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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Verify conditional overlay terms for West 6th Street restaurant rezoning
Applies if: You are evaluating this site or a similar restaurant use under the current general office zoning
Why now: The Planning Commission recommended LR-CO-NP "as amended" for 1608 West 6th Street, while the staff recommendation reads as an unamended grant, and the item has appeared at Council on 2026-05-28 and 2026-07-23 with no outcome recorded.
What to do: Pull the Planning Commission's "as amended" conditions and compare them with staff's recommendation before finalizing any restaurant program or lease. The amendments may limit uses on the site even though neighborhood commercial zoning is recommended.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why West 6th Street restaurant rezoning keeps returning to Council
Why now: Rezoning case C14-2026-0006 for 1608 West 6th Street appeared before City Council on 2026-05-28 and again on 2026-07-23, each time with no outcome recorded and the next step unknown, despite staff and Planning Commission both recommending LR-CO-NP.
What to do: Request the Council agenda backup and any postponement records for both hearing dates to find out why no outcome was recorded either time. Ask planner Cynthia Hadri what the Planning Commission amendments were and whether they are the sticking point.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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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.