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ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, January 20, 2026 ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 MEETING MINUTES The Zoning and Platting Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 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 Betsy Greenberg Andrew Cortes Luis Osta Lugo Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Ryan Puzycki Scott Boone David Fouts Lonny Stern Christian Tschoepe Commissioners Absent: Alejandra Flores Taylor Major PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, January 6, 2026, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s motion, Commissioner Cortes’ second, on a 9-0 vote. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. 1 ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, January 20, 2026 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: C14-2025-0107 - 2301 North Loop; District 7 2301 West North Loop Boulevard, Shoal Creek Watershed FTM North Loop LLC Metcalfe Wolff Stuart and Williams (Michele R. Lynch) GR to CS-1 Recommended Cynthia Hadri, 512-974-7620, cynthia.hadri@austintexas.gov Austin Planning The motion to approve Staff’s recommendation of CS-1 for C14-2025-0107 - 2301 North Loop; District 7, located at 2301 West North Loop Boulevard, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s motion, Commissioner Cortes’ second, on a 9-0 vote. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. 3. Subdivision C8-2025-0085.0A - Arbor View Subdivision; District 10 Environmental Variances: Location: Owner/Applicant: Ali F Tabrizi Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 4316 Far West Boulevard, Bull Creek Watershed Mirza Baig, PE and Terry Irion Request to vary from LDC 25-8-301 and LDC 25-8-302 to allow driveway construction on slopes over 15% and to allow building construction on slopes over 15%, respectively; Request to vary from LDC 25-8-423 to exceed watershed impervious cover limits to allow 3900 square feet of impervious cover. Staff does not recommend these variances, having determined that the findings of fact have not been met. Mike McDougal, 512-974-6380, mike.mcdougal@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Angela Gallegos, 512-974-3437, angela.gallegos@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services The public hearing was closed on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s motion, Vice Chair Greenberg’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. The motion to approve the zoning variances, with the Environmental Commission’s recommendations, failed on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s motion, Secretary Puzycki’s second, on a 4-4-1 vote. Vice Chair Greenberg, Commissioner Boone, Commissioner Cortes, and Commissioner Stern voted against the motion. Commissioner Fouts abstained. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. The motion to postpone C8-2025-0085.0A - Arbor View Subdivision; District 10 for 90 days was approved on Chair Smith’s motion, Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 6-3 vote. Vice Chair Greenberg, Commissioner Boone, and Commissioner Stern voted against the motion. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. 2 ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, January 20, 2026 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discussion and action to appoint a member to serve on the Land Use Commissions Roles and Responsibilities Working Group. No Commissioner was appointed. 5. Discussion and action to appoint a member to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee. The motion to reappoint Commissioner Fouts to the Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee was approved on Chair Smith’s motion, Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Parliamentarian Flores and Commissioner Major were absent. PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 6. 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 Vice Chair Greenberg. 7. 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)   Update was given by Chair Smith. 8. 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 Secretary Puzycki and Commissioners Osta Lugo and Tschoepe) No update was given. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 9. 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, and Osta Lugo) Update was given by Commissioner Osta Lugo. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:23 p.m. without objection. 3