Jul 28, 2026 Planning Commission

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EVERYONE HAVING A QUORUM PRESENT WITHIN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF

[CALL TO ORDER]

FIRST, LET'S TAKE ROLL.

PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU'RE HERE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME. CHAIR WOODS, I AM HERE, VICE CHAIR HANEY HERE. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL HERE.

COMMISSIONER AHMED LOOKS LIKE HE'S NOT YET WITH US THIS EVENING.

COMMISSIONER LAWN, I AM HERE.

I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER AHMED. I DIDN'T SEE YOU ONLINE. YEAH.

I'M HERE. I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH MY CAMERA, SO I MIGHT LOG BACK ON HERE.

OKAY. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

AND COMMISSIONER LAWN IS HERE.

COMMISSIONER GANNON HERE, COMMISSIONER BARRERA RAMIREZ HERE, COMMISSIONER BEDROSIAN.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER POWELL HERE.

COMMISSIONER BRETON HERE.

COMMISSIONER SKIDMORE IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING.

AND COMMISSIONER HILLER IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING.

AS USUAL, TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL BE HYBRID, ALLOWING FOR A VIRTUAL QUORUM AS LONG AS THE COMMISSIONER IS SERVING AS CHAIR AS PRESENT IN CHAMBERS. THEREFORE, WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS HERE AT CITY HALL AND IN ATTENDANCE VIRTUALLY.

SIMILARLY, SPEAKERS CAN PRESENT HERE FROM COUNCIL CHAMBERS OR PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.

VIRTUAL COMMISSIONERS. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND YOUR SIGN IN SHEET TO OUR STAFF LIAISON FOR THE CLERK'S GUIDELINES.

AND PLEASE HAVE YOUR GREEN, RED AND YELLOW ITEMS FOR VOTING.

JUST AS A REMINDER FOR ANY COMMISSIONERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY TONIGHT OR IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT OUR STAFF LIAISON NEEDS YOUR SIGN IN SHEET BEFORE YOU JOIN THE MEETING. PLEASE REMAIN MUTED WHEN YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING AND RAISE YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND IF I DON'T SEE YOU, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO UNMUTE AND LET ME KNOW VERBALLY. WE WILL HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM MISS BROWN IN ANNOUNCING THE SPEAKERS DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. MISS BROWN, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATION? NO, CHAIR, WE DO NOT.

THANK YOU. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE

[Consent Agenda]

OUR FIRST ACTIVITY TONIGHT IS TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS THAT ARE CONSENT, APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL, POSTPONEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OR NON DISCUSSION ITEMS. VICE CHAIR HANEY WILL READ THE PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA AND SPECIFY THOSE THAT ARE CONSENT, POSTPONEMENT AND NON DISCUSSION.

AFTER THIS COMMISSIONERS, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST ANY CONSENT ITEMS BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR, WOULD YOU MIND READING THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR US? ABSOLUTELY.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A REZONING C14-2025-0051.

WOODWARD MIXED USE FLATS IN DISTRICT THREE.

THAT IS UP FOR APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO AUGUST THE 25TH.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A REZONING C14-2026-00081900.

ROSEWOOD BLOCK IN DISTRICT ONE.

THAT IS UP FOR APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO SEPTEMBER THE 8TH.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A REZONING, C14-2026-00299807.

MIDDLE FISKVILLE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

THAT ITEM IS UP FOR CONSENT AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS SITE PLAN WAIVER.

SP-2025-0251C815 WEST 11TH STREET, OFFICE BUILDING IN DISTRICT NINE.

THAT ITEM IS ALSO UP FOR CONSENT.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS NEED TO RECUSE OR ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY, MISS BROWN, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? YES, CHAIR, WE DO ON ITEM FOUR.

THIS IS UP FOR CONSENT.

WE HAVE THE APPLICANT. STEPHEN. RIGHT.

STEPHEN, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

STEPHEN WRIGHT WITH DPR CONSTRUCTION HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.

BUT WE WAIVE OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK BECAUSE IT'S A CONSENT ITEM.

