* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] I'M GONNA CALL TO ORDER [CALL TO ORDER] THE REGULAR MEETING IN THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, SEVENTH, SORRY. WE ARE IN AUSTIN, CITY HALL. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, I'M GONNA START WITH THE CALL, THE ROLE, UH, HANK SMITH. CHAIR. I'M PRESENT, UH, VICE CHAIR BETSY GREENBERG. HERE. SECRETARY RYAN ZUKI. PRESENT PARLIAMENTARY ALEJANDRO FLORES. SHE IS NOT PRESENT. UM, LUIS OLUGO FROM FAR, FAR AWAY. PRESENT? , UH, COMMISSIONER SCOTT BOONE. HE IS NOT HERE. UH, COMMISSIONER DAVID FOUTS NOT SEEING HIM. COMMISSIONER LONNIE STERN HERE. OKAY. UM, WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER, ANDRE ANDREW CORTEZ, BUT I DO NOT SEE HIM IN THE ROOM. UH, HE IS A NEW, NEW RECRUIT, UH, CHRISTIAN CHEPE AND TAYLOR MAJOR HERE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE SIX PRESENT. UM, SO WE CAN PROCEED ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION? NONE THAT I KNOW OF. UM, TONIGHT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND NATIONAL TACO DAY. SO EVERYONE GO HAVE A TACO WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR TONIGHT AFTER THE MEETING. UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATION? NO CHAIR. OKAY. UH, THE APPROVAL OF [Consent Agenda] THE MINUTES, ARE WE GOING TO POSTPONE OR APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR NEXT WEEK? BEY. WE'RE NOT POSTPONE. POSTPONE. OKAY. WHY DON'T WE JUST, UM, MAKE THE CORRECTION AND APPROVE THEM. OKAY. APPROVE 'EM AS CORRECTED. OKAY. YEAH, THERE IS A CHANGE TO THE MINUTES. UM, THERE IS MINOR, UH, IS IN REGARD TO THE POSTPONEMENT DATE FOR ONE OF THE ITEMS IN ITEM FIVE, I BELIEVE. UM, SO WITH THAT ONE CORRECTION, THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH WILL STAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE ITEM TWO IS A REZONING CASE, C 14 20 25 DASH 0 0 5 6 AT 1 2 9 4 OH NORTH US 180 3. IT IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE FROM GR AND LO TO CS DASH V STAFF RECOMMENDS GR RV WITH A CONDITIONAL OVERLAY AND THE APPLICANT IS IN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERLAY. AND SO THIS IS BEING RECOMMENDED WITH THE CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY STAFF IN THE BACKUP. ITEM THREE IS RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AMENDMENT C 1493 DASH 0 0 4 7 RCA AT 11 16 11 20 WEST HOWARD LANE. UH, THE, IT IS TO AMEND A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PUBLIC RESTRICTIVE COVENANT TO REMOVE LOT SIX A AND TO UPDATE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REMAINING LOTS, THREE A AND B FOUR A AND FIVE A SUBJECT TO THE ORIGINAL COVENANT. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM FOUR IS A HILL COUNTRY ROADWAY AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, SP 8 8 0 0 5 2 CX R FOUR LEANDER, I-S-D-E-S NUMBER 19 GRANDVIEW HILLS ANCILLARY BUILDING PROJECT. THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION IS THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SITE PLAN REVISION TO ADD STAFF AND BUSINESS PARKING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM TO AN EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE INSTALLING A NEW STORM DRAIN NETWORK, UPSIZING THE EXISTING STORM DRAIN NETWORK, AND EXPANDING THE DETENTION SEDIMENTATION FILTRATION PONDS. IT WILL INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS COVER. UM, THE INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS COVER IS 8%, BUT THERE ARE NO NEW BUILDINGS PROPOSED. SO THE SPECIFIC REQUEST IS THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HILL COUNTRY ROADWAY CORRIDOR FM SIX 20 AND THEREFORE REQUIRES LAND USE COMMISSION REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 25 2 11 0 2. AND THE SITE IS ZONE P PUBLIC AND IS GREATER THAN ONE ACRE IN SIZE. THEREFORE, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED, UH, AND IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY VARIANCES. UH, THIS IS JUST A APPROVAL FROM US. IT IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM FIVE IS THE SITE PLAN. ENVIRONMENTAL VARIANCE. SP 2024 DASH 0 2 0 2D. THE CLOVIS AT MCKINNEY FALLS. IT IS