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ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025 The Zoning and Platting convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 15, 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 David Fouts Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Betsy Greenberg Scott Boone Taylor Major Ryan Puzycki Christian Tschoepe Commissioners Absent: Alejandra Flores Luis Osta Lugo Lonny Stern 1 vacancy on the dais. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Ryan Saunders: Loopholes in Austin’s noise ordinance affecting mixed-use developments and residential quality of life. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. 1 The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Zoning: C14-2025-0055 - 6512 McNeil ESS; District 6 6512 McNeil Drive, Walnut Creek, Rattan Creek Watersheds Location: Owner/Applicant: Extra Space Properties 127 LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Masterplan Consultants (Crystal Lemus) I-RR to CS Staff Recommends CS-CO Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-CO for C14-2025-0055 - 6512 McNeil ESS; District 6, located at 6512 McNeil Drive, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3. Zoning: C14-2025-0045 - 8234 Ferguson Cutoff; District 1 8234 Ferguson Cutoff, Walnut Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: AAA Auger Holdings Inc. (Kyle Rother) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Civilitude LLC (Amy Nunnellee) I-RR to LI-CO Recommended Beverly Villela, 512-978-0741, beverly.villela@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of LI-CO for C14-2025-0045 - 8234 Ferguson Cutoff; District 1, located at 8234 Ferguson Cutoff, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 4. Rezoning: C14-2024-0006 - Greater Walnut Area Centralized Odor Control Facility Project - Loyola Facility; District 1 6101 and 6101 1/2 Loyola Lane, Walnut Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: City of Austin Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: City of Austin (Tony Lopez) SF-3 to P Recommended Beverly Villela, 512-978-0740, beverly.villela@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of P for C14-2024-0006 - Greater Walnut Area Centralized Odor Control Facility Project - Loyola Facility; District 1, located at 6101 and 6101 1/2 Loyola Lane, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 2 5. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Austintatious Enterprises, LLC (David Jeng) Agent: Request: C14-2025-0060 - AE Medical & Retail Rezone; District 6 13642 N US 183 Highway, Lake Creek Watershed Central Texas Permit Partners, LLC, Tisha Ritta Tract 1: GR-CO and Tract 2: GO-CO to Tract 1: GR-CO and Tract 2, GO-CO, to change a condition of zoning Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s Postponement to August 19, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 6. Restrictive Covenant Termination: Location: C14-2008-0224(RCT) - AE Medical & Retail Amendment; District 6 13642 North US 183 Highway Service Road South Bound, Lake Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Austintatious Enterprises, LLC Agent: Request: Central Texas Permit Partners, LLC, Tisha Ritta To terminate a public restrictive covenant that imposes restrictions on the property that limit the operational hours to between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and requires the installation of landscaped vegetative buffers along interior property lines adjacent to residential development. Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Neighborhood’s Postponement to August 19, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3 7. 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. Applicant Postponement Request to August 19, 2025 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve the Applicant’s postponement request to August 19, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 8. CUP: SPC-2024-0083C - PFISD Support Services Parking Improvements 2021 Crystal Bend Drive Austin, Texas, 78660, Walnut Creek Location: Owner/Applicant: Pflugerville ISD Agent: Request: Gil Engineering, Monica Silva, (512) 835-4203 The applicant is proposing the addition of covered parking and a storage building on an existing parking facility site owned by PfISD. The site plan must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission because the property has Public zoning. Recommended Meg Greenfield, 512-978-4663, meg.greenfield@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of the applicant’s proposal of additional covered parking and a storage building on an existing parking facility site owned by PfISD, for SPC-2024-0083C - PFISD Support Services Parking Improvements, located at 2021 Crystal Bend Drive Austin, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 4 9. Site Plan SP-2019-0107C(XT2) - Cameron Retail; District 1 Extension: Location: Owner/Applicant: Rundberg Development, LLC, Zain Fidai, (512) 534-1162 Agent: Request: 9313 Cameron Retail, Little Walnut Creek Watershed Jamison Civil Engineering, Stephen Jamison, (737) 484-0880 The applicant is proposing a 3-year extension to a previously approved site plan for commission approval. Recommended Heather Chaffin, 512-974-2140, heather.chaffin@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of the applicant’s proposal for a 3-year extension to a previously approved site plan for commission approval for SP-2019- 0107C(XT2) - Cameron Retail; District 1, located at 9313 Cameron Retail, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 10. Discussion and action to approve to the 2024 Annual Internal Review and Report. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Vice Chair Greenberg) The motion to approve the 2024 Annual Internal Review and Report was approved on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 11. Discussion and action to appoint a member to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Vice Chair Greenberg) The motion to postpone to August 5, 2025, was approved on Chair Smith’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Stern were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 12. 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, Commissioners Flores, and Stern)   Update was given by Vice Chair Greenberg. 13. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to the comprehensive plan, including proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, including policy directives or initiatives of the city council or the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Chair Smith, Vice Chair Greenberg and Commissioner Fouts) No update was given.    5    14. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendation and issues surrounding planning and zoning in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, neighborhoods, the waterfront, planned unit developments, and transit-oriented developments. (Sponsored by Commissioners Osta Lugo, Puzycki, and Tschoepe) No update was given. 15. 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 Commissioners Fouts, Major, Osta Lugo, and Tschoepe) Update was given by Commissioner Fouts. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion and action to review and revise the draft Rules of Procedure. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Vice Chair Greenberg) ADJOURNMENT Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 6:20 p.m. without objection 6