Rezoning at 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street
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C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence- limited density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-1-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), multifamily residence low density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-2-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), and townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Staff Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence moderate-high density-equitable transit- oriented development- density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-4-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen). Agent: Bowman (Jerome Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.
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Verify conditional overlay limits on Guadalupe Street commercial rezoning
Applies if: Reader is evaluating the site or neighboring parcels for acquisition or development
Why now: The request in C14-2024-0036 is for CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP (Subdistrict 2) across 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street, and the third reading was scheduled September 10, 2026 with no outcome recorded in the supplied record.
What to do: Pull the ordinance text and find what the conditional overlay (CO) prohibits or limits before pricing any commercial or mixed-use plan for the site. The request replaces three residential zones, and the overlay may restrict uses that general commercial zoning would otherwise allow.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why staff recommended less intense zoning for Guadalupe Street rezoning
Applies if: Reader is covering this case or the staff-versus-Planning Commission split
Why now: At the July 23, 2026 hearing, staff recommended MF-4-ETOD-DBETOD-NP while the Planning Commission recommended CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP, and the first reading then passed 9-1 with Council Member Fuentes absent, followed by an 11-0 second reading on August 27, 2026 (case C14-2024-0036).
What to do: Request the Planning Department staff report explaining why it recommended multifamily moderate-high density zoning while the Planning Commission and applicant sought general commercial services. Ask what the staff rationale was and why Council went the other way.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Approve third reading of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence-limited density-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-1-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), multifamily residence-low density-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-2-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), and townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). First Reading approved July 23, 2026. Vote: 9-1. Council Member Fuentes was absent. Second Reading approved August 27, 2026. Vote: 11-0. Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen). Agent: Bowman (Jerome Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.
C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Approve second and third readings of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence-limited density-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-1-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), multifamily residence-low density-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-2-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), and townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). First Reading approved July 23, 2026. Vote: 9-1. Council Member Fuentes was absent. Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen). Agent: Bowman (Jerome Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.
C14-2024-0036 - 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 7003, 7005, and 7007 Guadalupe Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from multifamily residence- limited density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-1-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), multifamily residence low density-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-2-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2), and townhouse and condominium residence-neighborhood plan (SF-6-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Staff Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence moderate-high density-equitable transit- oriented development- density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (MF-4-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-equitable transit-oriented development-density bonus ETOD-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP) combining district zoning (Subdistrict 2). Owner/Applicant: Purple Square One Limited Liability (Lan Chen). Agent: Bowman (Jerome Perales, P.E.). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.