THANKS. MR.. RIGHT. IS THAT MICROPHONE BUTTON GREEN THERE? YES IT IS. OKAY. WOULD YOU COULD I ASK YOU TO JUST REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID.

A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE. STEVEN RYAN WITH DPR CONSTRUCTION. WE WAIVE OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK AS THIS IS A CONSENT ITEM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PRESTON.

PRESTON, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS PRESTON PHAM. I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF. EXCELLENT. I WAIVE MY RIGHT TO SPEAK ON THIS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS WHO HAVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT THEY NO LONGER WISH TO SPEAK ON, YOU CAN ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO JUST GIVE ME A WAVE AND I'LL KNOW THAT YOU'RE PASSING. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FOR ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS UP FOR CONSENT.

WE HAVE OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER WHO IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY, BEN SNYDER. HELLO, THIS IS BEN SNYDER, WAIVING MY RIGHT TO SPEAK SINCE I OR ITEM IS UP FOR CONSENT.

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TED, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS TED SIFF.

I APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY PERSONALLY, BUT ALSO AS A BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE OLD AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

IT'S THE OLD AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU NOT GRANT THIS WAIVER OF THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USAGE REQUIREMENT ON THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

THE APPLICANT'S WAIVER REQUEST IS BASED ON THE ARGUMENT THAT ITS CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS NOT ACCOMPLISHABLE WITHOUT THE WAIVER.

TO QUOTE, THE APPLICANT, HAS INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE INFEASIBLE TO INSERT A PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE IN EITHER THE NARROW SPACES TO THE EAST OR THE WEST OF THE DRIVEWAY. THAT DRIVEWAY HAPPENS TO TAKE UP 40% OF THE FRONTAGE OF THE LOT.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE DEVELOPMENT CAN'T PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USES ON ITS FIRST FLOOR, AND THE STAFF SUPPORT OF THE WAIVER REQUEST IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS THE ONLY USE OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.

TO QUOTE THE PEDESTRIAN, ACCESS TO THE PRIMARY OFFICE USE IS BETTER SERVED BY ALLOWING DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE STAIRWAY AND THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. OLD AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOODS CONTENTION IS THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT THE ONLY USE OF THE PROPERTY. WE BELIEVE THAT ALMOST ANY RESIDENTIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THIS PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE REQUIREMENT, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT MEET THE LEGAL STANDARD TO LAY TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT.

THE STANDARD IS THAT THERE NOT BE AN ACHIEVABLE USE OF THE PROPERTY EXCEPT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THE STANDARD HAS NOT BEEN MET.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS.

DO ANY COMMISSIONERS WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR OTHERWISE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ.

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ITEM THAT MR. SIEFF WAS DISCUSSING. I GUESS I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR AND LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR STAFF OR ANY OF THE SPEAKERS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, OR DO YOU WANT TO PULL IT AND HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION? I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT A WALKABILITY WAIVER IS AND HOW IT'S BEING USED IN THIS CASE.

DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF THAT COULD SPEAK TO THAT? GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS CHRISTINE BARTON, HOMES PROGRAM MANAGER. DSD THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW A MIXED USE BUILDING FOUR STORIES WITH OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL, AND ALSO PARKING CONTAINED WITHIN THE ONE SITE.

IT IS A VERY SMALL AND NARROW SITE AND WITH THE REQUEST THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, WHICH IS ALL WE CAN EVALUATE, WE CAN'T LOOK AT ANY OTHER REQUESTS THAT MIGHT FIT ON THE SITE.

WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE OF THE REQUIRED WIDTH FOR CIRCULATION SAFELY WITHIN THE PARKING GARAGES AND THE NARROW WIDTH OF THE SITE ITSELF, THAT THERE ISN'T A WAY TO PUT IN ANY SORT OF REALLY MEANINGFUL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND PEDESTRIAN USES ALONG THAT FRONTAGE.

SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE WAIVER REQUEST.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, JUST TO KIND OF OUTLINE WHAT THE THE WAIVER REQUEST IS FOR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USES ARE REQUIRED IF YOU HAVE A PARKING GARAGE, IF YOU HAVE STRUCTURED PARKING TO BE BETWEEN THE PARKING GARAGE AND THE SIDEWALK.

AND TYPICALLY THOSE USES ARE THINGS LIKE COFFEE SHOPS OR OFFICES.

WE'VE SEEN ART GALLERIES, THAT SORT OF THING.

SO THERE'S A WIDE RANGE OF USES THAT CAN FIT IN THERE, BUT THEY DO NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND ORIENTED TOWARDS THE PEDESTRIAN.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF CASES IN THE PAST THAT WERE ALSO VERY, VERY NARROW. AND THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY WOULD FIT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF A, LIKE A GALLERY THAT WOULDN'T BE BIG ENOUGH TO ENTER BECAUSE OF ADA REQUIREMENTS AND BECAUSE OF THE WIDTH OF THE SITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS BURTON HOLMES, COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ, ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO HEAR BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO PULL THIS CASE. I AM INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE.

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I WOULD LIKE TO PULL IT.

OKAY. WE WILL PULL ITEM FIVE FOR DISCUSSION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR WISH TO PULL ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRATTON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT ITEM PASSES.

SO WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION CASE.

[5. Site Plan - Waiver: SP-2025-0251C - 815 W 11th Street Office Building; District 9]

GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU IS TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT TO PLACE A PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE BETWEEN THE FIRST FLOOR PARKING AND THE STREET ON THE 11TH STREET FRONTAGE. THE LOT IS VERY NARROW.

IT'S ABOUT 50FT WIDE. IT'S A MIDBLOCK LOT AND THE USES AROUND IT ARE PRIMARILY HOUSES BUILT AS HOUSES, BUT MANY OF THEM HAVE CONVERTED TO OTHER USES TO COMMERCIAL USES.

A ZONING CHANGE IS NOT PROPOSED.

THE ONLY REQUEST IS TO JUST ALLOW OR JUST TO APPROVE THE WAIVER TO ALLOW NO PEDESTRIAN FRONTAGE, JUST ACCESS TO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AND THE STAIR TO ACCESS THE OFFICES ABOVE AND THE GARAGE TO ACCESS THE ALLEY.

THERE'S TWO LEVELS TO THE GARAGE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE SITE AND THE AMOUNT OF SPACE NEEDED TO SAFELY MANEUVER WITHIN THE GARAGES, THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED.

THAT ALSO HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY ON THE SITE. IT'S IT'S PRETTY STEEP. SO GARAGE ACCESS IS FROM THE ALLEY FOR SEVERAL SPACES AND FROM 11TH STREET FOR SEVERAL SPACES. AND THEN A COUPLE FLOORS OF THE OFFICE, AND THEN A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL UNIT AT THE VERY TOP.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE WAIVER FOR THE PARKING GARAGE FOR TEN SPACES TO BE BUILT AT THE FRONTAGE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR.

MISS BROWN, WOULD YOU MIND EMCEEING THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES.

BEN SNYDER. SO, YES. SINCE I DON'T SEE BEN, YOU'VE BEEN.

HE'S ONLINE. GOOD TO GO.

BEN, CAN YOU HEAR US? I'M SO SORRY.

WERE YOU EXPECTING SOMETHING ON ME? SO WE'VE PULLED THIS CASE FOR DISCUSSION.

AND SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.

AGAIN. HELLO, THIS IS BEN SNYDER.

WE HAVE LOOKED AT MULTIPLE USES HERE AND WE DO THINK WE ARE UTILIZING THE SITE TO ITS BEST ABILITY. AND YEAH THE 40% OF THE DRIVEWAY UP FRONT, I DO WANT TO SAY THERE'S ALSO A HUGE SETBACK REQUIREMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND AUSTIN ENERGY. THAT CAUSES THAT WE DO FEEL THAT WE HAVE MADE SOME ATTEMPTS EVEN WITH ART LOBBY ON THE ART GALLERY ON THE INSIDE OF THE ELEVATOR LOBBY.

