Multifamily Rezoning at 2117 W 49th St.

Context: The agenda item for C14-2025-0094 was posted in identical 'conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance' form on both May 7 and May 21, 2026, with no disposition reflected in the record.

Recommended: Obtain the Council minutes and action record for both the May 7 and May 21, 2026 settings to determine whether the public hearing was opened and closed, postponed, or never reached — and whether re-notice was required for the second setting. If the hearing status is ambiguous in the record, raise it with the case manager before the ordinance is read rather than after adoption.

Context: Case C14-2025-0094 seeks rezoning from family residence (SF-3) to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) in the Shoal Creek Watershed, with staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommending the conditional overlay version.

Recommended: Request the conditional overlay conditions attached to the multifamily residence highest density recommendation from staff contact Cynthia Hadri (512-974-7620) before you model unit counts — the overlay is what caps trips, height, or uses, and the site sits in the Shoal Creek Watershed with its own impervious cover constraints. Underwriting to raw highest-density multifamily entitlements without the overlay text and watershed limits will overstate yield.

Context: Identical agenda language for C14-2025-0094 appeared on May 7 and May 21, 2026, listing Austin Independent School District as owner/applicant and David Hartman of Dubois Bryant & Campbell as agent, with staff and Zoning and Platting Commission recommending approval both times.

Recommended: The same Austin Independent School District rezoning was noticed for a public hearing on two consecutive Council agendas with no resolution; ask the Planning Department and the applicant's agent what the district intends to do with the site — sell surplus land, build housing, or something else — and why the item has not been disposed of despite unanimous staff and commission support.

Context: The requested change for C14-2025-0094 is from family residence (SF-3) to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO), and the item has already been set for a public hearing twice, on May 7 and May 21, 2026.

Recommended: The two lots at 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue would shift from single-family zoning to the city's highest-density apartment category, so the conditional overlay conditions are the only document that limits building height, traffic, or permitted uses on your block — ask Cynthia Hadri in Austin Planning (512-974-7620) for that condition list before the item returns to Council.