, agricultural barn, and ancillary buildings that enable access for students across the district. The applicant is proposing a site plan revision to add staff and bus parking and a fuel system to an existing elementary school. Proposed improvements include installing a new storm drain network, upsizing the existing storm drain network, and expanding the detention, sedimentation and filtration ponds. Increase in impervious cover is 8 percent. No new buildings are proposed. BACKGROUND: Leander ISD purchased the property from Vista Chemical Company in 2006. LISD revised the 1988 Vista Chemical site plan to build Grandview Elementary School. The zoning remained R&D-PDA when LISD redeveloped the property. Per 25-2-602 uses permitted in a research and development (R&D) district are established by the zoning ordinance establishing the district. Seeing no use limitations in the ordinance aka ‘zoning site plan’ (C14R-87-159(HC)), the educational facilities use is acceptable. In 2000 per C14-00-2055 a 2.4-acre portion of the 40-acre site was rezoned to P (Public) to allow Pedernales Electric Cooperative to operate on the property. The site is now served by Austin Energy. Please refer to attached zoning map. 04 SP-88-0052CX(R4) - LISD ES No. 19 Grandview Hills Ancillary Building Project; District 101 of 29 COMMISSION REQUEST #1: This site is zoned P (Public) and is greater than one acre in size; therefore, a Conditional Use Permit is required, according to the Land Development Code (Section 25-2-625). COMMISSION REQUEST #2: The site is located within the Moderate Intensity Zone of the RM 620 Hill Country Roadway Corridor, and must be presented to the Zoning and Platting Commission for approval, a Hill Country Roadway Ordinance requirement. The proposed site plan is in compliance with 25-2, Subchapter C, Article 11. SUMMARY STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends …
January 12, 2025 Mr. Ryan Soutter Development Services Dept. 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, TX 78752 Re: The Clovis at McKinney Falls (SP-2024-0202D) 6507 McKinney Falls Parkway Variance from LDC 25-8-342(8)(c) Good Day Mr. Soutter, On behalf of the owner, LDG Development, LLC, we are requesting a variance for fill more than eight (8) feet for the Dee Gabriel Collins Road driveway in order to provide a required access to the proposed development The Clovis at McKinney Falls, a multi-family affordable housing project (SP-2024-0202D), located at 6507 McKinney Falls Parkway, south of the intersection of McKinney Falls Parkway and Dee Gabriel Collins Road. The project consists of 264 units spread over 10 buildings, along with the clubhouse and pool. The site is located within the City of Austin 2-Mile Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and was most recently used for two single-family homes. The site is within the Cotton Mouth Creek watershed, a suburban watershed, and is not located over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone. There are no CWQZ, WQTZ, nor CEFs located on the site. The Fire Marshal requires two means of access to the site from different streets, in this case, McKinney Falls Parkway and Dee Gabriel Collins Road. This is so that if one driveway were to be obstructed, the second driveway could be used to service the site. Most of the site is within the 0-15% slope category, but the steeper portions of the site are along the adjacent roadways, meaning that any site driveway must cross steep slopes to gain access to the site. The complication for the Dee Gabriel Collins driveway is that the maximum slope of a fire access roadway is 10%, and when crossing the steeper slopes, a fill condition is required to support the drive. In other words, due to the limit on the driveway slope, the grades driveway cannot keep up with the falling slope of the site and must have fill placed beneath it. Unfortunately, simply due to the existing topography, the fill amount for a small portion of the driveway exceeds the 8-foot limit prescribed by code LDC 25-8-342(8)(c). The maximum proposed amount of fill in this area is about 14.5 feet, and the fill is contained by retaining walls to limit the impact to the site and nearby trees. No other alternative location for the driveway is possible due to the Travis County driveway spacing and sight distance requirements …
The Clovis at Mckinney Falls 6507 McKinney Falls Parkway SP-2024-0202D Mohamad Abdulkader Environmental Review Specialist Senior Development Services Department 2 OUTLINE Property Data Synopsis Site Constriction/Regulation Variance Requests Grading Exhibits Variance Recommendation and Conditions 3 Property Data Cottonmouth Creek Watershed Suburban Watershed Classification Desired Development Zone Not located over Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Austin 2-Mile ETJ Synopsis 4 15.97-acre site located at the intersection of McKinney Falls Parkway and Dee Gabriel Collins Road Elevation ranges from 631’ along to 578’. Site is generally flat, though there are some steep slopes along the orange highlighted areas shown below. Site Constriction/Regulation Accessibility – A driveway constructed fill 8’ to 15’ is required by the Travis County Fire Marshall to provide two different access points to the property. 5 Variance Requests 6 To allow fill from 8 to 15 feet in the Desired Development Zone. (LDC 25-8-342) Grading Exhibit (Fill) 7 Variance Recommendation and Conditions 8 Staff recommends the variance, having determined that the required findings of fact have been met. Staff condition: 1. Contain the fill with an engineered structural retaining wall. 2. Parking lot trees (1.5” caliper from ECM Appendix F) within 50 ft. radius of all parking spaces. 9 10 THANK YOU 11 References Google Earth GIS property profile Variance packet 12