BUT AGAIN, WITH ACCESSIBILITY IT WASN'T FEASIBLE.

SO I DO ASK FOR SUPPORT AND FAVOR IN APPROVING THIS FOR US.

THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL SWITCH OVER TO THOSE IN OPPOSITION.

WHO IS TED? TED, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

MR.. IF YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO OR IF YOU HAVE SAID ALL YOU NEEDED TO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO WAIVE YOUR TIME. THANKS, CHAIR. I'M. SORRY. MR. SCHNEIDER, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. GO AHEAD, MR. SIFF. THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS POSITION IS SIMPLY THAT THE STANDARD IS NOT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN MEET THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE REQUIREMENT, THE STANDARD IS. ARE THERE ANY USES THAT CAN MEET THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE REQUIREMENT? AND SO EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE ANY POSITION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, EXCEPT THAT IT'S ILLEGAL UNLESS YOU WAIVE THIS REQUIREMENT.

OTHER USES WOULD INCLUDE DENSE RESIDENTIAL.

THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE A TWO STORY PARKING GARAGE, BUT A ONE STORY PARKING GARAGE THAT COULD BE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE ALLEY AND THEREFORE ALLOW FOR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USES.

SO I THINK IF YOU APPLY THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT, THIS USE IS NOT THE ONLY USE.

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THANK YOU. BEN.

SO, MR. SNYDER, WE HAVE APPLICANT REBUTTAL IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRENNAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT ITEM PASSES AND WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR ROUND ROBIN. SO WE HAVE SLOTS FOR EIGHT COMMISSIONERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AT FIVE MINUTES EACH. WHO WOULD LIKE TO START US OFF? I CAN START. THANKS, COMMISSIONER.

RAMIREZ. SO I JUST SORRY.

I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

SO WALKABILITY WAIVER.

SO SOMETHING NEW TO ME AND I KIND OF CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. AND OF COURSE, I'M FAMILIAR WITH MR. SEIF'S WORK ON THE SHOAL CREEK CONSERVANCY.

SO WANTED TO JUST HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND LOOKING AT THE SURROUNDING AREA.

I SEE THAT THERE'S ARE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN, I SEE THAT THERE'S PLAN FOR A SIDEWALK, ETC. BUT IT REALLY JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE ALLOWING THE FRONTAGE TO NOT HAVE PEDESTRIAN SCALE DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE APPROVING? I'M JUST A LITTLE UNCLEAR BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE.

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT.

IT WOULD BE ALLOWING A STRUCTURED PARKING WITH A GARAGE WITH TEN SPACES TO FRONT DIRECTLY ONTO THE SIDEWALK RATHER THAN HAVING THE INTERVENING PUBLIC USE OR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USE. OKAY. SO PEOPLE WALKING ALONG 11TH STREET ARE JUST GOING TO SEE A WALL OF PARKING, ESSENTIALLY A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE, AND THEN THE ENTRANCE INTO THE ELEVATOR LOBBY AND STAIRWELL. YES. I SEE, OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WITH QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER GANNON. THIS IS FOR STAFF.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE WITH THE PROPOSED BUILDING? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE OCCUPANCY IS? I SEE IT'S ONE FLOOR OF RESIDENTIAL ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, TWO FLOORS OF OF OFFICE.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL OCCUPANCY IS? THERE'S JUST THE ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT PROPOSED AT THE TOP.

SO ONE DWELLING UNIT AND THEN TWO FLOORS OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.

DO WE KNOW WHAT THE OCCUPANCY COUNT IS? WE DO NOT. THE BUILDING AREA IS JUST UNDER 9000FT².

PARKING ISN'T REQUIRED, BUT THEY'RE PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 20 SPACES FOR THOSE OFFICE USES.

AND YEAH, THE OFFICE USES THEMSELVES ARE.

I DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S BROKEN OUT BY THAT EXACT USE, I APOLOGIZE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE.

SORRY, I'M, I'M READING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW.

IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE SITE PLAN, IT SHOWS 26 SPACES.

