REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025, 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 2 p.m. the day of 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 5 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, November 18, 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 C14-2025-0100 - 16231 N IH 35; District 7 16231 N IH-35 Service Road North Bound, Gilleland Creek Watershed 3. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Austins FEC RE LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams, LLP (Michele Rogerson Lynch) SF-2, GR to LI-PDA Recommended …
ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, November 18, 2025 The Zoning and Platting Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001, 301 W. Second Street, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Greenberg called the Zoning and Platting Meeting to order at 6: 01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Betsy Greenberg Andrew Cortes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Alejandra Flores Luis Osta Lugo Ryan Puzycki Lonny Stern Commissioners Absent: Hank Smith Scott Boone David Fouts Taylor Major Christian Tschoepe PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on March 19, 2024, the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on June 4, 2024, the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on June 18, 2024, the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on July 2, 2024, and the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on October 21, 2025. 1 The minutes from the meeting of, March 19, 2024, and October 21, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Cortes’ second, on a 6- 0 vote. Chair Smith and Commissioners Boone, Fouts, Major, and Tschoepe were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2025-0091 - Covington Medical; District 7 703 E. Covington Drive, Walnut Creek Watershed LX Enterprises LLC Thrower Design (Victoria Haase) LR-CO to GO Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s postponement request to December 2, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Cortes’ second, on a 6-0 vote. Chair Smith and Commissioners Boone, Fouts, Major, and Tschoepe were absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Discussion on the roles, responsibilities, and division of labor between the Zoning and Platting Commission and the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Commissioner Fouts) No discussion took place. This item will move forward to the next agenda. COMMITTEE UPDATES 4. Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – Update pertaining to recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Land Development Code for which review is required under Section 25-1-502 (Amendment; Review); requests to initiate amendments to the Land Development Code under Section 25-1-501 (Initiation). (Sponsored by Vice Chair Greenberg, Parliamentarian Flores, and Commissioner Stern) Update was given by Parliamentarian Flores. …
DATE: November 25, 2025 TO: WCNA Board and Neighborhood residents FROM: Thrower Design RE: C14-2025-0091 – IH 35/Covington Responses to issues raised during WCNA meeting November 24, 2025 We greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet last night to discuss the rezoning of the 1.518-acre property located at IH 35 and Covington Drive. There was a lot of discussion associated with any development on the property and some discussion directly related to the rezoning. These are broken down for those two processes. Relevant to the rezoning – 1) The existing zoning is LR, Neighborhood Commercial which allows for development with 40’ of height, 0.5:1 Floor Area Ratio, and 80% impervious cover. 2) The proposed zoning is for GO, General Office to allow for out-patient surgical services. This zoning District allows for development with 60’ in height, 1:1 Floor Area Ratio, and 80% impervious cover. We agree to a Conditional Overlay to accompany the rezoning that will include limiting the height to 40’, and limiting the Floor Area Ratio to 0.5:1 which is equal to the existing zoning site development standards. Relevant to any development of the property regardless of the rezoning – 1) Access - a) Access is proposed to Covington Drive and we are seeking access to IH 35. b) There is ample distance between the large 48” Live Oak (to remain) along the Covington Drive frontage to accommodate a driveway and have distance from the single-family property and not impact the tree. The property is fenced today with a gate in the approximate location of a driveway. c) The driveway to IH 35 can be constructed, but with the ongoing construction of the highway hinders the immediate installation of the driveway. This driveway will also P . O . B O X 4 1 9 5 7 , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 0 4 1 5 0 7 I N G L E W O O D S T . , A U S T I N , T E X A S 7 8 7 4 1 02 C14-2025-0091 - Covington Medical; District 71 of 3 include a deceleration lane across the front of the property to allow cars to get out of the travel lane of the frontage road and into a dedicated turn lane serving the driveway to the property from IH 35 frontage road. …
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: nd. Staff recommends GO, General Office District, zoning. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: October 21, 2025: Postponed to November 18, 2025 at the neighborhood's request by consent (10-0, S. Boone-absent); R. Puzycki-1st, A. Flores-2nd. November 18, 2025: Postponed to December 2, 2025 at the neighborhood's request by consent (6-0); R. Puzycki-1st, A. Cortes-2nd. December 2, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 02 C14-2025-0091 - Covington Medical; District 71 of 15 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: 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 …
ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET CASE: C14-2025-0100 - 16231 N IH 35 DISTRICT: 7 ADDRESS: 16231 N IH-35 Service Road North Bound ZONING FROM: SF-2, GR TO: LI-PDA SITE AREA: 10.655 acres PROPERTY OWNER: Austins FEC RE LLC APPLICANT/AGENT: Metcalfe Wolff Stuart & Williams, LLP (Michele Rogerson Lynch) CASE MANAGER: Sherri Sirwaitis (512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov) STAFF RECOMMEDATION: Staff recommends LI-PDA, Limited Industrial-Planned Development District, zoning. ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION ACTION / RECOMMENDATION: December 2, 2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NUMBER: 03 C14-2025-0100 - 16231 N IH 35; District 71 of 13 C14-2025-0100 ISSUES: N/A CASE MANAGER COMMENTS: 2 The property in question is currently developed with an outdoor sports and recreation use (Austin’s Park and Pizza) with a detention pond fronting Interstate Highway-35 Service Road Northbound. The land to the east is part of the same development and contains an indoor sports and recreation use with surface parking that is in the county. The lot to the north is an office/warehouse development (Northgate 35 Logistics Park) zoned CS-CO. To the south, there is an automotive sales business (Tenpoint Auto Center) that is also zoned CS-CO. In this request, the applicant is asking to rezone this 10+ acre tract of land to Limited Industrial Services-Planned Development Area (LI-PDA) to allow for an expansion of the existing Outdoor Sports and Recreation use, with heights exceeding 60 feet (please see the Applicant’s Request Letter – Exhibit C). 1) Through the PDA overlay the applicant is requesting that the following uses are additional permitted uses to the LI base district: Additional Permitted Uses: Pet Services Child Care Services (General) Guidance Services Hospital Services (General) Hospital Services (Limited) Private Primary Educational Facilities Private Secondary Educational Facilities Public Primary Educational Facilities 2) To prohibit the following uses from the LI base district: Prohibited Uses: Monument Retail Sales Scrap and Salvage Recycling Center Resource Extraction 3) Site Development Standards. Development of the property shall conform to the Site Development Regulations authorized for the Limited Industrial Services (LI) district as set forth in the City Code, except as provided below in this section: Additional Permitted Height: The maximum height of a building or structure is 100 feet plus additional height limit exceptions in Section 25-2-531 (Height Limit Exceptions). 03 C14-2025-0100 - 16231 N IH 35; District 72 of 13 C14-2025-0100 3 The staff recommends LI-PDA zoning for the property because it fronts onto a major arterial roadway and meets the …
SUBDIVISION REVIEW SHEET CASE NO.: C8-2025-0091(VAC) COMMISSION DATE: December 2, 2025 SUBDIVISION NAME: Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative PUD Phase 1 Right-of-Way ADDRESS: 7900 Loyola Ln APPLICANT: Michael Gates (City of Austin) AGENT: Gerardo Martinez (Civilitude LLC) ZONING: PUD (Colony Park) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN: N/A AREA: 4.027 acres COUNTY: Travis LOTS: N/A (ROW only) DISTRICT: 1 WATERSHED: Walnut Creek JURISDICTION: Full Purpose SIDEWALKS: N/A VARIANCE: N/A DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The request is for the approval of a partial plat vacation to release the ROW shown on the existing plat. The ROW subject for release is Mathews Prairie Path, Clearsight Trail, and Wilmington Drive located near Colony Loop Drive as shown in the attached exhibit. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the partial plat vacation as proposed. Please refer to Exhibit D for the supporting materials provided by the applicant. CASE MANAGER: Nick Coussoulis PHONE: 512-978-1769 E-mail: Nicholas.Coussoulis@austintexas.gov ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A: Vicinity map Exhibit B: Existing plat Exhibit C: Comment report dated October 31, 2025 Exhibit D: Metes and bounds of proposed ROW area to be vacated 04 C8-2025-0091(VAC) - Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative PUD Phase 1 Right-of-Way1 of 16 Property Profile Vicinity Map - Exhibit A 0 500 1000 ft 11/14/2025 This product is for informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey. This product has been produced by the City of Austin for the sole purpose of geographic reference. No warranty is made by the City of Austin regarding specific accuracy or completeness. Legend Property Streets Street Labels Jurisdiction Boundary FULL PURPOSE LIMITED PURPOSE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION 2 MILE ETJ AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT OTHER CITY LIMITS OTHER CITY LIMITS OTHER CITIES ETJ OTHER CITIES ETJ Appraisal Districts TCAD Parcels Lots & Subdivision Notes 7900 Loyola Ln Recorded Subdivision Jurisdiction Fill Jurisdiction FULL PURPOSE LIMITED PURPOSE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AGREEMENT OTHER CITY LIMITS OTHER CITY LIMITS OTHER CITIES ETJ OTHER CITIES ETJ 2 MILE ETJ AGRICULTURAL Of AosP/fjILAKESIDE HIlS PHASE.3-AcYroFK1/Da/___________b7/1 jOr441COLONY PARK STREETDEDICATIONColony Park District ParkA7 // /IClearsight TrlWilmington DrMathews Prairie Path04 C8-2025-0091(VAC) - Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative PUD Phase 1 Right-of-Way2 of 16 04 C8-2025-0091(VAC) - Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative PUD Phase 1 Right-of-Way3 of 16 04 C8-2025-0091(VAC) - Colony Park Sustainable Community Initiative PUD Phase 1 Right-of-Way4 of 16 04 C8-2025-0091(VAC) - Colony Park Sustainable …