LOCATED AT 65 0 7 MCKINNEY FALLS PARKWAY IN COTTON MOUTH CREEK WATERSHED. THE REQUEST IS TO VARY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE 25 8 3 42 TO ALLOW FILL FROM EIGHT TO 15 FEET. IT IS RECOMMENDED WITH CONDITIONS. THE COM CONDITIONS ARE OUTLINED BY STAFF AND THEIR BACKUP AND ALSO AS APPROVED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WITH ONE EXCEPTION. AND THAT IS THE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKEWAYS INTO THE SITE IS BEING WAIVED. THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, BUT IT'S PROVEN TO BE VERY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH A DA AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIDEWALK. SO THAT IS BEING WAIVED AND THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. AND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ANY COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? UM, WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE SPEAKERS. OH, SPEAKERS. SORRY, I KEEP FORGETTING ABOUT SPEAKERS. DOES ANYBODY WANNA CHANGE OUR MIND? SO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT, KATE KKI FOR ITEM TWO, AND THEN WE HAVE MARTIN WILBANKS ON ITEM TWO AS WELL. SPEAKING IN FAVOR, MARTIN, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES? OKAY. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. FIRST OFF, JUST NOTE I'M SPEAKING MORE NEUTRAL THAN [00:05:01] IMPROVED, BUT THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. I'M A, MY NAME'S MARTIN WILBANKS. I OWN A PROPERTY ON FON CIRCLE, WHICH IS NEAR WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE LOCATED. I ORIGINALLY DID HAVE CONCERNS BY WHAT WAS PROPOSED AND THAT I FELT THAT EVEN THOUGH WHATEVER THEY WERE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING, IF WE CHANGE THE ZONE TO SBC, THAT IT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE PROPERTY THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED WITH THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE IT A CR WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IF SOMETHING MORE ALIGNED WITH THE PROPERTY. I DO HAVE ONE CONCERN, WHICH I WISH NOTE, WHICH IS A TRAFFIC ISSUE. UH, THE DEVELOPMENT'S LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION, 180 3 IN FON CIRCLE WHERE MY, WHERE MY PROPERTY IS LOCATED. F CIRCLE IS A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. AND SO DEPENDING ON HOW THE DEVELOPER PUTS IN THEIR PLAN FOR IN OR OUT, THAT COULD GREATLY INCREASE THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY AS THAT JUST HITS THAT STOPLIGHT. SO WE'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT IT'D BE GOOD IF THEIR MAIN IN ENTRANCE AND EXIT COULD BE ON 180 3 AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO ROUTE THAT TRAFFIC INTO THE PATENT CIRCLE AREA. YOU, UM, THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE THOUGH TO TAKE A MOTION, TAKE A MOMENT, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF, I BELIEVE IT'S MS. TIS, I'M PROBABLY MISS BUTCHERING HER LAST NAME. UH, SHE HAS BEEN VERY PROMPT AND RESPONSIVE IN ANSWERING MY EMAILS. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA, ALTHOUGH I'M SPEAKING ON MYSELF, NOT MY HOA AND SHE HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT SHE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. UM, FOR ITEM THREE, WE HAVE THE APPLICANT AND THOSE ARE OUR SPEAKERS. OKAY. UM, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER PKI MOTIONS TO APPROVE. DO I HEAR A SECOND? I OKAY. COMMISSIONER SLUGO SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? IT IS UNANIMOUS WITH SIX YAYS AND EVERYONE ELSE ABSENT. UH, DISCUSSION ITEMS. DISCUSSION, [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)] DISCUSSION ON THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. OKAY. WE HAVE WORKING GROUPS, [WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES] CODES AND ORDINANCES, JOINT COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER GREENBERG FLORES, OR STERN. WE MET, UM, I DON'T KNOW LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT WE MET RECENTLY TO LOOK AT, UM, THE IMPACT OF SENATE BILL EIGHT 40, PARTICULARLY FOR DOWNTOWN ZONING WHERE