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Approved Minutes

ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026 MEETING MINUTES The Zoning and Platting Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 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 6:09 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hank Smith, Chair Betsy Greenberg, Vice Chair David Fouts Luis Osta Lugo Andrew Cortes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Lonny Stern Taylor Major Commissioners Absent: Ryan Puzycki, Secretary Alejandra Flores, Parliamentarian Scott Boone Christian Tschoepe PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Zoning and Platting Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and August 4, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and August 4, 2026, were approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Stern was off the dais. Secretary Puzycki, Parliamentarian Flores, Commissioner Boone, and Commissioner Tschoepe were absent. 1 ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Rezoning: Location: C14-2025-0064 - Circle C Tract 110; District 8 11010 ½ South Mopac Expressway Southbound, Slaughter Creek Watershed Owner/Applicant: Circle C Land, L.P. (Erin D. Pickens) Agent: Request: Drenner Group PC (Amanda Swor) CS-MU-CO to CS-MU-CO, to change conditions of zoning for Tract 1 and GO-MU-CO to GO-MU-CO, to change conditions of zoning for Tract 2 Recommended Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Rec.: Staff: The motion to close the public hearing was closed on Chair Smith’s motion, Commissioner Fout’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Secretary Puzycki, Parliamentarian Flores, Commissioner Boone, and Commissioner Tschoepe were absent. The motion to approve Staff’s Recommendation, to include all previous overlays to add Tract 2, was approved on Commissioner Osta Lugo’s motion, Commissioner Cortes’ second, on a 6-1 vote. Vice Chair Greenberg voted nay. Secretary Puzycki, Parliamentarian Flores, Commissioner Boone, and Commissioner Tschoepe were absent. 3. EV Variance: Location: Owner/Applicant: Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: SP-2026-0221D - ESP - Great Wave - D Permit; District 7 3900 W Howard Lane, Walnut Creek ICU Med (Nicole Nguyen) Gray Construction (John Dailey) Request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 20 feet. Request to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 20 feet. Recommended, with conditions Brad Jackson, 512-974-2128, brad.jackson@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services Kara Weinstein, 512-264-4005, kara.weinstein@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services The motion to approve the request to vary from LDC 25-8-341 to allow cut up to 20 feet and request to vary from LDC 25-8-342 to allow fill up to 20 feet for SP-2026-0221D - ESP - Great Wave - D Permit; District 7, located at 3900 W Howard Lane, was approved on the consent agenda on Commissioner Fouts’ motion, Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Stern was off the dais. Secretary Puzycki, Parliamentarian Flores, Commissioner Boone, and Commissioner Tschoepe were absent. PERMANENT 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 Vice Chair Greenberg. 5. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to the comprehensive plan, including proposed amendments to the 2    ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 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. 6. 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 7. 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) No update was given. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the September 1, 2026, meeting on Commission Major’s motion, Commissioner Osta Lugo’s second, on a 9-0 vote. Chair Smith and Commissioner Boone were absent. 3