BUT BY BUT BY MY ACCOUNT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S 21 SPACES.

THE EXTRA FIVE. THE SPACES ARE DIVIDED UP BETWEEN TWO FLOORS ON THE PARKING GARAGE.

AND I BELIEVE THE GARAGE FACING 11TH STREET PROVIDES TEN SPACES, SO THE OTHER 16 WOULD BE IN THE ALLEY ACCESS GARAGE.

BY MY COUNT, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S.

AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

IF THE APPLICANT IS IS ON.

AM I NOT SEEING SOME PARKING SPACES.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S 11 FACING 11 AND ONLY TEN FACING THE ALLEY. YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT I'M COUNTING TO.

I, I APOLOGIZE, THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT ONE OF MY CASES.

SO I'M TRYING TO BRUSH UP ON IT. NO IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S US TOO. MR. SNYDER, ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, MR. SNYDER? CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. YEAH.

SO THAT'S THE STRUCTURED PARKING.

AND THEN ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON THE ALLEY ACCESS, THERE ARE THE REMAINDER THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURED PARKING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE TOTAL AND FOR OCCUPANCY. IT'S EXPECTED THE RESI UP FRONT UP TO FOUR PEOPLE WIFE, HUSBAND, WIFE, AND TWO KIDS.

AND THEN OFFICE OCCUPANCY IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PER FLOOR.

WE WERE NOT TRYING TO PROVIDE A ONE FOR ONE PARKING SPOT FOR.

FOUR EMPLOYEES. OUR WORK MODEL HAS EMPLOYEES IN AND OUT ALL DAY, SO THERE'S A SMALL POSSIBILITY THAT EVERYBODY THERE ALL AT ONCE.

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YOU'LL SEE THERE SHOULD BE 3 OR 4 PARKING SPACES FACING TO THE.

OH MY GOSH, THAT'S GOING TO BE FACING TO THE WEST.

AND THEN THERE'S TWO PARALLEL ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE DRIVEWAY THAT GETS YOU INTO THE STRUCTURE GARAGE.

OKAY. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANKS, COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WITH QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MAXWELL? I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING THAT STAFF JUST MENTIONED.

YOU SAID THAT PARKING IS REQUIRED ON THIS SITE.

IT IS NOT. OKAY. SO THE PARKING THAT'S BEING INCLUDED IS NOT.

THE NUMBER OF SPACES WE'RE SEEING HERE IS NOT MANDATED OR REQUIRED BY THE CITY IN ANY WAY.

NO, NO, JUST THE ADA SPACE AND THEREFORE THE STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE IS BEING BUILT JUST AS AN AMENITY OR I GUESS, TO SERVICE THE BUILDING ITSELF.

THERE WAS NO REQUEST FROM THAT, FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANYTHING ELSE. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. NO PARKING NOW IS LARGELY DICTATED BY THE MARKET.

WELL, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M. BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS WAIVER IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A PARKING GARAGE GOING. AM I AM I UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY? CORRECT.

YES, YES. AND THEN I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS, I DO KNOW THAT ON THE SUMMER, THESE MORE NARROW SITES WHERE WE HAVE CONSTRAINTS, WE HAVE DONE WAIVERS LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I BELIEVE WE HAD A CASE IN WEST CAMPUS.

SO THESE ARE NOT COMPLETELY UNHEARD OF, I GUESS.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW THIS ALIGNS WITH SORT OF HOW WE USUALLY REVIEW THESE.

IT ALIGNS. WE RARELY VERY RARELY SEE THESE.

I THINK I'VE SEEN MAYBE 4 OR 5 IN ALMOST 15 YEARS.

BUT YES, IT DOES ALIGN THE, THE SECTION AND CODE FOR THE WAIVER WAS WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR VERY, VERY NARROW SITES TO ALLOW THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE LEEWAY TO BE REDEVELOPED IN THE WAY THAT THEY WANT TO BE REDEVELOPED.

AND I GUESS ONE FINAL QUESTION.