THERE'S A LIMIT ON FAR OR WAS A LIMIT ON FAR, UM, BUT NOT A HEIGHT LIMIT. AND SO, UM, THE STAFF IS PROPOSING TO ADD A HEIGHT LIMIT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FACT THAT SB EIGHT 40 WILL EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE ANY LIMIT ON FAR. OKAY. UH, THE NEXT BRIEFING IS ON THE CONFERENCE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE. WE HAVE NOT MET, BUT WE DO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. UM, AND AT THAT MEETING WE WILL HOPEFULLY APPROVE THE MINUTES. WE HAVE A STAFF BRIEF BRIEFING ON THE INTERNAL REVIEW REPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE JOINT COMMITTEE. UH, WE'LL CONDUCT OFFICER ELECTIONS, UH, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE, AND A RECOMMENDATION TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 25 TO MODIFY PERMITTED USES ALONG IMAGINE AUSTIN CORRIDORS. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO RECOMMEND INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE TITLE 25 TO MODIFY PERMIT AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND THEN DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND A 2026 ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE. SO THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. UM, SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE, OLUGO, PKI, OR SHEPP. UM, AT OUR MOST RECENT MEETING LAST WEEK, WE FAILED TO MEET QUORUM. UM, ONLY THREE OF US WERE ACTUALLY IN THE ROOM. SO, UH, THAT WAS CANCELED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW AND WE HAVEN'T MET SINCE APRIL. UM, HOWEVER, OFFLINE, THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE THERE, AND I DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF, UM, WELL, WHAT MIGHT THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMITTEE BE REGARDLESS OF HOWEVER, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF, UM, ZAP AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, END UP IN THE FUTURE IF THEY REMAIN THE SAME. UM, JUST GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF STAFF RESOURCES AND, UH, COMMISSIONER TIME, UH, THAT'S BEEN WASTED HERE. AND THE, UH, LACK OF AGENDA ITEMS ON WHICH, UH, THE ZONING COMMISSION GETS TO WEIGH IN. UH, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF ABOLISHING THIS COMMITTEE IN THE FUTURE, IF THAT'S AN OPTION. UM, IF THAT REQUIRES SEPARATE, [00:10:01] A SEPARATE ORDINANCE. UM, SO I WANTED TO FLAG THAT NOW, UM, AS WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, THE LARGER ITEM ABOUT, UM, HOW FUTURE RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT BE DIVIDED UP. SO THANKS. OKAY. I'LL ALSO ECHO THAT SAME THING. WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE COMMITTEES 'CAUSE THE CONFERENCING PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE, WHILE WE ARE MEETING TOMORROW, WE'RE APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 9TH, 2024, UM, WHICH IS OUR LAST MEETING. SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS. UH, LAND USE COMMISSION ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, WORKING GROUP, ANY UPDATE. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT FROM THAT GROUP. UH, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? [FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS] AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THAT, I MEAN, WE PASSED NEW ZAP RULES AND THEY NEVER GOT POSTED. AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE STATE LAW HAD CHANGED ABOUT WHEN POSTINGS ARE REQUIRED, THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST. UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE REALLY NEED ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS IN OUR, THE RULES THAT WE PASSED GOTTA BE MONTHS AGO. UM, SO OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SEE EITHER THOSE UPDATED RULES POSTED OR THE STAFF TO EXPLAIN WHY NOT. STAFF CAN LOOK AT THAT AND JUST LET US KNOW AT THE NEXT MEETING. YES, WE CAN. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? IF NOT, GO GRAB A TACO, MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. PIZZA , YOU CAN'T IT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.