SITE PLAN REVIEW SHEET ENVIRONMENTAL VARIANCE REQUEST ONLY CASE NO: SP-2024-0202D COMMISSION DATE: October 7, 2025 NAME: The Clovis at Mckinney Falls ADDRESS: 6507 McKinney Falls Parkway APPLICANT: Jake Brown; LDG Development, LLC AGENT: J Segura; Dunaway ZONING: N/A - 2-mile ETJ NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: N/A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: The applicant is proposing to build a multi-family development with associated improvements. AREA: 15.97 acres COUNTY: Travis LOTS: 1 DISTRICT: N/A - 2-mile ETJ WATERSHED: Cottonmouth Creek, Suburban JURISDICTION: Austin 2-Mile ETJ VARIANCE: The applicant requests the following: 1. Request to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill from 8 to 15 feet. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff determines that the findings of fact have been met. Staff recommends approval of the requested variance with the staff conditions outlined on page #2 of the staff report, as well as the Environmental Commission’s recommended conditions—with the exception of Condition #4, which states: “Incorporate pedestrian, bike, and multi-modal design into the property driveways to allow for greater and safer accessibility to roadways.” The applicant's engineer has indicated that compliance with Environmental Commission variance condition #4 is problematic. Due to steep terrain and ADA slope limits, constructing accessible sidewalks would require extensive switchbacks, grading, and retaining walls—causing significant environmental disruption. The site is in the ETJ, so tree mitigation isn’t required, but impacting mature trees for a sidewalk with limited use is inconsistent with preservation goals. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD ACTION: September 3, 2025: The Environmental Board voted in 7 favor, 0 against, 0 absentia ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STAFF: Mohamad Abdulkader PHONE: 512-974-6303 05 SP-2024-0202D - The Clovis at McKinney Falls1 of 7 E-mail: mohamad.abdulkader@austintexas.gov CASE MANAGER: Alyse Ramirez PHONE: 512-978-1750 E-mail: Alyse.Ramirez@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS Environmental Commission Recommendation Environmental Commission Backup 05 SP-2024-0202D - The Clovis at McKinney Falls2 of 7 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20250903-002 Date: September 3, 2025 Subject: The Clovis at McKinney Falls SP-2024-0202D Location: 6507 McKinney Falls Parkway, Austin, Texas 78744 Motion by: Mariana Krueger Seconded by: Jennifer Bristol WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the applicant is requesting to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill 8 feet to 15 feet; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes the site is located in Cottonmouth Creek Watershed, Suburban Classification, Desired Development Zone; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission recognizes that Staff recommends the variance with the following conditions: 1. Contain the fill with an engineered structural retaining wall. 2. Parking lot trees (1.5” caliper from ECM Appendix F) within 50 ft. radius …
Amanda Swor direct dial: (512) 807-2904 aswor@drennergroup.com October 6, 2025 Ms. Lauren Middleton-Pratt Planning Department City of Austin 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. Austin, TX 78752 Via Electronic Delivery Re: 12940 North U.S. 183 Highway – Revised request for the rezoning application, case number C14-2025-0056 (the “Application”), for the 5.0034-acre piece of property located at 12940 North U.S. 183 Highway in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas (the “Property”). Dear Ms. Middleton-Pratt: As representatives of the owners of the Property, we are respectfully requesting to revise the Application to request a rezoning from GR (Community Commercial) and LO (Limited Office) to GR-V-CO, Community Commercial – Vertical Mixed Use Overlay – Conditional Overlay, district. The proposed conditional overlay is to prohibit the following uses within 200 feet of residential zoning or development: • Automotive Repair Services; • Automotive Sales; • Automotive Washing (of any type); • Bail Bond Services; • Club or Lodge; • Commercial Off-Street Parking; • Drop Off Recycling Collection Facility; Exterminating Services; Funeral Services; • • • Hotel/Motel; • Off-Site Accessory Parking; • Outdoor Entertainment; • Outdoor Sports and Recreation; • • Pawn Shop Services; and Service Station. 02 C14-2025-0056 - 12940 North U.S. 1831 of 2 Please let me know if you or your team members require additional information or have any questions. Thank you for your time and attention to this project. Very truly yours, Amanda Swor CC: Joi Harden, Planning Department (via electronic delivery) Sherri Sirwaitis, Planning Department (via electronic delivery) -2- 02 C14-2025-0056 - 12940 North U.S. 1832 of 2