IT SOUNDS LIKE, BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING, IS THAT UNLESS THE WAIVER GOES FORWARD, THE PLAN AS IT EXISTS CURRENTLY WOULD NEED TO BE REWORKED BECAUSE THERE THEY WOULD BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN THE SITE PLAN COULDN'T PASS. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. YES.

OKAY, GREAT. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANKS. COMMISSIONER MAXWELL, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WITH QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE APPLICATION REQUEST OR THE APPLICANT REQUEST FOR A SECOND. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER AHMED.

OKAY. WE'LL MOVE INTO DEBATE.

COMMISSIONER GANNON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MOTION? SURE. I MEAN, I STRUGGLE WITH THIS ONE.

BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY THERE'S AN ALLEY ACCESS THAT PROVIDES AN ENTRANCE FOR VEHICLES. AND THEY'RE USING IT.

I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, KEEPING A WALKABLE STREET FRONTAGE THERE ON 11TH STREET IS, IS IMPORTANT.

AND YEAH. I THINK THAT THAT THAT'S PART OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE.

ANY. COMMISSIONER. SPEAKING AGAINST THE MOTION.

OTHER COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR. OKAY.

SEEING NONE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY STAFF RECOMMENDATION SLASH APPLICANT REQUEST ON THIS ITEM. THOSE AGAINST.

AND THOSE ABSTAINING. I DON'T THINK I HAVE A VOTE FROM YOU, VICE CHAIR. OKAY. SO I'M SEEING THAT MOTION FAIL FIVE TO 2 TO 3.

SO I WILL LOOK FOR AN ALTERNATE MOTION.

OTHERWISE THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION.

QUICK QUESTION DO WE NEED A MOTION OR CAN THERE BE A MOTION FOR NO RECOMMENDATION? OR IS THAT JUST. THAT WOULD JUST BE A LACK OF MOTION.

GOTCHA. OKAY. OKAY. NOT SEEING A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR STAFF AND SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM, AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR PULLING THIS COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. IT WAS A HELPFUL CONVERSATION TO HAVE. LET'S MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS.

[6. Discussion and action to approve the 2025 Annual Internal Review and Report. (Sponsored by Chair Woods and Secretary Maxwell)]

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR BACKUP.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO PULL UP THAT REPORT ON THE SCREEN FOR US? YES, SURE. THANK YOU. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE PUT TOGETHER EVERY YEAR TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AS A COMMISSION.

OKAY, THEN I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT MOTION BY VICE CHAIR, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL.

OH, COMMISSIONER AHMED, WAS THAT A QUESTION? I'M SORRY. NO, SORRY. IT WAS A MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE ON THE TABLE FROM VICE CHAIR HANEY.

SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAXWELL.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT ITEM PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES,

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PARDON ME. OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON SEPTEMBER THE 9TH.

THANK YOU. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE. OUR LAST MEETING WAS CANCELED DUE TO QUORUM ISSUES, AND SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. OKAY. JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.

I RECEIVED I DID NOT ATTEND THE LAST MEETING, BUT I DID RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED BY THE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE IT'S THREE RECOMMENDATIONS, TWO RELATED TO THE DOG'S HEAD DEVELOPMENT AND THEN ONE RELATED TO THE AUSTIN ENERGY RATE CHANGE.

OKAY, GREAT. WELL, WE'LL HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT DOGS HEAD COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER. SO WE MIGHT LOOK TO YOU TO REMIND US OF WHAT THOSE JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE. ABSOLUTELY.

SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE NEXT MEETING IS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

I CANNOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE.

GREAT URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATE WORKING GROUP.

NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONER MAXWELL.

[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

WONDERFUL. I WILL SECOND THAT.

SO AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL CREATE AN APPOINT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON A WORKING GROUP RELATED TO THE DOG'S HEAD DEVELOPMENT.

SO PLEASE BE THINKING ABOUT WHETHER THAT'S A WORKING GROUP YOU'D LIKE TO SERVE ON.

WE CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE COMMISSIONERS FOR THAT WORKING GROUP.

ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.

SEEING NONE, I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT 6:28 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

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