Zoning Case File 26-1721

Context: E1 shows the May 21, 2026 Council item carried only a pending Planning Commission recommendation ('To be reviewed on May 12, 2026') while staff recommended granting Multifamily Residential, and the matter status is still active.

Recommended: The posted agenda listed the Planning Commission recommendation as 'to be reviewed on May 12, 2026,' meaning the record as published does not show what the commission actually recommended before the Council public hearing nine days later. Request the May 12 commission minutes and the May 21 Council disposition from the city clerk to establish whether the ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20050929-Z001 was adopted, postponed, or is still pending — the matter remains listed as active with no recorded outcome.

Context: The May 21, 2026 Council item (NPA-2026-0022.01.SH) amends Ordinance No. 20050929-Z001 for the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan future land use map only, and identifies the site as being in the East Bouldin Creek Watershed.

Recommended: This item only redesignates the future land use map from Civic to Multifamily Residential — it does not by itself grant multifamily base zoning at 206 and 206 1/2 East Annie Street and 1710 Brackenridge Street. Pull the companion base zoning change case and the East Bouldin Creek Watershed constraints for these three parcels before underwriting unit counts, because a favorable land use designation with unresolved zoning leaves the site unbuildable at multifamily density.

Context: E1 records one Council appearance on May 21, 2026 for NPA-2026-0022.01.SH with owner South Austin Christian Church and applicant/agent Megan Lasch, staff contact Maureen Meredith, (512) 974-2695, and no recorded vote.

Recommended: A public hearing was noticed for May 21, 2026 to convert a South Austin Christian Church property from Civic to Multifamily Residential, yet the case is still open with only that single appearance on record. Ask the clerk and case manager Maureen Meredith for the May 21 disposition, and ask applicant-agent Megan Lasch what affordability commitment and ownership transfer sit behind the '.SH' case designation and whether the congregation retains any interest in the site.

Context: E1 identifies the land use change from Civic to Multifamily Residential on those addresses in the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan, with city staff contact Maureen Meredith, (512) 974-2695.

Recommended: The church property at 206 and 206 1/2 East Annie Street and 1710 Brackenridge Street is being redesignated for multifamily housing, but height, unit count, and setbacks are set in a separate zoning case, not this plan amendment. Call the city planner listed on the case, Maureen Meredith at (512) 974-2695, to be added to notification for the companion zoning case — mailed notices typically reach only a limited radius and this is where building size actually gets decided.