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ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISION REGULAR CALLED MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 The Zoning and Platting convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 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. Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith Betsy Greenberg Ryan Puzycki Lonny Stern Christian Tschoepe Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Scott Boone David Fouts Commissioners Absent: Alejandra Flores Taylor Major Luis Osta Lugo 1 Vacancy on the Dais. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, August 19, 2025, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Puzycki’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on 1 a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Doug Wehmeier Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2025-0075 - Wehmeier 3.0; District 5 7400 Albert Road, Williamson Creek Watershed Bennett Consulting, Rodney K. Bennett DR to SF-3 Recommended Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department The motion to approve SF-3 for C14-2025-0075 - Wehmeier 3.0, located at 7400 Albert Road, was approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 3. PUD Amendment: Location: C814-04-0187.03.SH - Goodnight Ranch PUD Amendment #3; 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 October 21, 2025 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve Staff’s postponement request to October 21, 2025, was approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 2 4. Site Plan SP-2022-0567C - RBI Austin Youth Development Complex; District 1 (Environmental Variance): Location: Owner/Applicant: Home Plate Properties (Teri Durden) Agent: Request: 7401 Loyola Lane, Walnut Creek Garza EMC (Kat Lauer) • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-261(G) to allow floodplain modification within a Critical Water Quality Zone; • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-263 to allow floodplain modification outside of a Critical Water Quality Zone that is in good floodplain health condition; • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 8 feet; • Request to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 8 feet. Recommended with conditions Mike McDougal, 512-974-6380, mike.mcdougal@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Kate Castles, 512-978-4555, kate.castles@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to approve to a request to vary from LDC 25-8-261(G) to allow floodplain modification within a Critical Water Quality Zone; to vary from LDC 25-8-263 to allow floodplain modification outside of a Critical Water Quality Zone that is in good floodplain health condition; to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 8 feet; to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 8 feet; with conditions, for SP-2022-0567C - RBI Austin Youth Development Complex, located at 7401 Loyola Lane, was approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. 5. Conditional Use SPC-2024-0456C - FSD - NE Service Center; District 1 Permit: 8301 Johnny Morris Road, Decker Creek Watershed Location: Owner/Applicant: City of Austin, Financial Services Department, Andrew Moore Agent: Request: Westwood Professional, Hollis Scheffler, (512) 485-0831 The applicant is proposing a service center for the City of Austin Resource Recovery and fleet services. This site plan includes associated utilities, drainage, grading, paving, and stormwater infrastructure needed to service the development. 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). Recommended Meg Greenfield, 512-978-4663, meg.greenfield@austintexas.gov Development Services Department Staff Rec.: Staff: 3 The motion to approve a service center for the City of Austin Resource Recovery and fleet services. This site plan includes associated utilities, drainage, grading, paving, and stormwater infrastructure needed to service the development. 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), for SPC-2024- 0456C - FSD - NE Service Center, located at 8301 Johnny Morris Road, was approved on the consent agenda on Secretary Puzycki’s motion, Commissioner Tschoepe, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. 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) The motion to postpone to September 2, 2025, was approved on Commissioner Tschoepe’s motion, Chair Smith’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Flores, Osta Lugo, and Major were absent. 1 vacancy on the dais. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 7. 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)   No update was given. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 4    ADJOURNMENT Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. without objection. 5