REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026, AT 6 P.M. 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 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 by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512- 978-0821. CURRENT 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) EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) David Fouts (District 2) Lonny Stern (District 3) Andrew Cortes (District 4) Christian Tschoepe (District 6) Taylor Major (District 9) 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, October 7, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS C14-2025-0091 - Covington Medical; District 7 703 E. Covington Drive, Walnut Creek Watershed 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: LX Enterprises LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Thrower Design (Victoria Haase) LR-CO to GO Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0064 - Circle C Tract 110; District 8 11010-1/2 South Mopac Expressway Southbound, Slaughter Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Circle C Land, LP (Erin D. Pickens) Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) Agent: CS-MU-CO to CS-MU-CO, to change conditions of zoning Request: Applicant Indefinite Postponement Request …
ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 The Zoning and Platting convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 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 6:10 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith Ryan Puzycki Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Betsy Greenberg Taylor Major Luis Osta Lugo Lonny Stern Commissioners Absent: Scott Boone Alejandra Flores David Fouts Christian Tschoepe Commissioners Not Yet Serving: Andrew Cortes PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. 1 The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, September 16, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda, with corrections, on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Boone, Flores, Fouts, and Tschoepe were absent. 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 The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of GR-V-CO for C14-2025-0056 - 12940 North U.S. 183; District 6, located at 12940 N. U.S. 183 Highway, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Boone, Flores, Fouts, and Tschoepe were absent. 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 Ventures, LLC, C&T Shops Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: on Howard Lane, Ltd. Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) 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 covenant. Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation 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 covenant for C14-93- 0047(RCA) - 1116 & 1120 W. Howard Lane RCA; District 7, …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0091 (Covington Medical) DISTRICT: 7 ZONING FROM: LR-CO TO: GO ADDRESS: 703 E. Covington Drive SITE AREA: 1.51 acres (65,776 sq. ft.) PROPERTY OWNER: LX Enterprises LLC (Yixian Lui) AGENT: Thrower Design (Victoria Haase) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends GO, General Office District, zoning. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: October 21, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 02 C14-2025-0091 - Covington Medical; District 71 of 15 C14-2025-0091 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: 2 The property in question consists of four lots that make up 1.51 acres located at the southwest corner of East Covington Drive and the N. Interstate Highway-35 South Bound Service Road. There is a vacant service station/convenience store and an office use to the north, across E. Convington Drive, zoned CS-CO. To the south, there is a hotel/motel use zoned GR-CO and office use zoned LO. The lots to the east facing Pollyanne Avenue contain single-family residences and are zoned SF-1. The applicant is requesting a down zoning of this site back to the GO district to develop a medical office/outpatient surgery center (please see Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C). The staff recommends GO, General Office District, zoning because the property meets the intent of the zoning district. GO zoning will allow for uses that serve the community needs on a property that fronts onto a major freeway/highway, Interstate Highway-35 South Bound. The proposed GO zoning will be compatible and consistent with the surrounding uses because there are commercial and office uses and zoning to the north and the south of the site under consideration. The property is located within the Braker Lane/Blue Goose Activity Corridor, as designated by the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. The applicant agrees with the staff’s recommendation. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION: 1. The proposed zoning should be consistent with the purpose statement of the district sought. General Office district is intended for offices and selected commercial uses predominately serving community and city-wide needs. 2. The proposed zoning should promote consistency and orderly planning. The proposed GO zoning will be compatible and consistent with the surrounding uses because there are commercial and office uses and zoning to the north (CS-CO) and to the south (GR-CO, LO) of the property along the IH-35 frontage road. The property is located within the Braker Lane/Blue Goose Activity Corridor. There are alternative transportation services in this …
