Holly Wu Restaurant at West 6th Street
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C14-2026-0006 - Holly Wu West 6th Street Restaurant - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1608 West 6th Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general office-neighborhood plan (GO-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Chin Hong (Jimmy) Ng (Lin Asian Bar LLC). Agent: Taniguchi Architects PLLC (Evan Taniguchi). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.
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Obtain amended conditional overlay text for West 6th Street rezoning
Why now: The same item was posted for public hearing twice — May 28 and July 23, 2026 — with staff recommending LR-CO-NP and the Planning Commission recommending it 'as amended,' but the amendment terms appear nowhere in the posted record.
What to do: Request the draft ordinance and the Planning Commission's motion text showing what was amended into the conditional overlay, then compare it against the staff recommendation. Key question for the client: does the commission's amendment impose use prohibitions or site conditions the applicant has not agreed to, and does the posted agenda language adequately describe them for the public hearing?
Act before: After the requested ordinance and motion text are produced
Confirm restaurant conditions in West 6th Street commercial rezoning
Why now: The agenda item for C14-2026-0006 shows the Planning Commission recommended LR-CO-NP 'as amended' while staff recommended it without qualification, and the property sits in the Lady Bird Lake Watershed.
What to do: Before committing to buildout at 1608 West 6th Street, get the amended conditional overlay language and the Lady Bird Lake Watershed impervious cover limits from planner Cynthia Hadri (512-974-7620) — the Planning Commission approved neighborhood commercial zoning 'as amended,' and those unpublished amendments, not the base zoning, will define which restaurant uses, hours and site coverage are actually allowed. Designing to plain neighborhood commercial standards risks a redesign after the ordinance is adopted.
Act before: After the rezoning ordinance is adopted or denied
Ask why West 6th Street restaurant rezoning stalled twice
Why now: C14-2026-0006 appeared on two City Council agendas nearly two months apart with identical staff and Planning Commission recommendations and no recorded action, and the commission's 'as amended' conditions are not described in either posting.
What to do: Ask the Planning Department why an item with both staff and Planning Commission support was set for public hearing on May 28 and again on July 23, 2026 without a recorded outcome, and obtain the postponement request letters. A valid petition from neighbors, a neighborhood plan amendment conflict, or an unresolved conditional overlay negotiation would each explain the delay differently.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check restaurant hours and parking limits at 1608 West 6th
Why now: The request converts general office zoning to neighborhood commercial with a conditional overlay for a restaurant operated by Lin Asian Bar LLC, and the Planning Commission recommended approval 'as amended' at the July 23, 2026 posting.
What to do: If you live near 1608 West 6th Street, ask planner Cynthia Hadri (512-974-7620) for the conditional overlay conditions the Planning Commission added — that document, not the zoning label, is where limits on late-night hours, outdoor amplified sound, drive-through service and parking would be written. Once the ordinance passes, changing those conditions requires a new rezoning case.
Act before: After the rezoning ordinance is adopted or denied
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C14-2026-0006 - Holly Wu West 6th Street Restaurant - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1608 West 6th Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general office-neighborhood plan (GO-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Chin Hong (Jimmy) Ng (Lin Asian Bar LLC). Agent: Taniguchi Architects PLLC (Evan Taniguchi). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.
C14-2026-0006 - Holly Wu West 6th Street Restaurant - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1608 West 6th Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general office-neighborhood plan (GO-NP) combining district zoning to neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Chin Hong (Jimmy) Ng (Lin Asian Bar LLC). Agent: Taniguchi Architects PLLC (Evan Taniguchi). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.